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Apostille is a standardized certificate, issued as an annex or supplement to a document, which confirms the competence of the person who signed it. Apostille issued in Estonia is a document drawn using special blank, which is attached to the apostilled document.
Documents certified this way do not need any additional legalization, and they must be recognized at any state level in the countries-participants of the Hague Convention, abolishing the requirement of legalization of foreign official documents. A list of states that have acceded to the Convention can be found here.
The official document must be apostilled if it is to be used in a state that has acceded to the Hague Convention on the abolition of requirements for the legalization of foreign official documents. The document must be apostilled in the state in which it is issued. If an official document is once apostilled, it can be used in all states that have acceded to the Convention.
Only an official document, or a notarized or officially certified copy, as well as a printout or extract can be apostilled. An official document is an administrative document (certification, certificate, diploma), a document issued by a court or an official institution related to it (a copy of a court decision, an extract from the register, a document of a bailiff), a notarial document or a document issued by a sworn translator.
WHICH OFFICIAL DOCUMENT DOES NOT NEED TO BE APOSTILLED?
Documents not subject to apostille:
ASSISTANCE IN OBTAINING THE APOSTILLE
Our office offers its clients assistance in obtaining the apostille for any necessary official document. Service cost – EUR 50 for one document. The price includes possible notary fees.
You can receive additional information on issuance of the apostilles in the territory of the Republic of Estonia by calling (+372) 6775544 or by sending an e-mail tonotar@kalashnikov.ee
Clients often turn to our office asking what is a document confirming the permission of the parent or parents for child departure or travel abroad and how should it look like. The comment of experts of our office on this issue is presented below.
The Constitution of the Republic of Estonia guarantees every resident of the country, including a child, the inalienable right to leave the territory of the Republic of Estonia, which can only be limited by a court decision in cases established by law, which means that the state bodies of the Republic of Estonia have no right to prevent an underage resident from leaving the territory of the country without a particularly strong reason.
However, the need to obtain an appropriate permit most frequently comes from foreign countries. As usual, there are no problems with the member states of the European Union, and the competent authorities of these states do not require any entry or exit permits. In most cases, the above-mentioned permission is necessary and relevant in such countries as the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Belarus, Turkey and Egypt, where the requirement of consent to enter or exit can be fixed both on a legislative basis and at the level of internal orders of various state authorities. As practice shows, the border guard of Estonia and foreign countries is especially carefully checking those children whose name is different from the name of the accompanying parent or other accompanying person.
In order to avoid problems when crossing the border and other bureaucratic troubles, the lawyers of our office strongly recommend to obtain consent for the child travel abroad, regardless of the country of destination of your jouney.
Permission for the departure or travelling of a child abroad is given by the parents in writing in the form of consent, and signatures of the parents on this consent must be obligatorily certified by a notary. If necessary, this document must be legalized with the apostille (not required for Russian Federation and Ukraine).
Our lawyers have many years of experience drawing notarial documents of various types. The cost of preparing the text of the consent to departure ar travelling of a child abroad is EUR 45, the cost of one signature of one parent certification is EUR 15.30. The apostille adds to the price EUR 45. It follows that the prices for these services in our office are as follows:
Consent can be issued and certified in Estonian, Russian or English, the validity of the document may be limited by specific dates, or the document is issued until the child reaches adulthood. Preparation of the document takes 1-2 working days.
You can order this service and schedule the time for the certification of the signature or get the additional information from our lawyers by calling (+372) 6775544 or by sending an e-mail toklienditugi@kalashnikov.ee
We also recommend that you consult the consular department of the country of you journey destination, your tour operator or carriers before you travel. Some bus, ship and airline companies may have the internal regulations that impose certain restrictions and rules on the travel of underage persons. When crossing the border, it is strongly recommended to have the certificate of birth translated by a sworn or notarized translator into Russian or English.
The lawyers of Kalashnikov Law Office remind you that the children, in addition to all kinds of rights, also have duties in relation to parents and the family as a whole that arise from theFamily law of the Republic of Estonia:
Article 113. Duty to provide mutual support and to reckon with each other. The parent and the child must support and respect each other and respect each other’s interests and rights.
