Overview

Relevant EU legislation

Estonia is bound by the Union Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Framework Regulation (URF)

National legislation

Resettlement is governed by Section 5¹ of the Act on Granting International Protection to Aliens (AGIPA) | Välismaalasele rahvusvahelise kaitse andmise seadus.

Competent authority and stakeholders

Authorities responsible for establishing resettlement and humanitarian admission policy	Estonian Government
Identification and referral of refugees for a) resettlement programmes b) humanitarian admission programmes c) community sponsorship programmes	n/a
Selection of refugees for a) resettlement programmes b) humanitarian admission programmes c) community sponsorship programmes	n/a
Pre-departure assistance a) resettlement programmes b) humanitarian admission programmes c) community sponsorship programmes	n/a
Travel arrangements a) resettlement programmes b) humanitarian admission programmes c) community sponsorship programmes	n/a
Arrival and reception a) resettlement programmes b) humanitarian admission programmes c) community sponsorship programmes	n/a

Programmes currently in place

Resettlement or humanitarian admission programmes are currently not in place.

National quotas on resettlement and humanitarian admission

National commitments for resettlement, humanitarian admission and emergency quota

 

2-year Union Plan	National commitment for resettlement	National commitment for humanitarian admissions	Emergency quota
Period 2024-2025	n/a	n/a	n/a
Period 2026-2027	n/a	n/a	n/a
Period 2028-2029	n/a	n/a	n/a

Procedural and practical arrangements

The admission procedure

Resettlement or humanitarian admission programmes are currently not in place.

Type of protection granted and residence permit issued after the admission procedure

Resettlement or humanitarian admission programmes are currently not in place.

Pre-departure assistance

Resettlement or humanitarian admission programmes are currently not in place.

Travel arrangements

Resettlement or humanitarian admission programmes are currently not in place.

Arrival and reception

Resettlement or humanitarian admission programmes are currently not in place.

Integration support to resettled and admitted refugees

Resettlement or humanitarian admission programmes are currently not in place.

Resettlement programmes

Resettlement or humanitarian admission programmes are currently not in place.

Humanitarian admission programmes

Resettlement or humanitarian admission programmes are currently not in place.

Complementary pathways

Resettlement or humanitarian admission programmes are currently not in place.

Community sponsorship schemes related to state-led resettlement programmes

Resettlement or humanitarian admission programmes are currently not in place.

Community sponsorship schemes linked to civil society-led humanitarian admission programmes

Resettlement or humanitarian admission programmes are currently not in place.

Community sponsorship schemes linked to other complementary pathways

Resettlement or humanitarian admission programmes are currently not in place.