Estonia Reciprocity Schedule

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Visa Classification	Fee	Number of Applications	Validity Period
A-1	None	Multiple	60 Months
A-2	None	Multiple	60 Months
A-3 [1]	None	Multiple	24 Months
B-1	None	Multiple	120 Months
B-2	None	Multiple	120 Months
B-1/B-2	None	Multiple	120 Months
C-1	None	Multiple	60 Months
C-1/D	None	Multiple	60 Months
C-2	None	Multiple	60 Months
C-3	None	Multiple	60 Months
D	None	Multiple	60 Months
E-1 [2]	None	Multiple	60 Months
E-2 [2]	None	Multiple	60 Months
F-1	None	Multiple	60 Months
F-2	None	Multiple	60 Months
G-1	None	Multiple	60 Months
G-2	None	Multiple	60 Months
G-3	None	Multiple	60 Months
G-4	None	Multiple	60 Months
G-5 [1]	None	Multiple	24 Months
H-1B	None	Multiple	60 Months [3]
H-1C	None	Multiple	60 Months [3]
H-2A	None	Multiple	60 Months [3]
H-2B	None	Multiple	60 Months [3]
H-2R	None	Multiple	60 Months [3]
H-3	None	Multiple	60 Months [3]
H-4	None	Multiple	60 Months [3]
I	None	Multiple	60 Months
J-1 [4]	None	Multiple	60 Months
J-2 [4]	None	Multiple	60 Months
K-1	None	One	6 Months
K-2	None	One	6 Months
K-3	None	Multiple	24 Months
K-4	None	Multiple	24 Months
L-1	None	Multiple	60 Months [3]
L-2	None	Multiple	60 Months [3]
M-1	None	Multiple	60 Months
M-2	None	Multiple	60 Months
N-8	None	Multiple	60 Months
N-9	None	Multiple	60 Months
NATO 1-7 10	None	Multiple	60 Months
O-1	None	Multiple	60 Months [3]
O-2	None	Multiple	60 Months [3]
O-3	None	Multiple	60 Months [3]
P-1	None	Multiple	60 Months [3]
P-2	None	Multiple	60 Months [3]
P-3	None	Multiple	60 Months [3]
P-4	None	Multiple	60 Months [3]
Q-1 [6]	None	Multiple	15 Months [3]
R-1	None	Multiple	60 Months
R-2	None	Multiple	60 Months
S-5 [7]	None	One	1 Month
S-6 [7]	None	One	1 Month
S-7 [7]	None	One	1 Month
T-1 [9]	N/A	N/A	N/A
T-2	None	One	6 Months
T-3	None	One	6 Months
T-4	None	One	6 Months
T-5	None	One	6 Months
TD [5]	N/A	N/A	N/A
U-1	None	One	1 Month
U-2	None	One	1 Month
U-3	None	One	1 Month
U-4	None	One	1 Month
U-5	None	One	1 Month
V-1	None	Multiple	120 Months
V-2	None	Multiple	120 Months [8]
V-3	None	Multiple	120 Months [8]

Documents

Birth Certificates

Available. Copies of birth certificates can be obtained from the Office of Vital Records. [See Marriage and Divorce Records .] Births must be registered with the Office of Vital Records within one month. The parents must present personal identification as well as the birth certification they received from the hospital. If the parents of the child are not married but the father formally recognizes the child, the child will bear the father’s surname. If the mother is unmarried and no father recognizes the child, the birth certificate is filled in according to the information provided by the mother, and the child bears her surname.

Adoption Certificates

Adoption court records are available only to the adoptive child and his/her adoptive parents. A written request should be submitted to the Ministry of Social Welfare, Room 217, Gonsiori 29, EE0104 Tallinn, Eesti.

If the adoptive parents so desire, the Office of Vital Records will issue a new birth certificate for the adopted child that shows them as the parents, and does not indicate the child was adopted. The place of the child’s birth can even be changed to match that of the adoptive parents. In such a case, the new birth certificate will not be annotated “correction” (korduv).

