Reference metadata describe statistical concepts and methodologies used for the collection and generation of data. They provide information on data quality and, since they are strongly content-oriented, assist users in interpreting the data. Reference metadata, unlike structural metadata, can be decoupled from the data.
Data collection on asylum statistics contains statistical information based on the Article 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 of Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 on Community statistics on migration and international protection.
Asylum applications:
Asylum, first time and subsequent applicants by citizenship, age and sex (also for unaccompanied minors);
Persons subject of asylum applications pending at the end of month by citizenship, age and sex (also for unaccompanied minors);
Asylum applications withdrawn by citizenship, age, sex and type of withdrawal (also for unaccompanied minors);
Asylum applicants having had their applications processed under the accelerated procedure by citizenship, age and sex (also for unaccompanied minors);
Applicants having benefited from material reception conditions at the end of the reference year;
Asylum applicants considered to be unaccompanied minors by citizenship, age and sex.
Decisions on asylum applications:
First instance decisions on applications by citizenship, age, sex and type of decision (also for unaccompanied minors);
Decisions withdrawing status granted at first instance decision by citizenship, type of decision and type of reason (also for unaccompanied minors);
Final decisions in appeal or review on applications by citizenship, age, sex and type of decision (also for unaccompanied minors);
Decisions withdrawing status granted as final decision in appeal or review by citizenship, type of decision and type of reason (also for unaccompanied minors).
Resettled persons:
Resettled persons by citizenship, age and sex (also for unaccompanied minors);
Resettled persons by citizenship, age, sex and country of previous residence;
Resettled persons by citizenship, age, sex and type of decision;
Resettled persons by citizenship, age, sex and resettlement framework.
In March 2022, the European Commission activated the Temporary Protection Directive 2001/55/EC for people from Ukraine seeking refuge.
Temporary protection:
Decisions granting temporary protection by citizenship, age and sex (also for unaccompanied minors);
Beneficiaries of temporary protection at the end of the month by citizenship, age and sex (also for unaccompanied minors).
3.2. Classification system
Same as Eurostat.
See table 3.2. in annex ‘Quality report tables Asylum’.
3.3. Coverage - sector
Migration and asylum – Asylum statistics.
3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions
Same definitions as Eurostat.
See table 3.4. in annex ‘Quality report tables Asylum’.
3.5. Statistical unit
Persons.
3.6. Statistical population
Foreigners and stateless persons.
See table 3.6. in annex ‘Quality report tables Asylum’.
3.7. Reference area
Slovakia
3.8. Coverage - Time
Time coverage according to Regulation (EC) No 862/2007, from January 2008, eventually January 2021.
Data on first-time asylum applicants are not available from January 2008 to December 2009.
Data on withdrawn asylum applications are not available for June 2017.
Data on withdrawn final decisions are not available for 2010 and 2012.
See table 3.8. in annex ‘Quality report tables Asylum’.
3.9. Base period
Not applicable.
Number of persons.
Calendar month, calendar quarter and calendar year.
6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements
EU level - Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 on Community statistics on migration and international protection and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 311/76 on the compilation of statistics on foreign workers.
Ministry level - Internal Regulation related to Organisational structure.
6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing
Not applicable.
7.1. Confidentiality - policy
Not applicable.
7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment
Not applicable.
8.1. Release calendar
Not applicable.
8.2. Release calendar access
Not applicable.
8.3. Release policy - user access
Not applicable.
Monthly, quarterly and annually.
10.1. Dissemination format - News release
Not applicable.
10.2. Dissemination format - Publications
Not available.
10.3. Dissemination format - online database
Not applicable.
10.3.1. Data tables - consultations
Not applicable.
10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access
Not applicable.
10.5. Dissemination format - other
Not applicable.
10.5.1. Metadata - consultations
Not applicable.
10.6. Documentation on methodology
Not available.
10.6.1. Metadata completeness - rate
Not applicable.
10.7. Quality management - documentation
Not available.
11.1. Quality assurance
MIGRA IS is a joint information system of Migration office (MO) and Bureau of Border and Alien Police of the Presidium of the Police Forces (BBAP), which integrates all data concerning illegal migration and international protection into one single information system.
