Visa

Visa

Estonia is part of the European Schengen common visa area. Citizens of many countries do not need a visa to visit Estonia. A visa is however required of, e.g., Indian, Chinese, Russian, Ukrainian nationals.

To see whether you need a visa to enter Estonia, please check this webpage of the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. For information on how to apply for an Estonian visa, check here. A list of of Estonian representations abroad can be found here.

Obtaining an Estonian visa can be time-consuming and logistically difficult. We will do our best to assist you, but cannot promise anything.

If you need a visa to attend the conference, please email the following data to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to get an invitation letter from us.

• your full name as in passport
• birth date and place
• nationality
• travel document, number, issuing authority, date of issue, date of expiry
• your institute/company and position
• dates of planned visit to Estonia
• Estonian representation where you plan to apply for your visa

We can only issue visa invitation letters to authors/PC members of the main conferences and otherwise to participants who have paid their registration fees in full.

You need a short-term (= type C) visa. The fee is normally 60 EUR, but researchers travelling for research purposes are exempt from the fee.