Do Canadian passport holders need a visa for Estonia?
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How we checkNo visa. Canadian passport holders visit Estonia visa-free for up to 90 days in any 180.
Estonia is in the Schengen area, so the 90 days are shared with every other Schengen country. At your first crossing you register in the EES with a face scan and fingerprints instead of a passport stamp. ETIAS, an online authorization for visa-free visitors, is not yet in operation. Estonia's border with Russia is an external border: cross it only at official points.
Source: Government of Canada, Travel advice. Checked Oct 4, 2026See the source
- Maximum stay
- 90 days in any 180
- Counted across the whole Schengen area.
- Passport validity
- 3 months after you leave
- Valid for at least 3 months beyond the day you expect to leave the Schengen area (Government of Canada). The 10-year issue rule is in the Estonian police and UK government pages.
- At the border
- EES registration
- Face scan and fingerprints at your first crossing; under 12s skip fingerprints.
- Pre-travel authorization
- None yet
- ETIAS is not in operation: the EU says no applications for travel authorisations are collected at this point.
- Be ready to show
- Funds
- The Government of Canada says customs officials may ask you to show proof of sufficient funds to cover your stay.
Changes to this rule
- Apr 10, 2026EES fully operational at all Schengen external borders; passport stamps ended.