Estonian Police and Border Guard Board / Politsei- ja Piirivalveamet

There are more than 5000 people working in the name of internal safety of Estonia in Police and Border Guard Board (PBGB). Thus it is one of the biggest state agencies in Estonia.

The main tasks of Police and Border Guard Board are the securing of the external border of the European Union; the determination of citizenship and issue of documents; security and public order in the state; and the investigation and prevention of offences.

The first contact points for people in their home town or village are sub-units of four regional prefectures - constable stations, border guard stations or service offices of Migration and Citizenship Bureau.

In its present structure, Police and Border Guard Board started its work on 1 January 2010 when Police Board, Central Criminal Police, Public Order Police, Border Guard Board, and Citizenship and Migration Board (CMB) were merged. On the basis of the former police prefectures, border guard territories and regional offices of CMB, four territorial prefectures were formed which will be also incorporated into PBGB and form one authority as of 2012.