Estonia
Last update 20 October 2023Diplomatic missions
Risk index
Level 1: No specific advice
1
Select passport type
Republic of Estonia
At the end of 2011, the Embassy in Tallinn was closed.
The non-resident ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary based in Sofia is Mrs. Selver Khalil.
Е-mail: [email protected]
Telephone +359 2 948 2377
The territory of Estonia in terms of consular activities is covered by the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Helsinki, Republic of Finland.
Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Helsinki, Republic of Finland
Address: Kuusisaarentie 2B, 00340 Helsinki
Telephone: +358 9 458 40 55; +358 9 458 40 35
Mobile: +358 44 055 0547 (for emergency)
Fax: +3589 458 45 50
Working hours: Mon – Fri, 9:00 –16:00
Consular Office:
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.mfa.bg/embassies/finland
Working hours: Mon – Fri, 9:00 –16:00
Opening hours: Mon – Fri, 10:00 – 13:00
Honorary Consul of the Republic of Bulgaria in the Republic of Estonia
Mr. Indrek Laul, Honorary Consul of the Republic of Bulgaria in the Republic of Estonia
Tallinn, Consular District — Republic of Estonia
Address: Kungla 41, Tallinn, 10413, Estonia
Telephone: +372 5343 0779
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
The Embassy of the Republic of Estonia in Bucharest is accredited to Bulgaria.
Embassy of the Republic of Estonia in Bucharest
Address: Modrogan 4A, app. 3, sec. 1, Bucharest
Telephone: +40 21 311 55 57
Working hours: Mon - Fri, 09:00 - 17:00
Website: https://bucharest.mfa.ee/
E-mail: [email protected]
Honorary Consuls of the Republic of Estonia in the Republic of Bulgaria
Mr. Boris Emilov Halachev, Honorary Consul of the Republic of Estonia in Sofia
Office: 1404 Sofia, Todor Kableshkov Blvd., bl. 114, entr. B, floor 6, apt. B19
Telephone: +359 2 986 16 61
Fax: +359 2 987 86 63
E-mail: [email protected]
Mr. Petko Rusinov, Honorary Consul of the Republic of Estonia in Burgas
Office: 8000 Burgas, 1 Adam Mitskevich St., entr. D, floor 4, office 15
Telephone: +359 56 919 22 55
GSM: +359 888 584 805
E-mail: [email protected]
General information
Security level:
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs does not have information on a specific risk area in the country.
Healthcare:
Vaccination against ticks, encephalitis, diphtheria and hepatitis A is recommended in some forested areas of the country during the summer.
In Estonia, you can use the European Health Insurance Card. For more information check HERE.
For medical care, examinations or consultations, a foreigner who is temporarily in Estonia (for tourism purposes) can turn to the services of the following hospitals:
SA Eesti Pohja Regionaalhaigla (North Estonia Medical Centre)
Telephone: +372 617 1300, +372 617 1049
Emergency number: +372 617 1400
Website: www.regionaalhaigla.ee/?op=body&id=186
AS Ida-Tallinna Keskhaigla (East Tallinn Central Hospital)
Telephone: +372 620 7000, +372 6 227 070
Emergency number: +372 6 207 040
Website: www.itk.ee/index.php?page=222&
Lääne Tallinna Keskhaigla (WestTallinn Central Hospital)
Telephone: +372 667 0679
Website: www.ltkh.ee/index.php?page=158
Customs requirements:
Customs requirements for Estonia can be downloaded from HERE.
Local currency:
Euro (EUR).
Travel papers and visas
Estonia has been a member of the European Union since May 2004 and part of the Schengen area since 21 December 2007. Valid passport or identity card. However, if you are entering the country from a non-EU country, you may be asked for a passport. Bulgarian citizens do not need a visa to travel to Estonia. Non-EU nationals with a permanent residence permit in Bulgaria (or any other Schengen country) do not need a visa to travel and stay in Estonia for up to 90 days (within a six-month period).
For stays longer than three months, it is compulsory to apply for a green card (ID-Kaarta), which is available at the offices of the Estonian Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration (website: www.mig.ee, telephone: +372 6126979).
Consular service
Bulgarian citizens residing in the Republic of Estonia on a short-term or long-term basis may address consular questions to the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Finland.
Bulgarian identity documents:
The diplomatic mission of the Republic of Bulgaria in Finland has the technical capability to capture the applicant's signature, face and fingerprints with digital devices, therefore applications for passport, identity card and Emergency Travel Document are accepted.
European Emergency Travel Document:
In extreme situations — in case of damage, loss or theft of a passport, Bulgarian citizens can apply for an Emergency Travel Document at an Embassy of an EU Member State in the Republic of Estonia.
Certifications and legalizations:
The Republic of Estonia is a party to the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents.
In order to be valid in the Republic of Bulgaria and to be able to serve before the Bulgarian institutions, all documents issued by the authorities in Estonia to Bulgarian citizens should be issued with an Apostille.
Once the documents have been prepared in this way, they must be translated into Bulgarian by an authorized company in Bulgaria and the translation must be certified by the Certifications and Legalizations Department with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria.