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Law enforcement agency
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. 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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