The procedure and terms for and the extent of sufficient funds required for the issue of a long-stay visa, the formalisation of a period of stay and extension of a period of stay

The Regulation establishes

1) the list of information to be submitted upon application for the issue of a long-stay visa and the extension of a period of stay and of the evidence to be appended to the application, as well as the requirements for the submission thereof and the terms for the submission of applications;

2) the terms for the issue of and refusal to issue a visa, the extension of and refusal to extend the period of stay, the premature termination of the period of stay and the annulment and revocation of a visa;

3) the extent of funds which are sufficient to cover the expenses for applying for and holding a visa;

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4) the requirements for the completion of an application for the formalisation of the right of stay in Estonia arising from the expiry of the period of validity of a temporary residence permit as a long-stay visa;

5) [repealed – RT I, 24.07.2020, 11 – entry into force 01.08.2020]

6) [repealed – RT I, 24.07.2020, 11 – entry into force 01.08.2020]

(1) An applicant for a long-stay visa and an extension of a period of stay shall submit an application in accordance with the format (hereinafter the application) to which the documents set forth in this Regulation have been appended. If the application is submitted electronically, the documents set forth in this Regulation shall be appended to the application electronically.

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(1¹) An applicant for the formalisation of the right of stay in Estonia arising from the expiry of the validity period of a temporary residence permit in the form of a long-stay visa shall submit an application (hereinafter the application) to which the documents set forth in this Regulation have been appended.

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(1²) If the application is submitted electronically, a copy of the documents set forth in this Regulation may be submitted instead.

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(2) The application must be completed legibly and unambiguously in Estonian or English.

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(3) The application shall not contain corrections and all the data prescribed to be completed by the applicant in this Regulation shall be submitted. The fields of the application shall be completed in dark ink.

(4) The fields for official notes in the application shall be completed by an official authorised for that purpose.

(5) In the application, the name of a person shall be written in accordance with the Latin alphabet name format used in the personal identification document of the applicant.

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(6) The application shall be signed in accordance with the provisions of section 32 of the Aliens Act.

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(6¹) An electronic application shall be signed using a digital signature recognised in Estonia.

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(7) By signing the application, the applicant confirms that he or she has a valid health insurance contract which ensures the payment of the costs of his or her medical treatment as a result of illness or injury during the period of the validity of the visa applied for.

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(8) [Repealed – RT I, 18.01.2019, 2 – entry into force 31.05.2019]

(9) By signing the application, the applicant confirms that he or she has sufficient financial resources at least in the extent prescribed in § 15 of this Regulation to cover the costs of accommodation and stay during his or her stay in Estonia and to return to his or her country of origin or depart to another country, which he or she has the legal basis to enter.

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(10) By signing the application, the applicant confirms that the copy appended to the application corresponds to the original document, does not contain false data and is not forged.

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(11) An application that meets the requirements set out in the regulation is processed on the day of its submission. An application submitted by post or electronically is processed no later than on the working day following the day on which it arrives.

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(1) A document issued in a foreign state, added to the application, must be translated upon request into the Estonian or English language.

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(2) The travel document submitted upon application shall meet the requirements set forth in § 16 of the Identity Documents Act.

(3) The travel document shall contain at least two free pages or an insert and the travel document shall be valid for at least three months after the expiry of the validity period of the visa. On humane considerations, a long-stay visa may in exceptional circumstances be entered in a travel document which is valid for less than three months after the expiry of the validity period of the visa if the departure of the alien from Estonia by the term indicated on the visa is ensured.

(4) The travel document shall have been issued within the past ten years.

(5) The photo appended to the application shall meet the following requirements

1) the photo shall be a colour photo with the dimensions of between 35 x 45 millimetres and 40 x 50 millimetres;

2) the photo shall allow the unmistakable verification of the identity of the person;

3) the person on the photo shall be in front view, without headgear and against a light background;

4) the person may wear headgear on the photo for religious reasons on the condition that the facial image of the person from the lower chin to the upper end of the forehead is clearly visible and free of shadows caused by headgear;

5) the photo must not contain other persons or other objects;

6) the photo must not be taken more than six months before the submission of the application.

(1) If the payment of a state fee is prescribed for the review of an application or the performance of a procedure, a document certifying the payment of the state fee shall be appended to the application upon the submission thereof or the state fee shall be paid on the spot, unless stipulated otherwise by law or in an international agreement.

(2) Instead of a document certifying the payment of the state fee, the person may submit in writing the following data concerning the payment of the state fee

1) the name of the person who paid the state fee;

2) the name of the person for whom the state fee was paid;

3) the name of the procedure for which the state fee was paid;

4) reference number;

5) the date on which the state fee was paid;

6) the name of the credit institution and the number of the account to which and from which the state fee was paid;

7) the paid amount in euros.

(3) At a foreign representation of Estonia, the payment of the state fee shall be considered certified after receipt thereof to the settlement account of the foreign representation of Estonia or to the settlement account of the Ministry of Finance in Estonia.

