New Delhi

What is a long-stay visa (D visa)?

A long-stay visa (D visa) is an Estonian visa which may be issued for single or multiple entries into Estonia. D-visa may be issued for the period of stay of up to 365 days within twelve consecutive months. It allows to stay in other Schengen Member States up to 90 days within the period of 180 days. In case of consecutive long-stay visas, the whole period of stay shall not be longer than 548 days within 730 consecutive days.

How to apply for a D visa?

All D visa applications in India can be submitted at the Estonian Embassy in New Delhi. All D-visa applications must be submitted at the Embassy in person. As an exception, the presence of the minor is not requested, if the minor does not have to give fingerprints. Please note that if you are lodging your application at the Estonian Embassy in Delhi, and you do not speak or understand either Estonian, English, or Hindi, you must take with you an interpreter.

Visa appointments must be acquired by booking through the booking calendar.

If there are no appointments available in the calendar, that means all appointments have been booked. In that case, you should check back later to see whether there is availability. The Embassy will not provide additional appointments outside the booking calendar.

! IMPORTANT !

Please book one appointment per applicant – the Embassy will not accept multiple bookings for one person. All additional bookings will be deleted without further notice.

NB! You will need to enter the number of the pre-filled visa application, when booking an appointment.

The following information about the purpose of travel must be mentioned in the field for additional information (last page of the electronic calendar) when booking a visa application:

* in case of short term employment – registration number of the short term employment (Lühiajalise Eestis töötamise registreerimise kinnitus) and name of the employer (name of the company);

* in case of study – the name of the educational institution, the field and the level of study;

* in case of visiting relatives – the name and the Estonian personal code of the inviting person, as well as the applicant’s relation to the inviting person;

* in case of start-up entrepreneurship – the registration number of the Start-up Committee;

* in case of other travel purposes – information about the purpose of travel and the inviting organisation.

Attention! VFS Global can’t accept D-visa applications. 

When will the decision about the visa be made?

Applications are examined and decided within 30 days from the date of lodging.

 

More information about general rules of applying for the D-visa can be found on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The right to appeal the decision on refusal, annulment or revocation of a visa