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Armenia
Concept for the Policy of the State Regulation of Migration in the Republic of Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Resolution on approval of Regulation on stay of foreign citizenship and persons without citizenship in the Rebublic of Belarus
Law of the Republic of Belarus on legal status of aliens and stateless persons in the Republic of Belarus
Law on Refugees (pdf, 118kb)
Law of the Republic of Belarus on Citizenship of the Republic of Belarus (pdf, 74kb)
Law of the Republic of Belarus on Granting Refugee Status, Complementary and Temporary Protection to Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons in the Republic of Belarus (will come into force on 3 July 2009) (pdf, 140kb)
Estonia
Approval of Procedure for Application for, Issue, Extension and Revocation of Residence and Work Permits and Determination of Competence of Government Agencies and of Officials of Corresponding Government Agencies Ensuring Implementation of the Procedure
Aliens Act
Citizen of European Union Act
Consular Act
Establishment of Format and Technical Description of Estonian Passport and List of Data Entered in Passport
Act on Granting International Protection to Aliens
Identity Documents Act
Special Procedure for Issue of Visas at Border Checkpoints
Implementation of Subsection 9 (3) and Subsections 19 (3) and (4) of Obligation to Leave and Prohibition on Entry Act - repealed 30.04.2004
Refugees Act - repealed 01.07.2006
Establishment of State Register of Prohibitions on Entry
The establishment of the National Register of Residence and Work Permits and the procedure for the maintenance of the National Register of Residence and Work Permits
Government of the Republic Regulation No. 92 of 5 June 2008. Statutes on maintenance of the database for registering short-term work of aliens in Estonia
Minister of Interior Regulation No. 30 of 21 April 2008. Procedure for registering short-term work of aliens in Estonia
Minister of Foreign Affairs Regulation No. 6 of 10 June 2008. Procedure for recognizing travel documents of foreign countries and international organisations
Minister of Interior Regulation No. 16 of 27 February 2008. Application procedure and form for work permit for asylum seekers in Estonia
Minister of Interior Regulation No. 24 of 27 February 2007. Procedure for maintaining the database of aliens that reside or have resided in Estonia without legal basis
Government of the Republic Regulation No. 198 of 2 August 2007. Statutes on maintaining the visa registry
Government of the Republic Regulation No. 56 of 22 February 2007. Establishment of forms and technical description of travel documents of refugees and data entered therein
Government of the Republic Regulation No. 211 of 28 September 2006. Procedure for application for, grant, extension and revocation of temporary residence permit for person and under provisional protection his/her family members, list of evidence (document
Government of the Republic Regulation No. 162 of 14 July 2006. Procedure for application for, grant, extension and revocation of temporary residence permit for refugees and persons under supplementary legal protection and their family members, list of evi
Government of the Republic Regulation No. 180 of 03 August 2006. Statutes on establishment and maintenance of the database of granting state international protection
Government of the Republic Regulation No. 166 of 01 August 2006. Procedure for application for, grant, extension and revocation of residence permit of an EU citizen and his/her family members
Obligation to Leave and Prohibition on Entry Act (consolidated text April 2004)
Government of the Republic Regulation No. 361 of 26 November 2002. List of Certificates and Information to be Submitted upon Application for Issue and Terms for Issue of Identity Cards, Estonian Passports, Seafarers' Service Record Books, Aliens' Passpo
Government of the Republic Regulation No. 364 of 26 November 2002. Procedure for Application for, Grant, Extension and Revocation of Temporary Residence Permit and Work Permit and Procedure for Registration of Absence of Aliens from Estonia
Government of the Republic Regulation No. 394 of November 30, 2000 The establishment of the National Register of Residence and Work Permits and the procedure for the maintenance of the National Register of Residence and Work Permits
Georgia
Hungary
Act on Hungarian Citizenship
Act on Asylum
Act on the Entry and Stay of Foreign Nationals
Governmental Decree on the Execution of Act on Hungarian Citizenship
