Toomas Hendrick Ilves, the current Estonian President, represents a cybersecurity expert. Things like that can mean a big deal, with respect to policy.<p>I lived next door, in Riga, Latvia, for several months, in late 1997; during that time, we visited the beautiful city of Tallinn: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallinn" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallinn</a> . Definitely worth the trip.
In every EU country digital signatures have the same validity as physical signatures since a long time (Directive 1999/93/EC). Most company filings are submitted electronically. Every state keeps a list of certified identification providers, which are mutually recognised. This list usually includes some government agencies, the national post service, sometimes banks, professional associations, chambers of commerce, and other private providers.
The identification device is either a smartcard or an RSA dongle. The smartcard can be also used as PKI certificate for remote logine, S/MIME signatures, etc.<p>What is so special about the Estonian programme?
Can I and if I can, how easy it is to get e-residency, open bank account and form a company from abroad (I am from Serbia)? Anyone with such an experience and using such company for a startup?
Does anyone know if they will take a US DL, or do you pretty much need a passport? Their form has an option for "other ID" but I'm skeptical that a drivers license is adaquate.<p>Otherwise there's a consulate in NYC so it would be easy to pick up :)
I applied for this about a year ago and actually got approved. I was instructed to go to their New York embassy to pick it up but I live in SF. I wish they would mail it in or were okay with it being picked up at other consulates/embassies.