Visa

Visa application process

Please note! Since visa application process can be time consuming we strongly recommend to begin the process as early as possible. 

Step 1: Make sure if you need a visa or not. Please see below the list of countries whose citizens can travel to Estonia without a visa. For visa requirements by country please look here.

Step 2: In case you need a visa, please find the nearest Estonian representation that issues visas. There might not be one in your country, so please keep in mind that in order to receive a visa you might have to travel to another country. For Estonian Embassies and Representations around the world please look here.

Step 3: Contact the nearest visa issuing authority in order to find out the specific requirements that need to be filled. For example, you might need an official statement from the conference organisers that you are a conference participant.
Please note! No official statement of participation will be issued before all your registration fees are paid.

Step 4: Gather the necessary documentation and begin the visa application process.

 

NB! If you need an invitation letter for Russian visa to take part of the pre and post tours to St. Petersburg, please send a written request to the Organising Secretariat (conference@frens.ee) with the following information. Please note that you need to register for the tour using the online registration form and pay according to the invoice sent to you before you can apply for visa invitation letter.

Nationality

Sex

Full name as in passport

Date of birth

Passport number

Passport copy (scanned)

 

Who does not need a visa to visit Estonia?

1. Nationals of the member states of EU and EEA - Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands, United Kingdom and Switzerland.

The bases for their stay in Estonia are regulated by the Citizen of European Union Act (the text is available on the homepage of Estonian Legal Language Centre).

2. Schengen States - Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland.

! Although documents are not checked when one crosses an internal Schengen border, it is still necessary for EU citizens (including Estonians) to carry a passport or ID card. Authorities (police, immigration officials) in Schengen states do have the right to check identifying documents, if necessary.

The holders of passports of the following countries do not need a visa to enter Estonia for stays of no more than three months in a 6 month period:
 

	State
A	Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia
B	Bahamas, Barbados, Brazil, Brunei
C	Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia
E	El Salvador
G	Guatemala
H	Holy See, Honduras, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
I	Israel
J	Japan
M	Macao Special Administrative Region, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco
N	New Zealand, Nicaragua
P	Panama, Paraguay
S	San Marino, Seychelles, Singapore, South Korea, St Kitts-Nevis
U	United States of America, Uruguay

A family member of an EU/EEA/EFTA national, who in addition to the valid passport of the country of his/her nationality present a residence card, which has been issued pursuant to the Directive 2004/38/EC bearing the text "Residence Card of a Family Member of an EEA National ", may enter Estonia without a visa if the family member is travelling together with the EU/EEA/EFTA national or  to the EU/EEA/EFTA national.

The holders of diplomatic and service passports of the following countries do not need a visa to enter Estonia for stays of no more than three months in a 6 month period.

State
Albania	Diplomatic passports
Bolivia	Diplomatic and service passports
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Diplomatic passports
Georgia	Diplomatic passports
Macedonia	Diplomatic and service passports
Moldova	Diplomatic and official passports
Montenegro	Diplomatic passports
Morocco	Diplomatic and service passports
Peru	Diplomatic and service passports
Philippines	Diplomatic and service passports
Russia	Diplomatic passports
Serbia	Diplomatic passports
Turkey	Diplomatic, special and service passports
Ukraine	Diplomatic and service passports
	Holders of the Laissez-Passer issued by the United Nations

 
 

Citizens of countries NOT mentioned above require a visa to enter Estonia.