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.
Department V/8/a (Fedaral Ministry of the Interior)
Social Statistics Directorate - Unit Demography (Statistics Austria)
1.3. Contact name
Restricted from publication
1.4. Contact person function
Restricted from publication
1.5. Contact mail address
Statistics Austria
Guglgasse 13
1110 Vienna, Austria
1.6. Contact email address
Restricted from publication
1.7. Contact phone number
Restricted from publication
1.8. Contact fax number
Restricted from publication
2.1. Data description
2.1.1. Introduction
This metadata information is provided by Austrian authorities to ensure compliance with the requirements of Article 6 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 Residence permit statistics technical guidelines applied for 2022 reference period (See section 3.4 Statistical concepts and definitions from the Residence permits statistics ESMS file).
Annex 1 presents the quality assessment for more recent data collections:
- Seasonal Workers data collection under Article 26 of Directive 2014/36/EU; - Intra-Corporate Transfers data collection under Article 24 of Directive 2014/66/EU; - Students, Researchers, Trainees, Volunteers, Pupils and Au Pairs data collection under Article 38 of Directive (EU) 2016/801.
2.1.2. General description of the statistical domain at national level
National system for compilation of residence permits statistics (level of development, main changes that affected the system in the last years and further development)
Data on residence permits (containing personal information as well as status information) are processed by the competent authorities of first instance for Settlement and Residence (Governor of Federal Länder). They are transmitted in due course by file transfer to the Central Foreigners Register (Zentrales Fremdenregister - IZR). The department responsible for statistical analysis at the Federal Ministry of the Interior receives data extracts from IZR on a daily basis for evaluation purposes. These are stored in a separate database, of which Statistics Austria receives extracts of individual data for data processing of European RESPER statistics.
Prior to 2014 data has been stabled in a different database called Foreigners Information System (Fremdeninformationssystem - FIS). The main advantage of moving data to the IZR is that this database will, when fully developed, contain all relevant administrative information on foreigners in a single database - stretching from possible asylum applications via asylum decisions to any residence permit issued and also possible information of the foreign police.
2.1.3. European and national legal framework relevant for Residence permits statistics
Include information on Applicable/Not applicable European legal acts at national level
Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 on migration and international protection
Applicable
Council Directive 2003/86/EC on the right to family reunification
Applicable
Directive 2004/38/EC on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States
Applicable
Council Directive 2004/114/EC on the conditions of admission of third-country nationals for the purposes of studies, pupil exchange, unremunerated training or voluntary service;
Applicable
Council Directive 2009/50/EC on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly qualified employment;
Applicable
Council Directive 2005/71/EC on a specific procedure for admitting third-country nationals for the purposes of scientific research;
Applicable
Council Directive 2004/81/EC on the residence permit issued to third-country nationals who are victims of trafficking in human beings or who have been the subject of an action to facilitate illegal immigration, who cooperate with the competent authorities
Applicable
Council Directive 2003/109/EC concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents;
Applicable
Council Directive 2009/50/EC on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly qualified employment;
Applicable
Directive 2011/98/EU on a single application procedure for a single permit
Applicable except for students according to Art. 3 paragraph 3
2.1.4. Institutional infrastructure
List of the institutions involved in managing the registers related to Residence permits statistics and the institutions involved in the compilation of the Residence permits statistics
Competent authorities for Settlement and Residence of First Instance (Provincial Governor, district commission or magistrate).
Federal Ministry of the Interior – managing Central Foreigners Register (IZR) and compiling residence permit statistics on national level.
Statistics Austria – compiling residence permit statistics for Eurostat.
2.1.5. General procedure for issuing first residence permits at National level
Applications for residence permits have to be submitted at the Austrian representative authority abroad. Certain groups of persons may also file first applications in Austria (e.g. family members of nationals or EU-citizens, children with foreign citizenship born in Austria, researchers etc. - for an exhaustive list please refer to §21 (2) of the Austrian Residence Act [NAG]). The applications are inserted in a centralised database (IZR) by the competent authorities in charge of residence. The permits are granted by the competent authorities in charge of residence in Austria after the person has entered Austria by visa or, if enabled, without visa (as specified in regulation EC 539/2001). The number of applications for and the number of granted residence permits may be drawn from the database.
