Croatian Bureau of Statistics

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1. Introduction

This metadata information is provided by Croatia's 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)

In Croatia all procedures related to migration of foreigners are in responsibility of the Ministry of Interior (MoI). The relevant data on procedures in the area of the MoI are inserted in the data bases on Central Informatics System of the MoI. The data base on measures applied to foreigners was rearranged in 2001 in a way that it was added with relevant data related to illegal border crossings and data related to treatment of foreigners (readmission, removal). The data base was further added in 2004, 2007 and 2013 for alignment with the current Law on Aliens.

Legal national framework relevant for EIL statistics

LAW ON ALLIENS AND RULES ON THE TREATMENT OF FOREIGNERS

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

MINISTRY OF INTERIOR, BORDER POLICE ADMINISTRATION, IT DEPARTMENT

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

Data of refusal of entry of third country nationals are recorded into the National Border Management Information System (NBMIS) without any delay.

Basic personal information: name and surname, birth surname, sex, name of father and mother, date of birth, place of birth, country of birth, citizenship, data about legal representative (name, surname, date of birth, citizenship, name of centre for social welfare), personal identification number (if it is determined), languages which person speaks, type, number, date and place of publication, validity and photo from travel document or personal document.

Basic data about stay: date and place of entry and exit from Croatia, type and purpose of stay, place, time and direction of movement inside country.

Apart from general data there are data about refusal of entry: name of authority, date, reason for refusal, way of transport (land, sea, air, river), annulment of the entry refusal, country of return.

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

Within the Central Information System of the Ministry of Interior, as part of the Subsystem on foreigners, a Database on Illegal migrations is developed. Type of data which is recorded for Non-EU citizens found to be illegally present are prescribed in Article 60 of the Rules on the Treatment for Foreigners.

Police officers who perform duties concerning illegal migrations have to enter relevant data to the database, using end-users application immediately after procedure (measure, treatment) against foreigner.

Basic personal information: name and surname, birth surname, sex, name of father and mother, date of birth, place and country of birth, citizenship, data about legal representative (name, surname, date of birth, citizenship, name of centre for social welfare), personal identification number (if it is determined), languages which person speaks, type, number, date and place of publication, validity and photo from travel document or personal document. 

Basic data about stay: date and place of entry and exit from Croatia, type and purpose of stay (only if person has stay permit).

General procedure for recording Non-EU citizens ordered to leave

Within the Central Information System of the Ministry of Interior, as part of the Subsystem on foreigners, a Database on Illegal migrations is developed. It contains, among other categories, data on Non-EU citizens ordered to leave. Type of data which is recorded for Non-EU citizens ordered to leave are prescribed in Article 60 of the Rules on the Treatment for Foreigners.

Police officers who perform duties concerning illegal migrations have to enter relevant data to the database, using end-users application immediately after procedure (measure, treatment) against foreigner.

In addition to data from the previous question in informatics system there are some other data: type, number and date of decision from which is period for leave ordered, date of beginning and expiring of deadline for leaving, number and date of adoption of decision on leaving, border crossing of leaving country, time of leaving the country, number of exit stamp.

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

Within the Central Information System of the Ministry of Interior, as part of the Subsystem on foreigners, a Database on Illegal migrations is developed. It contains, among other categories, data on Non-EU citizens ordered to leave. Type of data which is recorded for Non-EU citizens ordered to leave are prescribed in Article 60 of the Rules on the Treatment for Foreigners.

Police officers who perform duties concerning illegal migrations have to enter relevant data to the database, using end-users application immediately after procedure (measure, treatment) against foreigner.

In the informatics system there are following data: 

- for forced return: state to which aliens are forcibly return, country of origin, transport, escort, amount of expenses, costs that are paid;

- for readmission: direction of readmission, country of readmission, type of readmission, decision on readmission, reason of refused entry; for return: country of origin, transport, escort, amount of expenses, costs that are paid; 

- for return decision: type, number and date of decision with which period for leaving is ordered, date of beginning and expiring deadline for leaving, number and date of adoption on decision for leaving, border crossing of leaving country, time of leaving the country, number of exit stamp. 

