Registration of short-term employment

A foreign national who has a legal basis for temporary stay in Estonia and whose employment has been registered with the Police and Border Guard Board before the employment commences, may take employment in Estonia for a short term.

Submit the application to the Police and Border Guard Board through the self-service portal

copy of employment contract or binding job offer

2) the employer is entered in the Estonian commercial register, unless the employer is a legal person governed by public law;

1) the foreign national has would comply with the requisite qualifications, training, state of health, work experience and the necessary professional skills and knowledge to assume such position;

3) short-term employment is registered as full-time work.

(1) An employer is obliged to pay a foreign national whose short-term employment in Estonia has been registered a remuneration in the amount equal to at least the annual average gross monthly salary last published by Statistics Estonia.

) The requirement to pay remuneration provided for in subsection 1 of this section shall not be applied in the following cases:

11) employment as a seasonal worker.

Short-term employment in Estonia is permitted for up to 365 days within 455 consecutive days unless otherwise provided for in this Act.

Short-term employment in Estonia as a seasonal worker is permitted for up to 270 days within 365 consecutive days.

As a rule, short-term employment is registered, or registration is refused, within 15 working days from the day following the acceptance of the application for processing

1) the foreign national with a temporary basis of stay has been employed in Estonia for at least nine months on the basis of the registration of short-term employment immediately before applying for a residence permit;

a temporary residence permit for short-term employment is granted with the period of validity of up to two years and is not extended.