(4) If a person is exempt from the payment of the state fee or the rate of state fee payable by the person has been reduced, the person shall append to the application a document that certifies that the person is exempt from the payment of the state fee or the rate of state fee payable by the person has been reduced, or data concerning the exemption from the payment of the state fee or the reduction of the rate of state fee payable, including the number and date of the decision and the authority that made the decision.

(1) The following shall be submitted with an application for a long-stay visa

1) an application;

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2) a photo;

3) the travel document of the applicant;

4) a valid health insurance contract, which ensures the payment of medical expenses arising from illness or injury during the validity period of the visa applied for, unless otherwise stipulated by law or in an international agreement;

5) documents certifying the objective and reason of the trip and the intent of a long-term stay;

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6) [Repealed – RT I, 18.01.2019, 2 – entry into force 28.02.2019]

7) [Repealed – RT I, 18.01.2019, 2 – entry into force 28.02.2019]

8) documents certifying the existence of sufficient funds during the stay in Estonia, including a certificate of the applicant's income for three months immediately preceding the submission of the application, indicating at least the amount, regularity and sources of income;

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9) reservation of a travel ticket to Estonia or a document certifying the use of another means of transport;

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10) a document on the criminal conviction or absence conviction of the applicant in a foreign state or a certificate proving that such a document cannot be obtained by the applicant in a foreign state.

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(2) The documents certifying the circumstances specified in clause 5 of subsection 1 of this section are

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1) confirmation from the private person or legal person to be visited;

2) a diplomatic note or a written communication from an international organisation;

3) a court summons;

4) documents or copies of documents certifying the use of tourist services;

5) [Repealed – RT I, 09.12.2022 – entry into force 01.01.2023];

6) [Repealed – RT I, 09.12.2022 – entry into force 01.01.2023];

7) documents certifying the carriage of goods or passengers;

[Repealed – RT I, 09.12.2022 – entry into force 01.01.2023]

8) documents certifying employment in Estonia;

9) documents certifying studying in Estonia;

10) [Repealed – RT I, 09.12.2022 – entry into force 01.01.2023]

10¹) the applicant’s written explanation of the intent of a long-term stay;

[Repealed – RT I, 09.12.2022 – entry into force 01.01.2023]

10²) documents certifying the use of healthcare services;

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11) other documents.

(3) The documents specified in clauses 4, 5 and 8 of subsection 1 of this section do not have to be submitted by

[Repealed – RT I, 09.12.2022 – entry into force 01.01.2023]

1) an alien who is legally staying in Estonia on the grounds specified in clauses 1–4 and 6–10 of subsection 1 or in subsection 32 of § 43 of the Aliens Act and whose short-term employment in Estonia has been registered on the basis of § 106 of the Aliens Act and who applies for a long-stay visa with the Police and Border Guard Board relating to the continuation of the short-term employment in Estonia;

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2) a minor child of an alien and an adult child, who are legally staying in Estonia on the grounds specified in clauses 1–4 and 6–10 of subsection 1 or in subsection 32 of § 43 of the Aliens Act, and apply for a long-term visa at the Police and Border Guard Board to continue their stay in Estonia relating to the continuation of the short-term employment of the alien in Estonia;

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3) a minor child of an alien born in Estonia who is legally staying in Estonia on the basis of subsection 33 of § 43 of the Aliens Act and who applies for a long-stay visa at the Police and Border Guard Board relating to the continuation of the stay in Estonia;

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(3¹) An alien who applies for a long-stay visa in accordance with the procedure provided in § 911 of the Aliens Act is not required to submit the document specified in clause 9 of subsection 1.

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(3²) The document specified in clause 10 of subsection 1 is valid for the submission of the visa application for a period of six months as of the date of issue of the document.

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(3³) The document specified in clause 10 of subsection 1 need not be submitted by

1) an applicant under 14 years of age, or

2) in case the document has been submitted earlier upon applying for a long-stay visa and the facts reflected in the document have not changed since the submission of the application for a long-stay visa.

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(4) If the application is submitted electronically, copies of all the pages of the travel document set forth in clause 3 of subsection 1 of this section shall be submitted instead of the travel document, and the travel document shall be submitted personally upon receiving the visa decision.

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(5) If it turns out upon receipt of the visa decision that the travel document does not correspond to the copy of the travel document submitted electronically and the requirements set forth in subsections 2 to 4 of § 3 of this Regulation, the visa decision shall be revoked and the issue of a visa sticker shall be refused.

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(1) A spouse or registered partner and a minor child applying for a long-stay visa based on subsection 2 of § 621, subsection 3 of § 622; subsection 3 of § 624 or subsection 5 of § 625 of the Aliens Act submit a document certifying a family relationship or marital status.

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(2) An adult child applying for a long-stay visa based on subsection 2 of § 621, subsection 3 of § 622; subsection 3 of § 624 or subsection 5 of § 625 of the Aliens Act submits a document certifying a family relationship and a document certifying health condition.

