Cyprus Police

Statistics & Cartography Office

Cyprus Police Headquarters, Nicosia, Cyprus

1. Introduction

This metadata information is provided by Cyprus 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)

After 2013 there are not any double counting cases in the reported figures in EIL Tables.

Legal national framework relevant for EIL statistics

Unknown

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

1) Aliens & Immigration Unit

2) Statistics & Cartography Office

3) Civil Registry and Migration Department of the Ministry of Interior

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

Once a Non-EU citizen is refused entry it is immediately recorded in the Police system.

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

Once a Non-EU citizen is found to be illegally present, it is immediately recorded in the Police system.

General procedure for recording Non-EU citizens ordered to leave

This is recorded by the Civil Registry & Migration Department of the Ministry of Interior.

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

Once a non-EU citizen is returned following an order to leave it is immediately recorded by the Civil Registry and Migration Department and by the Cyprus Police.

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)

The statistics are in general compliant with Eurostat technical guidelines.

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

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New concept added with the migration to SIMS 2.0.
Information (content) will be available after the next collection.

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New concept added with the migration to SIMS 2.0.
Information (content) will be available after the next collection.

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New concept added with the migration to SIMS 2.0.
Information (content) will be available after the next collection.

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New concept added with the migration to SIMS 2.0.
Information (content) will be available after the next collection.

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New concept added with the migration to SIMS 2.0.
Information (content) will be available after the next collection.

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New concept added with the migration to SIMS 2.0.
Information (content) will be available after the next collection.

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

Data entry is performed by the Aliens and Immigration Unit District Offices, whereas statistical analysis is carried out by the Statistics & Cartography Office of the Police.

Please note that Civil Registry and Migration Department of the Ministry of Interior is responsible for the following data:

• Third-country nationals who are subject to an obligation to leave.
• Third-country nationals returned voluntary following an administrative or judicial decision or act.
• Third-country nationals effectively returned by type of assistance received and citizenship.
• Third-country nationals returned to a third country by type of agreement procedure and citizenship.

Since 2021 and onwards, Civil Registry and Migration Department is also responsible for providing the data related to:

• Third-country nationals effectively returned.

The data input is done electronically; data processing stages and data format (electronic); the information is centralised by the Statistics & Cartography Office.

Data validation is carried out by the Statistics & Cartography Office of the Police.

Data compilation is carried out by the Statistics & Cartography Office of the Police and by the Civil Registry and Migration Department of the Ministry of Interior.

Not applicable.

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

1. Description of the Quality management system at national level

• 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.

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 are prodused for EUROSTAT use only.

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

The EIL statistics are not published at national level. The EIL statistics are produced for EUROSTAT use only.

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

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

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.

Forced Return, (Removal): means the enforcement of the obligation to return, namely the physical transportation out of the Member State.

100%

Not Available

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

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Not Applicable.

 *target population refers to the population that should be included (as it is specified in technical guidelines)

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

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

Data sent represent the final version.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

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

No delays.

Not applicable.

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

We are in general compliance with Eurostat 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)

None.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable. 

7. Type of "external border" applicable

Sea border and Air border

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

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

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

Same classification used as in Schengen Borders Code.

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

Art 12 (1) No person shall enter or leave the Republic except through an approved port.
Art 19 (1) (l) Having entered the Republic as a temporary resident for a limited period remains in the Republic after that period has expired without having obtained permission from the Chief immigration Officer. 

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

Not available.

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

Return means the process of a third-country national going back whether in voluntary compliance with an obligationn to return, or enforced to:

• his or her country of origin, or;
  
• a country of transit in accordance with Community or bilateral readmission agreements or other arrangements, or;
• another third-county, to which the third-country national concerned voluntarily decides to return and in which he or she will be accepted;

Not applicable.

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

Data for the years 2008 - 2012, includes cases of double counting. Data for the years 2013 onwards, do not include double counting.

For the years 2008-2012, the data collection method did not allow for any further processing. As a result of that each person could be counted more than once in any table.

The collection method changed in 2013 and that allowed us to exclude double counting persons.

For the years 2008-2012 the following data sets were affected:

        1. Templates MIGR_EIRFS variable BORDER, breakdown AIR and SEA,

        2. Template MIGR_EIPRE,

        3. Template MIGR_EIRTN variable C_DEST, breakdown THRD and TOTAL. 

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

From 2013 onwards data is extracted from the computerised database system of the Police.

Not applicable.

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

No links

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.

There is no direct link as the data for those found to be illegally present is recorded by the Police and the data for those with an obligation to leave is recorded by the Civil Registry and Migration Department of the Ministry of Interior.

3. Coherence between the EIL statistics and Asylum statistics

The rejected asylum applicants are included in the Enforced Returns statistics, provided that they have actually left the territory.

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

No Dublin cases.

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

Yes

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

No comparability is feasible.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

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

It is unknown as the obligation to leave order is issued by Civil Registry and Migration Department.

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

Concerning the Forced Returns, records are kept for each case serarately.

No dissemination

No dissemination

No online data.

Not applicable

No dissemination.

No dissemination.

Not Available.

Presentation of the available quality management - documentation

Not available.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

 Not applicable.

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

The term "not applicable" relates to the categories of data 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.).