Estonia's e-Residency Program
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Estonia's e-Residency Program
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Re: Estonia's e-Residency Program
#2Why does Stripe not currently support businesses based in Estonia? (See: https://support.stripe.com/questions/what-countries-does-str...)
Regarding the need of a physical address in Estonia in order to start a company, if their government could address that somehow, maybe Estonia could be another option to use with the Stripe Atlas service? (See: https://stripe.com/atlas).
Re: Estonia's e-Residency Program
#3The current requirement for e-residents to have an Estonian postal address is quite a speedbump for what they're trying to accomplish. The article mentions several companies filling in the gap by offering virtual addresses. Does anyone have any suggestions on a good Estonian company that provides this service?
Re: Estonia's e-Residency Program
#4Why does Stripe not currently support businesses based in Estonia? (See: https://support.stripe.com/questions/what-countries-does-str... ) Regarding the need of a physical address in Estonia in order to start a company, if their government could address that somehow, maybe Estonia could be another option to use with the Stripe Atlas service? (See: https://stripe.com/atlas ).
There are already "virtual offices" being offered by Estonian physical companies. These fulfil the requirement for having an Estonian address for certain functions. It was in the article, near the end.
Re: Estonia's e-Residency Program
#5In which EU country starting a company is the easiest and cheapest for people that are not residents of this country?
Re: Estonia's e-Residency Program
#6Why does Stripe not currently support businesses based in Estonia? (See: https://support.stripe.com/questions/what-countries-does-str... ) Regarding the need of a physical address in Estonia in order to start a company, if their government could address that somehow, maybe Estonia could be another option to use with the Stripe Atlas service? (See: https://stripe.com/atlas ).
There are already "virtual offices" being offered by Estonian physical companies. These fulfil the requirement for having an Estonian address for certain functions. It was in the article, near the end.
Thanks, I took a look to the services linked from the article. What I still don't understand is the need of a physical address in Estonia, instead of one in another country, if you're an e-Resident. How does it work in Delaware? Reading the Stripe Atlas FAQ, I understand one doesn't need to live there, but do you still require some kind of physical presence there? For example, an office. (See: https://stripe.com/atlas/faq#incorporation)
Re: Estonia's e-Residency Program
#7In which EU country starting a company is the easiest and cheapest for people that are not residents of this country?
UK probably. But resident requirements for starting companies are somewhat rare these days. Getting a bank account or sorting out your taxes is another story though.
Re: Estonia's e-Residency Program
#8The current requirement for e-residents to have an Estonian postal address is quite a speedbump for what they're trying to accomplish. The article mentions several companies filling in the gap by offering virtual addresses. Does anyone have any suggestions on a good Estonian company that provides this service?
Yes. I use LeapIn. Take into account that an address alone is not enough. If you operate, you will also need accounting/tax-filing services. LeapIn provides all of that in a very professional way, and with reasonable prices.
Re: Estonia's e-Residency Program
#9In which EU country starting a company is the easiest and cheapest for people that are not residents of this country?
Probably the United Kingdom. It costs £15 (about $21) and can be done online in 15 minutes. Your company will need a UK address though (which can be obtained easily from any of the "virtual office" businesses).
Re: Estonia's e-Residency Program
#10In which EU country starting a company is the easiest and cheapest for people that are not residents of this country?
UK probably. But resident requirements for starting companies are somewhat rare these days. Getting a bank account or sorting out your taxes is another story though.
I've heard that to start a company in UK, a UK bank account is required, and it is pretty difficult for non-residents to get.