Estonia has opened applications for its Digital Nomad Visa (DNV), which permits international citizens in Estonia to work for an international employer or as a freelancer.
A Digital Nomad Visa permits aliens who are engaged in jobs independent of location, to work remotely in Estonia. Technology, finance and marketing are the main areas of activity in this kind of visa, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports.
Estonia’s Ministry of Interior had previously announced that this kind of visa could be granted for both short-term (C-visa) and long-term (D-visa) stay intentions.
Before applying for Estonia’s DNV, persons must ensure that they meet the following criteria:
- You must prove that you are a “digital nomad” meaning that you can work independent of location and perform your work duties remotely using telecommunications technology.
- You have an active work contract with a company that is registered outside Estonia, and of which you are a partner shareholder or freelancer for clients of international countries.
- You have to provide evidence that your income met the minimum threshold during the six months preceding the application. At present, the monthly income threshold is €3,504 (gross of tax).
As part of the borderless area of Schengen, visa holders of Estonia’s Digital Nomad Visa are eligible to travel to other Schengen countries on the same visa, without fearing that they are breaking the law.
Another innovative thing about this kind of visa is that it does not require any specific skill, education level or profession, even though it aims to attract well-paid persons to work in Estonia.
However, staying in Estonia on the Digital Nomad Visa does not mean that they have granted the right to obtain Estonian citizenship or permanent residency. Estonia’s new visa allows temporary stay but is not a residence permit.
In contrast to the e-Residency, which does not provide any travel rights, the DNV gives holders the right to stay in Estonia temporarily.
“E-Residency is a secure, government-issued, digital identity which provides access to Estonia’s trusted, transparent e-governance services and business environment,” the country’s government statement announced.
Coronavirus pandemic led a large share of countries to impose restrictions as a preventive measure to stop the further spread of the virus. Thus, internationals who wish to apply for a DNV should read travel information from Estonia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs because the Digital Nomad Visa will not be issued to international applicants, who at the time of application, are ineligible to travel to Estonia due to travel restrictions.
In June, Estonia’s government approved the amendments to the Alien Act to permit the creation of a digital nomad visa, making the country one of the first countries in the world to establish such a visa.
Last month, a Dutch entrepreneur, who for nearly 14 years now lives in Split, Croatia, urged the Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic to follow the example of Estonia, and introduce visas for digital nomads, as soon as possible.
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Quelle/Source: Schengen Visa Info, 05.08.2020
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