Enforcement of Immigration Legislation (migr_eil)

National Reference Metadata in ESS Standard for Quality Reports Structure (ESQRS)

Compiling agency: Ministry of Interior - Migration Directorate


Eurostat metadata
Reference metadata
1. Contact
2. Statistical presentation
3. Statistical processing
4. Quality management
5. Relevance
6. Accuracy and reliability
7. Timeliness and punctuality
8. Coherence and comparability
9. Accessibility and clarity
10. Cost and Burden
11. Confidentiality
12. Comment
Related Metadata
Annexes (including footnotes)
 



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1. Contact Top
1.1. Contact organisation

Ministry of Interior - Migration Directorate
1.2. Contact organisation unit

Not Available.
1.5. Contact mail address

2, P. Volov, Sofia, Bulgaria 


2. Statistical presentation Top
2.1. Data description

1. Introduction

This metadata information is provided by Bulgarian authorities to ensure compliance with the requirements of Articles 5 and 7 of Regulation 862/2007 on Community Statistics on Migration and International Protection.

As required by Article 9 of the Regulation 862/2007, Member States must report to Eurostat on the data sources used, the reasons for the selection of these sources and the effects of the selected data on the quality of the statistics. Member States shall provide it with all the information necessary to evaluate the quality, comparability and completeness of the statistical information.

The reference terms for the assessment of quality compliance are provided by Eurostat in the EIL technical guidelines applied for 2014 reference period (See section 3.4 Statistical concepts and definitions from the EIL ESMS file).

 

2. General description of the statistical domain at national level

EIL National System (level of development, main changes that affected the system in the last years and further development)

National EIL system is established in order to ensure compliance of the national EIL data with the requirements of Articles 5 and 7 of Regulation 862/2007 on Community Statistics on Migration and International Protection. 

 

Legal national framework relevant for EIL statistics

Law for the Foreigners in Republic of Bulgaria

 

Institutional infrastructure (list of the institutions involved in managing the EIL registers and the institutions involved in the production of the EIL statistics)

Chief Directorate Border Police and Migration Directorate within Ministry of Interior

 

General procedure for recording Non-EU citizens refused entry at the external borders

According to the Law for the Foreigners in Republic of Bulgaria

 

General procedure for recording Non-EU citizens found to be illegally present

According to the Law for the Foreigners in Republic of Bulgaria

 

General procedure for recording Non-EU citizens ordered to leave

According to the Law for the Foreigners in Republic of Bulgaria

 

General procedure for recording Non-EU citizens returned following an order to leave

According to the Law for the Foreigners in Republic of Bulgaria

 

3. Main problems that affect the quality of the data and what tables are concerned including the compliance status with the definitions from EIL Technical Guideline

(See metadata information including concepts and definitions from the EIL ESMS file)

No problems exist.
2.2. Classification system

Not available.
New concept added with the migration to SIMS 2.0.
Information (content) will be available after the next collection.
2.3. Coverage - sector

Not available.
New concept added with the migration to SIMS 2.0.
Information (content) will be available after the next collection.
2.4. Statistical concepts and definitions

Not available.
New concept added with the migration to SIMS 2.0.
Information (content) will be available after the next collection.
2.5. Statistical unit

Not available.
New concept added with the migration to SIMS 2.0.
Information (content) will be available after the next collection.
2.6. Statistical population

Not available.
New concept added with the migration to SIMS 2.0.
Information (content) will be available after the next collection.
2.7. Reference area

Not available.
New concept added with the migration to SIMS 2.0.
Information (content) will be available after the next collection.
2.8. Coverage - Time

Not available.
New concept added with the migration to SIMS 2.0.
Information (content) will be available after the next collection.
2.9. Base period

Not available.
New concept added with the migration to SIMS 2.0.
Information (content) will be available after the next collection.


