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estonia is the best place for your business

Nearly 100,000 entrepreneurs, freelancers and digital nomads have become e-⁠residents of Estonia to start and run a company fully online. With e-⁠Residency, you can skip the bureaucracy and access low-cost business administration services.

e-Residency Digital ID Card Kit e-Residency

5500+

e-⁠residents from Germany

1700+

companies created by Germans

15

minutes to open a company
e-Residency digital ID card for easy business transactions

5500+ e-⁠residents from Germany & why you should apply too

  • Register a company in Estonia 100% online with your digital ID card
  • Sign contracts and manage all aspects of your company securely online 
  • Pay low administrative costs (incl 10X less share capital than a German GmbH)
  • No obligation to join a chamber of commerce
Guide to Estonian e-Residency for e-residents in Germany

Guide to Estonian e-⁠Residency for e-⁠residents in Germany

  • Four reasons to become an e-resident
  • How to apply for e-Residency
  • Digital security and advanced digital services of Estonia
  • How your business can benefit from e-Residency
Access the full guide here

Meet the e-residents

Portrait of Tim Schnöckelborg

“Anyone who has founded a company in Germany will appreciate the advantages of Estonia streamlined government platforms & fully digitalized procedures. This saves entrepreneurs a lot of money & time.”

Tim Schnöckelborg
Founder of e-Commerce Guru OÜ, German entrepreneur living in Tallinn
Portrait of Viviana Schaller

„With location independent and low-bureaucratic business structures Estonia offered everything I needed and more to set up the operational side of my business.”

Viviana Schaller
Founder of Skillsquare, Munich-born, digital nomad
Portrait of Christoph Huebner

“So now it’s half a year of almost a daily smile when it comes to book-keeping, tax payment or any other smooth and no-hassle-transaction through my e-Residency card or my smart-ID.”

Christoph Huebner
Founder of Schwarzstorch OÜ (personal holding company), Madeira, digital nomad
Portrait of Luke Seelenbinder

“As an American in Switzerland with a business partner in South Korea, e-Residency gives me a complete and clear solution for my business needs."

Luke Seelenbinder
Co-founder of Funktional OÜ (IT services), St. Gallen, Switzerland

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How to get started

  1. 1

    Become an e-resident

    Apply online, pay state fee, and choose a pickup location for your digital ID. State fee: €150.

    Learn how & apply
  2. 2

    Choose a service provider

    Obtain an Estonian contact person and legal address from our Marketplace. Cost: €30-150 monthly average (some include bookkeeping and other features).

    Choose your service provider using our Marketplace
  3. 2

    Register company in Estonia

    Register company structure online at e-Business Registry. Pay state fee for company registration. Cost: €265.

    Register a company online at e-Business Registry
  4. 4

    Apply for business banking

    Find a fintech partner in our service provider marketplace.

    Find business banking serivces

Apply for e-⁠Residency

    Apply Now

Read Germany-specific content

10 top questions about e-Residency from entrepreneurs in Germany

A summary of the top questions and answers from the recent e-Residency AMA session for entrepreneurs in Germany

Hannah Brown • 7 min read
Mar 2023

Coder´s delight

Around the world from from Barcelona to Bali – Zentered’s Patrick Heneise uses e-Residency to code from anywhere

Justin Petrone • 5 min read
Sep 2022

September fests 2022: e-Residency in Germany

E-Residency is heading to Deutschland and we’d be delighted to meet up with you

Matthew Hirtes • 4 min read
Sep 2022

E-Residency for European digital nomads

Keep a digital footprint in the Single Market and manage an EU company remotely with ease.

Andy Stofferis • 9 min read
Sep 2022

A digital home is where the heart is

E-Residency helps Michael Alf create premium virtual events and special visual experiences for clients globally

Hannah Brown • 3 min read
Jan 2022

Company registration in 3 steps for German e-residents

German e-residents can register and run an Estonian company online with e-Residency in 3 easy steps

Hannah Brown • 6 min read
Jan 2022