E-Residency is a program launched by the Estonian government in 2014. It’s a kind of offer: Estonia enables foreign entrepreneurs to open and run an Estonian company fully remote, and in return, entrepreneurs pay taxes and contribute to economic and technological development.
E-Residency is also a digital ID [card] issued to members of the program. It’s the only thing you need in physical form. You
apply for the program and pick up your card at the closest
point. Then you insert a card into your laptop, open a company via Enty in one day and get access to all Estonian e-gov services.