EstoniaFree movement
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Citizenship of an EU member state, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.
A citizen of the European Union is a citizen of an EU member state, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.
EU citizens residing legally may work, run a business or study without a separate permit; EU rules cover workers, students, pensioners and jobseekers.
EU citizens who reside legally in Estonia have an unlimited right to work, engage in business or study without needing a separate permit for it.
you have the right to live in another EU country, whether as a worker, a student,
EU citizens may stay up to 3 months without registering; for the temporary right of residence they register their place of residence (notice submitted to the municipality) and apply for an Estonian ID card; the right is valid 5 years and automatically extended for 5 years at a time while residence stays registered.
The right of temporary stay is the right of an EU citizen to visit Estonia for 3 months without registering their place of residence.
you have registered your place of residence in Estonia you have applied for an Estonian ID card.
In order to obtain temporary right of residene please turn to the municiplaity of your place of residence.
The temporary right of residence is valid for 5 years and is automatically extended for 5 years at a time, if your place of residence continues to be registered in Estonia.
Non-EU spouse; child up to 21 or dependent adult child (own or spouse's); dependent parent or grandparent (own or spouse's); dependant or household member in the country of departure; other dependant or person needing the EU citizen's care. Once they hold a temporary or permanent right of residence they have an unlimited right to work, engage in business or study.
You are considered a family member iff you are an alien who is not a citizen of the EU (except Estonia) and are an EU citizen’s: spouse child up to 21 years of age or dependant adult child, i.e. dependant child spouse’s child up to 21 years of age or dependant adult child, i.e. dependant child dependant parent or grandparent spouse’s dependant parent or grandparent dependant or member of household under a common household in the country of departure other dependant person or person who needs care by EU citizen.
Family member who has received a temporary or permanent right of residence has an unlimited right to work, engage in business or study.
Permanent right of residence after living in Estonia continuously for 5 consecutive years with a registered place of residence; in special circumstances it can be obtained before 5 years. The official source does not state the absence or retention rules.
You may apply for the permanent right of residence to reside in Estonia indefinitely, if you are an EU citizen who has lived in Estonia continuously for 5 consecutive years and your place of residence is registered in Estonia.
Please note! In special circumstances it is possible to obtain permanent right of residence before 5 years.
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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