Estonia digital nomad visa (2026)
Digital Nomad Visa
Income requirement
€4,500 / month
About $5,195 a month at the exchange rate below
as of March 2026Source: e-resident.gov.ee
How this figure is worked out
Stated by the official source: EUR 4,500 a month gross, evidenced over the six months before the application.
The US dollar figure uses the European Central Bank euro foreign exchange reference rates for 2026-08-12. Source: ecb.europa.eu
- How long it lasts
- Up to 1 year on a long-stay D visa, up to 90 days on a short-stay C visa
- What it costs
- EUR 120 for a D visa, EUR 90 for a C visa
- Tax treatment
- Local income tax applies
Staying more than 183 days in a consecutive 12-month period makes you an Estonian tax resident, and you then declare and pay tax in Estonia.
What you need to qualify
- Proof that your work is location-independent and uses telecommunications technology
- An employer registered outside Estonia, your own company registered abroad, or freelance clients mostly outside Estonia
- Documented income for the six months before applying
- Health insurance valid in Estonia
- A clean criminal record
Worth knowing. The threshold is set as EUR 150 a day, which the Police and Border Guard Board expresses as EUR 4,500 over 30 days. Income is assessed case by case.
Do you qualify for the Digital Nomad Visa?
Enter your monthly income to check it against the requirement, about $5,195 a month.
Common questions
- Does Estonia have a digital nomad visa?
- Yes. Estonia offers the Digital Nomad Visa. The income requirement works out at about €4,500 a month. How long it lasts: up to 1 year on a long-stay D visa, up to 90 days on a short-stay C visa. The date and source are shown on this page. Requirements change, so confirm with the official source before applying.
- How much income do you need for the Digital Nomad Visa?
- Stated by the official source: EUR 4,500 a month gross, evidenced over the six months before the application. That is roughly $5,195 a month in US dollars.
- Will you pay tax in Estonia on the Digital Nomad Visa?
- Staying more than 183 days in a consecutive 12-month period makes you an Estonian tax resident, and you then declare and pay tax in Estonia.
- Is this information current?
- Every figure on this page carries an "as of" date and a link to the official source, and is refreshed on a schedule. Where the law states a multiple of a published wage rather than a fixed amount, we store the rule and recalculate, so the figure stays right when the wage moves. Nomad-visa rules change often, so always confirm with the official source before applying.