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 differences among definitions of particular treatments and the absence of certain instruments in our legislation affect to quality of data. 

Due to the change of methodology and criteria for the submission of data, data for different years are not comparable and it can lead to the wrong conclusions and outcomes.

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National systematic process of gathering data for official statistics.

All data are genuinely from data bases of the Ministry of Interior. There is no comparison of data from different sources.

Description of the data validation system at national level

Responsible service in the Ministry of Interior controls if police officers in the field inserted all requested data in official data bases.

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

All data are from the same source – the Ministry of Interior. The data are processed as they are noted – without any estimation, changes or adjustment.

All data are from the same source – the Ministry of Interior. The data are processed as they are noted – without any estimation, changes or adjustment.

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1. Description of the Quality management system at national level

Police officers in the Service for Illegal migrations in the Ministry headquarters since 2002 using end-users application makes random queries on Database on Illegal migrations and gets lists of unfinished data entry concerning procedures (measures, treatment) against foreigners.

Police officers in charge of specific procedures are immediately warned and ask to fulfill the data. It resulted with very good quality of stored data.

• Good quality (extensive quality) - covers all quality requirements, 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.

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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.

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

 We have never published information about returns.

3. Differences between the data provided to Eurostat and the data published at national level 

The difference is that the data which we sent to Eurostat were per number of persons and data we send to some other organisations are per number of events and data per number of events are always available.

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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.

Third-country nationals effectively returned to a third country by type of return and citizenship  

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

If name or surname is not known, word “unknown” or “nn” will be written.

If year of birth is known but date of birth not, words “1.1.” will be written.

If year of birth is unknown, age of person will be assessed and words “1.1.”, assessed year of birth will be written.

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

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

There will not be a problem if the information on requested changes and correct specification of requested data are getting on time.

The problem is constantly changing of parameters, and information about that is not proceeding on time.

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

All data are getting by processing in the official data bases of the Ministry of Interior.

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)

Data are not omitted.

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

If foreigner does not possess document, word “unknown” will be written.

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

In our system there is no category “unknown age”.  

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

In our system there is no category “unknown sex”.  

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

There is no impact on double counting. / The person is counted more times.

Report is done by request – it can be according to the number of misdemeanours or the number of offenders.

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 applies for the Statistics reported to Eurostat

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

 Aligned

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

 Aligned

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

Aligned

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

Aligned

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

In the previous year the Service for informatics pulled out the data from data base according to the number of events. If one person was registered three times it was number three. This year the Service for informatics pulled out the data from data base according to the number of persons. If one person was registered three times it was number one (last year data of illegally stay were given according to the number of illegal border crossings, and this year the data were given by the number of persons caught in illegally staying).

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

The Republic of Croatia note significant decrease of number of irregular migrants in the past two/three years.

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

All procedures to foreigners are in common data base. Therefore, data can be separated in a different way.

All our data bases are based on personal data. Every treatment is connected to particular person.

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 our data bases are based on personal data. Every treatment is connected to particular person.

3. 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 our data bases are based on personal data. Every treatment is connected to particular person.

4. Coherence between the EIL statistics and Asylum statistics

These two data bases are separated. In informatics system there are data about asylum seekers too. 

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

We do not have this record.

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

All our data bases are based on personal data. Every treatment is connected to particular person.

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

Statistics on asylum seekers are provided by asylum service of the Ministry of Interior.

The data base on treatment of foreigners and the data base on asylum seekers are linked. Therefore, data from both data bases can be separated.

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

Data when return decision was issued are inserted in the informatics system. The data come to border crossing point. When the person is leaving the country, he/she is obliged to report himself/herself to the police officer at the border crossing point and gives him one copy of the return decision. On that way we know that person left the country.

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

In the informatics system there are data that person went out and the name of the border crossing point, so we know in which of the neighbouring country person went.

We do not give public notices.

We do not publish the brochure.

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

EIL data are not accessible to the public.

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Presentation of the available quality management - documentation

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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.).