2.1.6. General procedure for recording change of status or reason to stay of the permit (reason)
Applications for change of status of the residence purpose have to be submitted at the Provincial Governor, district commission or magistrate. The applications are inserted into IZR by the competent authorities in charge of residence. The permits are issued by the competent authorities in charge of residence in Austria. (see 2.2 and 2.5)
2.1.7. General procedure for recording all valid residence permits at the end of the year
Include information on all permits valid in the end of the year and long term permits
All issued permits are stabled in the IZR. Data records include the expiry of the permit. At the end of February of each year the Federal Ministry of the Interior receives a database extract containing information on all valid permits at the end of the previous year. This is forwarded to Statistics Austria, but containing only statistically relevant variables for data-protection reasons.
2.1.8. General procedure for recording residence permits for Highly Skilled Workers and EU Blue Cards
Include information for first permit data collection and EU Blue Cards data collection
same as described under 2.1.5. In addition, applications for EU Blue Cards may also be filed by an Austrian employer wishing to employ a third country national.
2.1.9. General procedure for recording single permits
same as described under 2.5.
2.1.10. Type of residence permits counted for Residence permits statistics (e.g. residence permits, long-term visas, authorisation to stay, work permit, education permit, etc) referirng to all applicable tables
Residence permits, long-term visas, authorisation to stay, work permit, education permit, residence permits for family members, EU Blue Cards, subsidiary protection, title on humanitarian grounds, recognized refugees.
2.1.11. Main problems that affect the quality of the data and what tables are concerned including the compliance status with the definitions from Residence permits statistics Technical Guideline
The definitions of first permits and requests of extension/change of status are different from the technical guidelines: In Austria a permit is counted as an extension/change of application, if the application is made during the duration of validity of the last permission. Applications that are made after this period are counted as applications for first permits. And the issued permission is also counted as a first permit.
Changes according to the guidelines (only a change between the Resper categories) are only changes between the major categories. In Austria a change is on hand every time the purpose of the permission shall be different from that one before. So this definition is wider than that one mentioned in the guidelines.
2.2. Classification system
Not available information.
2.3. Coverage - sector
Not available information.
2.4. Statistical concepts and definitions
Not available information.
2.5. Statistical unit
Number of permits.
2.6. Statistical population
Third country nationals receiving residence permits.
2.7. Reference area
Austria.
2.8. Coverage - Time
Period covered: 2008-2022; Statistics Austria is involved in providing Permit Statistics since 2011 while the residence permits statistics is provided since 2008.
2.9. Base period
Not applicable.
3.1. Source data
Tables
Presentation of the data source(s) / national registers
RP1. First permits issued for family reasons
Central Foreigners Register (IZR), prior to 2014 Foreigners Information System (FIS)
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons
Central Foreigners Register (IZR), prior to 2014 Foreigners Information System (FIS)
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities
Central Foreigners Register (IZR), prior to 2014 Foreigners Information System (FIS)
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons
Central Foreigners Register (IZR), prior to 2014 Foreigners Information System (FIS)
RP5. Change of immigration status or reason to stay
Central Foreigners Register (IZR), prior to 2014 Foreigners Information System (FIS)
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December
Central Foreigners Register (IZR), prior to 2014 Foreigners Information System (FIS)
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December
Central Foreigners Register (IZR), prior to 2014 Foreigners Information System (FIS)
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued
Central Foreigners Register (IZR), prior to 2014 Foreigners Information System (FIS)
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Bleu Cards holders
Central Foreigners Register (IZR), prior to 2014 Foreigners Information System (FIS)
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State
Central Foreigners Register (IZR), prior to 2014 Foreigners Information System (FIS)
SP1. Single permits
Central Foreigners Register (IZR), prior to 2014 Foreigners Information System (FIS)
3.2. Frequency of data collection
Tables
Frequency at national level
RP1. First permits issued for family reasons
Annual / Monthly
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons
Annual / Monthly
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities
Annual / Monthly
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons
Annual / Monthly
RP5. Change of immigration status or reason to stay
Annual / Monthly
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December
Annual / Monthly
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December
Annual / Monthly
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued
Annual / Monthly
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders
Annual / Monthly
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State
Annual / Monthly
SP1. Single permits
Annual / Monthly
3.3. Data collection
Systematic process of gathering data for official statistics at national level.