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(3) [Repealed – RT I, 14.01.2017, 1 – entry into force 18.01.2017]

(4) [Repealed – RT I, 24.07.2020, 11 – entry into force 01.08.2020]

(4¹) In case an application for a long-stay visa is submitted by a representative of the applicant, a document certifying the right of representation is appended to the application.

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(5) At the request of the administrative authority a notarised consent of the legal representative must be appended to an application submitted independently by an applicant aged 15–18.

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(6) [Repealed - RT I, 24.07.2020, 11 – entry into force 01.08.2020]

(6¹) If an alien is applying for a long-stay visa on the basis of subsections 1 and 3 or subsections 11 and 3 of § 911 of the Aliens Act, the following shall be appended to the application

1) a copy of all the pages of the applicant’s passport that contain entries;

2) an explanation concerning the stay in the territory of a Member State of the Schengen Convention within the past 180 days;

3) a written explanation in their own handwriting, if the application was not submitted within the terms set forth in subsection 1 of § 102 of this Regulation.

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(6²) In case an alien applies for a long-stay visa on the basis of subsection 13 of § 911 of the Aliens Act, they attach a handwritten explanation to the application as to why they are unable to submit an application for a long-stay visa at a foreign mission of Estonia, and the documents certifying the facts of the explanation.

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(7) An alien applying for a visa based on subsection 1 of § 624 of the Aliens Act submits the opinion of the expert committee on the assessment of compliance with the definition of a start-up company or the number of the application submitted to the expert committee.

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(8) [Repealed - RT I, 25.04.2025, 5 - entry into force 28.04.2025]

(9) The document or data specified in subsection 7 of this section do not need to be submitted if the Minister of the Interior has by a directive classified the business entity owned by the respective company as a start-up company.

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(10) The documents specified in subsections 1 and 2 of this section need not be submitted in case the spouse or registered partner, a minor child and an adult child of an alien, who are legally staying in Estonia on the basis specified in clause 1 of subsection 1 of § 43 of the Aliens Act apply for a long-term visa at the Police and Border Guard Board to continue their stay in Estonia relating to the continuation of the short-term employment of the alien in Estonia.

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(11) Upon applying for a visa for teleworking on the basis of subsection 1 of § 625 of the Aliens Act, the following shall be submitted

1) documents certifying that the work of the applicant does not depend on the location and he or she can use telecommunication technology for the fulfilment of work duties as telework;

2) documents certifying that the applicant will continue to work for an employer registered in a foreign country, with whom he or she has a contractual relationship, or conduct business activities for a company registered in a foreign country, in which he or she has a holding, or provide services mainly to customers whose place of activity is in a foreign country and with whom he or she has a contractual relationship;

3) documents certifying the lawful income of the applicant during the six months preceding the submission of the application, and indicating the amount, regularity and sources of the income;

4) [Repealed –RT I, 25.04.2025, 5 - entry into force 01.01.2026]

5) documents certifying that the applicant or a company in which the applicant has a holding does not have tax arrears in the country of residence of the applicant or the country of location of the company.

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(12) Documents certifying the circumstances specified in clauses 1 and 2 of subsection 11 of this section are

1) the applicant’s written explanation concerning the intent to use the visa for teleworking;

2) the employer’s written confirmation that the applicant can fulfil work duties by teleworking;

3) an employment contract or another contract under the law of obligations;

4) a certificate from a competent authority of the applicant’s country of location concerning the payment of mandatory national or local taxes or social insurance payments in the country of location;

5) a certificate from a competent authority of the country of location of the company, indicating the name, location and field of activity of the company, the applicant’s holding in the company, and data concerning the legal representatives of the company;

6) a certificate issued by a competent authority of the country of location of the company concerning the payment of mandatory national or local taxes or social insurance payments and the absence of tax arrears in the country of location;

7) other documents.

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(13) In case an applicant is employed or has been employed in a foreign intelligence or security service or other force structure or is or has been related to foreign intelligence or security service or other force structure, or there is good reason to believe so, the following is submitted

1) a document certifying the employment and career history;

2) a document certifying the rank, in case the applicant has a rank;

3) a document certifying that the applicant has been assigned to the reserve or has retired in case the applicant has been assigned to the reserve or has retired.

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(14) In case an applicant is in active service or in contract service in the armed forces of a foreign state or has served in a career position in the armed forces of a foreign state and has been assigned to the reserve thereof or has retired therefrom, the following is submitted

1) a document certifying the employment and career history;

2) a document certifying the rank, in case the applicant has a rank;

3) a document certifying that the applicant has been assigned to the reserve or has retired in case the applicant has been assigned to the reserve or has retired.

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(15) An applicant specified and included in the list accepted by Estonia, specified in clause 3 of Article 2 of the „Agreement between the Republic of Estonia and the Russian Federation on the Issues of Social Guarantees for Pensioners of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the Territory of the Republic of Estonia“, who has served in the armed forces of a foreign state and has retired therefrom, submits, in addition to the documents provided in the Regulation, a document certifying their employment and career history.

