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6 programs for Estonia. Explore the options and get an expert assessment.
A long-stay visa (not a residence permit) allowing remote workers to live in Estonia for up to a year while working for an employer or business registered outside Estonia. It does not count toward the immigration quota.
Estonia's implementation of the EU Blue Card for highly qualified non-EU professionals, requiring 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.
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.
A residence permit 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.
Estonia's general residence permit for working for a specific employer. The standard route is subject to the annual immigration quota and usually requires a labour-market test (permission from the Unemployment Insurance Fund), with salary at least equal to the Estonian average wage.
A quota-exempt employment route for well-paid workers. Any third-country national whose employer pays at least 1.5 times the Estonian average gross wage qualifies as a 'top specialist', which exempts them 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.
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.
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.
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.
No. e-Residency is a digital ID for running an EU company online. It gives no right to live in, enter, or travel to Estonia or the EU.
This is Estonia's permanent residence permit, available after five continuous years on a temporary permit. It has indefinite validity but requires Estonian language proficiency at B1 level and meeting integration requirements.
This residence permit is for non-EU students admitted to a recognised Estonian educational institution, valid for the duration of studies. Study permits are exempt from the immigration quota, and holders may work part-time if studies are not disrupted.
Through the long-term resident's permit after five continuous years on a temporary permit, with Estonian language proficiency at B1 level.
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