Data on residence permits (containing personal information as well as status information) are processed by the competent authorities of first instance for Settlement and Residence (Governor of Federal Länder). They are transmitted in due course by file transfer to the Central Foreigners Register (Zentrales Fremdenregister - IZR). The department responsible for statistical analysis at the Federal Ministry of the Interior receives data extracts from IZR on a daily basis for evaluation purposes. These are stored in a separate database, of which Statistics Austria receives extracts of individual data for data processing of European RESPER statistics.
Prior to 2014 data has been stabled in a different database called Foreigners Information System (Fremdeninformationssystem - FIS). The main adavantage of moving data to the IZR is that this database will, when fully developed, contain all relevant administrative information on foreigners in a single database - stretching from possible asylum applications via asylum decisions to any residence permit issued and also possible information of the foreign police.
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)
No
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
No
Checking the consistency between EU Blue Cards from first permits (RP3) and EU Blue Cards data collection (BC1-BC3)
Yes
Checking the consistency between flow and stock data (RP1-RP4 vs RP6)
Yes
Checking the consistency between statistics by "reason" and statistics by "age" and "sex" categories
Yes
Analyse the statistics reported by other countries
No
3.5. Data compilation
Estimations used: Details on the estimations done for Residence permits statistics (methodology applied and the concerned categories and tables)
Not applicable.
3.6. Adjustment
Not applicable.
4.1. Quality assurance
See the inormation from above (points 2 and 3 above and point 4.2.1 below).
4.2. Quality management - assessment
4.2.1. Description of the Quality management system at national level
Upon processing of national statistics, general plausibility checks are performed. Some data is also checked at random during the reference year, in order to assess data quality. Any inconsistencies are reported to the competent authorities by means of a clearing house. This may also correct data.
4.2.2. General Quality assessment (Delete non-relevant attributes: Good quality / Sufficient quality / Poor quality)
Topics
Output / Product Quality
Process Quality
Institutional Environment
Details in case of sufficient quality / Poor quality
First permits issued for family reasons
Good quality
Good quality
Good quality
Quality of provided data is good; yet not all breakdowns can be provided. See 8.1.
First permits issued for education reasons
Good quality
Good quality
Good quality
First permits issued for remunerated activities
Good quality
Good quality
Good quality
Quality of provided data is good; yet not all breakdowns can be provided. See 8.1.
First permits issued for other reasons
Good quality
Good quality
Good quality
Quality of provided data is good; yet not all breakdowns can be provided. See 8.1.
Change of immigration statusor reason to stay
Good quality
Good quality
Good quality
Quality of provided data is good; yet not all breakdowns can be provided. See 8.1.
All valid permits on 31 December
Good quality
Good quality
Good quality
Quality of provided data is good; yet not all breakdowns can be provided. See 8.1.
Long-term residents on 31 December
Good quality
Good quality
Good quality
Single Permits
Good quality
Good quality
Good quality
Quality of provided data is good; yet not all breakdowns can be provided. See 8.1.
EU Blue Cards issued
Good quality
Good quality
Good quality
Quality of provided data is good; yet not all breakdowns can be provided. See 8.1.
Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders
Good quality
Good quality
Good quality
Quality of provided data is good; yet not all breakdowns can be provided. See 8.1.
EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State
Good quality
Good quality
Good quality
Quality of provided data is good; yet not all breakdowns can be provided. See 8.1.
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.
5.1. Relevance - User Needs
5.1.1. General aspects
Include information on main users of Residence permits statistics at national level, European and International level.
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. The Residence permits 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.
At European level, the main users of Residence permits statistics are Eurostat and DG Migration and Home Affairs. These statistics are used in several publications of the Commission, as well as in the preparation of regular reports, policy proposals and analysis. These statistics also provide an input to the European Migration Network (EMN) studies and reports that address specific issues of current policy importance.
Main users at national level are government bodies and NGOs. Data is however published on the website of the Ministry of the Interior and thus accessible to the general public.
5.1.2. Residence permits statistics data publication at national level
Include information on residence permits statistics published at national level and differences between the data provided to Eurostat and the data published at national level (first permits, all valid permits at the end of the year, long term permits at the end of the year, single permits, single permits and EU Blue Cards)
National RESPER statistics are published monthly on the website of the Federal Ministry for the Interior. Aggregate Data for previous years is equally available on the website.