Article 114. Duty to help the parents. If a child lives with his/her parents and is brought up or maintained by them, he/she is obliged to assist the parents in the management of the household in a manner appropriate to his/her abilities and capabilities.
Article 115. Expenses of the child in the household. If an adult child living with his/her parents makes the costs for expenditures on the household at the expense of his/her property, or cedes a part of his/her property to the parents for this purpose, it is assumed that he/she made the cost not with the intention to demand for the reimbursement from the parents.
You can find more information on family law issues on the appropriate page of our website, you can also call 677 55 44 or send a letter to the e-mail address klienditugi@kalashnikov.ee
The lawyers of Kalashnikov Law Office inform that in connection with thedecision of the Government of the Republic of Estonia dated 18.12.2015 on the increase of the minimum wage up to EUR 430 per month since the beginning of the year 2016, the minimum amount of child support will also increase.
In accordance with Part 1 of Article 101 of the Family law of the Republic of Estonia, the monthly child support payment for one child should not be less than half of the minimum monthly wage established by the Government of the Republic.
The minimum rate for child support for the year 2016 is EUR 215 per month per one child.
You can find more information on family law issues on the appropriate page of our website, you can also call 677 55 44 or send a letter to the e-mail address klienditugi@kalashnikov.ee
The lawyers of Kalashnikov Law Office remind and warn that driving a vehicle in the state of intoxication is the guilty punishable act:
Misconduct
Shall be punished by a fine or arrest, as well as additional deprivation of driving rights
Crime
Shall be punished by a monetary penalty or imprisonment, as well as further deprivation of the rights to drive a vehicle
Retaking the exam
The lawyers of Kalashnikov Law Office have many years of experience successfully protecting clients’ interests on issues of criminal law and proceedings in cases of misconduct, related with driving a vehicle in the state of intoxication both at the stage of preliminary investigation and during the judicial process.
You can find more information about our services on the thematic page of our website about criminal law and proceedings in cases of misconduct.
If you want to schedule a counseling session with a lawyer, you should fill out the appropriate form on our website, you can also call (+372) 677 55 44 or send a letter to the e-mail address
Our office is often contacted by couples in which one of the parties is a non-resident of Estonia (most often a permanent resident of the Russian Federation or Ukraine), or both are foreigners who wish, for any reason, to register their relationship in Estonia, but the local registry office refused to accept their application for registration of marriage, or obliged to provide a document stating that there is no obstacles preventing the marriage, as soon as possible.
The reason for the refusals by the local registry offices is that in many states there is no single register of acts of civil status of the population, so it is not possible to obtain a document on the absence of obstacles to marriage complying with the international requirements. Due to this fact, the competent authorities of the Republic of Estonia have no possibility to establish unambiguously the marital status of the applicant on the basis, for example, only on one extract from the registry office issued at the place of permanent or temporary registration of the applicant in a home country – this document does not reflect the data on the marital status of the applicant, possibly available in other registry offices and other involved institutions of the country of residence of the latter. As an example, it is possible to cite a situation when the registry offices of St. Petersburg will not have any data on the marital status of a citizen who has contracted marriage in Moscow. In the Russian Federation, Ukraine and other states, this problem is solved simply – during the registration of marriage the appropriate mark is made in the internal passport of a citizen, but, unfortunately, this document is intended only for internal use in the issuing country, so that foreign internal passports and the information contained therein have no legal force in Estonia.
The problem faced by foreigners wishing to legalize their relationship by registering a marriage in Estonia is solvable. In accordance with Part 5 of Article 39 of the Law on civil status records management of the Republic of Estonia, the court may, by its decision, grant a permission to marry without any certificates and certificates to a foreigner whose place of residence is outside the Republic of Estonia or who has resided in the territory of the Republic of Estonia for less than 6 months immediately before filing an application to the registry office for the registration of marriage and who is not able to provide a valid document confirming the right to marry under the current legislation of the Republic of Estonia.
