Residence permit card for an adult
Applying through the self-service portal
You can use the self-service portal for applying for a residence permit card if your residence permit is still valid for at least 6 months.
Providing fingerprints
From the age of six, fingerprints need to be provided in order to apply for a residence permit card.
Fingerprints need not be given again if less than six years have elapsed since they were last provided.
Photograph, fingerprints and specimen signature taken at a service office
When applying for a document through the self-service portal, you can use the following taken in a photo booth of a service office up to 183 days before:
- document photograph
- fingerprints
- specimen signature
You must enter your personal identification code to use a photo booth.
You can use the self-service portal for applying for:
- residence permit card renewal for an adult
- a residence permit card for a minor child
If your name has changed, the new name must be entered in the population register in order to use the self-service portal.
Applying for a passport using our self-service portal requires:
- a residence permit card and an ID card reader, a mobile ID or access to Internet banking
- PIN codes for your residence permit card or mobile ID
- an appropriate document photo in digital format
- a computer with an Internet connection
- the latest version of the ID software
State fee
Residence permit card
The state fee for a residence permit card, when applied for through the self-service portal, is €30.
The state fee for a residence permit card, when applied for through the self-service portal, is €7 for people who have attained the Estonian general pensionable age.
People with a moderate, severe or profound disability are eligible for a discount rate and are charged a state fee of €7 for a residence permit card, when applied for through the self-service portal.
The state fee for applying for a residence permit card on an expedited basis is €64.
Ordering a document to a foreign representation will cost €20 in addition to the state fee.
Alien’s passport and residence permit card
The state fee for an alien’s passport and residence permit card, when applied for through the self-service portal, is €65.
The state fee for an alien’s passport and residence permit card, when applied for through the self-service portal, is €25 for people who have attained the Estonian general pensionable age.
People with a moderate, severe or profound disability are eligible for a discount rate and are charged a state fee of €25 for an alien’s passport and residence permit card, when applied for through the self-service portal.