5.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction
Not available information.
5.3. Completeness
Completeness of the data provided based on Article 6 of the Regulation 862/2007 (mandatory data provision), justification of the missing mandatory breakdowns and completeness of the data provided on voluntary basis.
Categories
Availability
Details related to "not applicable" and "not available" cases
RP1. First permits issued for family reasons
Citizenship
Available
Length of validity
Available
Reason
Available
Member
Some parts not available
not avaliable: CHILD (Flag O)
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons
Citizenship
Available
Length of validity
Available
Reason
Available
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities
Citizenship
Available
Length of validity
Available
Reason
Some parts not available
not avaliable: EMP_WRK_SEAS (Flag O)
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons
Citizenship
Available
Length of validity
Available
Reason
Some parts not available
not avaliable: UAM and VICT_TRFF_HMN (Flag O)
RP5. Change of immigration status or reason to stay
not applicable: EDUC (Students are excepted from the provision of this directive in Austria (cf. to Art. 3 paragraph 3 Council Directive 2011/98/EU)) (Flag M)
Decision type
Available
Length of validity
Available
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued
Citizenship
Available
Decision type
Some parts not available
not available: WDN (Flag O)
ISCO08
Not available
No provision of codes in national database (IZR) to classify the occupation for EU Blue Card holders. (Flag O)
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders
Citizenship
Available
Decision type
Some parts not available
not available: WDN (Flag O)
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State
Previous residence
Not available
Not recorded in IZR, only visible in individual case file of competent authority (Flag O)
Indicator type
Some parts not available
Not available: FAM_HLD_BLUE (Flag O)
5.3.1. Data completeness - rate
Not available information.
6.1. Accuracy - overall
6.1.1. Accuracy of the total provided for each dataset
Categories
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
RP1. First permits issued for family reasons
99%
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons
99%
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities
99%
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons
99%
RP5. Change of immigration status or reason to stay
99%
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December
99%
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December
99%
SP1. Single permits
99%
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued
99%
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders
99%
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State
not available information
6.1.2. 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; see definitions from Eurostat Statistics Explained glosary: Glossary:Coverage.
Categories
Accuracy issue
Description of the accuracy issue
Details about the impact on the statistics reported
RP1. First permits issued for family reasons
Citizenship
No
Length of validity
No
Member
No
Reason
No
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons
Citizenship
No
Length of validity
No
Reason
No
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities
Citizenship
No
Length of validity
No
Reason
No
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons
Citizenship
No
Length of validity
No
Reason
No
RP5. Change of immigration status or reason to stay
Citizenship
No
Reason
No
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December
Citizenship
No
Length of validity
No
Reason
No
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December
Citizenship
No
Reason
No
SP1. Single permits
Reason
No
Decision type
No
Length of validity
No
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued
Citizenship
No
Decision type
No
ISCO08
Yes
not available in register
Underestimation with 100% impact in the total
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders
Citizenship
No
Decision type
No
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State
Previous residence
Yes
not available in register
Underestimation with 100% impact in the total
Indicator type
No
6.2. Sampling error
Procedures and classifications used in case of missing information (e.g. unknown citizenship, age, etc.)
Missing information is not allowed in Central Foreigners Register for date of birth. Cases of unknown citizenship are classified as “unknown”.
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
RP1. First permits issued for family reasons
No
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons
No
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities
No
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons
No
RP5. Change of immigration status or reason to stay
No
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December
No
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December
No
SP1. Single permits
No
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued
No
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders
No
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State
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
Data revision policy at national level
Monthly statistics are revised when annual results become available. These are based upon a retrospective database extract for the end of year, usually created in Spring of following year. See also 6.6.1.
6.6. Data revision - practice
Details related to the data revision policy and expected revisions of the data sent to Eurostat
No need for revisions of data sent to Eurostat, as it is derived from annual national statistics and created only after final national results are available.
6.6.1. Data revision - average size
Not available.
7.1. Timeliness
Not available.
