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Estonia's implementation of the EU Blue Card for highly qualified non-EU professionals, requiring recognised higher education and a salary above the standard threshold (with a reduced threshold for shortage occupations). The card supports mobility to other EU states.
Highly qualified third-country nationals with a degree (or qualifying experience) and a qualifying job offer of at least six months.
Our licensed advisors assess your eligibility, build a strategy to strengthen your application, and manage the process end to end, so you submit a complete, competitive application with confidence.
This is a quota-exempt employment route for well-paid workers. If your employer pays at least 1.5 times the Estonian average gross wage, you qualify as a 'top specialist', which exempts you from both the immigration quota and the labour-market test.
Estonia's EU Blue Card is for highly qualified non-EU professionals with recognised higher education and a salary above the standard threshold (with a reduced threshold for shortage occupations). The card supports mobility to other EU states.
The ICT Permit lets a multinational transfer managers, specialists and trainees from a non-EU group company to its Estonian entity. It implements the EU ICT Directive, and ICT employment is exempt from the immigration quota.
This residence permit is for non-EU researchers conducting research at a recognised Estonian R&D institution under a hosting agreement. Researchers are exempt from both the immigration quota and the labour-market test.
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