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Renewing the Passport or ID-card for a Child Under 12

You can renew an 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.

✅ Applying by Mail

📌 To apply by mail, you must submit the following:

The email should include the applicant’s name and personal identification code/date of birth.

  • 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.
  • A printed proof of payment.

📬 Send the completed application form and proof of payment 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:

  • 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 the photo requirements.
    💡 Children do not need to be present at the embassy
  • Payment of the state fee (see state fees for embassy applications)
    💡At the embassy or during a consular mission, the fee can only be paid by credit/debit card or contactless payment
  • Bring your Estonian and U.S. passport, if available

📩 For questions, please email [email protected].