7.1.1. Time lag - first result
Possible annual date when the available data has sufficient quality to be published (sent to Eurostat)
National rules allow for retrospective entries of permits into the database within six months after a decision on permits has been taken. This means that data for permits issued at the end of December would only be final by the end of June. Adding sufficient time for processing this would translate into data delivery by the end of August. However, as this may cover only a few cases, it is sufficient to extract the database four months after the end of the reference period and transmit data within the six months allowed by regulation 862/2007.
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
As described under 6.1 a few retrospective cases may be missing, as they may only be entered after data processing and transmission to Eurostat has already been finished. However the number of retrospective entries missing is assumed to be less than 1%.
7.2.1. Punctuality - delivery and publication
Not available.
8.1. Comparability - geographical
Provision of data using the Eurostat Residence permits statistics Technical Guidelines and exceptions applied
Almost full compliance, except for two points:
The definitions of first permits and requests of extension/change of status are different from the technical guidelines: In Austria a permit is counted as extension / change of reason, if the application is made before expiry of the current permit. Applications made after expiry of permits are counted as applications for first permits. Permits issued in due course are also counted as first permits.
Changes according to the guidelines (only a change between the Resper categories) are only changes between the major categories. In Austria a change is on hand every time the purpose of the permission shall be different from that one before. So this definition is wider than that one mentioned in the guidelines.
Details on categories of Non-EU citizens difficult to be classified using the reference definitions from Residence permits statistics technical guidelines and the categories excluded from these reasons (excluded from the statistics reported)
None.
Description of records related to "Unknown" country of citizenship category
"Unknown" is used for persons who cannot be identified – in most cases due to lacking personal documents to identify citizenship
Counting all family members in case of issued permit for the principal applicant only
Provide information if the residence permit can be issued for the principal applicant only and if all the family members are counted for residence permits statistics
Each family member needs separate permit.
Description of records related to "Unknown" age and sex category
Unknown age is not possible, as database requires date of birth as mandatory information.
Unknown sex for only in cases, where people that cannot be identified due to lacking documents.
Description of records related to "Other remunerated activities" sub-category of first permits from table related to "occupation reasons" (RP3)
List of categories of permits included in the "Other remunerated activities" subcategory
special Cases of Paid Employment
rotational workers
artists
seconded employees
self-employed persons
cases of mobility
Description of records related to "Other" subcategory of first permits from table related to "other reasons" (RP4)
List of categories of permits included in the "Other" subcategory
people who held a residence permit “long term resident EU”, have lost it due to absence from the EU and now wish to return to Austria
people whose stay was “downgraded” from a residence permit “long term resident EU”, because they pose a threat to public order and security
former asylum seekers with subsidiary/ temporary protection with prolonged stay
former Austrian citizens, having lost citizenship
people switching form a humanitarian stay in the Asylum Law to a regular residence permit
minors granted a right to stay in the best interest of the child
Description of records related to "Other reasons" subcategory of table related to all valid permits in the end of the year (RP6)
List of categories of permits included in the "Other" subcategory
Red-White-Red Card plus if not counted elsewhere (concerning permits issued under §41a para 3,5,6,7,8,9,10 NAG)
Procedure of establishing the reason for residence permits statistics and the treatment of the multiple reasons cases
Establishing the reason according to codes for administrative proceedings in Central Foreigners Database (IZR).
Treatment of multiple reasons not yet decided. Absolute number of multiple cases in 2015 was 1 within RP1 and RP2 each, none within RP3 and 41 within RP4 (due to link with asylum database extract of IZR).
Counting only once the first permits in one of the datasets related to for family or for education or for occupation or for other reasons (counting only once the persons in all tables RP1, RP2, RP3 and RP4 together)
Not applicable.
The definition of "First permit" applied (comparing with the one mentioned in Residence permits Technical guidelines)
The definition of "First permit" is applied as provided by Residence permits Techincal guidelines except for one important point:
Applications for the extension of a permit made only after the expiry of the permit are counted as applications for a new first permit. If issued, these are counted as new first permits as well.
The definition of "EU Long-term status" applied (comparing with the one mentioned in Residence permits Technical guidelines)
The definition of "EU Long-term status" is applied as provided by Residence permits Technical guidelines
The definition of "National Long-term status" applied
Please list the categories of long-term permits available at national level (under national legal framework).
Not applicable as no other definition than EU Long-Term status exists.
