Estonian alien's passport
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An Estonian Alien's Passport (Estonian
Estonian language
Estonian is the official language of Estonia, spoken by about 1.1 million people in Estonia and tens of thousands in various émigré communities...

: Välismaalase Pass) (Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...

: Эстонский паспорт иностранца) is an identity document
Identity document
An identity document is any document which may be used to verify aspects of a person's personal identity. If issued in the form of a small, mostly standard-sized card, it is usually called an identity card...

, as well as a travel document of a stateless person of undefined citizenship residing in Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

, issued by the Citizenship and Migration Board of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Identity information page

The Estonia Passport includes the following data:
  • Photo of passport holder
  • Type (P for ordinary passports)
  • Code of Issuing State (EST)
  • Passport No.
  • Surname
  • Given Names
  • Date of Birth
  • Personal No.
  • Sex
  • Place of Birth
  • Date of Issue
  • Authority
  • Date of Expiry
  • Holder's Signature


The information page ends with the Machine Readable Zone.

Visa-free travel

The vast majority of nations which provide visa-free entry to holders of a full Estonian passport
Estonian passport
An Estonian Passport is an identity document as well as a travel document of an Estonian citizen issued by the Citizenship and Migration Board of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Estonia and by Estonian foreign representations abroad.-Physical Appearance:...

 do not give visa-free entry to holders of the Estonian alien's passport, since they are not Estonian citizens.

Within the Schengen Area
Schengen Area
The Schengen Area comprises the territories of twenty-five European countries that have implemented the Schengen Agreement signed in the town of Schengen, Luxembourg, in 1985...

, whilst Estonian citizens are able to live and move freely with few restrictions and time limits, those with undefined citizenship possessing an Estonian alien's passport and a long term residence permit may only visit other Schengen states outside Estonia visa-free for trips less than 90 days in a 6 month period.
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