Government Decree on the Implementation of Act on the Entry and Stay of Foreign Nationals
Decree on Care/Maintenance and Benefits of Foreigners (pdf, 98kb)
Decree on Organisational Structure of Refugee Affairs (pdf, 15kb)
Act on Protecting Borders and Border Guard (pdf, 169kb)
Act on Hungarians Living in Neighbouring Countries (pdf, 112kb)
Decree on Rules of Asylum Procedures and Documents of Temporarily Protected Persons (pdf, 160kb)
Act LXXX of 2007 on Asylum, effective as of 1 January 2008 (doc, 250kb)
Act II of 2007 on the Entry and Stay of Third-Country Nationals, effective as of 1 January 2008 (doc, 230kb)
Act I of 2007 on the Entry and Residence of Persons with the Right of Free Movement and Residence, effective as of 1 January 2008 (doc, 172kb)
Latvia
Law On Stateless Persons
Citizenship Law
Law on Entry into and Residence in the Republic of Latvia of Aliens and Stateless Persons
Law on the Status of Stateless Persons in the Republic of Latvia
Asylum Law
Border Guard Law
State Border Law of the Republic of Latvia
Immigration Law
Population Register Law
Declaration of Place of Residence Law
Repatriation Law
Lithuania
Law on the legal status of aliens
Law on citizenship
Law on the declaration of the Residence of the Republic of Lithuania
Resolution on Social Integration on Foreigners granted Asylum (pdf, 101kb)
Decree on Temporary Accommodation of Foreigners at Foreigners' Registration Centre (pdf, 68kb)
Law of Refugee Status (pdf, 70kb)
Instruction on Investigation of Foreigners' Applications for Granting Refugee Status in Lithuania
Law on Persons Considered to be Permanent Residents or Residents of Lithuania
Law on Emigration
Moldova
Law on Citizenship (pdf, 41kb)
Law on Dactyloscopic Registration (pdf, 99kb)
Law on the Status of Refugees (pdf, 45kb)
Decision on Enhancement of Law on Exit and Entry into Moldova (pdf, 15kb)
Law on Legal Status of Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons in Moldova
Poland
Act on granting protection to aliens within the territory of the Republic of Poland
Act on Aliens
Act on the entry into, residence in and exit from the Republic of Poland of nationals of the European Union Member States and their family members
Ordinance of the Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration on Fees collected from Aliens in Poland for Documents issued to them
Law on Polish Citizenship
Ordinance of the Minister of Interior on the Conditions of Performance, Arrest and Detention with Intent to Expel Foreigners and the Conditions to be met by Guarded Centres as well as the By-Laws of Staying Therein
Repatriation Act
Act on employment promotion and labour market institutions (pdf, 380kb)
Family Benefits Act (pdf, 160kb)
Romania
Ordinance on Social Integration of Aliens (pdf, 112KB)
Regime of Aliens (pdf, 13KB)
Law on Asylum (pdf, 177KB)
Annual Report on the status of aliens who were granted a form of protection in Romania , July 2006 – July 2007 (doc, 115kb)
Slovakia
Act on Stay of Aliens and on Modifications and Amendment of Some Acts
Act on Asylum and Amendment of Some Acts
Regulation on Procedures of Migration Office (pdf, 106kb)
Law of Residence of Aliens and Change and Updates of Some Laws (pdf, 94kb)
Law on Citizenship of the Slovak Republic
Aliens Law of the Slovak Republic, amended 2007
Sweden
Ukraine
Decree of the President of Ukraine on Enforcement of the Law of Ukraine on Citizenship (pdf, 204kb)
Law of Ukraine of Citizenship (pdf, 147kb)
Law of Ukraine on Immigration (pdf, 28kb)
Resolution on the Immigration Quota (pdf, 49kb)
Instruction on Detention of Persons by the State Border Service of Ukraine (pdf, 166kb)
Instruction on Procedures of Expulsion of Foreigners and Stateless Persons (pdf, 113kb)
Instructions on Procedures of Acceptance of Applications for Granting Refugee Status (pdf, 27kb)
Order on Regulations on Temporary Refugee Accommodation Centres and Rules of Residence in Temporary Refugee Accommodation Centre (pdf, 67kb)
Order on Procedures for Execution, Issuance and Extending Validility of a Refugee's Certificate (pdf, 42kb)
Order on Procedure of the Exrension of Stay of Foreigners and Stateless Persons in Ukraine (pdf, 92kb)
Resolution on Regulations on the Refugee's Certificate (pdf, 56kb)
Law of Ukraine of Refugees (pdf, 126kb)
Resolution on Regulations on the Refugee's Travel Document for the Purpose of Travelling Abroad (pdf, 11kb)
Law on population employment (doc, 19kb)
Law on procedures for Exiting and Entering Ukraine by Ukrainian citizens
The Decree of the President of Ukraine № 622/2011 On the Concept of State Migration Policy
LAW OF UKRAINE On Legal Status of Foreigners and Stateless Persons