Counting the permanent residence permits for the "all valid permits in the end of the year" and for "long-term permits valid in the end of the year" (table RP6 and RP7)
Permanent residence permits in Austria exist only as Long-Term residence EU and are included as such in tables RP6 and RP7.
The definition of "EU Blue Card" applied for table RP3 (comparing with the one mentioned in Residence permits Technical guidelines)
Please indicate if "comparable definition" was applied.
Definition as specified in Technical Guidelines.
The definition of "highly-skilled workers" applied (table RP3)
Please provide details on national programmes facilitating the admission of highly-skilled workers counted for the data sent to Eurostat for this category. Include also details on 'Highly skilled workers' category reported in another main table from first permits data collection than the table related to occupation reasons (“family reason”, “education reason” or “other reasons”)
Highly skilled workers may apply for a so-called Red-White-Red-Card as a residence permit for Austria. Applications are evaluated by the Austrian Public Employment Service (AMS) on the basis of documents submitted. According to the criteria for granting such permits points are awarded to individual applications. On the basis of this evaluation, authorities in charge of residence decide if a residence permit will actually be granted.
The "Red-White-Red – Card" shall be issued to:
•Very highly qualified workers
•Skilled workers in shortage occupations
•Other key workers
•Graduates of Austrian universities and colleges of higher education
•Self-employed key workers
•Holders of a residence title “Long-term Resident – EU” of another EU Member State fitting one of the criteria above
Counting the renewed residence permit, referring to first permits and change of status or reason to stay tables (RP1-RP5 tables)
In Austria a permit is counted as extension / change of reason, if the application is made before expiry of the current permit. Applications made after expiry of permits are counted as applications for first permits. Permits issued in due course are also counted as first permits.
In Austria change of status/reason is on hand every time the purpose of the permit shall be different from the one before. So this definition is wider than that one mentioned in the guidelines.
The definition of "single permit" applied (comparing with the one mentioned in residence permits technical guidelines)
Same as in the Technical guidelines.
Coverage of specific subcategories relate to the "reason" of issuing the residence permit
see definitions from Eurostat Statistics Explained glosary: Glossary: Coverage.
Categories
Accuracy issue
Description of the accuracy issue
Details about the impact on the statistics reported
RP1. First permits issued for family reasons
Spouse/partner
No
Children (Minor/ Adult)
Yes
Not avaliable (Flag O)
Other member
No
Joining an EU citizen
No
Joining an non-EU citizen
No
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons
Students
No
Other educational-related
No
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities
Employment reasons (Total)
No
EU Blue Card
No
Researchers
No
Seasonal workers
Yes
Not avaliable (Flag O)
Other remunerated activities
No
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons
Refugee status and subsidiary protection
No
Humanitarian reasons
No
Unaccompanied minors (non asylum related)
Yes
Not available (Flag O)
Victims of trafficking in human beings
Yes
Not available (Flag O)
Residence only
Not applicable
Residual categories
Not applicable
RP5. Change of immigration status or reason to stay
- Previous permission was granted for reasons related to family formation and reunification
Reasons related to education and study
Yes
Not available (Flag O)
Reasons related to remunerated activities
Yes
Not available (Flag O)
Other reasons
No
- Previous permission was granted for reasons related to education and study
Reasons related to family formation and reunification
No
Reasons related to remunerated activities
No
Other reasons
Yes
Not available (Flag O)
- Previous permission was granted for reasons related to remunerated activities
Reasons related to family formation and reunification
Yes
Not available (Flag O)
Reasons related to education and study
No
Other reasons
Yes
Not available (Flag O)
- Previous permission was granted for other reasons
Reasons related to family formation and reunification
Yes
Not available (Flag O)
Reasons related to education and study
No
Reasons related to remunerated activities
Yes
Not available (Flag O)
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December
Family formation and reunification
No
Education and study
No
Remunerated activities
No
Refugee status
Yes
Not available (Flag O)
Subsidiary protection
Yes
Not available (Flag O)
Other reasons
No
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December
EU long-term resident status
No
National long-term resident status
No
SP1. Single permits
Family reasons
No
Education reasons
Yes
not applicable (Flag M)
Occupation reasons
No
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued
Citizenship
No
Decision type
Yes
WDN not available (Flag O)
ISCO08
Yes
not available in Register (Flag O)
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders
Citizenship
No
Decision type
Yes
WDN not available (Flag O)
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State
Previous residence
Yes
not available in Register
Indicator type
Yes
Family members (FAM_HLD_BLUE) not available (Flag O)
Coverage of specific subcategories relate to EU Blue Cards data collection
see definitions from Eurostat Statistics Explained glosary: Glossary: Coverage.