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(16) The documents specified in subsections 13¬–15 need not be submitted by

1) an applicant who is a citizen of a NATO member state;

2) where the documents have been submitted earlier upon applying for a long-stay visa and the facts reflected in the documents have not changed after the submission of the application for a long-stay visa.

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(1) An application may be submitted electronically if the applicant has been fingerprinted in visa proceedings and not more than 59 months have passed from fingerprinting to the date of submitting the application. The processing of the application shall start no later than on the working day following the date of receipt of the application by the administrative body.

(2) Copies of all the pages of the travel document of the applicant shall be appended to the application.

(3) Copies of the documents specified in clauses 4 to 11 of subsection 2 of § 5, § 6 and subsection 2 of this section of this Regulation shall be appended to the application, signed by a digital signature recognised in Estonia.

(4) The copies of the documents specified in subsections 2 and 3 of this section shall be full colour, complete and clearly legible.

(5) The applicant’s photo shall be digital, full colour, unedited and at least 1,300 pixels wide and 1,600 pixels high. The file shall be in JPG or JPEG format and 1 to 5 MB in size.

(6) The application, the applicant’s photo and the electronic copies of the documents appended to the applications shall be included in a digitally signed container.

(7) At the request of the administrative body, the applicant shall submit the original copies of the documents specified in subsections 2 and 3 of this section on the terms established by the administrative body. If the applicant submits the original copies of the documents by post, the applicant shall comply with § 62 of this Regulation.

(8) If the applicant is temporarily staying in Estonia at the time of submitting the application, he or she can submit the original copies of the documents specified in subsections 2 and 3 of this section in person to the Police and Border Guard Board. The original copies of the documents shall be returned to the applicant personally at the Police and Border Guard Board.

(9) The Police and Border Guard Board shall start processing the application if it has been submitted within the terms specified in subsection 1 of § 102 or subsection 1 of § 103 of this Regulation and the alien has submitted the documents specified in clauses 1 to 3 and 5 of subsection 1 of § 5 and in § 6 and the data specified in clause 19 or 26 of subsection 1 of § 9 and paid the state fee in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in § 4.

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(1) An application may be submitted by post if the applicant has been fingerprinted in visa proceedings and not more than 59 months have passed from fingerprinting to the date of submitting the application. The processing of the application shall start no later than on the working day following the date of receipt of the application by the administrative body.

(2) The original copies of the documents specified in §§ 5 and 6 of this Regulation shall be appended to the application. If the applicant also wishes to submit an electronic document, a printout of the digitally signed documents and the digital signature confirmation shall be appended to the application. Information concerning who, when and at what address the digitally signed document was sent to the administrative body shall also be appended to the application.

(3) The applicant shall append his or her chosen postal or courier service provider’s prepaid envelope addressed to the applicant, which shall be used for sending the decision made concerning the application and the travel document to the applicant or for returning the application. By appending the envelope or a document certifying the prepaid service, the applicant confirms that he or she is aware of the risks of sending a travel document by postal or courier services, including the risks related to sending a travel document across a state border, and bears the risks himself or herself.

(4) If the applicant does not append the envelope or the document certifying the prepaid service specified in subsection 3 of this section to the application, his or her travel document along with the decision made on the application or, in the case of returning the application, the entire application shall be returned to him or her personally at the location of the administrative body.

(5) If the applicant is temporarily staying in Estonia at the time of submitting the application, he or she can submit the original copies of the documents specified in §§ 5 and 6 of this Regulation in person to the Police and Border Guard Board. The original copies of the documents shall be returned to the applicant personally at the location of the administrative body.

(6) The Police and Border Guard Board shall start processing the application if it has been submitted within the term specified in subsection 1 of § 102 or subsection 1 of § 103 of this Regulation and the alien has submitted the documents specified in clauses 1 to 3 and 5 of subsection 1 of § 5 and in § 6 and the data specified in clause 19 or 26 of subsection 1 of § 9 and paid the state fee in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in § 4.

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(1) The following shall be submitted upon application for an extension of a period of stay

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1) an application;

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2) a photo;

3) the travel document of the applicant;

4) [Repealed – RT I, 18.01.2019, 2 – entry into force 31.05.2019]

5) a document certifying the reason for the extension of the period of stay, indicating the circumstances concerning the impossibility of the departure of the applicant from Estonia during the allowed period of stay.

(2) The documents specified in clause 5 of subsection 1 of this section do not have to be submitted by

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1) an alien who is applying for an extension of the period of stay established under a long-stay visa in connection with short-term employment in Estonia;

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1¹) an alien who is applying for an extension of the period of stay established under a long-stay visa in connection with a start-up business;

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2) the spouse or registered partner, a minor child and an adult child of an alien who are legally staying in Estonia on the basis of a long-stay visa issued by a competent Estonian agency and who apply for an extension of the period of stay specified in the long-term visa in order to continue the stay in Estonia relating to the short-term employment of the alien in Estonia or start-up business.

