The original e-Residency country now has an actual visa to match. Tallinn's compact, walkable old town hides one of Europe's most wired startup and coworking scenes.
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Estonia in short
We cover 2 cities in Estonia. A mid-range solo month runs from about $1,400 in Tartu to about $1,600 in Tallinn (our planning estimates, method). The visa tracker has 1 record for Estonia, read on official pages and last checked 29 Sept 2026.
Work in Estonia (state agency) page presents applications as open, with restrictions for Russia and Belarus
Income rule
Subsistence funds for teleworking (digital nomad visa) stated as 132 EUR per day (3,960 EUR per month) on the MFA long-stay visa page
Stay
D visa may be issued for up to 365 days within twelve consecutive months
Government fee
Visa fee EUR 120; children 6-11 EUR 60; some exemptions
Processing
Processing usually takes up to 30 days
Insurance
Travel medical insurance valid for the whole visa period is a general D visa requirement
Tax
Tax Board: a person staying in Estonia at least 183 days within 12 consecutive calendar months is a tax resident (worldwide income); non-residents pay income tax only on income received in Estonia. The state e-Residency FAQ (https://www.e-resident.gov.ee/blog/posts/faqs-about-estonias-digital-nomad-visa/) applies the 183-day rule to digital nomad visa holders
Sorted from cheapest. Monthly cost is a mid-range solo scenario in US dollars; housing is the accommodation line of the same scenario. Wifi and safety are planning figures, not measurements.
How this page is built: visa rows are read from the audited tracker, which links each figure to an official page and dates the check; city figures are editorial planning estimates (method). Rules change, so confirm with the authority before you apply. Researched from official immigration pages and the site's cost dataset.
Earlier summary of the visa route
Scheme
Digital Nomad Visa (DNV)
Maximum stay
Up to 1 year
Income or savings
~€4,500/month gross (last 6 months)
Difficulty
Moderate
These summary figures were carried over from the earlier site and are not individually dated. Where they differ from the official-source records above, the records win.
