Flight and Vessel Permits

The Ministry of Defence co-ordinates the issuing of permits for entry of foreign military vessels in Estonian territorial waters or inland waters and a permit for entry into Estonian airspace of foreign state military aircraft.
  • States that do not have a diplomatic representation within the Republic of Estonia may submit the application to a foreign mission of the Republic of Estonia. In such a case, the foreign mission is obligated to forward the application to the Ministry of Defence within one working day.

avaneb uues vahekaardiProcedure for the granting of diplomatic clearance for a military ship of a foreign state to enter the territorial and internal waters and for the granting of diplomatic clearance for a national aircraft of a foreign state to enter the airspace | 472.58 KB | pdf

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National Defence Act

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Flight permit

  • The application is to be submitted to the Ministry of Defence only in the event that foreign state aircraft are involved. A foreign state aircraft is an aircraft that is used for military, customs or police purposes.
  • The application form shall be forwarded to the Ministry of Defence (email address: [email protected]) no later than 5 working days prior to the planned entry into Republic of Estonia airspace.

Application for entering the air space | 118.5 KB | doc
  The application form shall be completed using block letters in English

Flight permit application for states which are not party to the EU technical agreement | 48.76 KB | xlsx
  The application form shall be completed using block letters in English

Request for the annual Estonian diplomatic overflight and landing permission | 59.17 KB | rtf
  The application form shall be completed using block letters in English
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Diplomatic clearance

  • The Ministry of Defence only regulates the granting of diplomatic clearance to military ships.
  • The application form shall be forwarded to the Ministry of Defence (email address: [email protected] ) at the latest 5 working days prior to the entry of the vessel into the territorial waters of the Republic of Estonia

Application for diplomatic clearance of military ship | 39 KB | doc  
  The application form shall be completed using block letters in English

Request for the annual Estonian diplomatic to military ships for entering Republic of Estonia territorial or internal waters | 55.19 KB | rtf
  The application form shall be completed using block letters in Englishavaneb uues vahekaardis

Last updated: 20.04.2026

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