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(3) In case an extension of the period of stay is applied for electronically, copies of all pages of the travel document provided in clause 3 of subsection 1 of this section are submitted instead of the document, and the travel document is submitted in person upon receipt of the decision to extend the period of stay.

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(4) In case, upon receipt of the decision to extend the period of stay, it becomes evident that the travel document does not comply with the copy of the travel document submitted electronically and the requirements provided in subsections 2–4 of § 3, the visa decision is annulled and the issue of the visa sticker is refused.

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(1) [Repealed – RT I, 24.07.2020, 11 – entry into force 01.08.2020]

(2) [Repealed – RT I, 18.01.2019, 2 – entry into force 31.05.2019]

(2¹) In case an application for extension of the period of stay is submitted by a representative of the applicant, a document certifying the right of representation is appended to the application.

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(3) The notarised consent of the legal representative shall upon the request of the Police and Border Guard Board be appended to the application independently submitted by an applicant who is 15 to 18 years of age.

(4) A spouse or registered partner and a minor child, who apply for an extension of the period of stay on the basis of subsection 43 of § 67 or subsection 2 of § 681 of the Aliens Act, submit a document certifying a family relationship or marital status.

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(5) An adult child applying for an extension of the period of stay on the basis of subsection 43 of § 67 or subsection 2 of § 681 of the Aliens Act shall submit a document certifying the family relationship and a document certifying the state of health or disability.

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(6) If an extension of the period of stay is applied for on the basis of subsection 42 of § 67 of the Aliens Act, the opinion of the expert committee on compliance with the specification of a start-up company, or the respective data, including the number of the expert committee application, shall be appended to the application.

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(7) [Repealed - RT I, 25.04.2025, 5 - entry into force 28.04.2025]

(8) The document or data specified in subsection 6 of this section do not need to be submitted if the Minister of the Interior has by a directive classified the business entity owned by the respective company as a start-up company.

[RT I, 14.01.2017, 1 – entry into force 18.01.2017]

(9) The documents specified in subsections 4 and 5 of this section need not be submitted in case the spouse or registered partner, a minor child and an adult child of an alien, who are legally staying in Estonia on the basis of a long-stay visa issued by a competent Estonian agency apply for an extension of the period of stay determined by the long-stay visa in order to continue their stay in Estonia relating to the short-term employment or start-up business of the alien in Estonia.

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(1) The following shall be submitted upon applying for the formalisation of the right to stay in Estonia arising from the expiry of the validity of a temporary residence permit

1) an application;

2) a photo;

3) the travel document of the applicant.

(2) In case an application for formalisation of the right to stay in Estonia arising from the expiry of the period of validity of the temporary residence permit is submitted by a representative of the applicant, the representative is required to, in addition to the documents specified in subsection 1 of this section, submit a document certifying the right of representation.

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(1) The following data shall be submitted concerning the applicant in an application for a long-stay visa

1) given name(s);

2) surname(s);

3) former names;

4) patronymic, if entered into the travel document of the applicant;

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5) date of birth;

6) place and country of birth;

7) gender;

8) citizenship(s);

9) citizenship at birth, if different from the current citizenship;

10) data concerning the marital status of the applicant;

10¹) data on the studies, employment and other important facts of the applicant;

[RT I, 25.04.2025, 5 - entry into force 01.01.2026]

11) contact details, including the applicant’s e-mail address and phone number, home address (street or farm, house and apartment number, village or small town or city, rural municipality, county, country, postal code), type, name and address of the place of accommodation during the stay in Estonia (street or farm, house and apartment number, village or small town or city, rural municipality, county, postal code) and the e-mail address and phone number of the place of accommodation;

11¹) social media accounts;

[RT I, 25.04.2025, 5 - entry into force 01.01.2026]

12) type and number, issuing country and issuing authority, date of issue, date of expiry of the travel document;

13) [Repealed – RT I, 25.04.2025, 5 - entry into force 01.01.2026]

14) data concerning that the applicant is a family member of a citizen of the European Union or the European Economic Area or the Swiss Confederation or a citizen of the United Kingdom with the right of free movement and, in case it is so, a family relationship, given name(s), surname(s), nationality, date of birth and the number of the travel document or identity card of the family member of the applicant;

[RT I, 25.04.2025, 5 - entry into force 01.01.2026]

15) the purpose of travel;

16) the desired date of the beginning and end of the visa;

[RT I, 09.12.2022, 1 – entry into force 01.01.2023]

17) the duration of the planned stay in days;

18) data concerning a visa or residence permit of another Member State of the European Union or the Schengen Convention issued in the past five years and concerning holding a valid visa or residence permit of another Member State of the European Union or the Schengen Convention, including the type and period of validity and the issuing country of the visa or residence permit;

