Enforcement of Immigration Legislation (migr_eil)

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

Compiling agency: Utlendingsdirektoratet/The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration(UDI) http://www.udi.no

Time Dimension: 2014-A0

Data Provider: NO9

Data Flow: MIGR_EILEQ_A


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

Utlendingsdirektoratet/The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration(UDI)

http://www.udi.no
1.2. Contact organisation unit

Analyse- og utviklingsavdelingen (AUA)/ Enhet for statistikk og analyse (ESA)

Analysis and Development Department/ Statistics and Analysis Division
1.5. Contact mail address

Utlendingsdirektoratet
Postboks 8108 Dep.
0032 Oslo


2. Statistical presentation Top
2.1. Data description

1. Introduction

This metadata information is provided by Norway'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).

The data collectiong requires intsitutional cooperation. The data collection is almost entirely based on register data. However, some data are recorded manually by fax from police districts. Further development as we speak, both on institutional cooperation and electronic automation.

Legal national framework relevant for EIL statistics

Lov om utlendingers adgang til riket og deres opphold her (utlendingsloven)/ Forskrift om utlendingers adgang til riket og deres opphold her (utlendingsforskriften).

Act of 15 May 2008 on the entry of foreign nationals into The Kingdom of Norway and their stay in the realm (Immigration Act) /Regulations of 15 October 2009 on the entry of foreign nationals into the Kingdom of Norway and their stay in the realm (Immigration Regulations).

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

Utlendingsdirektoratet (The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration) and Politiets utlendingsenhet(The National Police Immigration Service).

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

Non-EU citizens refused at the external border are registered by refusal decision with the reason for refusal electronically. External Border Type (Land, Sea, Air) is registered manually.

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

All relevant data registered electronically avalilable prepared for reporting.

General procedure for recording Non-EU citizens ordered to leave

All relevant data registered electronically avalilable prepared for reporting.

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

All relevant data registered electronically avalilable prepared for reporting.

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)

Main problem in the Norwegian statistics is the manual recording of location/Border Crossing Point for refusalst at the external border.
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  Utlendingsdatabasen(UDB) and manual forms filed by border police.
Third-country nationals found to be illegally present  Utlendingsdatabasen(UDB)
Third-country nationals who are subject to an obligation to leave  Utlendingsdatabasen(UDB)
Third-country nationals effectively returned by type of return and citizenship  Utlendingsdatabasen(UDB)
Third-country nationals effectively returned to a third-country by type of return and citizenship  Utlendingsdatabasen(UDB)
Third-country nationals effectively returned by type of assistance received and citizenship  Utlendingsdatabasen(UDB)
Third-country nationals returned to a third-country by type of agreement procedure and citizenship  Utlendingsdatabasen(UDB)
Third-country nationals returned to a third-country by destination country and citizenship  Utlendingsdatabasen(UDB)
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 /and Quarterly /and Monthly
Third-country nationals found to be illegally present  Annual /and Quarterly /and Monthly
Third-country nationals who are subject to an obligation to leave  Annual /and Quarterly /and Monthly
Third-country nationals effectively returned by type of return and citizenship  Annual /and Quarterly /and Monthly
Third-country nationals effectively returned to a third-country by type of return and citizenship  Annual /and Quarterly /and Monthly
Third-country nationals effectively returned by type of assistance received and citizenship  Annual /and Quarterly /and Monthly
Third-country nationals returned to a third-country by type of agreement procedure and citizenship  Annual /and Quarterly /and Monthly
Third-country nationals returned to a third-country by destination country and citizenship  Annual /and Quarterly /and Monthly
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 Yes
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 Yes
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 Yes
Other 1 (mention) Yes / No 
Other 2 (mention) Yes / No 
Other 3 (mention) Yes / No 
3.5. Data compilation

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

Not available.
3.6. Adjustment

Not available.


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

The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration is responsible for the quality management. The Quality responsibility rests upon the The European code of practise which is a regulation linked to the Norwegian Statistics Act of 1989.

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 Sufficient quality Sufficient quality Sufficient quality  Data table regarding border (point)-type is a missing entity in the ICT-system support. Manual reporting by fax.
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

No initiatives at national level. Full support for Eurostat's work on relevance.
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.

National administrations in policy making, National statistics office, research and Media.
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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.
5.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction

Not available.
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 applicable.


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  > 95%  Due to the element of manual reporting. We cannot guarantee total accuracy.
Third-country nationals found to be illegally present  100%  
Third-country nationals who are subject to an obligation to leave  100%  
Third-country nationals effectively returned by type of return and citizenship  100%  
Third-country nationals effectively returned to a third country by type of return and citizenship  100%  
Third-country nationals effectively returned by type of assistance received and citizenship  100%  
Third-country nationals returned to a third-country by type of agreement procedure and citizenship  100%  
Third-country nationals returned to a third-country by destination country and citizenship  100%  

 

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) Yes  No structured recording of this. Uncertainty on Overestimation 5%.
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 applicable.
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 5%
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

 Yes 1%  To many manual procedures.
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 applicable.
6.6. Data revision - practice

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

Not available.
6.6.1. Data revision - average size

Not available.


7. Timeliness and punctuality Top

Not available.
7.1. Timeliness

Not available.
7.1.1. Time lag - first result

Not available.
7.1.2. Time lag - final result

Not available.
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

Not available.
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

Full compliance with 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)

Full compliance with EIL technical guidelines.

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

No records of Unknown citizenships.

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

No records of Unknown age.

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

No records of 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

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.

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.

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

Not available.

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

Not available.
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)

Not available.

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

Not available.
8.2.1. Length of comparable time series

Not available.
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.

Not available.

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.

Not available.

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.

Not available.

4. Coherence between the EIL statistics and Asylum statistics

Not available.

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

Not available.

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

Not available.

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

Not available.
8.4. Coherence - sub annual and annual statistics

Not available.
8.5. Coherence - National Accounts

Not available.
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

Not available.

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

Not available.


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

Not available.
9.2. Dissemination format - Publications

Not available.
9.3. Dissemination format - online database

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

Not available.
9.3.1. Data tables - consultations

Not available.
9.4. Dissemination format - microdata access

Not available.
9.5. Dissemination format - other

Not available.
9.6. Documentation on methodology

Not available.
9.7. Quality management - documentation

Presentation of the available quality management - documentation

Under development. Constant use of this data in portiofolio managment ensure quality.
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 available.
11.2. Confidentiality - data treatment

Not available.


12. Comment Top

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

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


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