🔬 Discovery: Estonian 🇪🇪 E-Residency
“Estonian Police and Border Guard Board has granted e-Residency to JOHN SCOTT CHRISTIANSON,” was the message I received a couple of months ago after applying to the Estonian E-Residency program. This program allows foreigners to gain access to certain governmental and business services in Estonian without having to travel to the small country. Estonian E-Residency is an excellent program for startup founders looking to incorporate their business in the EU.
As Quartz recently reported, Estonia’s E-Residents are growing at a rate faster than births in the country. That growth may accelerate in the next year as the Brexit debacle continues, and small businesses in the UK are looking for a cheaper way to do business with the EU.
You can apply for an E-Residency here and learn more about it on the Estonian Youtube channel. However, you have to visit an Estonian Embassy (either in the US or abroad) to pick up your e-Residency starter kit, which contains a digital ID smart card and USB card reader. You can use this kit to sign documents and encrypt files digitally. And when combined with your e-residency number, allows you to open a bank account and file…