BBAP is in charge of giving permission to entry the personal information and data about an alien. The initial information recorded by BBAP is also available to MO.
Dublin Unit and Procedural department as departments of MO, are entitled to make changes concerning personal information (date of birth, citizenship, nationality). Procedural department is entitled to conduct asylum procedure. Dublin Unit is entitled to conduct Dublin procedure. Procedural department and Dublin Unit are responsible for correctness, quality, accuracy and complexity of input data.
The Organisational and Legal department and Procedural department of MO are entitled to enter the applicant's data regarding the appeal process (before a court).
MO employees dealing with asylum statistics are the only people entitled to provide the asylum data to the third parties.
All newcomers at MO (new users) are instructed and trained how to work with MIGRA IS.
MO has a technical (user's) guideline to MIGRA IS, which includes comprehensive description of particular working procedures within the MIGRA IS information system.
11.2. Quality management - assessment
Not applicable.
12.1. Relevance - User Needs
The statistics collected under Regulation (EC) 862/2007 are used by a wide range of users at national, European and International level to cover various user needs.
The main users of Asylum statistics are Eurostat and EUAA. The statistics are used in several publications of the Commission, as well as in the preparation of regular reports, policy proposals and analysis. The statistics also provide an input to the EMN studies and reports that address specific issues of current policy importance.
12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction
Not applicable.
12.3. Completeness
The required disaggregation for all datasets is complete.
See table 12.3. in annex ‘Quality report tables Asylum’.
12.3.1. Data completeness - rate
Not applicable.
13.1. Accuracy - overall
The data is processed exactly according to the Technical Guidelines for Asylum statistics, and in case of discrepancies and doubts, the case is resolved by individual assessment (at the bilateral level).
13.2. Sampling error
Not applicable.
13.2.1. Sampling error - indicators
Not applicable.
13.3. Non-sampling error
Not applicable.
13.3.1. Coverage error
Not applicable.
13.3.1.1. Over-coverage - rate
Not applicable.
13.3.1.2. Common units - proportion
Not applicable.
13.3.2. Measurement error
Not applicable.
13.3.3. Non response error
Not applicable.
13.3.3.1. Unit non-response - rate
Not applicable.
13.3.3.2. Item non-response - rate
Not applicable.
13.3.4. Processing error
Not applicable.
13.3.5. Model assumption error
Not applicable.
14.1. Timeliness
Data is provided to Eurostat within the requested deadlines.
14.1.1. Time lag - first result
Not applicable.
14.1.2. Time lag - final result
Not applicable.
14.2. Punctuality
Data are delivered on time.
See table 14.2. in annex ‘Quality report tables Asylum’.
14.2.1. Punctuality - delivery and publication
10 days before deadline for delivery.
15.1. Comparability - geographical
Data is geographically comparable across the country.
15.1.1. Asymmetry for mirror flow statistics - coefficient
Not applicable.
15.2. Comparability - over time
Data are comparable over time.
See table 15.2. in annex ‘Quality report tables Asylum’.
15.2.1. Length of comparable time series
Not applicable.
15.3. Coherence - cross domain
Not applicable.
15.3.1. Coherence - sub annual and annual statistics
Not applicable.
15.3.2. Coherence - National Accounts
Not applicable.
15.4. Coherence - internal
Not applicable.
Not applicable.
17.1. Data revision - policy
The MU carries out the revision policy in line with the Asylum – Eurostat Technical guidelines to Asylum templates. The revision policy includes:
Routine revisions - The routine revisions are delivered (if needed) with annual frequency.
Monthly datasets: once a year covering the period of the previous calendar year(s); these datasets are delivered during the period from beginning of January to the end of February of the following year.
Quarterly datasets: once a year covering the period of the previous calendar year(s); these are delivered during the period from beginning of January to the end of April of the following year.
Annual datasets: once a year covering the period of the previous calendar year(s); these are delivered during the period from beginning of May to the end of September of the following year.
Error correction: Revisions related to correction of errors are provided at any time and cover any reference period.
Exceptional correction: Exceptional revisions are provided with a prior notification to Eurostat explaining the reason for revision. They are subject to Eurostat's approval.
17.2. Data revision - practice
No scheduled revisions.
