Estonia: Information on whether there have been changes to the Law on Aliens of July 1993
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 March 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | EST23217.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Estonia: Information on whether there have been changes to the Law on Aliens of July 1993, 1 March 1996, EST23217.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ad0440.html [accessed 6 June 2023] |
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According to the Sevodnya attachment of 28 June 1995, the Estonian parliament made amendments in June 1995 to the July 1993 law on foreigners. For further information on the amendments, please consult that attachment. Information on whether there have been additional changes could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB. For further information on the law on aliens, please consult the Estonian Radio attachment of 4 January 1996.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
Sevodnya. 28 June 1995. Yury Maloveryan. "Estonia: Those Who Don't File in Time Aren't Too Late." (Soviet Press Digest 26 July 1995/NEXIS)
Attachments
Estonian Radio [Tallinn, in Estonian]. 4 January 1996. "Official Points out Ambiguities in Estonian Law on Aliens." (BBC Summary 5 Jan. 1996/NEXIS)
Sevodnya. 28 June 1995. Yury Maloveryan. "Estonia: Those Who Don't File in Time Aren't Too Late." (Soviet Press Digest 26 July 1995/NEXIS)
Additional Sources Consulted
DIRB country file on Estonia.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Reports. Daily.
Oral sources.