3. Statistical processing Top
3.1. Source data
  Presentation of the data source(s)/national registers
Third-country nationals refused at border  Chief Directorate Border police
Third-country nationals found to be illegally present  Migration Directorate
Third-country nationals who are subject to an obligation to leave  Migration Directorate
Third-country nationals effectively returned by type of return and citizenship  Migration Directorate
Third-country nationals effectively returned to a third-country by type of return and citizenship  Migration Directorate
Third-country nationals effectively returned by type of assistance received and citizenship  Migration Directorate
Third-country nationals returned to a third-country by type of agreement procedure and citizenship  Migration Directorate
Third-country nationals returned to a third-country by destination country and citizenship  Migration Directorate
3.2. Frequency of data collection
 Frequency of EIL data collection at national level

 Frequency   (Delete non-relevant attributes)
Third-country nationals refused at border  Annual 
Third-country nationals found to be illegally present  Annual 
Third-country nationals who are subject to an obligation to leave  Annual 
Third-country nationals effectively returned by type of return and citizenship  Annual 
Third-country nationals effectively returned to a third-country by type of return and citizenship  Annual 
Third-country nationals effectively returned by type of assistance received and citizenship  Annual 
Third-country nationals returned to a third-country by type of agreement procedure and citizenship  Annual 
Third-country nationals returned to a third-country by destination country and citizenship  Annual 
3.3. Data collection

3.4. Data validation

Description of the data validation system at national level

 

Validation procedure Applied
Checks of totals consistency Yes 
Checks of magnitude of changes over time Yes  
Using intervals of values for outliers/errors detection No 
Using visual validation (visual verification of the tables or the graph resulted) Yes  
Checking the data integrity over each processing step Yes  
Using special programs/software for data validation No
Checking if the double counting cases are excluded Yes  
Checking the consistency between Y2 and Y3 datasets Yes  
Checking the consistency between “TCNs subjects to an obligation to leave” and “TCNs who actually left the territory”. Yes  
Checking the consistency between “TCNs who returned to a Third Country” and “TCNs who actually left the territory”. Yes  
Analyse the statistics reported by other countries No 
3.5. Data compilation

Estimations used: Details on the estimations done for EIL statistics (methodology applied and the concerned categories and tables)

Not applicable.
3.6. Adjustment

Not applicable.


4. Quality management Top
4.1. Quality assurance

Not available.
New concept added with the migration to SIMS 2.0.
Information (content) will be available after the next collection.
4.2. Quality management - assessment

1. Description of the Quality management system at national level

Data quality is assured through application of strict procedures for data collection and validation.

 

2. General Quality assesment (Delete non-relevant attributes: Good quality/Sufficient quality/Poor quality) Details in case of sufficient quality / Poor quality
 Topics

Output/Product Quality

Process Quality

Institutional Environment
Third-country nationals refused at border Good quality  Good quality  Good quality   
Third-country nationals found to be illegally present Good quality  Good quality  Good quality   
Third-country nationals who are subject to an obligation to leave Good quality Good quality  Good quality   
Third-country nationals effectively returned by type of return and citizenship Good quality  Good quality  Good quality   
Third-country nationals effectively returned to a third country by type of return and citizenship Good quality  Good quality Good quality  
Third-country nationals effectively returned by type of assistance received and citizenship Good quality  Good quality  Good quality   
Third-country nationals returned to a third-country by type of agreement procedure and citizenship Good quality  Good quality  Good quality   
Third-country nationals returned to a third-country by destination country and citizenship Good quality  Good quality  Good quality   

 

  • Good quality (extensive quality) - covers all quality requirements and substantial quality checks are performed and a very good cooperation exists between institutions.
  • Sufficient quality (acceptable quality) - covers minimum requirements, but issues still exist and more information/validation is needed for a better quality assessment and acceptable cooperation issues exists.
  • Poor quality (inadequate quality) - the data do not meet the minimum requirements or there is not enough information for quality assessment and important cooperation issues exists.


5. Relevance Top
5.1. Relevance - User Needs

1. General aspects

The statistics collected under the Regulation 862/2007 are widely used in official publications and by a wide range of users at national, European and International level.

Main users of EIL statistics at national level
The EIL statistics produced are regularly used by national administrations: academic researchers and civil society groups working on a wide range of topics including the integration of immigrants, the development and monitoring of national asylum and immigration procedures, and the projection of the future population and labour force.

