Visa requirements for Estonian citizens

Visa requirements for Estonian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Estonia.

As of 2026, Estonian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 181 countries and territories, ranking the Estonian passport 8th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index. __TOC__

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements Country Visa requirement Allowed stay Notes (excluding departure fees) 30 days Visa is not required in case born in Afghanistan or can proof that one of their parents is a national of Afghanistan or born in Afghanistan. e-Visa : Visitors must arrive at Kabul International (KBL). 90 days ID card valid Visa Issuance for passengers with a boarding authorization traveling as tourists to cities in the south of Algeria (Timimoun, Ghardaia, Ilizi, Djanet or Tamanraset) can obtain a visa on arrival for a maximum of 30 days. They must have: a return/onward ticket, a hotel reservation confirmation. ID card valid 30 days International Certificate of Vaccination required 3 months 90 days 180 days 90 days90 days on each visit in 12-month period if granted Freedom of movement ID card valid 30 days 3 months 14 days Visa is also obtainable online. 30 days 3 months Visa-free also for stateless persons permanently residing in Estonia. Visa-free until 31 December 2025. Freedom of movement ID card valid 30 days Must have an international vaccination certificate. 90 days 90 days within 180 days period 90 days90 days within any 6-month period ID card valid 90 days 90 days90 days within any 180 day period 90 days Freedom of movement ID card valid 1 month 30 days Visa is also obtainable online. Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival. 6 months eTA required if arriving by air. 30 daysMust register online at least five days prior to arrival. 90 days Visa-free from 30 November, 2024 to 31 December, 2026. 90 days Extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period 7 days 90 days Freedom of movement ID card valid 90 days Freedom of movement ID card valid Freedom of movement ID card valid Freedom of movement (DK) ID card valid 31 days 6 months 90 days 90 days 30 days 6 months Must arrive via Malabo International Airport 30 days up to 90 dayseVisa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport 4 months Freedom of movement ID card valid Freedom of movement (in Regions of France) ID card valid 90 days Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport. 90 days 1 year ID card valid Freedom of movement ID card valid Freedom of movement ID card valid 3 months 90 days 90 days 90 days 90 days 3 months Freedom of movement ID card valid Freedom of movement ID card valid 60 days 30 days 30 days 60 days Visa on arrival for 15 days at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports. Freedom of movement ID card valid 3 months Freedom of movement ID card valid 30 days visa free if hold a vaccination certificate for Measles, Polio and Rubella only 90 days 30 days Conditions apply. 30 days 3 months Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA)