Categories
Accuracy issue
Description of the accuracy issue
Details about the impact on the statistics reported
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued
EU Blue Cards Granted
No
EU Blue Cards Renewed
No
EU Blue Cards Withdrawn
No
ISCO 08
Not applicable
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders
EU Blue Cards Granted
No
EU Blue Cards Renewed
No
EU Blue Cards Withdrawn
Not applicable
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State
EU Blue Cards holders
No
Family members
No
Coverage of specific subcategories relate to the "length of validity" of the residence permit
see definitions from Eurostat Statistics Explained glosary: Glossary: Coverage.
Categories
Accuracy issue
Description of the accuracy issue
Details about the impact on the statistics reported
RP1. First permits issued for family reasons
At least 3 months but less than 6 months
No
At least 6 months but less than 12 months
No
12 months and more
No
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons
At least 3 months but less than 6 months
No
At least 6 months but less than 12 months
No
12 months and more
No
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities
At least 3 months but less than 6 months
No
At least 6 months but less than 12 months
No
12 months and more
No
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons
At least 3 months but less than 6 months
No
At least 6 months but less than 12 months
No
12 months and more
No
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December
At least 3 months but less than 6 months
No
At least 6 months but less than 12 months
No
12 months and more
No
SP1. Single permits
At least 3 months but less than 6 months
No
At least 6 months but less than 12 months
No
12 months and more
No
FRPS - Residence Permits for Family members of recognised refugees or asylum seekers with Subsidiary/temporary/humanitarian protection
Not applicable for Austria, as family members have to separately apply for Asylum at Austrian embassies abroad and get Visa for legal entry to Austria.
Applications of family members are counted as applications (no separate category).
No permits are issued for Family members.
LTR - Long-term residents
is a subset of RP7 containing all permits having been issued during the reference year.
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). Justification of the important changes in figures reported for the present reference year and previous year(s)
From 2014 onwards, humanitarian residence permits are issued as part of Asylum Legislation. Previously this type of permit was part of the residence pemit legislation. However, there were no effects on data collection, as since 2014 asylum data and resper data is collected via a unified database (Central Foreigners Register).
8.2.1. Length of comparable time series
Not available information.
8.3. Coherence - cross domain
Links between the EU Blue Cards declared for first permits statistics (for occupation reasons - table RP3) and EU Blue Cards statistics (tables BC1, BC2 and BC3)
Full Compliance. No exceptions involved.
Correspondence between the residence permits statistics by reason and residence permits statistics by age and sex
Partial consistency, as resper statistics by age and sex also include permits with a validity of less than 3 months.
Links between all valid permits on 31 December and Long-term residents
Long-term residents are a subset of all valid permits on 31 December. No exceptions involved.
Links between first permits and single permits
Both stem from same database. First Permits are a sub-group of Single Permits defined according to the Technical Guidelines for Single Permits.
8.3.1 Links between the Residence permits statistics and Asylum statistics and details related to the asylum applicant(s) case(s) included in Residence permits statistics in First residence permits
Please cover the differences between the Residence permits statistics and Asylum statistics reported to Eurostat
Since 2014 asylum data and resper data is collected via a unified database (Central Foreigners Register). Thus people switching from one domain to the other (e.g. asylum seekers with subsidiary/temporary protection gaining an extension of their stay by means of a residence permit) may be identified in the system by a unique PIN.
Table RP4 for Austria includes asylum seekers, who received a positive asylum decision, a decision on humanitarian grounds or subsidiary protection. They undergo the same procedures for issuing a residence permit and are matched to the national asylum statistics.
Coherence between different categories/breakdowns required for each dataset (e.g. is each category well delimitated for the statistics reported or some of them are merged for technical reasons). Please refer to each category that has problem.
Not avilable information.
9.1. Dissemination format - News release
If applicable, regular or ad-hoc press releases linked to the data at national level.
Not applicable.
