start a company 100% online with e-⁠Residency

Entrepreneurs from all over the world use e-⁠Residency to establish, run and grow their companies totally online, from self-employed consultants to IT specialists, freelance creatives and digital nomads.

Story of e-⁠Residency

The e-⁠Residency programme was launched by Estonian Government in 2014 in order to offer entrepreneurs, digital nomads and freelancers around the world access to Estonian digital business services. 99% of Estonian government services are available online, 24/7. Get your digital ID card to start, run and grow your business from anywhere in the world with e-⁠Residency.

  • Fast, easy & 100% online
  • Digital & transparent business environment
  • Global from the get-go
  • 100,000 like-minded entrepreneurs

Why become an e-⁠resident?

Grow your business remotely from anywhere in the world.

Register an EU company within minutes
Go paperless with Estonia’s secure digital solutions
Reduce bureaucracy using Estonia’s digital solutions
Access trusted banking and payment services based in Europe
Network with like-minded e-⁠resident entrepreneurs

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Estonian e-⁠residency in numbers

118,000+

e-⁠residents from 170+ countries all around the world

32,000+

e-⁠resident companies operating in diverse sectors

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In international tax, whereas 99% of state services are online

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