Can also be entered on an East Africa tourist visa issued by Rwanda or Uganda. 90 days90 days within any 180 day period 90 days 3 months 60 days 30 days Freedom of movement ID card valid 1 monthExtendable for 2 additional months Granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or seal, holding a telephone number, an address in Lebanon, and a non refundable return or circle trip ticket. 44 days for single entry, up to 180 days for multiple entries Travelers can pre-apply for the visa online through a dedicated portal allows them to obtain a Visa upon arrival in Liberia if there is no embassy in their home country. But if there is a Liberian embassy in your country, you are required to apply for your visa directly at the embassy and not through this portal. Currently available only upon arrival at Roberts International Airport (ROB) in Monrovia. Freedom of movement ID card valid Freedom of movement ID card valid Freedom of movement ID card valid 90 days 90 days 30 days Freedom of movement ID card valid 90 days 90 days within any 180 day period Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport. 90 days 180 days 90 days90 days within any 180 day period 90 days90 days within any 180 day period ID card valid 30 days 90 days ID card valid for 30 days 90 days 30 days 28 days eVisa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports or via land border crossings with Thailand — Tachileik, Myawaddy and Kawthaung or India — Rih Khaw Dar and Tamu. eVisa available for both tourism (allowed stay is 28 days) or business (allowed stay is 70 days) purposes. 90 days 90 days Freedom of movement (European Netherlands) ID card valid 3 monthsHolders of an Estonian non-citizen passport require a visa. Diplomatic, service and standard passports with the former USSR symbol issued in Estonia are unacceptable, and visas will not be endorsed in them. International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy must be paid upon requesting an Electronic Travel Authority. Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure. Such travellers are not required to pay the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy. Holders of written e-Visa approval issued by the Immigration Authority can obtain a visa on arrival, provided they hold a visa application form and e-Visa application payment receipt and have an invitation letter from a Nigerian company accepting immigration responsibilities. 90 days ID card valid Freedom of movement ID card valid 14 days 30 days eVisa free also available Online Visa eligible. Electronic Travel Authorization to obtain a visa on arrival for business purposes. 90 days90 days within any 180 day period 180 days eVisa, Papua New Guinea (PNG) Immigration and Citizenship Authority (ICA) 60 days 90 days 90 days90 days within any 6-month period 30 days Freedom of movement ID card valid Freedom of movement ID card valid 90 days Available at Hamad International Airport. eVisa is also available. Freedom of movement ID card valid 30 dayse-Visa holders must arrive and departure via 29 checkpoints 72-hours visa free visit when entering by regular ferry via port of St. Petersburg, provided that a passenger spends the night on-board or in accommodation specifically approved by the travel agency. 30 days 3 months 90 days90 days within any 180 day period 90 days90 days within any 180 day period 90 days90 days within any 180 day period ID card valid 15 days 90 days 90 days 90 days90 days within any 6-month period ID card valid 3 months 90 days Freedom of movement ID card valid Freedom of movement ID card valid 90 days90 days within any 180 day period 90 days Obtainable online Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel Freedom of movement ID card valid 30 days 90 daysMultiple entry eVisa is also available. Freedom of movement ID card valid Freedom of movement ID card valid eVisa Syria 30 days 3 months 60 days 90 days90 days within any 180 day period 15 days 90 days90 days within any 180 day period 90 days90 days within any 180 day period 3 monthsID card valid on organized tours 3 months Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival. 90 days May apply online.Uganda Electronic Visa/Permit Application System 90 days90 days within any 180 day period 90 days90 days within any 180 day period 6 months 90 days Since 1 October 2022, ESTA is now required for any entry by air, cruise ship, and land 90 days Visa regulations for some countries , Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan. 30 days 90 days90 days within any 180 day period ID card valid 90 days Vietnam eVisa, Vietnam Immigration Department 90 days Phú Quốc without a visa for up to 30 days. 90 days 3 months

Territories and disputed areas Visa requirements for Estonian citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries and restricted zones:

Europe — Visa required. Mount Athos — Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed. Brest and Grodno — Visa not required for 10 days. Crimea — Visa issued by Russia is required. — Visa free access for 3 months. A valid EU passport or national identity card is required. UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus — Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas. — Visa not required. — Visa not required. – Visa not required. – Visa not required. – Visa not required. — Visa not required. Jan Mayen — permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours. – Visa not required. — From 1 July 2019, Estonian citizens are eligible for E-visa access for 8 days. — visa free for 90 days. Closed cities and regions in Russia — special authorization required. — Visa free. Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia. — Visa free. Registration required after 24h.

Africa (outside Asmara) — visa covers Asmara only; to travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa). (Western Sahara controlled territory) — Visa not required up to 3 months. — Visa issued on arrival (30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival). — All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit. Darfur — Separate travel permit is required. — Visa not required. ID card valid. — Visa not required. ID card valid. — Visa not required. ID card valid. — Visa not required. ID card valid. — Visa not required. ID card valid.

Asia — Visa not required for 90 days. — Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year. — Visa on arrival for 15 days is available at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports. — Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty. Kish Island — Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa. — Visa not required for 90 days. Sabah and Sarawak — These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies. Maldives — With the exception of the capital Malé, tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives. outside Pyongyang – People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving) — Visa not required. Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed. — Visa not required for 90 days. Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province — OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez. — A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat. Tibet Autonomous Region — Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars). Korean Demilitarized Zone — restricted zone. UNDOF Zone and Ghajar — restricted zones.