EIL statistics produced are used by specialised administrations for operational purposes.


Main users of EIL statistics at European and International level
The main users of EIL statistics are Eurostat, DG Home Affairs and EASO. 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.

 

2. EIL data publication at national level

Presentation of the EIL statistics published at national level

EIL data is not published at national level.

 

Differences between the data provided to Eurostat and the data published at national level (Comparability of figures)

Not applicable.
5.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction

Data required by Articles 5and 7 Regulation 862/2007 is provided to the users
5.3. Completeness

Completeness of the data provided based on Articles 5 and 7 Regulation 862/2007 (mandatory data provision) and justification of the missing mandatory breakdowns and completeness of the data provided on voluntary basis.

 

Completeness of the data (Delete non-relevant attributes: Available/Not Available/Not applicable)
 Categories Availability Details related to not applicable and not available selected cases
Third-country nationals refused at border    
Citizenship categories Available   
Grounds of refusal categories Available   
Border categories (land, sea, air) Available   
Third-country nationals found to be illegally present    
Citizenship categories Available   
Age categories Available  
Sex categories Available   
Third-country nationals who are subject to an obligation to leave    
Citizenship categories Available  
Third-country nationals effectively returned by type of return and citizenship Available   
Citizenship categories Available   
Third-country nationals effectively returned to a third-country by type of return and citizenship    
Citizenship categories Available   
Type of return categories Available   
Third-country nationals effectively returned by type of assistance received and citizenship    
Citizenship categories Available   
Type of assistance received categories Available   
Third-country nationals returned to a third-country by type of agreement procedure and citizenship    
Citizenship categories Available   
Type of agreement procedure categories Available   
Third-country nationals returned to a third-country by destination country and citizenship    
Citizenship categories Available   
Destination Country categories Available   
5.3.1. Data completeness - rate

Not Available.


6. Accuracy and reliability Top
6.1. Accuracy - overall
1. Accuracy of the total provided for each dataset 
  The interval in which the real population could be comparing with the total provided
100% = high accuracy (total provided reflects the real measured population)		 Details
Third-country nationals refused at border  99%  no reasons exist for inaccuracy
Third-country nationals found to be illegally present  99%  no reasons exist for inaccuracy
Third-country nationals who are subject to an obligation to leave  99%  no reasons exist for inaccuracy
Third-country nationals effectively returned by type of return and citizenship  99%  no reasons exist for inaccuracy
Third-country nationals effectively returned to a third country by type of return and citizenship  99%  no reasons exist for inaccuracy
Third-country nationals effectively returned by type of assistance received and citizenship  99%  no reasons exist for inaccuracy
Third-country nationals returned to a third-country by type of agreement procedure and citizenship  99%  no reasons exist for inaccuracy
Third-country nationals returned to a third-country by destination country and citizenship  99%  no reasons exist for inaccuracy

 

2. Accuracy of the total provided for each category (Delete non-relevant attributes for Accuracy issue: No/Yes; Overestimation/Underestimation and delete/change/adapt the text for impact percentage)
  Accuracy issue Description of the accuracy issue Details about the impact on the statistics reported
Third-country nationals refused at border      
Citizenship categories No     
Grounds of refusal categories No     
Border categories (land, sea, air) No     
Third-country nationals found to be illegally present      
Citizenship categories No     
Age categories No    
Sex categories No     
Third-country nationals who are subject to an obligation to leave      
Citizenship categories No     
Third-country nationals effectively returned by type of return and citizenship No     
Citizenship categories No     
Third-country nationals effectively returned to a third-country by type of return and citizenship      
Citizenship categories No     
Type of return categories No    
Third-country nationals effectively returned by type of assistance received and citizenship      
Citizenship categories No     
Type of assistance received categories No     
Third-country nationals returned to a third-country by type of agreement procedure and citizenship      
Citizenship categories No    
Type of agreement procedure categories No     
Third-country nationals returned to a third-country by destination country and citizenship      
Citizenship categories No     
Destination Country categories No     
6.2. Sampling error

