Vienna

Personal Details Updates

Every Estonian national has the obligation to update his/her data in the Estonian Population Register. If you live in Austria, Slovakia or Switzerland more than 183 days a year you have the obligation to update your place of residence with your address in these countries. In order to do so, please fill out the application form and send it digitally signed or scanned by email to [email protected] or by post. It is also possible to update your address online in case you have a valid ID-card, pin-codes and ID-card reader.

You are not obligated to change your address only in case you are staying in Austria, Slovakia or Switzerland temporarily for the purpose of study.

Did you give birth, got married, divorced or changed your name?

If you gave birth, got married, divorced or changed your name in Austria, Slovakia or Switzerland, you need to provide our Embassy with this information. An original document (e.g. birth certificate) should be sent to our Embassy (Wohllebengasse 9/12 1040 Viin Austria) together with a copy of your passport or ID-card (and a copy of your spouse’s passport in case of marriage). The original document will be returned to you within a couple of weeks after your data in the Estonian Population Register has been updated.

Marriage in Austria, Slovakia and Switzerland

In order to get married in Austria, Slovakia or Switzerland please check with the local authority register office, where you are planning to get married, which documents are required.

In general You have to prove that there are no obstacles by Estonian law for you to get married. The document is called a Certificate of No Impediment. Estonian citizens who have registered their place of residency to Austria, Slovakia or Switzerland  can apply for the certificate either at the Embassy, by post or by email with a digitally signed application. Please fill out the following application form (PDF) and send it to us together with a copy of your and your future spouse’s passport or ID-card and copy of state fee transaction statement. According to the Estonian regulations the certificate will expire if the marriage is not contracted within six months after the certificate has been issued.

In case you are required to submit your Estonian birth certificate or divorce certificate you can apply for these documents from the Embassy.

Change of Name

You can apply for a new passport/ID-card with your new surname by submitting your marriage certificate and Certificate of Personal Data.

Through marriage in the Austria, Slovakia or Switzerland you have the right to keep your old surname or take your spouse’s surname within 1 year after the marriage. You can apply for a new passport/ID-card with your spouse’s surname by submitting your marriage certificate and copy of your spouse’s passport/ID-card. In

An Estonian citizen can also apply for a change of name in Estonia at the Vital Statistics Office in Tallinn.

Family Records Certificates

A Family Records Certificate (about a birth, death, marriage, divorce or change of name) can be issued to the person him/herself or to one’s guardian. Estonian citizens who have registered their place of residency to Austria, Slovakia or Switzerland can apply for the required certificate from the Embassy by post. In order to do so please fill out the following application form (PDF) and send it to us together with a copy of your passport or ID-card and a copy of state fee transaction statement.