He also gained the Estonian citizenship, but moved to Paris in 1925.

He then accepted an Estonian citizenship but remained in Beijing.

Since 2003 he holds the Estonian citizenship.

Since 1992 roughly 140,000 people have acquired Estonian citizenship by passing naturalization exams.

He was granted Estonian citizenship on August 6, 1920.

He was a former Russian citizen and got Estonian citizenship in 2005.

In 2003 he took up Estonian citizenship, keeping the Russian one.

The position of current holders of posts which would require Estonian citizenship was also under discussion.

Estonian citizenship for achievements of special merit may be granted to not more than ten persons per year.

There were disputes whether the national team should include players who lived in Estonia but had not acquired Estonian citizenship.