# Estonia's digital nomad visa > Digital nomad visa (teleworking) — long-stay (D) visa for Estonia: €3,960 a month income requirement, 12 months initially, €120 fee, how to apply, what it means for tax, and the official page — checked 2026-08-18. Source: https://doastretch.com/nomad-visa/estonia/ Estonia · digital nomad visa · 2026 12 months Digital nomad visa Open · checked 2026-08-18 · vm.ee Estonia runs the Digital nomad visa (teleworking) — long-stay (D) visa, an initial 12 months for remote workers earning €3,960 a month. Next step **How we know** Every figure here is as vm.ee publishes it, checked 18 August 2026. Where a number is our own arithmetic rather than a printed figure, the row says so. Sources are listed further down the page. ## What to know before you apply The current official income threshold is 3,960 EUR per month (132 EUR per day), published by the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This CONTRADICTS both figures circulating in secondary sources: the widely repeated legacy figure of 3,504 EUR/month (1.5x average Estonian salary, the 2022 threshold) and a newer claim of 4,500 EUR/month gross. Neither is supported by the official page; the official figure is used here. OFFICIAL SOURCES DISAGREE on the income look-back period: vm.ee requires evidence of income for "the three months immediately preceding" the application, while the PPA (politsei.ee) long-term visa page requires "documents proving the applicant's legal income during six months before the submission of the application". Both are official; the discrepancy is unresolved, so plan for six months of evidence. The gross/net basis is not stated on either official page and is therefore not asserted here. politsei.ee has no page at /en/instructions/information-on-digital-nomad-visa (404); the live official pages are the two listed above, where the scheme appears under the label "Teleworking (digital nomad visa)". The C-visa (short-stay) variant of the digital nomad visa is frequently described in secondary sources but was NOT verified on any official page fetched here — only the C-visa state fee (90 EUR) appears officially — so the entry is scoped to the D visa. The underlying rule is the Minister of the Interior's regulation on sufficient funds for long-stay visas; the Riigi Teataja consolidated text could not be read (the page renders via JavaScript and returned only a loading placeholder). No official tax guidance for digital nomads was located, so taxNote is null. The digital nomad visa is a visa, not a residence permit, and does not fall under Estonia's immigration quota. ## What it means for your tax days A visa is permission to stay; tax residency follows the days. Estonia treats you as tax resident once you are present 183 days At least 183 days over the course of a period of 12 consecutive calendar months, and residents are taxed on worldwide income. Days are not the only test: A natural person is an Estonian resident if at least one of the following is met: their place of residence is in Estonia; they stay in Estonia for at least 183 days over 12 consecutive calendar months; or they are an Estonian diplomat in foreign service. In all other cases the person is a non-resident. The full tests and the official source are on our [Estonia tax-day page](https://doastretch.com/tax-days/estonia/). ## Sources - [vm.ee](https://vm.ee/en/consular-visa-and-travel-information/visa-information/application-long-stay-d-visa) — official source, checked 2026-08-18 - [politsei.ee](https://www.politsei.ee/en/instructions/visa-and-extending-period-of-stay/long-term-visa) (official), retrieved 2026-08-18 - [politsei.ee](https://www.politsei.ee/en/instructions/state-fee-amounts/visa-application-and-extending-period-of-stay) (official), retrieved 2026-08-18 ## Questions people ask about Estonia **Does Estonia have a digital nomad visa?** Yes. Estonia runs the Digital nomad visa (teleworking) — long-stay (D) visa, which grants an initial stay of 12 months (the d-visa may be issued for a period of stay of up to 365 days within twelve consecutive months. in the case of two consecutive long-stay visas, the whole period of stay shall not be longer than 548 days within 730 consecutive days. applications to extend the period of stay must be submitted at least 30 days before the period of stay expires.). Checked 18 August 2026 against vm.ee. **How much do you need to earn for the Estonia digital nomad visa?** €3,960 a month — Official MFA table, purpose of trip "Teleworking (digital nomad visa)": applicant "132 euros per day (3,960 euros per month)"; spouse "not applicable"; minor child "not applicable". The official page does not state whether the figure is gross or net. Applicants must present proof of financial means "including evidence of the applicant's income for the three months immediately preceding the submission of the application, showing at least the amount, regularity, and sources of income".. That is the figure as published; check the official page for the current amount before you apply. **How long can you stay on the Estonia digital nomad visa?** 12 months on the initial permission; the d-visa may be issued for a period of stay of up to 365 days within twelve consecutive months. in the case of two consecutive long-stay visas, the whole period of stay shall not be longer than 548 days within 730 consecutive days. applications to extend the period of stay must be submitted at least 30 days before the period of stay expires.. Stretch counts the days either way and tells you the date you must be out. **Does a digital nomad visa in Estonia make you tax resident?** Not by itself — but staying does. Estonia treats you as tax resident once you are there 183 days At least 183 days over the course of a period of 12 consecutive calendar months, and residents are taxed on worldwide income. See our Estonia tax-day page for the tests and the official source. **How does Stretch help with the Estonia digital nomad visa?** Log the day you land and Stretch counts the days against the permission you are on, shows the date you must be out, and reminds you at 14, 7, 3 and 1 days. It also tallies the days that count towards tax residency, so the 183-day question answers itself. The counting and the alerts are free, forever. 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Visa and tax rules change and are applied by the authority, not by an app — every figure here shows its source and the date we checked it. Checked 2026-08-18; confirm on the official page before you apply or file.