Who does not need a visa to visit Estonia?

Nationals of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and any third-country national holding a residence permit of a Schengen State do not need a visa to enter Estonia.

EU and EEA States are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands and Switzerland.

A family member of an EU/EEA/EFTA national, who in addition to the valid passport of the country of his/her nationality, present a residence card, which has been issued pursuant to the Directive 2004/38/EC bearing the text "Residence Card of a Family Member of an EEA National ", may enter Estonia without a visa, provided that the family member is traveling together with the EU/EEA/EFTA national or to the EU/EEA/EFTA national. This directive shall apply to an EU/EEA/EFTA national, who moves to or resides in a member state other than that of which he/she is a national.

Residence cards issued by the United Kingdom to non-EU family members of EU-27 no longer exempt from the requirement of having a visa. (PDF)

Schengen area consists of 26 European countries (of which 22 are EU States): Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy,  Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and The Netherlands along with Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.

Although travel documents are not checked at internal Schengen borders, it is still necessary to carry a travel document (a passport or national ID card) when crossing internal Schengen borders. Competent authorities like police or immigration officials of relevant Schengen State have the right to check travel documents if needed. We draw your attention to the fact that driving licences, post, bank or tax cards are not accepted as valid travel documents or proof of identity.

In addition to the citizens from  EU, EEA  and  Schengen area following citizens do not need a visa to enter a Schengen area (incl. Estonia) for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period:

	STATE
A	Albania* Andorra Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Australia
B	Bahamas Barbados Bosnia and Herzegovina* Brazil Brunei Darussalam
C	Canada Chile Costa Rica Colombia
D	Dominica
E	El Salvador
G	Georgia* Grenada Guatemala
H	Holy See Honduras Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
I	Israel
J	Japan
K	Kiribati
M	Macao Special Administrative Region of China Malaysia Marshall islands Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova* Monaco Montenegro*
N	New Zealand Nicaragua North Macedonia*
P	Palau Panama Paraguay Peru
S	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Serbia*** Seychelles Singapore Solomon Islands South Korea St Kitts-Nevis St. Lucia
T	Taiwan** Tonga Timor-Leste Trinidad and Tobago Tuvalu
U	Ukraine* United Arab Emirates United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northen Ireland (and the following categories of British citizens - British nationals (Overseas), British overseas territories citizens (BOTC), British overseas citizens (BOC), British protected persons (BPP), British subjects (BS)) United States of America Uruguay
V	Vanuatu (Only for holders of ordinary passports issued before 25 May 2015) Venezuela

* Only for holders of biometrical passports
** Passports issued by Taiwan which include an identity card number

*** Only for holders of biometrical passports. Does not apply to passports issued by the Serbian Coordination Direcorate (Koordinaciona Uprava)

 

In addition the following countries’ citizens holding diplomatic-, service- or special passport do not need a visa to enter Estonia for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period:

State
Armenia	Diplomatic passports
Azerbaijan	Diplomatic passports
Belarus	Biometric diplomatic passports
Belize	Diplomatic passports
Bolivia	Diplomatic and service passports
Cabo Verde	Diplomatic and service passports
India	Diplomatic passports
Jordan	Diplomatic passports
Kazakhstan	Diplomatic passports
Kuwait	Diplomatic passports
Kyrgyzstan	Diplomatic passports
Mongolia	Biometric diplomatic passports
Morocco	Diplomatic and official passports
People's Republic of China	Diplomatic passports
Philippines	Diplomatic and official passports
Russia	Diplomatic passports (suspended, COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2022/333 of 25 February 2022)
Suriname	Diplomatic passports
Tajikistan	Diplomatic passports
Thailand	Diplomatic and official passports
Tunisia	Diplomatic passports
Turkey	Diplomatic, special and service passports
Turkmenistan	Diplomatic passports
Uzbekistan	Diplomatic passports
Vietnam	Diplomatic passports
Holders of the Laissez-Passer issued by the United Nations