Estonian Embassy for Germany - Address / Phone Number

Estonian Embassy in Germany

Address: Hildebrandstraße 5
City: Berlin (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +1 hours)
Tel.:  +49 30 254 606 02
Fax: +49 30 254 606 01
Working hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00 - 13.00, 14.00 - 16.00
Consular hours: Monday to Thursday, 9.30 - 12.30 (by appointment) 

Germany first recognised Estonia's independence de jure on 9 July 1921. Diplomatic relations between Estonia and Germany were restored on 28 August 1991. Thereafter, the respective embassies were re-opened in Bonn and Tallinn. In February 1999, Germany opened its new embassy building in Tallinn. Estonia's historical embassy building in Berlin re-opened its doors in a formal ceremony attended by President Lennart Meri on 27 September 2001.

Estonia and Germany's membership in the European Union and NATO provides a framework for bilateral communication. Shared aspects of culture and history also continue to be an uniting factor in relations. The closeness and frequency of bilateral contacts has grown year by year and good co-operation has developed on the level of the countries' governments, parliaments, and local governments.

The Consular Section of the Estonian Embassy in Berlin provides consular assistance and services to overseas Estonians, which include citizen registration, identification documents and passport related matters, emergency travel documents, legalization of documents, etc.

NOTE: From January 1st 2012, Estonian Embassy in Berlin does not issue visas

Nationals of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and any third-country national holding a residence permit of a Schengen State do not need a visa to enter Estonia.

Estonian passport and ID-card applicants have to come to the Embassy in person to submit the application, as the Embassy collects fingerprints for the documents. In case of a child under 15 years old, an application for passport is submitted by his/her legal representative - a parent, guardian or authorized representative of guardianship authority, a child older than 15 years can apply for passport on his/her own.

Every Estonian national has the obligation to update his/her data in Estonian Population Registry. If  an Estonian citizen gave birth, got married or changed his/her name in Germany, the person should provide the Embassy with this information. An original document (e.g. birth certificate) should be sent to the Embassy in Berlin.

Theft or loss of a valid passport must be reported to the police and a police report should be presented when applying for a new passport. Otherwise a passport is applied as normally. When reporting a lost passport to the police it should be noted that a report made by telephone and a registration number given  on the basis of that might not be adequate proof to the insurance company. The report can be made in person at a police station so that a report of the crime is available in writing.