Procedures and classifications used in case of missing information (e.g. unknown citizenship, age, etc)

Not applicable.
6.2.1. Sampling error - indicators

Not Aapplicable.
6.3. Non-sampling error

Not applicable.
6.3.1. Coverage error

Not applicable.
6.3.1.1. Over-coverage - rate
Over-coverage                              (Delete non-relevant atributes: 0% / 1% / 5% / 10% / 15% / 20% / >20%)
  The proportion of cases recorded that do not belong to the target population* (%)
Third-country nationals refused at border 0%
Third-country nationals found to be illegally present 0%
Third-country nationals who are subject to an obligation to leave 0%
Third-country nationals effectively returned by type of return and citizenship 0% 
Third-country nationals effectively returned to a third-country by type of return and citizenship 0%
Third-country nationals effectively returned by type of assistance received and citizenship 0% 
Third-country nationals returned to a third-country by type of agreement procedure and citizenship 0% 
Third-country nationals returned to a third-country by destination country and citizenship 0%

 *target population refers to the population that should be included (as it is specified in technical guidelines)
6.3.1.2. Common units - proportion

Not applicable.
6.3.2. Measurement error
Double counting                                         (Delete non-relevant atributes:  No / Yes; 0% / 1% / 5% / 10% / 15% / 20% / >20%)

 

 One person can be included more than once in the reference datasets Share of "double counting" cases in the total for the datasets Description of the non-compliance issue
Third-country nationals refused at border No     
Third-country nationals found to be illegally present No      
Third-country nationals who are subject to an obligation to leave No     
Third-country nationals effectively returned by type of return and citizenship No     
Third-country nationals effectively returned to a third-country by type of return and citizenship No     
Third-country nationals effectively returned by type of assistance received and citizenship No     
Third-country nationals returned to a third-country by type of agreement procedure and citizenship No     
Third-country nationals returned to a third-country by destination country and citizenship No     
6.3.3. Non response error

Not applicable.
6.3.3.1. Unit non-response - rate

Not applicable.
6.3.3.2. Item non-response - rate

Not applicable.
6.3.4. Processing error

Not applicable.
6.3.4.1. Imputation - rate

Not applicable.
6.3.5. Model assumption error

Not applicable.
6.4. Seasonal adjustment

Not applicable.
6.5. Data revision - policy

Not available.

Not applicable.
6.6. Data revision - practice

Details related to the data revision policy and expected revisions of the data sent to Eurostat

No revisions are done or expected to be done.
6.6.1. Data revision - average size

Not available


7. Timeliness and punctuality Top
7.1. Timeliness

Not applicable.
7.1.1. Time lag - first result

Not applicable.
7.1.2. Time lag - final result

Not applicable.
7.2. Punctuality

Problems with data provision to Eurostat in due time and the impact of these problems on the data quality provided to Eurostat

No problems exist with data provision.
7.2.1. Punctuality - delivery and publication

Not available.


8. Coherence and comparability Top
8.1. Comparability - geographical

1. Provision of data using the Eurostat EIL Technical Guidelines and exceptions applied

Data are provided respecting the EIL Technical Guidelines .

 

2. Details on categories of Non-EU citizens difficult to be classified using the reference definitions from EIL technical guidelines and the categories excluded from these reasons (excluded from the statistics reported)

All categories are classified and included in the statistics reported.

 

3. Description of records related to "Unknown" country of citizenship category

Persons found to be illegaly present without personal documents necessary to identify their citizenship.

 

4. Description of records related to "Unknown" age category

Not applicable.

 

5. Description of records related to "Unknown" sex category

Not applicable.

 

6. Establishing the reported ground in case of “multiple grounds” for the same refusal and the impact on double counting of the person in the same dataset

The methodological procedure of "one ground per refused person" is applied, as laid down in EIL Technical Guidelines (procedure of "higher” ground overrules the “lower” ground for refusal).

 

7. Type of "external border" applicable

Land boarder, Sea border and Air border.

