Citizenship and Migration Board (Estonia)

Citizenship and Migration Board
Kodakondsus- ja Migratsiooniamet
Agency overview
Formed 28 December, 1993
Preceding agencies
  • Citizenship Board
  • Migration Board
Jurisdictional structure
National agency EST
Operations jurisdiction EST
Governing body Ministry of Internal Affairs

Website
http://www.mig.ee

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.

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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