I came across this online an I tried searching through the forum maybe someone may have posted something related to it, to my surprise, i did find nothing. Hey, this is my first post here after being a ghost member for more than 3 years. I am not affiliated with Estonia ministry of interiors nor a traveling agent, so you can keep your question for MR GOOGLE, or FFK. Here, WIRED wrote something on why you should be an e-Residence, http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2015/07/features/estonia-e-resident  Sit back, relax and find a cup of garri and epa to read from the Estonia manual for the programme. Speaking points on the e-Residency programme launched by the Government of Estonia
Version: 2 September 2015
The Republic of Estonia is the first country to offer e-Residency - a transnational secure digital identity available to everybody in the world interested in running a location independent international business online.
e-Residents can:
Establish and administer a company online
Conduct all the banking online, e.g. make electronic bank transfers
Declare taxes online
Digitally sign contracts and any other documents (e.g. annual reports) within the company as well as with external partners
Have access to international payment service providers
All of this can be done in a cost-efficient and hassle-free way, without the need to hire any local director or representative (unless you want to, of course).
e-Residents receive a smart ID-card which enables secure digital authentication and the digital signing of documents. The digital signature and authentication are legally equal to handwritten signatures and face-to-face identification in Estonia and between partners upon agreement anywhere around the world.
The e-Resident card is not a physical ID-card or a travel document as it has no photo. Also, e-Residency does not entail citizenship, tax residency, residence permit or rights of entry to Estonia or the EU.
Estonians have been using a secure state-issued digital identity and digital services for over a decade already. Our country is nicknamed e-Estonia, as we have become one of world’s most advanced digital societies. By providing e-Residency and opening up our services globally, Estonia is now moving toward the idea of a country without borders.
The Estonian government launched e-Residency to make Estonia bigger: to grow our digital economy and market with new customers, there-by sparking innovation and attracting new investments. In addition, e-Residency makes life and business easier and more efficient for everybody who already have a business or other relation to Estonia.
Our government is developing e-Residency like a start-up. The way we launched it was fast and agile, and we are constantly working to improve and extend the offering. e-Residency is now in a public beta phase: everybody is invited to apply for it and help us cater it best to the needs of users by giving feedback.
We work with the private sector and government agencies to add new services and improve the current ones. For example, right now it still takes one face-to-face meeting to open a bank account or the help of virtual office providers to establish a company with a legal Estonian address. We plan to make these services more user-friendly soon.
We also welcome new service partners from all over the world. Do get in touch with the e-Residency team to explore ways to offer your services to our e-Resident community or make use of a trustworthy digital ID in your business.
As Estonia is globally known for advanced cybersecurity competence, we take good care to mitigate the possible risks of e-Residency. The e-Resident ID itself as well as the services are built on state of the art technological solutions (e.g. 2048-bit public key encryption). Procedures and practices are in place to ensure the safety of e-Residents’ data and limit ways for misuse.
A digital identity itself does not bring along new risks (e.g. money laundering). Instead, it makes existing risks more visible and manageable as digital footprints are easily traceable – although we will make use of it only upon suspicion. We also check the background of applicants to make sure we can trust them as future e-Residents.
We launched e-Residency on 1 December 2014. As of 2 September 2015, over 5,000 people have applied for and 4,500 have received the digi-ID. In addition, there are over 20,000 potential e-Residents who have signed up to our newsletter.
Starting in May 2015, it is possible to apply for e-Residency online and once the application is approved, just one face-to-face meeting is required to get the card.
To start, go to our website (e-resident.gov.ee), fill in the online application, upload your document photo and a photo of your identity document, state your reason for applying and pay a 50 euro state fee. The reason we ask about the motivation is to have an overview of who applies for e-Residency. We also want to manage the risks and conduct the necessary background checks to prevent misuse of the digital identity.
Once your application has been submitted, wait for the result of your background check, which should take about 10 working days. Once your application is approved, you will be invited to your chosen pick-up location to identify yourself, give fingerprints and collect your e-Resident smart ID-card (it comes with a card reader). The whole process should not take more than a month, but may vary based on demand and pickup location.
You can pick up the card from our foreign representations (embassies and consulates) in 34 countries around the world or the Police and Border Guard Board service points in Estonia. The Estonian honorary consuls do not issue e-Residency and we do not currently plan to expand the number of pick-up locations.
The e-Residency application process is the result of an exceptional cross-governmental collaboration between the Ministry of the Interior and its IT and Development Centre, Police and Border Guard Board, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Estonian embassies and consulates worldwide, Ministry of Finance, Information System Authority, Office of the President of the Republic of Estonia, Government Office of the Republic of Estonia, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, Enterprise Estonia and others.
Since the launch of e-Residency, we have received a vast amount of positive feedback. We have learned that people from around the world see e-Residency as an opportunity to fulfil their dreams, venture across the borders, and become free from bureaucracy.
Our vision is to offer every world citizen, regardless of nationality or location, a hassle-free way to run a trusted company online. Then e-Estonia could be a community of 10 million e-Residents by 2025 - if not more 
With e-Residency, you can become part of the digital society revolution taking place in our dynamic Northern European country. You can become an e-Estonian!
source: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xqfDEFFCCuIFQdhSruhOzPsm7fA2KQco8X0H1-JR1cc/editYou can apply to be an e-Estonian here https://apply.e-estonia.com/More information here [url] e-resident.gov.ee[/url] And for tweeters you can follow the development here @e_Residents If you are still confused what an e-Resident is, the Estonians has some meats for you here https://e-estonia.com/e-residents/about/P.S: I did have a crush on LadyF and am loving it,   |
