In the e-services environment e-MTA of the Estonian Tax and Customs Board, there are two options for the registration of employment:
- filling out the electronic form
- uploading data in a CVS file
Guidance materials
200 lines can be uploaded at a time.
The machine-to-machine interface of the employment register is realised as an X-tee service. Data are sent to the employment register from a security server that has joined the X-tee by machine-to-machine interface.
Technical information
Address Data System (ADS)
Address search from the Address Data System (Land and Spatial Development Board)
When loading via machine interface and from file, ADR_ID must be used for encoding. In the Land and Spatial Planning Board's Address Data System the address must be entered in the “Address as text” field and the “Search” button must be pressed. As a result, the system displays the found address line and the ADR_ID is also listed as the second column in the table.
If an employer wants to use ADS in one of their own systems, more detailed information about the possibilities can be found in the Land and Spatial Development Board's geoportal webpage “Interfacing with ADS” or on the Land and Spatial Development Board's website.
Under simplified procedure, it is possible to register employment by calling on 880 0812 or sending an SMS message to 1811.
Format of the SMS message is as follows:
employer’s registry code/ID-code (space) employee’s ID-code (space) date of commencement of the employment
Example: 12345(space)23456789012(space)01.07.2021
As the simplified registration covers only part of the required data, the registration must definitely be supplemented with the type of employment within seven calendar days in order to complete the registration.
Only the employment of a person holding a personal identification code can be registered under the simplified procedure.
NB! Since the data of a person registered under the simplified procedure are not transferred to the Estonian Health Insurance Fund, the person does not have the right to health insurance. More information about health insurance principles is available on the webpage of the Estonian Health Insurance Fund.
Employment can be registered in the service bureaus of the Estonian Tax and Customs Board.
Last updated: 19.06.2025
