Citizenship and Migration Board (Estonia) explained

Agencyname:	Citizenship and Migration Board
Nativename:	Kodakondsus- ja Migratsiooniamet
Formedyear:	1993
Formedmonthday:	28 December
Preceding1:	Citizenship Board
Preceding2:	Migration Board
Country:	Estonia
Countryabbr:	EST
National:	yes
Governingbody:	Ministry of Internal Affairs
Speciality1:	immigration
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:

• Estonian passport
• Estonian alien's passport
• Estonian identity card

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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: KMA ajalugu . politsei.ee . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402224609/https://www.politsei.ee/et/organisatsioon/politsei-ja-piirivalveamet/ajalugu/kma-ajalugu/ . 2015-04-02.