As of August 1, and thanks to the e-Residency program, the Estonian government has opened applications for the Digital Nomad Visa (DNV). This new class of visa will allow foreign citizens to stay in Estonia as tourists for up to one year, while working on their own or remotely for a foreign company.

This will remove the uncertainty that remote workers faced while residing in Estonia. Likewise, it does not set restrictions on nationality or work sector, but it is necessary to comply with certain legibility requirements related to demonstrating that the job is suitable for working remotely.

The residence permit for an investor under general conditions, allows the minor investor who has a stake in a company of at least EUR 65,000, or as a sole proprietor of at least EUR 16,000, to be able to obtain residence in the country. The registered capital of the company, the subordinated liabilities and the amount of registered fixed assets can be considered as investment and it is a type of residence permit for investment under general conditions

The Residence Permit for Large Investor is granted with the aim of promoting investments in this type of business activities in Estonia as long as they are of public interest and contribute significantly to the development of the country's economy.

To be granted, it is necessary that the main investor has made a direct investment of at least EUR 1,000,000 in a company registered in the Estonian commercial register that invests mainly in the Estonian economy, or an investment in an investment fund, of in accordance with the investment policy according to which the instruments of the fund are invested mainly in companies also registered in the commercial register.

El permiso de residencia por Start-Up es un tipo de permiso de residencia que permite a los creadores de empresas emergentes innovadoras, una vez evaluadas y aceptadas por el comité de expertos del Ministerio del Interior, obtener un permiso de residencia en caso de haber creado una empresa que cuenta con un modelo de negocio que con un potencial de crecimiento global tan grande, innovador y reproducible que significará una real contribución sustantiva al entorno empresarial de Estonia. Antes de presentar la solicitud a la Junta de Policía y Guardia de Fronteras, se debe proporcionar una solicitud para la evaluación de la puesta en marcha al comité de expertos. El comité de expertos emite su opinión sobre si se trata de una puesta en marcha dentro de los 10 días hábiles siguientes a la recepción de toda la información y pruebas requeridas por parte del solicitante. Las condiciones y procedimientos para la evaluación del cumplimiento de la definición de empresas emergentes, la relación de datos y pruebas a presentar y los requisitos para su presentación se establecen mediante reglamento del Ministro del Interior.