When the marriage is concluded, both spouses are given a marriage certificate. The certificate is in Estonian and free of charge.

It is also possible to request a marriage certificate in English, German or French for submission to a foreign country. The application can be submitted to any local government of the county centre or to the foreign mission of Estonia on the spot, or in the e-population register. A state fee must be paid for issuing the certificate.

If you did not apply for identity documents with a new surname when submitting the marriage application, you must apply for new identity documents (ID card, passport) within 30 days. You can submit the application in the self-service of the Police and Border Guard Board or on site in the service hall. You can find information about the state fee for issuing documents on the website of the Police and Border Guard Board. You can find more information about requesting identity documents in the document exchange service.

After receiving the identity documents with the new name, you can also apply for a name change on your driver’s license, vehicle-related documents and at the bank. Be sure to inform your employer, billers, family doctor, etc. If necessary, the name change must also be notified to the business register, land register and subsidy payers, for example the Agricultural Registers and Information Board. Most public service providers, such as the Social Insurance Board and the Estonian Health Insurance Fund, receive their data from the population register, and there is no need to inform them of the name change.