[RT I, 09.12.2022, 1 – entry into force 01.01.2023]

19) data concerning fingerprints taken upon applying for an Estonian or Schengen visa in the past 59 months, including the number of the fingerprinting;

20) data concerning the person who will cover the travel and living expenses during the applicant’s stay;

21) data concerning the means of subsistence during the stay in Estonia;

22) the given name and surname, date of birth or personal identity code, e-mail address, phone number and address (street or farm, house and apartment number, village or small town or city, rural municipality, county, postal code) of the private person living in Estonia to be visited in Estonia;

23) the name, registry code, e-mail address, phone number and address (street or farm, house and apartment number, village or small town or city, rural municipality, county, postal code) of the company to be visited and the given name and surname, e-mail address and phone number of the contact person at the company, if the company has not registered the short-term employment of the alien;

23¹) data on the criminal conviction of the applicant in a foreign country;

[RT I, 25.04.2025, 5 - entry into force 01.01.2026]

23²) data concerning whether the applicant has close relatives or family members;

[RT I, 25.04.2025, 5 - entry into force 01.01.2026]

23³) data concerning whether the applicant serves or has served in the armed forces of a foreign state in compulsory conscript service, in a career position or belongs to the reserve of the armed forces of a foreign state, participates or has participated in a military operation outside Estonia or is employed or has been employed in the intelligence or security service or cooperated with them or has been related to them in any other way, or is employed or has been employed in a state or non-state armed organisation or unit;

[RT I, 25.04.2025, 5 - entry into force 01.01.2026]

23⁴) data concerning whether the applicant belongs or has belonged to a criminal organisation, terrorist organisation or extremist group, or has contact or has had contact with persons belonging to or having belonged to them, is staying or has stayed in an area controlled by a terrorist organisation or extremist group, comes into contact with or has come into contact with firearms or explosives, or knows how to handle them, or has committed a crime against humanity or a war crime on the basis of beliefs;

[RT I, 25.04.2025, 5 - entry into force 01.01.2026]

24) the details of the legal representative, including given name(s), surname(s), citizenship(s), date of birth, e-amil address, phone number, contact address (street or farm, house and apartment number, village or small town or city, rural municipality, county, country, postal code);

25) date and the signature of the applicant or his or her legal representative;

26) fingerprints.

[RT I, 18.01.2019, 2 – entry into force 28.02.2019]

(2) If the alien is applying for a long-stay visa on the basis of subsections 1 and 3 or subsections 11 and 3 of § 911 of the Aliens Act, the alien shall submit the following data

1) the country of location of the applicant at the moment of the submission of the application;

2) the place of receipt of the visa sticker.

[RT I, 24.07.2020, 11 – entry into fore 01.08.2020]

(3) In case an alien who is applying for a long-stay visa has close relatives and family members, they submit, in addition to the information provided in the regulation, the following data concerning their close relatives and family members

1) the relationship with the applicant;

2) in the case of a spouse, the time and place of contracting of the marriage in a foreign state and in the case of a registered partner, the time and place of registration of the partnership in a foreign state;

3) given name(s);

4) surname(s);

5) gender;

6) Estonian personal identification code or date of birth;

7) citizenship(s);

8) place of birth (specify the state);

9) contact details, including contact address (street or farm, house and apartment number, village or town or city, rural municipality, county, state, postal code), e-mail address and telephone number.

[RT I, 25.04.2025, 5 - entry into force 01.01.2026]

(4) In case an applicant serves or has served in the armed forces of a foreign state, including in compulsory conscript service, in a career position or belongs to the reserve of the armed forces of a foreign state, or is employed or has been employed in the intelligence or security service or cooperated with them or has been related in any other way, or participates or has participated in military operations outside Estonia, or is employed or has been employed in a non-state armed organisation or unit, they submit the following data in addition to the data provided in the regulation

1) studying in special military schools and courses, including the name and rank of the school or course;

2) membership in the reserve of the armed forces, including the state and the reason;

3) participation in military operations in the territory of other states, including the state, the time of participation, the name of the unit and its number, the name or explanation of the mission, place of service, service tasks;

4) description of the service or employment history, including the name of the agency, organisation or unit, address, place of service or post, service duties, field of activity of the agency, period of service or employment, number and date of issue of military identity card.

[RT I, 25.04.2025, 5 - entry into force 01.01.2026]

(5) The provision of the data specified in clause 101 subsection 1 is not required

1) in case the data have been submitted earlier upon applying for registration of short-term employment and the data have not changed since the submission of the previous application for registration of short-term employment;

2) in case the data have been submitted earlier upon applying for a long-stay visa and the data have not changed since the submission of the previous application for a long-stay visa.

[RT I, 25.04.2025, 5 - entry into force 01.01.2026]

(6) The data specified in subsection 4 need not be submitted by an applicant who is a citizen of a NATO Member State.

[RT I, 25.04.2025, 5 - entry into force 01.01.2026]

(7) Upon applying for a long-stay visa, the applicant submits the data specified in subsections 3 and 4 in case the data have changed since the submission of the previous application for a long-stay visa.

[RT I, 25.04.2025, 5 - entry into force 01.01.2026]

The following data shall be submitted concerning the applicant for an extension of a period of stay

1) given name(s);

2) surname(s);

3) former names;

4) patronymic, in case it is included in the travel document of the applicant;

[RT I, 25.04.2025, 5 - entry into force 28.04.2025]

5) date of birth;

6) place and country of birth;

7) gender;

8) citizenship(s);

9) citizenship at birth, if different from current citizenship;

10) data concerning the marital status of the applicant;

11) contact details, including the applicant’s e-mail address and phone number, home address (street or farm, house and apartment number, village or small town or city, rural municipality, county, country, postal code), type, name and address of the place of accommodation during the stay in Estonia (street or farm, house and apartment number, village or small town or city, rural municipality, county, postal code) and the e-mail address and phone number of the place of accommodation;

12) the date until which the extension of the period of stay is applied for;

13) the reason for the extension of the period of stay;

14) a comprehensive explanation of the circumstances of applying for the extension of the period of stay, if the extension of the period of stay is applied for on the grounds specified in clauses 1 to 4 of subsection 4 of § 67 of the Aliens Act;

15) the given name and surname, date of birth or personal identity code, e-mail address, phone number and address (street or farm, house and apartment number, village or small town or city, rural municipality, county, postal code) of the private person living in Estonia to be visited in Estonia;

16) the name, registry code, e-mail address, phone number and address (street or farm, house and apartment number, village or small town or city, rural municipality, county, postal code) of the company to be visited and the given name and surname, e-mail address and phone number of the contact person at the company, if the company has not registered the short-term employment of the alien;

17) the details of the legal representative, including given name(s), surname(s), citizenship(s), date of birth, e-amil address, phone number, contact address (street or farm, house and apartment number, village or small town or city, rural municipality, county, country, postal code);

18) date of submission of the application and the signature of the applicant or his or her legal representative;

19) fingerprints.

[RT I, 18.01.2019, 2 – entry into force 31.05.2019]

(1) The following data shall be submitted upon applying for the formalisation of the right to stay in Estonia arising from the expiry of the validity of a temporary residence permit

1) given name(s);

2) surname(s);

2¹) citizenship(s);

[RT I, 25.04.2025, 5 - entry into force 01.01.2026]

3) date of birth;

[RT I, 25.04.2025, 5 - entry into force 01.01.2026]

4) contact details, except if these correspond to the data entered in the Population Register;

5) the date of submission of the application and the signature of the applicant or the legal representative of the applicant.

(2) If the application is not submitted by the applicant personally, the following data concerning the representative of the applicant shall be submitted in addition to the data specified in subsection 1 of this section

1) type of document certifying the right of representation;

2) given name(s);

3) surname(s);

4) contact details, except if these correspond to the data entered in the Population Register;

5) personal identification code or date of birth;

6) signature.

RT I, 14.01.2017, 1 – entry into force 17.01.2017]

(1) In case a long-stay visa is applied for in accordance with the procedure provided in § 911 of the Aliens Act, the application must be submitted to the Police and Border Guard Board no later than 30 days, but not earlier than two months, before the expiry of the period of stay.

[RT I, 25.04.2025, 5 - entry into force 01.01.2026]

(2) As an exception, an alien may submit an application after the term specified in subsection 1 of this section, but on the last day of the lawful period of stay at the latest, if he or she proves that his or her state of health or a good personal reason did not allow him or her to submit the application by the due time.

[RT I, 09.12.2022, 1 – entry into force 01.01.2023]

(1) An application for an extension of a period of stay shall be submitted to the Police and Border Guard Board three working days at the latest before the expiry of the period of stay.

(2) As an exception, an alien may submit an application for an extension of the period of stay after the term specified in subsection 1 of this section, but not later than on the last day of the period of stay if he or she proves that the reason for applying for the extension of the period of stay was determined or arose after the said term.

[RT I, 14.01.2017, 1 – entry into force 17.01.2017]

(1) The application shall be submitted to the consular official of the Estonian foreign mission in whose consular area the applicant’s place of residence is located.

(2) A consular official may in reasoned cases, including if there is no Estonian foreign mission that processes applications in the country of residence of the alien or if the application cannot be submitted via an external service provider, accept the application of an alien who is lawfully staying in the consular area, but is not living in the area.

(3) The application may be submitted to a consular official of an Estonian foreign mission six months before the date of the beginning of the desired visa at the earliest.

[RT I, 09.12.2022, 1 – entry into force 01.01.2023]

(1) [Repealed – RT I, 09.12.2022, 1 – entry into force 01.01.2023]

(2) An administrative authority decides on the issue or refusal to issue a long-stay visa within 30 days as of the acceptance of the application for processing unless otherwise provided by an international agreement that is binding on the Republic of Estonia.