See table 17.2. in annex ‘Quality report tables Asylum’.
17.2.1. Data revision - average size
Not applicable.
18.1. Source data
Administrative data - Ministry of Interior.
See table 18.1. in annex ‘Quality report tables Asylum’.
18.2. Frequency of data collection
Frequency of the data collection is continuous.
18.3. Data collection
The data are entered into MIGRA IS either manually (by filling in the predefined items - personal information, information about the case) or electronically (uploading the pictures, copies of ID/travel/other documents).
The data are extracted from MIGRA IS´s Eurostat report (which are not actual due to last version of the system from 2010) therefore they are checked and entered manually in the Excel and Excel templates provided by Eurostat and transformed into csv. format. Finally, the csv. files are transferred via Edamis to Eurostat.
18.4. Data validation
The Migration Office in cooperation with Bureau of Border and Alien Police of the Presidium of the Police Forces directly performs regular second level checks of all data inputs into the system in terms of correctness, accuracy and complexity of input data. Logical checks of statistical outputs from this system are performed. There are checks of data uploaded to MIGRA IS at the national level being done in the end of the reference period or in meantime.
Functionality and accuracy of statistical outputs from MIGRA IS are monitored continuously. The checks of the data are aimed to eliminate all registered defects made during the data uploading for specific time. Defects are identified and corrected individually.
Data from the system are checked with the data provided in physical registry diary.
18.5. Data compilation
Data are collected from one institution - Organisational and Legal Department of the Migration Office of the Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic where all data examined and processes before transmitted to Eurostat.
Data collection on asylum statistics contains statistical information based on the Article 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 of Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 on Community statistics on migration and international protection.
Asylum applications:
Asylum, first time and subsequent applicants by citizenship, age and sex (also for unaccompanied minors);
Persons subject of asylum applications pending at the end of month by citizenship, age and sex (also for unaccompanied minors);
Asylum applications withdrawn by citizenship, age, sex and type of withdrawal (also for unaccompanied minors);
Asylum applicants having had their applications processed under the accelerated procedure by citizenship, age and sex (also for unaccompanied minors);
Applicants having benefited from material reception conditions at the end of the reference year;
Asylum applicants considered to be unaccompanied minors by citizenship, age and sex.
Decisions on asylum applications:
First instance decisions on applications by citizenship, age, sex and type of decision (also for unaccompanied minors);
Decisions withdrawing status granted at first instance decision by citizenship, type of decision and type of reason (also for unaccompanied minors);
Final decisions in appeal or review on applications by citizenship, age, sex and type of decision (also for unaccompanied minors);
Decisions withdrawing status granted as final decision in appeal or review by citizenship, type of decision and type of reason (also for unaccompanied minors).
Resettled persons:
Resettled persons by citizenship, age and sex (also for unaccompanied minors);
Resettled persons by citizenship, age, sex and country of previous residence;
Resettled persons by citizenship, age, sex and type of decision;
Resettled persons by citizenship, age, sex and resettlement framework.
In March 2022, the European Commission activated the Temporary Protection Directive 2001/55/EC for people from Ukraine seeking refuge.
Temporary protection:
Decisions granting temporary protection by citizenship, age and sex (also for unaccompanied minors);
Beneficiaries of temporary protection at the end of the month by citizenship, age and sex (also for unaccompanied minors).
15 September 2025
Same definitions as Eurostat.
See table 3.4. in annex ‘Quality report tables Asylum’.
Persons.
Foreigners and stateless persons.
See table 3.6. in annex ‘Quality report tables Asylum’.
Slovakia
Calendar month, calendar quarter and calendar year.
The data is processed exactly according to the Technical Guidelines for Asylum statistics, and in case of discrepancies and doubts, the case is resolved by individual assessment (at the bilateral level).
Number of persons.
Data are collected from one institution - Organisational and Legal Department of the Migration Office of the Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic where all data examined and processes before transmitted to Eurostat.
Administrative data - Ministry of Interior.
See table 18.1. in annex ‘Quality report tables Asylum’.
Monthly, quarterly and annually.
Data is provided to Eurostat within the requested deadlines.
Data is geographically comparable across the country.
Data are comparable over time.
See table 15.2. in annex ‘Quality report tables Asylum’.
