The e-Residency programme was launched by Estonian Government in 2014 in order to offer entrepreneurs, digital nomads and freelancers around the world access to Estonian digital business services. 99% of Estonian government services are available online, 24/7. Get your digital ID card to start, run and grow your business from anywhere in the world with e-Residency.
Grow your business remotely from anywhere in the world.
A list of the e-services most often used by e-residents can be found in our article on how to use your e-Residency digital ID.
Estonia invites anyone in the world to apply for e-Residency, as long as:
E-Residency is particularly well-suited for many freelancers, consultants, digital nomads and other digital entrepreneurs interested in establishing a digital services company that they can manage remotely.
Once you have received your e-Residency digital ID, you’re ready to create your Estonian company online. Online registration can be done through the government owned Company Registration Portal, or via Business Register API services that some service providers have on their websites. The state fee to register a private limited company (‘osaühing’ or ‘OÜ’ in Estonian) is €265.
You must use a licensed service provider to fulfil the legal address and contact person legal requirements. You may also need help from your service provider with accounting, tax, legal matters, and business banking in Estonia, the EU, or your own country. Read more about choosing the right service provider and then follow our step-by-step instructions to register your company.
Costs of starting and running your business will vary depending on the business form, volume of activities, the fees of your service providers, and the types of services you need. At a basic level for a private limited company (OÜ), the costs will include:
Read more about costs and fees of starting a business in Estonia on our Knowledge Base.