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Estonia has announced that the country has decided to increase the minimum fund requirement for primary applicants registering for short-term employment under the country’s D Visa.
According to the Estonian authorities, short-term employment registration applicants are now required to show proof of sufficient funds of at least €1,200 in savings or earned per month when applying for Estonia’s D Visa, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports.
The authorities have clarified that the rules for foreigners wishing to work in start-up companies or as seasonal workers have changed too.
Individuals entering Estonia with the purpose of working in start-up companies or as seasonal workers are required to prove sufficient funds of at least €800 in savings or earned per month when applying for a visa.
In addition to the above-mentioned, Fragomen explains that by the beginning of the second half of this year, Estonia will introduce other new rules too.
Starting from July 2023, foreigners applying for a temporary residence permit for employment renewal will need to prove Estonian language proficiency (at least A2 level). Nonetheless, according to Fragomen, not all renewal applicants will be subject to the language requirement.
Exempt from the requirement to prove Estonian language proficiency are renewal applicants for a temporary residence permit for employment with the purpose of research activities, applicants for an EU Blue Cardapplicants for a temporary residence permit for employment as academic staff, and applicants for an intra-corporate transferee.
Estonia’s D Visa, also known as a long-stay visa, permits all of its holders to stay in the country for over 90 days within a 180-day period. This type of visa can be issued for up to a 365 period of stay within 12 consecutive months and it allows all persons holding it to stay in the other member states for up to 90 days.
“Long stay (D) visa may be issued for a period of stay of up to 365 days within twelve consecutive months, and it allows to stay in the whole Schengen Area up to 90 days in any 180-day period. In case of consecutive long-stay visas, the whole period of stay shall not be longer than 548 days within 730 consecutive days,” the Estonian authorities explain.
When applying for Estonia’s D Visa, all applicants are required to present their valid passports, proof of residence, the completed Estonian long-term visa application form, one pho meeting the ICAO requirements, proof of having purchased travel medical insurance, and proof of having sufficient financial means.
Depending on the purposes of stay in Estonia, applicants are required to submit additional documents too. For example, applicants for short-term employment must also submit the printout registration confirmation of the short-term employment.
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