Citizenship and Migration Board (Estonia)

Citizenship and Migration Board
Kodakondsus- ja Migratsiooniamet
Agency overview
Formed28 December, 1993
Preceding agencies
  • Citizenship Board
  • Migration Board
Dissolved2010
Jurisdictional structure
National agencyEST
Operations jurisdictionEST
Governing bodyMinistry of Internal Affairs
Specialist jurisdiction
Website
http://www.mig.ee

The Citizenship and Migration Board (CMB) was a government agency in Estonia under the Ministry of Internal Affairs that was in charge of enforcing regulations concerning immigration and nationality.[1] In 2010, it was merged with other agencies and formed Police and Border Guard Board.

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.

References

  1. ^ "KMA ajalugu". politsei.ee. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02.


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