[RT I, 25.04.2025, 5 - entry into force 28.04.2025]

(3) [Repealed - RT I, 25.04.2025, 5 - entry into force 01.01.2026]

(4) [Repealed - RT I, 25.04.2025, 5 - entry into force 01.01.2026]

(5) An administrative authority may, for a good reason, extend the term for reviewing an application provided in subsection 2 by up to 30 days. The administrative authority immediately notifies the applicant in writing of the extension of the deadline for reviewing the application, the reason therefor and the new deadline to the e-mail address or postal address indicated in the application.

[RT I, 25.04.2025, 5 - entry into force 01.01.2026]

The extension of or refusal to extend a period of stay shall be decided by the Police and Border Guard Board within three working days from the acceptance of the application for processing.

[RT I, 14.01.2017, 1 – entry into force 17.01.2017]

The Police and Border Guard Board, the Estonian Internal Security Service or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall prematurely terminate the period of stay of an alien immediately upon the emergence of circumstances giving grounds for the premature termination of the period of stay.

The formalisation of the right to stay in Estonia arising from the expiry of a temporary residence permit shall be decided by the Police and Border Guard Board within three working days from the acceptance of the application for processing.

[RT I, 14.01.2017, 1 – entry into force 17.01.2017]

The Police and Border Guard Board, the Estonian Internal Security Service or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall revoke or annul a visa immediately upon the emergence of circumstances giving grounds for the revocation or annulment of the visa.

(1) The extent of sufficient funds per every allowed day of stay in Estonia as specified in Chapter 2 of the Aliens Act is 70 euros.

[RT I, 09.12.2022, 1 – entry into force 01.01.2023]

(2) In case an alien applies for or holds a visa for engaging in start-up business for the purposes of the Aliens Act, the rate of sufficient funds is four times the subsistence level established on the basis of subsection 3 of § 131 of the Social Welfare Act for each month spent in Estonia. Upon applying for a visa for the spouse or registered partner of an alien applying for or holding a visa for engaging in start-up business, the rate of sufficient funds is 80 per cent of the rate of sufficient funds of the alien applying for or holding a visa. The rate of sufficient funds is not applied to a minor child of an alien applying for or holding a visa for the purpose of engaging in start-up business and to an adult child who is unable to cope independently due to their health condition or disability.

[RT I, 28.12.2023, 1 - entry into force 01.01.2024]

(3) [Repealed – RT I, 09.12.2022, 1 – entry into force 01.01.2023]

(4) In case an alien applies for a visa for short-term employment in Estonia, the rate of sufficient funds is six times the subsistence level established on the basis of subsection 3 of § 131 of the Social Welfare Act. The rate of sufficient funds is not applied to the spouse or registered partner of an alien applying for a visa for short-term employment in Estonia, a minor child and an adult child who is unable to cope independently due to their health condition or disability.

[RT I, 28.12.2023, 1 - entry into force 01.01.2024]

(5) In case an alien applies for a visa for short-term employment in Estonia in a start-up company or as a seasonal worker, the rate of sufficient funds is four times the subsistence level established on the basis of subsection 3 of § 131 of the Social Welfare Act. Upon applying for a visa for the spouse or registered partner of an alien applying for a visa for short-term employment in Estonia in a start-up company or as a seasonal worker, the rate of sufficient funds is 80 per cent of the rate of sufficient funds of the alien applying for a visa. The rate of sufficient funds is not applied to a minor child and adult child of an alien applying for a visa for short-term employment in Estonia in a start-up company or as a seasonal worker, who is unable to cope independently due to their health condition or disability.

[RT I, 28.12.2023, 1 - entry into force 01.01.2024]

(6) In case an alien applies for or holds a visa for studying, the rate of sufficient funds is four times the subsistence level established on the basis of subsection 3 of § 131 of the Social Welfare Act for each month spent in Estonia. To the spouse or registered partner of an alien applying for or holding a visa for study purposes who is applying for a visa based on subsection 4 of § 622 of the Aliens Act, the rate of sufficient funds is 80 per cent of the rate of sufficient funds of an alien applying for or holding a visa. The rate of sufficient funds does not apply to a minor child of an alien applying for or holding a visa for study.

[RT I, 28.12.2023, 1 - entry into force 01.01.2024]

(7) In case an alien applies for or holds a visa for teleworking as an employee independent of their location, the rate of sufficient funds is 0.60 times the subsistence level established on the basis of subsection 3 of § 131 of the Social Welfare Act for each day spent in Estonia. The rate of sufficient funds is not applied upon applying for a visa to the spouse or registered partner, a minor child and an adult child, who is unable to cope independently due to their health condition or disability, of an alien applying for or holding a visa for teleworking as an independent employee regardless of their location.

[RT I, 25.04.2025, 5 - entry into force 01.01.2026]

[Repealed – RT I, 24.07.2020, 11 – entry into force 01.08.2020]

[Omitted from this text.]

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2016.