Consultation sessions
Please note that all consultations require prior booking. To make a booking, just choose the according service below. Please keep in mind, that:
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Our services are meant for expats already residing in Estonia or shortly arriving. |
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All bookings are individual, so if you wish to come with your family, please book a separate time slot for each person applying for the services (e.g. personal ID code, residence registration). |
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If you need to cancel or reschedule, please send an email to ihe@workinestonia.com or call +372 627 9701 and give early notice. In that case, we’ll be able to offer the free spot to those in need. |
This consultation provided by the migration advisers from the Police and Border Guard Board will help you understand what documents are required for your (future) foreign employee and what administrative steps you have to take as an employer. This covers:
- • Types of visa
- • Residence permits
- • Short-term employment
During this consultation, provided by the Integration Foundation, you can get essential information regarding Estonian language learning possibilities and topics related to adjusting your employee, both, current and future, to the Estonian society.
Among the documents that citizens of non-EU countries need to get 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 extending, but please note that the actual application process has to be done directly at one of the Police and Border Guard Board offices.
Personal ID code is one of the first things you need when settling in Estonia, regardless of your country of origin. This service is provided by the City of Tallinn. The documents you need to bring along are:
- • valid ID card/passport for the EU citizens
• residence permit together with a valid passport for the non-EU citizens.
Every person residing in Estonia has to register their address of residence. EU citizen have to do it within 3 months after arriving in Estonia. Citizens of other nationalities have to register their address after receiving their temporary residence permit. In order to register the address of residence, following documents are necessary:
- • valid ID card/passport (for EU citizens)
- • Estonian residence permit and valid passport (for non-EU citizens)
• Estonian ID code
• rental contract in your name with the rental property owners’ signed approval.
This service is provided by the City of Tallinn, thus we are currently only able to register Tallinn addresses. In case if you are living outside the city borders of Tallinn, please contact your local municipality.
During this appointment by the City of Tallinn we will initiate your personal ID code and your Tallinn address registration process during the same session.
Career counselling, provided by the Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund, helps you plan your career, once you have already relocated to Estonia. Counselling comprises topics related to studies, work and choosing a specialisation.
We’ll help you gain knowledge about the 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 or advise you on how to write these important documents.
City of Tallinn Enterprise Centre provides you with essential information regarding business environment in Estonia. We can help you with:
- • preparation of business plans and financial projections
- • questions related to employment law
- • information about starting or relocating your company to Estonia
- • state business grants (startup grants provided by Enterprise Estonia and Estonian Unemployment Fund)
If your questions are related to e-Residency or Startup visa, please contact them directly.
During this consultation, provided by the Integration Foundation, you can get essential information regarding Estonian language learning possibilities and topics related to your adjusting to the Estonian society.
Please note that this consultation does not cover any topics related to migration, e.g. residence permit. For migration related advice, please book the Residence permit consultation above.