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02/08/2012

 

Upon the application for a temporary residence permit for employment the following documents must be submitted:

An alien who applies for the issue or extension of a residence permit for employment without the consent of the Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund, without a public competition and without the fulfilment of the salary criterion must submit additionally the following documents or data:

  • clergymen, nuns and monks - invitation by a religious association in concert with the Ministry of Internal Affairs (invitation by a religious association can be completed on screen or printed out and filled in by hand);
  • aliens who have the right, proceeding from international agreement, to work in Estonia without a work permit - data on the international agreement which provides the basis for employment in Estonia; 
  • journalists accredited by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - a document certifying the accreditation given by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; 
  • aliens who work in a performing arts institution as persons engaged in creative activities - documents or data which certify the applicants qualifications or experience; 
  • aliens who come to carry out scientific research in Estonia - documents or data which certify the qualifications of an alien and a copy of the hosting agreement concluded between the relevant research institution and the alien; 
  • aliens who come to Estonia to work as members of the management body of a legal entity registered in Estonia in order to perform managerial or supervisory functions - a confirmation of the relevant legal entity (employer's confirmation); 
  • sportsmen, coaches, referees or sports officials for professional activities - a  confirmation from a respective sports federation and employer; 
  • posted workers - an employment contract concluded in a foreign country and documents certifying the assignment abroad; 
  • teachers and academic staff to work in an educational institution which complies with the requirements established by the relevant national legislation - an invitation from the educational institution; 
  • an alien who has a long-term residence permit of a EU Member State – the document certifying existence of the residence permit.

Additional documents when applying for a residence permit for employment for working without a consent of the Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund as an expert, advisor or consultant - documents certifying his/her qualifications.

Additional documents, if a residence permit is being applied for employment on the basis of the EU blue card:

1. An employer shall submit to the Police and Border Guard Board or to the Prefecture an employment contract with validity period of at least one year or an employment proposal, by which the employer expresses his/her will to be legally bound to the contract being entered into and obligates to employ the alien for at least one year on the position which requires higher qualification and which is estimated in the contract entered into or in the employment proposal;

2. An alien shall submit an assessment or resolution of a competent body regarding the acknowledgement of such alien's higher professional qualification, or the documents evidencing at least five years work experience of the alien (this named assessment can be provided by the employer who wishes to employ the alien).

In case an alien has been residing in Estonia on the basis of the EU blue card continuously for at least two years and he/she holds a valid EU blue card, then the employer who wishes to employ such alien is not requested to submit to the Police and Border Guard Board or the Prefecture a consent of the Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund for occupying the position.

Upon the extension of a residence permit the same documents must be submitted as when the issue of a residence permit was applied for. A curriculum vitae has to be submitted only if this has not been done before. In case of extension of a residence permit, the consent of the Unemployment Insurance Fund is not requested. Data concerning close relatives, spouse, family members and dependants must be submitted only if this data has changed after the application for a residence permit or if it has not been submitted before.