Residence and work permits

When a residence permit is provided or renewed, a residence permit card is issued for the foreign national. A residence permit card contains personal data about the user, residence and work permit information, a photograph and fingerprints. A residence permit is needed by residents of third countries and by people with an unknown citizenship status.

A residence permit may be temporary (validity period up to 5 years) or long-term. State fee for a residence permit card is 30.67€; 63.91€ if processed as urgent.

Foreign nationals living in Estonia according to a temporary residence permit are required to possess a work permit in order to work in Estonia. A work permit gives a foreign national the right to work in Estonia while the work permit is valid. If the foreign national has a temporary residence permit that allows working in Estonia, a work permit is not required.

See more information about the residence permits and work permits from the Police and Border Guard Board web-page.

If you have any questions, just use the communication window on the left or contect us by e-mail veronika@jmk.ee.