tallinn.ee : Death Registration Estonia

Organization : Tallinn
Facility : Death Registration
Country : Estonia

Website : https://www.tallinn.ee/et

Death Registration :

In order to register a death, you must, within seven days of the person’s date of death or finding the dead person, submit an application to the Vital Statistics Department.

Related : Marriage Registration Procedure Estonia : www.statusin.org/27572.html

To submit an application :
Where to start :
The basis of compiling a death entry in the population register is an application previously filled in by an official.

In order to register a death, you need to submit :
** identity documents evidencing the applicant’s person;
** medical death notice;

** identity document for the dead person (passport, ID-card);
** in case of a spouse’s death, the marriage certificate if the marriage details have not been entered into the population register of Estonia.

A foreign document (marriage document issued in a foreign country) must be legalised or with a confirmed apostille, unless the international agreement states otherwise.

Document in a foreign language must be translated into Estonian, Russian or English and the translation must be confirmed by a notary, consular officer or sworn translator.

Upon registering a death, the documents evidencing the dead person’s identity shall be kept at the Vital Statistics Department.

If the document has been issued in Estonia, the Vital Statistics Department shall forward it to the Police and Border Guard Board. If it was issued abroad, it shall be sent to the respective embassy.

Personal identification :
Have an identity document with you.

What to do with the form :
Tell our official orally that you wish to register the person’s death and also submit the medical death certificate or the judgment declaring the death of the person and the identity documents of the deceased (the passport, ID-card and in case of the spouse’s death also the marriage certificate).

Result :
Based on the composed death registration we will issue the death certificate.
What to do when the result is unsatisfactory :
To achieve the result follow our instructions.

Changing the forename and surname :
** The procedure shall start with submitting the application and paying the state fee. Pursuant to the Names Act, the reasons for the person to apply for a new surname (§17¹) and a new first name have been determined (§19).

** If a freely chosen first and/or surname are desired, the application must explain: why the current first and/or surname is no longer suitable; why the names in the family tree are not suitable as a new surname and, if possible, name them; from which source the new first and/or surname originates from; what is the reason for choosing the new first and/or surname and other important information regarding the name change.

** If required, you also need to submit: the applicant’s birth certificate; document evidencing the applicant’s marital status; documents evidencing the births of the applicant’s under-aged children; if you want to take a surname from your family tree, then marital status documents proving this name. If the marital events occurred abroad, the documents must be in Estonian, Russian or English.

** If the documents are translated, the translation must be by a sworn translator or confirmed by a notary. A foreign document must be legalised or with a confirmed apostille, unless the international agreement states otherwise.

Contact Us :
Tallinna Perekonnaseisuamet
Address: Pärnu mnt 67
Telephone: 6457493
E-mail: Vally.Kask AT tallinnlv.ee
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