Stockholm

If you have recently got married, divorced, changed your name, had a child born in Sweden, or acquired citizenship of another country (Sweden) in addition to Estonian citizenship, it is required for Estonian citizen to register this event in the Estonian Population Register. In generally, the relevant information must be submitted within 30 days of the event.

NB! All certificates, certificates and documents intended for public use in Estonia must be in Estonian or English (Family Procedures Act §6 (5)). If the document needs to be translated, it must be done by sworn translator. Also, the document must have an official’s signature and a stamp. Before translating the document, you can send a scanned copy of the document to the embassy’s email [email protected] for a review.

The above-mentioned events are easiest to register in the population register through the embassy. NB! Before registering a family event, please make sure that your address information is updated in the Estonian Population Register, i.e. matches the data in Sweden. If they need updating, please check the relevant information on our website and submit the necessary documents along with the family event documents.

Changing the data in Estonian Population Register is free of charge. Please bring or send by post the following original documents to the embassy:

Birth of a child

• A signed and stamped extract (Personbevis) in English from Swedish Tax Agency’s (Skatteverket)  in the name of the child, including the details of the guardians and parents;
• Copies of the parents’ passports or ID cards;
• Signed consent from the parents to enter the child’s details in the population register.

Marriage

• Swedish Tax Agency extract (Personbevis) with the details of both spouses and the date of marriage. If the surname has changed upon marriage, the document should also include the name before marriage (single or divorced). The extract must have a Tax Agency stamp and an official’s signature, preferably issued in English; if the document is in Swedish, the document should be translated. See more: Authorized translators and interpreters – Stockholm
• Copies of the spouses’ passports or ID cards;
• Signed application for entering the data into the population register.

Change of name

• Swedish Tax Agency extract (Personbevis) with the names before and after the change and the date of the name change as a supplement (so-called kompletering) or an extract of the name change (Namn Registerutdrag). The extract must have the Tax Agency stamp and the signature of the official.
• If the document is in Swedish, the document should be translated. See more: Authorized translators and interpreters – Stockholm
• A copy of the Estonian passport or ID card. If there is a (new Swedish) document issued in the new name, send a copy of that as well;
• A signed application for entering the data into the population register.

Divorse

• Swedish Tax Agency extract (Personbevis) with the names before and after the change and the date of the name change as a supplement (so-called kompletering) or an extract of the name change (Namn Registerutdrag). The extract must have the Tax Agency stamp and the signature of the official. If the document is in Swedish, the document should be translated. See more: Authorized translators and interpreters – Stockholm
• A copy of Estonian passport or ID card. If there is a (new Swedish) document issued in the new name, send a copy of that as well;
• A signed application for entering the data into the population register.

Death

• A death certificate (Personbevis) or certificate (följande uppgifter lämmas om den avlide) from the Swedish Tax Agency on behalf of the deceased, stating the deceased’s name, date of birth and death, and place of death. The certificate must have the Tax Agency’s stamp and the official’s signature.
• If the deceased had an Estonian passport or ID card, a copy of it.

Obtaining Swedish or any other citizenship in addition to Estonian citizenship

• submit your passport or ID card of another country (Sweden) to the embassy.
• A signed application for entering data into the population register.

To enter above mentioned data changes into the Estonian population register, please send the documents to:

Estlands Ambassad
Box 26076
10041 Stockholm

or bring them to the embassy by booking an appointment in advance

We generally do not return Swedish Tax Agency statements, but upon request and upon request, we can return the original documents by post.

If you have any questions, please contact us by e-mail: [email protected]