To obtain the necessary permission for registration of the marriage, a non-resident must apply to the district court in the city where the wedding ceremony is planned to conduct in the future. The application must be made in accordance with the Law on civil judicial proceedings of the Republic of Estonia, as well as comply with all other rules and criteria established for documents submitted to the court.
The lawyers of Kalashnikov Law Office are glad to offer you their assistance and support in obtaining court permission to marry. We will prepare an application for you within one working day.
Preparation of the application usually takes 1-2 working days. In order to prepare and submit an application, it is mandatory to have a foreign passport and a visa if it is required to enter the territory of Estonia. It is desirable to have a certificate of absence of the fact of state registration of marriage (Russian Federation), a notarized statement on the absence of obstacles to marry (Ukraine), or a certificate of marriage dissolution, and this divorce must be registered not earlier than 3 months ago.
The cost of preparing the application to obtain judicial permission for marriage in the territory of Estonia is EUR 150.
If necessary, for an additional fee, the lawyers of our office will prepare a translation of all additional materials and annexes to the application into Estonian and submit the application to the court without the personal presence of the applicant. When submitting materials to the court, a state fee of EUR 10 is applied. The period for consideration of this application by the court varies from several days to one month.
Please schedule a counseling session with a lawyer in advance by telephone +372 6775544, or contact us using the following communication channels:
E-mail:klienditugi@kalashnikov.ee
Skype: kalashnikov.ee
Mobile telephone / Viber / WhatsApp / Telegram: +372 82088888
Our lawyers will be happy to answer all your questions.
Do not postpone a visit to a lawyer!
For more information seethe page family law.
The companyKalashnikov Law Office will provide you with quality legal support and legal assistance on any issue related to the family law.
If you want to schedule a counseling session, you should fill out the appropriate form.
Attention! It is time to start your business!We will help you to legally correctly carry out the procedure of registration of a new company.
An experienced lawyer will answer your questions related to the formation of a new company, fill out the necessary documentation and send the data to the commercial register (ariregister). Formation of the company is made using the company registration portal (ettevotajaportaal), so you will need a valid ID-card and passwords.
Company formation in our office with the participation of an experienced lawyer – EUR 50!
We are located at: Peterburi tee 47, Tallinn, Estonia. You can contact us by telephone: (+372) 6 77 55 44 or e-mail: klienditugi@kalashnikov.ee
Attention! Do not delay a visit to a lawyer!
For more information seethe page family law.
Lawyer’s consultation atKalashnikov Law Office on family law issues – EUR EUR 35
The companyKalashnikov Law Office will provide you with quality legal support and legal assistance on any issue related to the family law.
If you want to schedule a counseling session, you should fill out the appropriate form.
We are located at: Peterburi tee 47, Tallinn, Estonia. You can contact us by telephone: (+372) 6 77 55 44 or e-mail: klienditugi@kalashnikov.ee
This information will be useful for families with low income applying for state or municipal subsidies and benefits.
In accordance with subclause 1 of Part 8 of § 2 of the Budget law of the Republic of Estonia for 2015, the subsistence level for a person living separately or the first member of each individual family in this year is EUR 90. The subsistence level for the second and each subsequent family member, in accordance with Part 12 of § 22 of the Social security law of the Republic of Estonia, amounts to 80% of the subsistence level of the first family member, i.e. EUR 72.
Changes in the legislation concerned the calculation of the subsistence level for underage persons: if no difference was made before and persons under 18 were equated to all other adult family members starting from the second, but from the beginning of 2015, in accordance with Part 13 of § 22 of the Social security law of the Republic of Estonia, the subsistence level for underage persons becomes equal to the subsistence level of the first family member and will amount to EUR 90 in 2015.
If you have any questions or want to schedule a counseling session with a lawyer, you should fill out the appropriate form on our website, you can also call 677 55 44 or send a letter to our e-mail address.
Respectfully yours,
lawyers of Kalashnikov Law office company
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