Tel Aviv

First passport/ID card application for a child over the age of 12 and for an adult can only be submitted at the embassy. Please book an appointment HERE.

According to the Estonian Citizenship Act, Estonian citizenship is acquired by birth if at least one of the parents is a citizen of Estonia at the time of child’s birth. This rule also applies retrospectively. In other words, if one of your ancestors had children while being an Estonian citizen, then all their descendants might be eligible for Estonian citizenship by birth.

In most cases in Israel, this means that the applicant has ancestors who were supposedly living in Estonia and had Estonian citizenship in the period from 1918 to 1940. In order to prove that, you must obtain the confirmation of your ancestors’ Estonian citizenship from the National Archives. They conduct the investigation upon request (state fee 15 euros). In case of a positive reply from the National Archives, please take the confirmation letter (in Estonian) to the Embassy so we can verify the results. If at least one of your ancestors was indeed Estonian citizen, you would also need to prove your direct connection to that ancestor. The easiest way is to provide us with original and apostilled birth certificates of all your predecessors (mothers or fathers) up to your Estonian ancestor. In case one of applicant’s parents has already received Estonian citizenship, you can skip this part.

As soon as the direct connection is established, please prepare the following:

• Fill in and bring standard application form (in English, in Estonian). The form must be in capital letters, using a dark ballpoint pen or ink pen.
• Fill in and bring additional application form (in English; in Estonian). The form must be in capital letters, using a dark ballpoint pen or ink pen.
• Bring the original birth certificate (with both parents names in it) translated in English. We recommend to order a bilingual certificate (in English and in Hebrew).
  • Certificate needs to be original and authenticated with an Apostille from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or from Registrars of Magistrates’ Courts.
  • The apostille must always be on the back side of the original certificate. In the exceptional circumstance, when the apostille is put on any other paper, it must always be bound with the original certificate by red ribbon and a notary seal. Apostilles without the original certificate or apostilles on scanned copies of certificates are not accepted.
  •  If the birth certificate is in Hebrew, the English translation should be certified separately.
• If your current name is different from the one on the birth certificate, please bring the document confirming name change (e.g. an extract from the Ministry of the Interior, name change certificate etc).
  • Certificate needs to be original and authenticated with an Apostille from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or from Registrars of Magistrates’ Courts.
  • The apostille must always be on the back side of the original certificate. In the exceptional circumstance, when the apostille is put on any other paper, it must always be bound with the original certificate by red ribbon and a notary seal. Apostilles without the original certificate or apostilles on scanned copies of certificates are not accepted.
  •  If the certificate is in Hebrew, the English translation should be certified separately.
• Bring your Israeli and other passports (in case of multiple citizenships).
• Obtain a DIGITAL photo (physical/printed photos are not accepted) and send it directly to the Estonian Police via email [email protected]. Please attach the photo to the email and write down the applicant’s name and the date of birth inside the email (photo requirements; video instructions).
• If you apply for your underage child, please bring other parent’s written consent and a passport copy (if the other parent holds citizenship other than Estonian).
• The state fee can be paid at the embassy (we only accept card payments).

All applicants aged 12+ must come to the embassy in person as we would need to collect their fingerprints.

Please note that parents applying on behalf of their children should also have their identification document when coming to the Embassy (i.e. passport).