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6 programs for Estonia. Explore the options and get a free 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.
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.
This is 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, with salary at least equal to the Estonian average wage.
Estonia's Digital Nomad Visa is a long-stay (D) visa — not a residence permit — that lets remote workers 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.
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