Asylum-seekers brought to Estonia turn to court over status

  • 2016-05-19
  • BNS/TBT Staff
TALLINN - Two of the asylum-seekers relocated to Estonia under the EU migrant redistribution plan have applied to a court of law as they are not satisfied with the status they have been granted. The Estonian Police and Border Guard Board have decided to provisionally grant subsidiary protection, not refugee status, to the asylum-seekers relocated to Estonia from Greece and Turkey. Those who are granted subsidiary protection are also given a one-year residence permit. “To be as effective as possible with the resources that we have, we provisionally acted bas...
 
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