In connection with the upcoming NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting in Tallinn, Estonia will strengthen the safety level and reintroduce border control between:

Saturday April 17th at 21.00 until Friday April 23rd at 21.00

The Estonian Police and Border Guard Board have published the following information:

 The temporary border control will be applied to persons entering Estonia at the Estonian-Latvian border, as well as at ports and airports.

 The requirements of customs-, sanitary-, veterinary- and fytosanitary control will not be implemented during the temporary border check.

 Crossing of the border in areas between border crossing points is not permitted during this period of reintroduced border control.

 EU citizens can enter Estonia at the internal border of Schengen area by presenting a travel document or an ID-card.

 Third country citizens must carry a travel document (passport) and a document proving the rights to enter Schengen area when crossing the border.

 In general all Estonian border crossing points are open 24h.

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Forwarded by,

Kristiina Sikk
SCCE Ombudsman