Who does not need a visa to visit Estonia?

27.03.2006

Nationals of the member states of EU and EEA - Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Finland, France, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands, United Kingdom - or Switzerland are free to enter Estonia. Required travel document for them to enter Estonia is personal ID card or passport.
The bases for their stay in Estonia is regulated by the Citizen of European Union Act (The text is available on the homepage of Estonian Legal Language Centre).

1. 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*:

* The section is based on the European Council Regulation No 539/2001 of 15 March 2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement.

2. The holders of passport of South Africa can enter Estonia if they hold a visa for Latvia or Lithuania.

3. Non-citizens holding the alien’s passports of Latvia and Lithuania may stay visa-free in Estonia for 30 days at a time and for altogether 90 days a year.

4. The holders of the diplomatic passports of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as of Serbia and Montenegro may stay visa-free in Estonia for up to 90 days within six months.

5. The holders of the diplomatic and service passports of Macedonia may stay visa-free in Estonia for up to 90 days within six months.

6. The holders of the diplomatic passports of Turkey and Ukraine may stay visa-free in Estonia for up to 30 days within six months.

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