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Estonia: Information on the meaning of "active service" as indicated in article 16 of the citizenship law: Applications for Estonian citizenship shall not be accepted from 1) foreign military personnel in active service

Publisher Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Author Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada
Publication Date 1 March 1996
Citation / Document Symbol EST23216.E
Cite as Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Estonia: Information on the meaning of "active service" as indicated in article 16 of the citizenship law: Applications for Estonian citizenship shall not be accepted from 1) foreign military personnel in active service, 1 March 1996, EST23216.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acd210.html [accessed 3 June 2023]
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Information on the above-mentioned subject could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB. However, for a copy of the 1995 law on citizenship, please consult the attachment that was sent to the DIRB on 7 March 1996 by the secretary general of the Estonian Institute for Human Rights in Tallinn.

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.

Attachment

        Estonian Institute for Human Rights, Tallinn. 7 March 1996. Facsimile sent to the DIRB by the secretary general.

Additional Sources Consulted

        Oral sources.

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