Dokument #1117376
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
According to a representative of the
Consulate of Estonia in New York, valid USSR passports issued in
Estonia are recognized by the authorities (7 Jan. 1994). The
representative indicated that in such cases, the individual may
re-enter Estonia without visa requirements (ibid.). However, the
representative indicated that a new decree was adopted requiring
individuals who wish to enter Estonia and hold a USSR passport, to
register and obtain a stamp available only in Tallinn (ibid.).
Further information can be found in the
attached documents, especially in the text of Decree Number 288 of
the Government of the Republic dated 21 September 1993, on the
Procedure for Issuing and Extending Living and Work Permits for
Aliens (Rahva Haal 14 Oct. 1993). The Decree also contains
provisions on aliens with domestic passports of the former Soviet
Union (ibid.).
Also, please consult the Law of Citizenship
of Estonia and
Responses to Information Requests EST15511.E of 12 October 1993 and
EST15330.E of 1 October 1993 available at your Regional
Documentation Centre.
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.
Consulate of Estonia, New York. 7
January 1994. Telephone interview with representative.
Rahva Haal [Tallinn, in Estonian]. 14
October 1993. "Text and Decree and Regulation: 'Procedure for
Issuing and Extending Living and Work Permits for Aliens'."
(FBIS-USR-93-156 13 Dec. 1993, p. 74)
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)
Research Institute. 24 September 1993. RFE/RL Research
Report [Munich]. Vol. 2, No. 38. Ann Sheehy. "The Estonian Law
on Aliens."
Rahva Haal [Tallinn, in Estonian]. 14
October 1993. "Text and Decree and Regulation: 'Procedure for
Issuing and Extending Living and Work Permits for Aliens'."
(FBIS-USR-93-156 13 Dec. 1993, p. 74)