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You can apply for a new Estonian passport and/or ID card in three ways:

💻 Through the E-Service Portal (the easiest and most affordable method)

📬 By mail

🛂 At the embassy or during a consular mission

✅Applying via the E-Service Portal

If you have access to Estonian e-services (using an ID card, Mobile-ID, or Smart-ID), the simplest way to submit your application is through the Police and Border Guard Board’s e-service portal.

💡You must have valid fingerprints in the PPA information system. You can check the fingerprints’ validity via the PPA e-query.

✅ Applying by Mail

💡To apply by mail, you must have valid fingerprints recorded in the PPA information system. You can check this via the PPA e-query.

💡Fingerprints are not required for children under 12 or Estonian citizens with a permanent medical condition preventing them from applying in person. In such cases, a medical certificate (in Estonian or English) must be included and sent directly to the Police and Border Guard Board in Estonia.

📌 Required Documents for Mail Application:

• A completed, printed, and signed application form
• A digital color photo (printed photos are not accepted), sent via email to [email protected] with the applicant’s name and personal identification code/date of birth. See photo requirements.
• State fee payment made to the Estonian Ministry of Finance’s account (see state fees for mail applications)
  💡: The payment must include the reference number 2900082443
• If changing your name, include an original document (e.g., marriage certificate, divorce certificate, or name change certificate), which must be authenticated with an apostille.
• Printed proof of payment

📬 Send all documents via regular mail to:

TAOTLUS
Police and Border Guard Board
Pärnu mnt 139
15060 Tallinn
Estonia

✅ Applying at the Embassy or During a Consular Mission

💡 Applying at the embassy requires a pre-booked appointment. For consular missions, please email [email protected].

📌 Required Documents for Embassy Application:

• A completed, printed, and signed application form
• A digital color photo (printed photos are not accepted), sent via email to [email protected] with the applicant’s name and personal identification code/date of birth. See photo requirements.
  💡 Photos are not taken at the embassy
• If changing your name, include an original document (e.g., marriage certificate, divorce certificate, or name change certificate), which must be authenticated with an apostille
• Payment of the state fee (see state fees for embassy applications)
  💡At the embassy, fees can only be paid by credit/debit card or contactless payment (American Express is not accepted)
• Bring your Estonian and U.S. passport, if available

📩 For questions, please email [email protected].