Organization : Police and Border Guard Board
Service Name : Temporary Residence Permit For Studying
Country: Estonia
Website : https://www.politsei.ee/
Temporary Residence Permit For Studying
A temporary residence permit can be applied for study in educational institutions acknowledged by the state.
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For submitting an application, please address in person a foreign representation of the Republic of Estonia. As an exception you may submit an application in a Service Office of the Citizenship and Migration Bureau.
An application for a child under 15 years of age shall be submitted by his/her legal representative (e.g. parent, guardian). A minor at least 15 years of age, who is permanently residing in a foreign country, may submit an application for temporary residence permit and work permit independently only upon a notarially attested consent of his/her legal representative.
Required documents:
** application form (complete on screen or print out and fill in by hand). Instructions for filling in the application form;
** annex 2 to the application form (complete on screen or print out and fill in by hand);
** annex 3 to the application form (complete on screen or print out and fill in by hand);
** annex 4 to the application form (complete on screen or print out and fill in by hand, the confirmation must be valid for 2 months);
** Curriculum Vitae, unless an applicant is under 15 years of age (complete on screen or print out and fill in by hand);
** applicant’s written justification as to why he/she wishes to settle to study in Estonia;
** a document which certifies the legal income of the applicant or his/her family members, who ensure his/her subsistence (except if the purpose of studies is participation in voluntary service of a youth project or program acknowledged by the Ministry of Education and Science);
** a language skills certificate issued by the university or institution of professional higher education (except the case of participation in preparatory courses);
** an identity document;
** 1 colour photo with measures 40×50 mm;
** a document certifying the payment of the state fee;
** an insurance contract;
** a practical training contract concluded between an educational institution or student organisation and an alien if an alien arrives to the country for participation in practical training;
** a copy of the voluntary service contract concluded between the applicant and a youth association, if an applicant shall come to the state for voluntary service.
Additional documents when applying for a residence permit for a minor child under age 15:
** an identity document of the legal representative;
** a document certifying the legal representative’s right of representation (birth certificate of the child, document proving guardianship). The named document shall not be submitted, if the data of such document has been entered into the population register of Estonia;
** an applicant’s consent to study in Estonia, attested by notary.
An applicant in the status of long-term resident of another EU Member State is required to prove such status upon applying for the residence permit.
Decision on granting or refusal of residence permit:
Granting or refusal of temporary residence permit shall be decided within 2 months from the acceptance of the application.
A temporary residence permit may be granted for up to 1 year.
In case of granting a residence permit, a residence card shall be issued to the applicant in person within 30 days at the foreign representation of the Republic of Estonia or at the Service Office stated on the application form. Arrival of the residence card in a foreign representation may take more time.
Residence card for a minor under 15 years of age shall be issued to his/her legal representative.
Alien, who holds a residence permit for study, can be employed in Estonia without holding a separate permit for employment, provided that his or her employment shall not interfere with the studies.
Extension of temporary residence permit:
For extension of temporary residence permit please submit the same documents which you submitted when applying for temporary residence permit (except the Curriculum Vitae, a document certifying language skills and annex 3 to the application form – if the data have not changed after the previous application for residence permit), at least 2 months prior expiry of the valid residence permit and in person at a Service Office. In case if less than 2 years have passed from the previous applying for residence permit and from capturing of fingerprints, you can also apply for extension of residence permit by post or by e-mail.
For the last academic year the temporary residence permit issued for study can be extended for a term exceeding 1 year, but not for a longer period than 6 months after graduation of the studies.
The decision on extension or refusal to extend the temporary residence permit shall be made at the latest 10 days prior the expiry of the validity term of the temporary residence permit. The residence card shall be issued at the Service Office named on the application form.