Registering Your Address in Estonia
After you get your temporary residence permit (TRP) for study, you must register your Estonian address in the population register, the official list of who lives where. Here is how to do it, with details for Tallinn and Tartu.
What Is Address Registration?
Everyone who lives in Estonia registers their home address in the population register.
As soon as you can after you get your residence permit. The exact limits are in the deadlines box.
Tallinn city district office
In Tallinn, the office of the city district where you live.
Tartu
At the University of Tartu (UT), students can register at the Tartu Welcome Centre (Ülikooli 17) or at the Tartu City Government population registry service (Küüni 5).
Population register online
Register online with your residence permit card and a card reader (a small device that reads the card), or with Mobile-ID or Smart-ID (phone apps that prove who you are).
How to Register, Step by Step
The steps for students with a residence permit for study.
Get a place to live
You need a flat or room you live in. If you do not own it, you need your rental agreement or the owner's permission.
Fill in the notice of residence
The notice of residence is the form that tells the population register where you live. Every adult named on the form must sign it.
Send it to your local government
In person, by post with a copy of your passport photo page, by email signed with your digital ID, or online in the population register.
Check that it is done
In Tallinn, if your new address is not in the register after 10 working days, contact your city district office.
| Institution | Deadline | Method | Consequences of Missing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local government | Within one month of getting your residence permit | Notice of residence to your local government | If you do not live in Estonia or do not register, you can lose your permit. |
| Local government | Within 14 days of moving | New notice of residence | - |
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What You Need
Have these ready before you register.
- Notice of residence, signed by every adult on it.
- Your passport or residence permit card. If you send the form by post, add a copy of the photo page.
- Your rental agreement, or
- The owner's permission: a signature on the form or a separate paper.
Special Cases
Some cases need extra care.
Send a new notice of residence when you move to a new flat.
People who live at the same address can send one notice for everyone.
A rule of your permit
Address Registration Questions
Answers about registering your address in the population register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Myth: My university registers my address for me.
Reality: You send the notice of residence yourself to your local government.
Myth: I only register once.
Reality: Each time you move, you must send a new notice.
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