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your digital id your company your freedom

Start, run and grow an EU company easily and securely with your e-⁠Residency Digital ID.

How it works

Backed by the Government of Estonia

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Do business easily

Incorporate in Estonia with e-⁠Residency. 100% digital, always in English, entirely built for your needs.
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Feel digitally secure

Have complete confidence doing business safely in the world's most digital country, Estonia.
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Unrivalled growth opportunities

Position yourself to thrive: trade within the EU, reach investors and partners, and join a business-friendly ecosystem.
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Join an active community

Connect to the world's entrepreneurs. Find a network of experience, advice and support from like-minded people.

How it works

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Become an e-⁠resident

3-8 weeks

Apply online and wait for approval. Then pick up your e-Residency kit, including your personal digital ID card.

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Start a company

1-2 days

Use your e-Residency ID card to register your company 100% online. Access business banking and payment solutions.

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Run your company

as long as it takes

Sign documents digitally, file reports online, outsource admin and network among 20,000+ business owners within the e-Residency community.

130,800+

e-⁠residents from 170+ countries all around the world

15 billion euros

Combined revenue of e-⁠resident companies

37,900+

Companies started by e-⁠residents in diverse sectors

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With e-Residency, you can easily register an EU business online without relocating and free from bureaucracy: great for remote entrepreneurs!

Christelle Sidoine
Easy Assistant&Co OÜ, South Africa
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E-Residency is the best option to set up a company for multiple founders without bureaucracy: our business was up and running cheaply within days.

Georg Klausner
Mansiontech OÜ, Austria
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It’s easier and safer than ever before to start an EU company and access these opportunities, thanks to e-Residency. In an uncertain world, e-Residency is a no-brainer for entrepreneurs like me.

Dominik Panosch
sign.online, Austria
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The application process went smoothly and quickly. I experienced no complications and picked up my e-Residency kit in less than the quoted time.

Dr. Priya E. Abraham
Cyberconnecting OÜ, Austria/UK
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I looked at different options and chose Estonia: with e-Residency, we don’t have to print out and keep tons of documents. Everything is digital.

Konstantin Klyagin
Redwerk OÜ, Ukraine

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What is e-Residency?

E-Residency of Estonia is a government-issued digital identity which gives global entrepreneurs remote access to the world's most digital country. It provides the possibility to securely authenticate yourself online and sign documents using the most secure and efficient electronic signatures. Plus, the ability to start a company 100% online from anywhere.

 

Estonia was the first country to offer e-Residency, starting in 2014. It remains the most popular programme of its kind for ambitious entrepreneurial people.

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