Self-service
Social Insurance Board self-service
Log into the self-service (ID-card and PIN-codes required), insert you phone number, e-mail address and bank account number and go to “Messages and notifications” to start communication.
Family benefits
Applying for family allowances
Info
NB! Email is the primary communication channel with government authorities. Ensure that your contact details and Estonian bank account number are updated in the Social Insurance Boards self-service.
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Family allowances could be applied for in the Social Insurance Board’s self-service portal. If for some reason you cannot log in to the self-service, you may contact the Social Insurance Board via e-mail or visit the office (See the contact information at the end of the page).
Please write to us and let us know that you want to apply as soon as possible, because:
- the right for the benefit or allowance starts from the date of entitlement or from when the application was submitted.
- family benefits are paid out retrospectively, but, at the maximum, for six months preceding the application filing month.
Social Insurance Board will look through your application, contacts you to specify the details if necessary and will decide the maximum possible amount of benefits and allowances.
Self-service
Social Insurance Board self-service
Log into the self-service (ID-card and PIN-codes required), insert you phone number, e-mail address and bank account number and go to “Messages and notifications” to start communication.
Important to know concerning this step
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The following information should be submitted:
- The amount of time you've been in Estonia
- Name of child and date of birth (for all children who live with you in Estonia)
- Your native country
- Whether you're receiving allowances from another country
- The allowances you're applying for
- If you, the other parent or your child is disabled
- Your employment status
- The employment status of the other parent
- If you have registered pregnancy
- If you're raising a child who is not descended from you
- Attach necessary certificates (birth certificate etc. Check the details from the preconditions step).
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If you have an Estonian bank account, then the Social Insurance Board will cover the transaction fees, and processing your payment is easier and faster.
The bank account can also be in another person's name.
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Your application will be looked through in about a week. If necessary, the Social Insurance Board will contact you to specify the necessary details or acquire additional certificates.
If all the required documents are submitted and pre-conditions are met, the application will be processed within 15 working days.
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You can submit or update your contact details (telephone and email) and additional addresses in the self-service under the "My contact details" menu.
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Yes, we can pay allowances to a foreign bank account, but the following conditions apply:
- The bank account owner must be the sole allowance receiver;
- Bank transaction fees must be covered by the receiver;
- The bank must accept SEPA payments.
Contacts
The Social Insurance Board is a governmental authority that works to ensure the self-sufficiency and well-being of people in Estonia. We speak Estonian, English and Russian.
+372 612 1360