Become an Estonia e-resident and run your business remotely
Authored by Andrea Villegas
Table of Contents:
- Can Germans obtain e-residency?
- Is it easy to manage your company with Estonia’s e-residency?
- What is one of the main benefits of Estonia’s e-residency?
- Do I need professional help to obtain Estonia’s e-residency?
- If I obtain Estonia’s e-residency, do I have to pay taxes?
- Do I need to travel to Estonia to do the e-residency process?
- Do I need to travel to Estonia to do the e-residency process?
- Can I register a company in Estonia without being an e-resident?
If you are a freelancer and a digital nomad, you might be wondering “Where should I register my business?”. One of the best and most popular answers is Estonia due to its e-residency program.
Dagne, a relocation and e-residency expert from Estonia, Mark, an entrepreneur and e-resident himself, and Danish, visadb’s CEO, co-hosted the session “Become an Estonia e-resident and run your business remotely ” and discussed the experience first-hand to be an e-resident as a digital nomad.
Can Germans obtain e-residency?
Yes. Actually, one of the most popular citizenships to register their business in Estonia is the German one due to Germany’s bureaucratic time-consuming system and expensive tax system.
Is it easy to manage your company with Estonia’s e-residency?
Yes. Adding investors remotely, for instance, is highly easy as you manage your company paperless. You do not need to sign anything, and everything is done remotely.
You can also add and remove shareholders easily without hiring a lawyer.
What is one of the main benefits of Estonia’s e-residency?
One of the main benefits that many other programs do not have is the highly valuable entrepreneur community that can also bring you countless business opportunities in Estonia or abroad.
Do I need professional help to obtain Estonia’s e-residency?
You can revise e-residency’s website to know all the requirements and process. Agencies can assist you in providing you with a contact person, a legal address service, accounting and tax advising.
If I obtain Estonia’s e-residency, do I have to pay taxes?
In Estonia, when you get revenue with your company and you leave the money inside the company, you do not have to pay tax, so if you have a long-term perspective on growing your business, it is really convenient.
When you take the money out, there is a 20% business tax that goes to the Estonian government. If you pay yourself a salary, then you pay an employee tax as well.
Do I need to travel to Estonia to do the e-residency process?
You can do it online, but it depends on what locations you are traveling to because only some areas are covered for you to pick your e-residency card. There are 45 locations available around the world, and you have 6 months to get your ID.
You need to attend an Estonian embassy physically because they need to take your fingerprint.
Do I need to travel to Estonia to do the e-residency process?
You can do it online, but it depends on what locations you are traveling to because only some areas are covered for you to pick your e-residency card. There are 45 locations available around the world, and you have 6 months to get your ID.
Can I register a company in Estonia without being an e-resident?
It is not faster, but it is possible. You can do it by giving the power of attorney. You have to go to Estonia’s local notary and get some documents and apostilles.
Do not hesitate to contact our verified lawyers and experts in Estonia to get more information about e-residency. We also invite you to watch the video session and subscribe to our Youtube channel for more!
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