Formed 28 December, 1993 | National agency EST | |
Preceding agencies Citizenship Board
Migration Board Legal personality Governmental: Government agency Governing body Ministry of Internal Affairs General nature Law enforcement
Civilian agency | ||
The Citizenship and Migration Board was a government agency in Estonia under the Ministry of Internal Affairs that was in charge of enforcing regulations concerning immigration and nationality. In 2010 it was merged with other agencies and formed Police and Border Guard.
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Issuance of travel documents
The CMB was the authority which issued the following Estonian travel documents:
Processing of nationality applications
The CMB was responsible for processing applications and enquiries concerning Estonian citizenship.
Immigration control
The CMB was responsible for enforcing visa/residence permit regulations and for processing asylum/refugee requests.
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Citizenship and Migration Board (Estonia) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA