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| Field | 🇪🇪EstoniaEstonia Startup Visa 2026: Founder D-Visa and Startup Residence Permit Guide |
|---|---|
| Country | Estonia (EE) |
| Route | Estonia Startup Visa 2026: Founder D-Visa and Startup Residence Permit Guide |
| Route family | Startup / founder |
| Route type | startup |
| Summary | Current guide to Estonia's Startup Visa and founder residence pathway, including Startup Committee approval, €880 monthly D-visa funds, family rules, startup exemptions, fees and settlement. |
| Last verified | 2026-09-17 |
| Official/supporting source count | 7 |
| Route guide | Open full guide → |
| Program availability | ActiveSource 1Source 2Source 3Source 4Source 5Source 6Source 7 |
| Best-fit work models | Startup founder, Business ownerSource 1Source 2Source 3Source 4Source 5Source 6Source 7 |
| Income requirement | For startup-business D-visa applications, the Foreign Ministry's current means table lists EUR 880 per month for the founder and EUR 704 per month for a spouse.As of 2026-09-17Source 1 |
| Savings requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Investment requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Government fees | The long-stay D-visa state fee is EUR 120.As of 2026-09-17Source 1 |
| Processing time | Startup Estonia says the Startup Committee normally decides within 10 working days. Committee approval is a business assessment and does not itself grant a visa or residence permit.As of 2026-09-17Source 1 |
| Validity | A startup-business D visa can authorize up to 365 days in 12 consecutive months; after establishing an Estonian startup company, a qualifying founder's enterprise temporary residence permit can be issued for up to five years.As of 2026-09-17Source 1Source 2 |
| Renewal | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Family inclusion | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Spouse work rights | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Local-work rules | The startup route requires a positive Startup Committee assessment of an innovative, replicable, high-global-growth-potential business. Qualifying startup founders are exempt from the ordinary EUR 65,000 company or EUR 16,000 sole-proprietor capital minima and ordinary business-plan description requirement; startup-business residence is outside the annual quota.As of 2026-09-17Source 1Source 2 |
| Application location | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Permanent-residence pathway | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Citizenship pathway | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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