Estonia

The main migration policy instruments in Estonia:

Non-exhaustive list of key policy documents in the area of migration:

• National policies and legislation:
• Consult Estonia’s national law database.
• Consult recent publications of the European Migration Network.
• EU legislation:
• Consult the adopted EU legislation on Migration and Home Affairs
• Ratified international treaties:
• 1997: ratification of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol.
• 2004: ratification of the 2000 Protocols on Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants.

The main ministries in charge of migration affairs in Estonia:

• Ministry of the Interior: Together with its subordinate authorities it is the main body dealing with migration affairs and focal point for migration affairs at the international level. Areas of responsibility include immigration (entry, residence); border management and irregular migration; asylum policy.
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs: visa and consular affairs.
• Ministry of Social Affairs: reception and accommodation of asylum seekers

 Sources:

• Estonian National Contact Point of the European Migration Network (2016): Annual Report 2015 on Migration and Asylum Policy in Estonia. https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/sites/homeaffairs/files/what-we-do/networks/european_migration_network/reports/docs/annual-policy/annual-policy-08a_estonia_apr_part2_final.pdf
• United Nations DESA-Population Division and UNICEF (2014): Migration Profiles - Common Set of Indicators. https://esa.un.org/MigGMGProfiles/Indicators/indicators.HTM

Last update: December 2018