The main modes of acquisition and loss of citizenship in the Republic of Estonia

Abstract

This article analyses Estonian legislation concerning citizenship – with particular emphasis on the conditions for its acquisition and loss, and the inadmissibility of dual citizenship. For many years the way in which this issue is regulated has focused the attention of international institutions and has been the subject of criticism from the Kremlin. In the case of Estonia, the problem of citizenship requires setting it in the context of the Russian-speaking minority, which is represented in large numbers in Estonia, as well as discussing the status of stateless persons.