Baptismal Records

Sporadically available. Baptismal records may be obtained from the church in which the baptism occurred.

Marriage and Divorce Certificates

Available. Copies of marriage or divorce certificates can be obtained by writing to the Office of Vital Records (Perekonnaseisuamet, Lossi Plats, Parnu Mnt 67, EE0100, Tallinn, Eesti). The request must specify the date of the event and the names of the persons involved.

Americans who wish to marry in Estonia must present documentary evidence that they are legally free to marry. All foreign documents should be translated into Estonian and authenticated by Estonian authorities. Although no blood tests are currently required, there is a waiting period of approximately one-month.

Only residents of Estonia can apply for a divorce in Estonia. Couples without children or joint property may obtain a divorce through the Office of Vital Statistics after a three-month waiting period. In all other cases, a divorce must be obtained in an Estonian court.

Death Certificates

Available. Copies of death certificates can be obtained from the Office of Vital Records. [See Marriage and Divorce .]

Police Records

Available. Residents of Estonia can submit a request for a good conduct certificate (Toend Karistuse Kohta) from the National Prefecture of Police (Riigi Politseiamet), Pagari 1, EE0102, Tallinn, Eesti. Persons residing outside of Estonia may request a certificate by writing to the Police Department’s Information Bureau (Riigi Politseiamet, Politsei Teabeburoo, Pagari 1, EE0102, Tallinn Eesti). The request must include the applicant’s complete name, date and place of birth, father’s name, and place(s) of residence while in Estonia.

The Estonian Good Conduct Certificate contains a wet seal and indicates if the individual has been registered in the criminal records of the Estonian State Police Board. A clean certificate does not necessarily mean that an individual has never been arrested; records of all but the most serious offenses are routinely expunged after several years.

Military Records

A certificate of military service (Toend Sojavaeteenistuse Kohta) is available from the National Defense Department (Riigikaitseosakond) Office in the district where one is registered to reside.

Change of Name Certificates

The Office of Vital Statistics (Perekonnaseisuamet) issues the Certificate of Change of Name (Nime Muutmise Tunnistus) in the district where one is registered to reside. One must have a good reason to change one’s name (e.g. because the name sounds foreign or asinine in Estonian).

Passport and Other Travel Documents

There are five types of Estonian machine-readable, electronic (with embedded computer chip containing biometric information) passports/travel documents.   

1. Estonian passport (Euroopa Liit Eesti Pass): issued to Estonian citizens. Estonian passports are dark-red with gold lettering.  Some older non-electronic versions (without embedded computer chip), which are dark-blue or dark-red, remain in circulation.
2. Estonian diplomatic passport (Euroopa Liit Eesti Diplomaatiline Pass): issued to Estonian diplomats. These are black with gold lettering.
3. Alien’s passport (Välismaalase Pass): issued to stateless Estonian residents. These passports are gray.  Some older non-electronic (without embedded computer chip) versions remain in circulation.
4. Refugee travel document (Reisidokument 28 juuli 1951. a konventsioon): issued to alien refugees who have been granted asylum in Estonia.  These documents are dark-green and have two gold stripes in the upper left-hand corner.
5. Temporary travel document (Ajutine Reisidokument): issued to aliens legally residing in Estonia who do not hold a valid travel document or have the right to receive an alien’s passport.  These documents are light-green and are issued for one-time travel.  The travel document will be endorsed for either for a single departure and return to Estonia or for one-way travel without the right of return to Estonia.

Special Clearance and Issuance Procedures

None.

Visa Issuing Post

Tallinn, Estonia (Embassy)

U.S. Embassy in Tallinn
Kentmanni 20

Tel: (372) 668-8100

Fax: (372) 668-8267

Visa Services

All visa categories for all of Estonia.

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