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Estonia: restrictions and entry requirements 2023
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Borders are open. Currently there are no imposed COVID-related restrictions.
News - Estonia
14.12.2022
16:30
Lux Express will launch a daily bus service from St Petersburg to Tallinn from 20 December.
The travel time is 6 hours and 30 minutes. The tickets cost is 2500 rubles.
09.09.2022
16:11
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland will close entry to Russians with a Schengen visa from 19 September.
Where it is issued does not matter. The ban applies only to tourists. In total, almost 1 million Russians have entered the EU since the February end: 281 thousand in Estonia, 132 thousand in Lithuania, 26 thousand in Poland, 35 thousand in Latvia.
02.09.2022
17:45
The visa episode intermediate outcome for Russians: some EU member states, e.g. the Netherlands, Estonia, Latvia, advocated not issuing Schengen to Russian citizens, Finland significantly reduced issuance to 90%.
France, Germany did not support this, so a compromise was found: abolish the simplified procedure for issuing visas. Now they would have to pay 80 Euros 35 Euros instead, collect more documents and will not be able to get a multiple entry visa. The processing may take up to 6 months.
