Originally from: Central and Eastern European Legal Materials
Estonia: Law on Aliens
Scope of application
(1) This Act regulates the bases for the entry of aliens into Estonia, their temporary stay, residence and employment in Estonia and their legal liability for violation of obligations provided for in this Act.
(2) The Citizen of the European Union Act provides for the legal bases of the temporary stay and residence in Estonia of citizens of the member states of the European Union, citizens of the member states of the European Economic Area or citizens of the Swiss Confederation and their family members.
(3) The Act on Granting International Protection to Aliens provides for the legal bases for the temporary stay, residence and employment in Estonia of applicants for international protection and of those who have been granted protection.
(4) The legal bases for the temporary stay, residence and employment in Estonia of the staff of diplomatic missions and consular posts of foreign states and their family members are provided by treaties and other instruments of international law.
(5) The International Military Co-operation Act provides for the legal bases for the entry into Estonia, temporary stay, residence and employment in Estonia of aliens entering Estonia in the framework of international military co-operation.
About the Editor:
Michael Newcity is the Deputy Director of the Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies at Duke University. Professor Newcity is a leading authority and the author of 3 books and over 50 scholarly articles offering commentary on legal activities in Russia, Eurasia and East Europe.