Applying for an Initial Passport for a Child from the age of 12 and Adults

💡Starting from the age of 12, an initial passport can only be applied for at an Embassy or during a consular mission.

📌Application at the Embassy or During a Consular Mission

📌Required Documents for a Child’s Application

A completed, printed, and signed application form.
A supplementary form.
A digital color photo of the child (printed photos are not accepted), sent via email to [email protected] (Police and Border Guard Board). See photo requirements.
💡 Photos are not taken at the Embassy.
Written consent from the other parent if applying for a child under 15 years old.
Original birth certificate that includes both parents’ details and is authenticated with an apostille.
Copies of the passports of both parents (as listed on the birth certificate).
A copy of the child’s U.S. passport, if available.
Payment of the state fee.
💡 At the embassy or consular mission, payment can only be made by credit/debit card or contactless payment.

📌Required Documents for an Adult’s Application

A completed, printed, and signed application form.
A supplementary form.
A digital color photo (printed photos are not accepted), sent via email to [email protected] (Police and Border Guard Board). See photo requirements.
💡 Photos are not taken at the embassy.
Original birth certificate including both parents’ details, authenticated with an apostille.
Original birth certificate of a parent/grandparent, including both parents’ details, authenticated with an apostille, if the certificate has been issued in the U.S.
If your or your ancestors’ last name has changed, you must submit an original marriage certificate or name change document, authenticated with an apostille.
A copy of your valid U.S. passport.
A document proving ancestor’s Estonian citizenship, usually an archive certificate, which can be requested at this link.
Payment of the state fee.
💡 At the embassy or consular mission, payment can only be made by credit/debit card or contactless payment.

📩 For questions, please email [email protected].