Types of visas

• Airport transit visa (type A) - given for entry into the international transit zone at an Estonian airport and for the stay therein allowing for the departure to the next transit country or arrival country, where the person has a legal basis to enter. This visa shall not grant the alien the right to enter Estonia or stay in Estonia.

• Transit visa (type B) - entitles aliens who are travelling from one-third country to another third country, to pass through the territories of Schengen countries. This visa may be issued for one trip or exceptionally several transits, provided that the duration in each case does not exceed five days.

• Short-stay visa (type C) - given for single- or multiple-entry stays up to 90 days within six months in Schengen area.

• A long-stay visa (type D) is valid only in Estonia and is issued for short-term employment. Before applying for a visa the short-term employment must be registered at the Citizenship and Migration Bureau. An application for registration of short-term employment may be submitted in the following cases:

• persons engaged in creative activities who work in a performing arts institution;

• for working as a teacher or lecturer in an educational institution, which complies with the requirements established by Estonian law;

• for working as a scientist if the alien has appropriate professional training or experience;

• for working as a sportsman, coach, referee or sports official for professional activities on the basis of an invitation from a respective sports federation;

• for employment as a trainee in order to obtain vocational education intermediated by an educational institution or a student organisation located abroad if this is a part of the relevant training programme;

• in order to serve in the diplomatic representation of a foreign country with the permission of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

• for working as an au pair;

• for working as an expert, adviser or consultant providing that the alien has the required professional training;

• for working as an installer of equipment or a skilled worker providing that the alien has the required professional training

• for working as a seasonal worker processing agricultural products;

• on the basis of an international agreement.