A residence permit for managers, specialists and trainees transferred from a non-EU group company to its Estonian entity, implementing the EU ICT Directive. ICT employment is exempt from the immigration quota.
Managers, specialists and trainees of multinational groups being transferred to the Estonian branch.
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This is a quota-exempt employment route for well-paid workers. If your employer pays at least 1.5 times the Estonian average gross wage, you qualify as a 'top specialist', which exempts you from both the immigration quota and the labour-market test.
Estonia's EU Blue Card is for highly qualified non-EU professionals with recognised higher education and a salary above the standard threshold (with a reduced threshold for shortage occupations). The card supports mobility to other EU states.
The ICT Permit lets a multinational transfer managers, specialists and trainees from a non-EU group company to its Estonian entity. It implements the EU ICT Directive, and ICT employment is exempt from the immigration quota.
This residence permit is for non-EU researchers conducting research at a recognised Estonian R&D institution under a hosting agreement. Researchers are exempt from both the immigration quota and the labour-market test.
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