 

8. The definition of “refused Non-EU citizens” applied

The Schengen Borders Code's refusal definition is applied for the Statistics reported to Eurostat

 

9. The correspondence between the national system of “grounds for refusal" classification and Schengen Borders Code classification.

Full correspondence.

 

10. The definition of “Non-EU citizens found to be illegally present” applied

Third country nationals who are detected by the respective national authorities and have been determined to be illegally present under national laws relating to immigration.

 

11. The definition of “Non-EU citizens ordered to leave” applied

Third country nationals found to be illegally present who are subject to an administrative or judicial decision or act stating that their stay is illegal and imposing an obligation to leave the territory of the country.

 

12. The definition of “Non-EU citizens returned following an order to leave” applied

Third country nationals who have in fact left the territory of Bulgaria, following an administrative or judicial decision or act stating that their stay is illegal and imposing an obligation to leave the country territory.
8.1.1. Asymmetry for mirror flow statistics - coefficient

Not applicable.
8.2. Comparability - over time

Methodological changes between the present reference year and previous year(s)

No changeches are introduced

Justification of the important changes in figures reported for the present reference year and previous year(s)

Not applicable
8.2.1. Length of comparable time series

Not applicable.
8.3. Coherence - cross domain

1. Links between the statistics on refused Non-EU citizens and the statistics on Non-EU citizens found to be illegally present.

Non-EU citizens refused at external land, sea and air border are reported separately from the Non-EU citizens found to be illegally present at the country territory.

 

2. Links between the statistics on Non-EU citizens found to be illegally present and the statistics on Non-EU citizens with obligation to leave.

All Non-EU citizens found to be illegally present are receiving return decision

 

3. Coherence between the EIL statistics and Asylum statistics

Non-EU citizens who have received final negative asylum decision are included in the data on Non-EU citizens found to be illegally present

  

4. Dublin cases included in EIL statistics and the impact on the totals provided 

Yes, due to the small numbers no impact on the totals provided.

 

5. Inclusion of voluntary returned Non-EU citizens in the statistics on Non-EU citizens who actually left the territory 

Voluntary returns are included into the total number of Non-EU citizens who actually left the territory

Links between the EIL statistics and Asylum statistics and details related to the asylum applicant(s) case(s) included in EIL statistics. 

Inclusion of final negative asylum decisions in the data on Non-EU citizens found to be illegally present
8.4. Coherence - sub annual and annual statistics

Not applicable.
8.5. Coherence - National Accounts

Not applicable.
8.6. Coherence - internal

1. Links and differences between the Non-EU citizens with obligation to leave and Non-EU citizens who actually left the territory

Yes.

 

2. Links and differences between the Non-EU citizens who actually left the territory and Non-EU citizens who left the territory to a third country

Yes.


9. Accessibility and clarity Top
9.1. Dissemination format - News release

no
9.2. Dissemination format - Publications

No
9.3. Dissemination format - online database

Presentation of the National online national database for EIL data accessible to the public and the accessibility procedure

No
9.3.1. Data tables - consultations

Not applicable.
9.4. Dissemination format - microdata access

No
9.5. Dissemination format - other

Data is not disseminated for public
9.6. Documentation on methodology

No specialised documentation on methodology exists. Procedures are performed following the Law for the Foreigners in Republic of Bulgaria provisions.
9.7. Quality management - documentation

Presentation of the available quality management - documentation

No specialised documentation exists.
9.7.1. Metadata completeness - rate

Not available.
9.7.2. Metadata - consultations

Not available.


10. Cost and Burden Top

Not available.


11. Confidentiality Top
11.1. Confidentiality - policy

Not applicable.
11.2. Confidentiality - data treatment

Not applicable.


12. Comment Top

The following classification is used for data availability at Eurostat level:

The term "not applicable" relates to the categories of cases which do not exist in national legislation/administrative procedures and therefore such statistics cannot be issued.

The term "not available" relates to categories of data that exist in the national legal/administrative system but cannot be delivered under EIL data collection for various reasons (e.g. data cannot exist, data exist but are not collected, data are unreliable, etc.).


Related metadata Top


Annexes Top