DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS FOR AMERICAN CITIZENS MARRYING IN ESTONIA

(This information obtained from Estonian authorities, is provided as basic guidance only to American citizens.  For further information regarding the application of Estonian national or local laws, please contact the relevant Estonian authority.)

U.S. PASSPORT

MARRIAGE AFFIDAVIT (a statement by an American citizen saying that he/she is legally free to marry, issued at the American Embassy Consular Section, fee $30).

If the American citizen has been married before he/she must obtain an Apostille on their Divorce Decree from the Secretary of the State from which the Decree was issued. It must then be translated into Estonian, utilizing a certified translation. American citizen must then make a written request to Tallinn City Court asking the Estonian Government to acknowledge the Divorce Decree. The letter should be typed rather than hand written. The process may take up to 2-3 months if not the expedited procedure is requested. There is no fee for having the Divorce Decree acknowledged.

The state tax 300 EEK has to be made payable to the Rahandusministeerium on

Hansapank account # 221023778606 or
SEB Eesti Ühispank account # 10220034796011
Reference # 2900073986
Explanation - RL abielu
Recipient - Rahandusministeerium

The fee for the ceremony has to be made payable:
SEB Eesti Ühispank account # 10220066773015
Recipient - Tallinna Linnakantselei finantsteenistus
Reference # 5239050050050224
Explanation - Registreerimistasu (the fee for the registration)

Applications for marriage can be obtained at the Vital Statistics Office, (in Estonian – Perekonnaseisuamet). Address is Pärnu maantee 67, phone: 645-7483 and 645-7480). It is open from Tuesday to Thursday from 8:15am-5:00pm, Monday 8:15am- 6:00pm and Friday 8:15am-1:00pm. The filled out applications should be submitted to the same address.

The waiting period after you have submitted the application is one month. The fee for the ceremony varies between 300 and 800 Estonian kroons, depending on the day the ceremony will be performed and the music (live or recording).