Registering upon arrival
Registering in Estonia EU/EEA citizenIf you stay in Estonia longer than 3 months, you are expected to register your residence in Tartu latest 90 days after arrival in order to obtain the right of temporary residence. Within one month from registering your place of residence,…
Getting a family doctor in Tartu
Why should you get a family doctor? If you plan to stay in Tartu for a longer period (e.g. you are student and you stay for more than one semester), it is reasonable to find your own family doctor. The best is to register with…
Health insurance in Estonia
If you work in Estonia, and your employer is covering your social taxes (or, if you’re a freelancer and you pay your own social taxes), then you are probably insured by the Estonian Health Insurance Fund (EHIF). Just make sure you have registered your residence…
Tartu and Southern Estonia
Tartu is the effective capital of Southern Estonia, and a vibrant university town. Tartu is intimate, yet providing many options for socializing, being part of cultural life, raising kids and having a career in innovation and entrepreneurship fields. It´s compact, safe and green, and has…
Health care in Tartu
Estonian public healt care system is funded by general taxation and is generally considered being of good quality. It has a number of e-solutions that can make patient´s life easier. Next to public health care, there is also a private health care system. Health insurance…
Estonia´s net migration positive for the third year in a row
17,616 persons took up residence in Estonia and 12,358 persons left Estonia in 2017. Thus, positive net migration reached a record high in 2017, with immigration exceeding emigration by 5,258 persons. Approximately half of the people who came to Estonia were returnees: Estonian citizens, coming…
Information sessions: Health Care in Tartu
Did you ever needed medical assistance in Estonia and didn´t know whom where to go or whom to ask? Public health care system can be confusing when moving from country to country, but – from common cold to more serious illnesses -, it is comforting…