International House of Estonia (IHE) offers you a wide range of free consultation sessions. Our service providers are Police and Border Guard Board, City of Tallinn, Integration Foundation, Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund, and our own team – Work in Estonia. We are here to help you find information about documents, healthcare, language programs etc. We also provide consultations & events for your spouse.
To ensure a smooth and a pleasant visit for all our clients, we kindly ask you to keep in mind the following before booking a consultation:
See also events that are taking place in IHE.
The aim of the business consultation, provided by the City of Tallinn (Enterprise department), is to provide essential information regarding business environment in Estonia. We can help you with following topics:
If your questions are related with e-residency or gaining a startup visa, we kindly ask you to contact directly with the service providers on the above-mentioned links.
Career counselling, provided by Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund, helps you to make professional decisions and plan your career, when you have already relocated to Estonia. Counselling comprises topics related to studies, work and choosing a specialisation.
We help you to gain knowledge about Estonian labour market and provide you with tips on being more successful in your hunt for a job. We can review your CV and motivation letter together with you, or advise you on how to write these important documents.
This consultation will help you to gather information regarding relocation of your (future) foreign employee to Estonia. It is possible to conduct the consultation in person at the International House of Estonia or via Skype.
Topics which could be covered:
NB! For residence or visa, permit and other documents related questions, please choose the corresponding consultation.
This consultation will help you to understand what documents are needed for your (future) foreign employee and what administrative steps you shall take as employer.
Questions regarding the following documents can be touched upon:
NB! For the residence related questions or questions about everyday adaptation, language courses and family integration, please choose the corresponding consultation.
Possible to conduct consultation via Skype or in person at the International House of Estonia.
During this consultation you apply for a personal ID code. Service is provided by the City of Tallinn.
Personal ID code is one the first things that one has to acquire when settling down in Estonia, regardless of the country of origin.
Documents you need to bring to IHE when applying for ID code: EU citizens: valid ID card/passport; non-EU citizens: valid passport, residence permit
NB! It is possible to acquire your ID code and register your residence during the same consultation, but please make sure you bring all necessary documents for both steps.
(If you have questions regarding residence permits, please book a residence permit consultation (by Estonian Police and Border Guard Board).)
During this consultation we register your address in Tallinn. Service is provided by the City of Tallinn.
In order to register the address of residence, following documents are necessary:
Every person residing on the Estonian territory has to register the address of residence, EU citizen have to do so within 3 months after arriving in Estonia. Citizens of other nationalities have to register after receiving their temporary residence permit and personal ID code.
As we are currently able to register only Tallinn addresses, in case you are living outside of the borders of Tallinn City, please contact your local municipality.
NB! It is possible to register your residence and acquire your ID code during the same consultation, but please make sure you bring all necessary documents for both steps.
Among documents that citizens of non-EU country need to get at first is a residence permit. Migration advisers from the Police and Border Guard Board offer counselling for the process of obtaining it as well as for extending it, but you have to apply for residence permit and/or ID card at the Police and Border Guard Board office.
This consultation will help you to gather information regarding settling in of your (future) foreign employee in Estonia.
Information can be provided about following topics:
NB! For migration or everyday adaptation, language courses and family integration questions, please choose the corresponding consultation.
It is possible to conduct the consultation in person at the International House of Estonia or via Skype.
Update: until 26 February 2020 we are unfortunately not able to provide you this consultation session at the International House. To receive counselling, we kindly ask you to contact directly with our partner and service provider Integration Foundation, by sending them an email: info@integratsiooniinfo.ee or giving a call: +372 800 9999. You can always contact our team, too: info@workinestonia.com.
During this consultation, provided by Integration Foundation experts, you can get essential information regarding various topics related to your settling in Estonia. Please specify the area of your interest while booking an appointment.
• General overview of the Estonian administrative system
• Language learning possibilities
• Family
• Everyday life
Please keep in mind, that all questions about identification documents should be addressed directly to Police and Border Guard Board during our other consultation – residence permit consultation – or https://www.politsei.ee/en.