Temporary Restriction on Crossing of State Border by Citizens of Russian Federation

Due to the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine, the crossing of the external border by citizens of the Russian Federation holding a valid short-stay visa for the purpose of entering Estonia is to be temporarily restricted.

For the purpose of entering Estonia, the state border is allowed to be crossed by a citizen of the Russian Federation

1) who is visiting their direct descendant or ascendant or their spouse who is residing in Estonia and who is an Estonian citizen or holds an Estonian long-term residence permit;

2) who is visiting an Estonian citizen or a person holding an Estonian long-term residence permit residing in Estonia with whom they are raising a common underage child;

3) who is an employee of a diplomatic mission or a consular post located in the European Union, the European Economic Area or the Swiss Confederation, or a family member thereof;

4) who is briefly visiting a diplomatic mission or a consular post located in the European Union, the European Economic Area or the Swiss Confederation for the purpose of providing technical or professional support;

5) who is directly involved in international carriage of goods and passengers, including a crew member and a ship’s crew member servicing an international means of transport and a person performing repairs or warranty or maintenance work on such a means of transport;

6) who is a person with a right of free movement under European Union law;

7) who is in immediate transit through the territory of Estonia for reaching their country of residence;

8) who holds a valid short-stay visa issued by Estonia and whose short-term employment is registered;

9) who holds a valid short-stay visa issued by Estonia for study purposes; or

10) whose arrival in Estonia is necessary for humanitarian reasons.

This Order takes effect on 19 September 2022.