***Estonia is creating a borderless digital society for global citizens as the first country to offer e-Residency.***

![e-residency-id-card.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmRhswyFRmdywgsmdNQkvQd8QZ7bYSH9mMSkEjrfdZTyjP/e-residency-id-card.jpg)

E-Residency is a transnational digital identity that anyone in the world can apply for to obtain access to a platform built on inclusion, legitimacy and transparency. E-residents then have access to the EU business environment and can use public e-services through their digital identity.

The primary reason e-residents are joining this community is to run a trusted location-independent EU business online with all the tools needed to conduct business globally.

**e-Residents can:**

- Establish and manage a location-independent company online from anywhere in the world

- Establish a trusted EU company online in one day

- Manage the resulting company fully online

- Apply for a business bank account and credit card, and conduct secure e-banking

- Access international payment service providers (Paypal, Braintree, etc.)

- Digitally sign and transmit documents

- Declare Estonian taxes online

**Why open a company in Estonia?**


- Membership of the EU, NATO, OECD and eurozone provides advantages and stability

- Low startup and maintenance costs
- Growth is incentivized with 0% corporate tax on reinvested profits

- Minimal bureaucracy and a clear tax framework

- Minimal corruption in a transparent business environment

- Trade in euros to mitigate the risk of currency fluctuations

E-residents receive a digital ID-card with two PIN numbers for secure digital authentication and digital signatures. Secure digital signatures are legally equivalent to a handwritten signature and face-to-face identification in Estonia, as well as between partners upon agreement anywhere around the world.

e-Residency is Estonia’s gift to the world – the opportunity for anyone, anywhere to succeed as an entrepreneur.

source: https://e-estonia.com/solutions/e-identity/e-residency/

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