Do I need to be an e-resident to use your services?
No. Every service on our price list is open to every client. E-residency is a digital identity issued by the Republic of Estonia; it lets you sign documents and manage an Estonian company online, but it is not a condition for buying a company, forming one or ordering our company services.
What does the e-Residency Advantage Plan cover?
How to use your e-Residency to run your Estonian company remotely — digital signing, banking, the Business Register, the Tax and Customs Board e-services and everything you can do from anywhere — set out in writing for your company. It is a practical guide, not tax or legal advice for your country of residence.
Who issues e-residency?
The Estonian Police and Border Guard Board decides on e-residency applications. We do not apply for e-residency on your behalf and cannot influence the decision.
Do I need e-residency to have an Estonian company?
No. E-residency makes signing easier, but an Estonian company can be bought, formed and run without it — on the power of attorney route where a signature is needed.
Can you apply for e-residency for me?
No. The Police and Border Guard Board decides on e-residency and you apply yourself; the e-Residency Advantage Plan sets out in writing how to run your company as an e-resident.
What does the e-Residency Advantage Plan not cover?
Legal or tax advice for your personal situation and ongoing services; it is general business information in writing.
Is the e-Residency Advantage Plan delivered remotely?
Yes. The plan is written: you send the details of your company and your questions by email from anywhere and receive the plan in writing — no travel to Estonia, no calls and no meetings.
Can I form an Estonian company online without a notary?
Yes, if you have an e-residency card or an Estonian ID card. The founder signs the registration application digitally in the e-Business Register, so no notary and no travel are needed. The price of our online formation includes one person who is both shareholder and management board member; each additional person has a fixed surcharge, calculated in the order form. Without a digital ID, choose company formation at a notary or by power of attorney.
Which company changes can be made online without a notary?
Changes of the management board, the business name, the address, the contact person and the articles of association, and a change of share capital, when every shareholder and board member signs digitally with an e-residency card or Estonian ID card. A change of shareholders or the transfer of a share is always certified by a notary and is not offered online.
Why is a share transfer not offered online?
Because the transfer of a share in an Estonian private limited company is certified by a notary. We arrange it at a notary in Tallinn or by power of attorney from your own country; the notary checks the signatures before the register is changed.
How do I check whether my company name is free?
Use our free company name check: it compares the name with every name in the Estonian commercial register at once and tells you whether it is taken, too close to another name or not found. The registrar makes the final decision on the name (Commercial Code § 11(2)).
What happens when my e-residency card expires?
Digital IDs issued since 1 May 2018 are valid for five years. After five years the card no longer signs, so renew it in time if your company is run with it. Company changes can also be made without a card, through a notary by power of attorney — our register entries are priced for both ways.
Do e-residents pay tax in Estonia?
E-residency does not make you or your company Estonian tax resident. Where you and your company pay tax depends on where you live and where the company is actually managed, not on the card. Ask a tax adviser in your country before you start.
Can an e-resident form an Estonian company online, without a notary?
Yes, when you have a valid e-residency card (or an Estonian ID card) with its PIN codes. The price includes one person who is both shareholder and management board member; each additional person has a fixed surcharge, calculated in the order form. You sign the application in the e-Business Register with your card; there is no notary and no travel. The online formation is always ordered together with the registered address and contact person for the first 12 months: a company whose management board is abroad must have a contact person in Estonia (Commercial Register Act § 24). The state fee for registering the company is not in our price — you pay it yourself, directly to the state, in the e-Business Register. Without a digital ID, choose the company formation at a notary or by power of attorney.
