How to Move to Estonia? (Visa, Residence Permit, EU and Non-EU Citizens)

How to move to Estonia? Let's discuss how you can immigrate to Estonia and obtain a residence permit as an EU and Non-EU citizen

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Are you considering moving to Estonia? In this post we will discuss the options to get a residence permit in the country as both EU and non- EU citizens, for the purpose of work, business, study. We will also list the advantages and disadvantages about living in Estonia.

00:48 Estonia Overview

Estonia is a country in Northeastern Europe, and part of the Baltic States together with Latvia and Lithuania. The country is a full European Union member, a member of the Schengen area, and currently uses the Euro common currency. The economy of Estonia is pretty stable, and the country has experience huge economic growth since it got independent after the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1990's.

Below, we will analyze the options if you want to move to Estonia, temporarily or permanently.

01:17 Estonia Residence Permit for EU Citizens

If you are an EU citizen and you want to live in Estonia for more than 3 months, you need to register your stay. The process is pretty straightforward and you can do everything after you are already in Estonia. You will need to either own real estate, have a rental contract, or the consent of a property owner in Estonia to live and register your address there.

Once registered, you can go on and start your activities, whatever they might be: work, study, retirement, non-economic activities broadly with the same rights as Estonian citizens.

01:58 Estonia Residence Permit for Non EU Citizens

If you are not an EU citizen your options to live in Estonia are considerably reduced. However, there is still a number of options you can explore if you want to live in Estonia and you are not an EU citizen.

One of the good things about Estonia is that if you are legally in the country on a visa, or if you center Estonia visa free, you can apply for your residence permit directly in the Estonian Police while already in the country. In many cases however, it will be more convenient to apply from abroad at an Estonian embassy due to the time and document constraints. 

02:41 Residence Permit for Business

In my opinion, the most attractive residence permit currently available in Estonia is the one for business owners and self-employed persons. The financial requirements are reasonable. 

If you are an shareholder of a company the capital invested must be of 65000 thousands euros. However, if you are self-employed, the capital investment requirement is just of 16000 euros, which I consider pretty reasonable.

03:19 Digital Nomad Visa

Estonia, as a pioneer in many aspects of its government, has recently launched a digital nomad visa. This visa is ideal if you want to live in Estonia and work remotely for your own company, or providing services for companies abroad.

The main requirement when it comes to the digital nomad visa is showing evidence that you already have a steady income as a remote worker. The minimum income threshold you need to be eligible for this type of stay in Estonia is EUR 3504 per month during the 6 months previous to your application. The downside of this type of visa is that is issued for up to one year. You can apply through an Estonian embassy abroad or directly in Estonia if you are legally in the country.

04:20 Estonia e-Residence 

05:30 Other Residence Permits to Live in Estonia

05:51 Residence Permits for Retirement

06:11 Permanent Residence Permit in Estonia

06:34 Estonian Citizenship by Naturalization

07:21 Advantages of Living in Estonia

Now, let's check some of the main advantages of living in Estonia:

Efficient Government 

Good Location in The Schengen Area

Prevalence of English Speakers

08:51 Disadvantages of Estonia

Now let's do a quick analysis of the disadvantages of Estonia:

Weather

Estonian Language Difficulty

Lack of Flexible Residence Permits

[RomaniaExperienceVlog]

Very good video, filled with useful information. I can only hope that more countries will follow Estonia and make it easier for digital nomads and location-independent entrepreneurs to live there (at least for a while).

[nimrodag]

Very good video, to the point and full of info. Thank you.

[yamaha_Leon]

im norwegian and i will love moveing to esti

[solotraveller]

Best video ever i think so. Great presentation. Thank you so much 💞

[bbhpknz]

Hello sir I’m from Australia please your Video very very good thanks so much my name zaman

[soumitrabhattachary]

I am e Resident of Have a company registered there ... Wish to Move to Estonia and seek a job and settle Permanently..

[mohamedfethiyousfi]

Thank you for your video but sir I am an algerian accountant I would like to study english courses in estonia in order to prepare M.B.A. In the future, can you show me how to apply.

[johnwick]

Question - for the 65, 000 Euro investment, does it include me, my spouse & my kids below 18? once we get a temporary Estonia residence permit, can we move to another Schengen country and work & live there?

[ngemfuenoveta]

good video sir can you make a video how one can apply to have a job in Estonia and the can sponsor your Visa

[isla]

Hi! Do you know if there's a way to sponsor your own work visa via a company you set up via their e-residency system?

[zealdsouza]

Hi, can you please do a video on how to move to Lithuania?

[habelfishawy]

Hey, thank u for ur info for real , I have a question please , I work as a nails technician, if I got their using a tourism visa can I apply for residency visa ? How can I be legal there ?

[Unknown.]

Hi can you do video how to move in Canada or Uk

[ElMexicanDonald]

What about those who live in EFTA countries?

[bukbarackibrahim]

Please how can u get visit Visa for Estonia

[raheelanadeem]

sir please can you tell if an Asian want to visit as a tourist..is it easy to get tourist visa in Estonia?

[EVOLVEMINDSET]

Can someone use Kazakhstan Visa to enter Estonia by train? And how close are these two countries? And how are these two countries related?

[ashmitashwin]

I want to go
For agriculture work
I'm from nepal

[bdshimul]

Need Job offer from Estonia, possible..

[wilfarplaylay]

I'm English-Irish who grew up in India because of my step father who's an Indian citizen. So I have BOTH citizenship on India, U.K and Ireland, but again, I'll be coming from India. I am interested in studying film making in Estonia, I already have knowledge on Film Making, but I'd love to sharpen it as a 29 years old adult, is that possible?