Visa Information

Overview

Estonian long-term visa (D-visa) is meant for third-country nationals, whose intended stay in Estonia is more than 90 days in 180-day period. Persons, who’s intended stay is shorter, must apply for Schengen visa (C-visa) or use their right for visa free short-term stay (up to 90 days in 180 day period) in Estonia.

Estonian D-visa can be issued for maximum 12 months with maximum period of stay 365 days. Issuance of consecutive D-visas is restricted (maximum period of stay during 730 days is 548 days).

Travel purposes of D-visa is not restricted, in general person can apply for long-term visa on any travel purpose providing that applicant can prove his or her intention to stay in Estonia for more than 90 days in 180 day period.

D-visa issued by a Schengen Member State gives to its holder right to stay in Estonia as described on the visa sticker and stay up to 90 days in 180-day period also in other Schengen Member States.

Who can lodge D-visa application in VFS Global VACs in Brazil

• Residents of Brazil irrespective of their citizenship.
• Residents of other countries, where it is not possible to apply for Estonian D-visa (which do not have Estonian representation which handles visa applications). List of Estonian representations which are handling visa applications can be found here.

Visa Fees

VISA TYPE	VISA FEE IN USD
D-visa (long-term visa) application (120 €):	$ 140
D-visa (long-term visa) application for minors aged 6-11 (60 €):	$ 71
D-visa (Long-term visa) for children below 6 (0 €):	$ 0

• The applicable visa fee in USD depends on the monthly exchange rate therefore the fee in USD is subject to change without notice. We accept credit or debit cards only.
• Along with the visa fees, a service charge of 16.90 € (20 USD) is applicable per visa application. Service charge in USD depends on the monthly exchange rate therefore the fee in USD is subject to change without notice. We accept credit or debit cards only.

The following persons are exempted from paying the visa fee, however, will have to pay VFS logistics

• A family member of an Estonian citizen.
• A family member of an EU/ EEA citizen according to the directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.

Documents Required

Please see Minister of the Interior's regulation The procedure and terms for and the extent of sufficient funds required for the issue of a long-stay visa, the formalisation of a period of stay and extension of a period of stay.

All applicants must present:

Purpose of the trip	Applicant	Spouse	Minor child
Studies	880 euros per month	2100 euros per month	not applicable
Doctoral studies (PhD)	880 euros per month	704 euros per month	not applicable

All foreign public documents submitted as part of a long stay D-visa application must be legalized or certified with an apostille and translated either into Estonian or English

All applicants must present:

1. travel document which is issued within previous 10 years, contains at least two blank pages for visas and is valid at least 3 months after the expiration date of the visa
2. fully completed and signed application form;
3. one color photo (size 35x45 mm). Photo must meet ICAO requirements and should not be older than six months. Photo must be glued on the visa application from (not stapled!)
4. travel medical insurance which guarantees payment of any costs related to applicant’s medical treatment due to illness or injury during the validity of the visa. As a rule, travel medical insurance must be valid for the whole period of requested visa. If applicant will be covered with Estonian health insurance (Tervisekassa) after arrival to Estonia, travel medical insurance must cover only the period until Estonian health insurance (Tervisekassa) insurance becomes valid. For example – if person applies visa for short-term employment, travel medical insurance must cover travel period and additionally first 14 days of working;
5. proof of financial means. Applicant must prove that he or she has sufficient financial means according to the purpose of stay;
6. data concerning close relatives and family members;
7. biographical data;
8. additional application form 1 (citizens from NATO member states are exempted);
9. criminal records certificate or a non-existance proof for receiving such a certificate. Under 14 years old are exempted from the requirement;
10. documents indicating the purpose of journey, e.g. confirmation letter from the host or documents proving that applicant is going to work in Estonia (confirmation from the employer, registration of short-term employment) or documents proving that applicant is going to study in Estonia;
11. travel ticket booking confirmation to Estonia or proof of use of another mode of transport;
12. at the time of submission of the application, biometrical data – 10 fingerprints of the applicant is collected; children under the age of 12 and persons for whom fingerprinting is physically impossible shall be exempt from the requirement to give fingerprints;
13. Visa Fee

Please review the non-exhaustive list of supporting documents:

Additionally applicants must present documents related to purpose of stay

14. Additional documents If applicant is minor
• birth certificate (original + copy). If single parent or guardian, the court order must be provided. The birth certificate and court order need to be legalized or certified with an apostille certificate. If the documents are not in English, notarized translation must be provided;
• notarized consent letter signed by both parents or legal guardian(s) if not travelling with the minor;
• copy of passport of parent(s) or guardian(s) if not applying together with the minor.

Please note that during the examination of an application, a consular officer may request additional documents.

Photo Specifications

Note: We regret we cannot accept photographs that do not meet these requirements

Please provide one recent photograph (not more than 6 months old) of yourself, which should not have been used previously in the passport. The photograph should be in color and:

• one colour photograph with size 35×45 mm, no older than 6 months, showing applicant looking directly to the camera, neutral facial expression, be taken with a plain light-coloured background, without head covering except for religious reasons, but applicant’s facial features from bottom of chin to top of forehead and both edges of your face must be clearly shown. Please find additional information about requirements to the photo here. Photo must be glued to the application form

Note: Please follow these instructions carefully. If photographs presented do not meet these requirements your application will be considered incomplete.

Processing Time

All visa applications are examined according to the EU Visa code. According to Article 23 of the Code, applications shall be decided on within 15 calendar days from the date of registration at the Embassy. This period may be extended up to a maximum of 45 calendar days in individual cases, notably when further scrutiny of the application is needed.

The diplomatic representation does not provide any information or comments about the procedure or decision-making process during the review period.

Download Forms

Additional Application Form

Biographical Data

Data concerning close relatives and family members

Additionally applicants must present documents related to purpose of stay