APPLYING FOR INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION

International protection, including temporary protection, can be applied for either at an Estonian border crossing or at a representative office of the Police and Border Guard Board. All international protection application procedures and related decisions are individual.

Reception of beneficiaries of international protection and their social rights and obligations

Beneficiaries of protection have the same rights and obligations as permanent residents of Estonia. The Estonian state also offers support (language courses, accommodation, translation service) upon starting a new life. Beneficiaries of protection have the right to family reunification. Beneficiaries of protection undertake to complete adaptation and language courses and to comply with Estonian laws.

Applicants for international protection by gender (2022)

Beneficiaries of international protection by gender (2022)

831 1,276

Citizenship of applicants for international protection, top 5 (1997-2022)

1,112 1,828 Ukraine 2,818 r Russia 394 Georgia 108 Afghanistan 88

T Turkey 75

TOTAL 4,264

Source: Estonian Police and Border Guard Board