9.2. Dissemination format - Publications
List of residence permits publications at national level.
Presentation of the National online national database for Residence permits statistics data accessible to the public and the accessibility procedure
Not available.
9.3.1. Data tables - consultations
If available, number of consultations of data tables within residence permits statistical domain at national level, for a given time period displayed in a graph.
Not available.
9.4. Dissemination format - microdata access
Not applicable.
9.5. Dissemination format - other
Inclusion of data in several reports - e.g. National Report on Internal Security of Ministry of Interior.
9.6. Documentation on methodology
Documentation on Residence permits statistical methodology available at national level.
Presentation of the available data quality management - documentation at national level
Currently no structured documentation available.
9.7.1. Metadata completeness - rate
Not available.
9.7.2. Metadata - consultations
Not available.
Not available information.
11.1. Confidentiality - policy
Not applicable.
11.2. Confidentiality - data treatment
Not applicable.
The following classification is used for data availability at Eurostat level:
The term "not applicable" related 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 Residence permits statistics data collection for various reasons (e.g. data cannot exist, data exist but are not collected, data are unreliable, etc.).
This metadata information is provided by Austrian authorities to ensure compliance with the requirements of Article 6 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 Residence permit statistics technical guidelines applied for 2022 reference period (See section 3.4 Statistical concepts and definitions from the Residence permits statistics ESMS file).
Annex 1 presents the quality assessment for more recent data collections:
- Seasonal Workers data collection under Article 26 of Directive 2014/36/EU; - Intra-Corporate Transfers data collection under Article 24 of Directive 2014/66/EU; - Students, Researchers, Trainees, Volunteers, Pupils and Au Pairs data collection under Article 38 of Directive (EU) 2016/801.
2.1.2. General description of the statistical domain at national level
National system for compilation of residence permits statistics (level of development, main changes that affected the system in the last years and further development)
Data on residence permits (containing personal information as well as status information) are processed by the competent authorities of first instance for Settlement and Residence (Governor of Federal Länder). They are transmitted in due course by file transfer to the Central Foreigners Register (Zentrales Fremdenregister - IZR). The department responsible for statistical analysis at the Federal Ministry of the Interior receives data extracts from IZR on a daily basis for evaluation purposes. These are stored in a separate database, of which Statistics Austria receives extracts of individual data for data processing of European RESPER statistics.
Prior to 2014 data has been stabled in a different database called Foreigners Information System (Fremdeninformationssystem - FIS). The main advantage of moving data to the IZR is that this database will, when fully developed, contain all relevant administrative information on foreigners in a single database - stretching from possible asylum applications via asylum decisions to any residence permit issued and also possible information of the foreign police.
2.1.3. European and national legal framework relevant for Residence permits statistics
Include information on Applicable/Not applicable European legal acts at national level
Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 on migration and international protection
Applicable
Council Directive 2003/86/EC on the right to family reunification
Applicable
Directive 2004/38/EC on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States
Applicable
Council Directive 2004/114/EC on the conditions of admission of third-country nationals for the purposes of studies, pupil exchange, unremunerated training or voluntary service;
Applicable
Council Directive 2009/50/EC on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly qualified employment;
Applicable
Council Directive 2005/71/EC on a specific procedure for admitting third-country nationals for the purposes of scientific research;
Applicable
Council Directive 2004/81/EC on the residence permit issued to third-country nationals who are victims of trafficking in human beings or who have been the subject of an action to facilitate illegal immigration, who cooperate with the competent authorities
Applicable
Council Directive 2003/109/EC concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents;
Applicable
Council Directive 2009/50/EC on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly qualified employment;
Applicable
Directive 2011/98/EU on a single application procedure for a single permit
Applicable except for students according to Art. 3 paragraph 3
2.1.4. Institutional infrastructure
List of the institutions involved in managing the registers related to Residence permits statistics and the institutions involved in the compilation of the Residence permits statistics
Competent authorities for Settlement and Residence of First Instance (Provincial Governor, district commission or magistrate).
Federal Ministry of the Interior – managing Central Foreigners Register (IZR) and compiling residence permit statistics on national level.
Statistics Austria – compiling residence permit statistics for Eurostat.
2.1.5. General procedure for issuing first residence permits at National level
Applications for residence permits have to be submitted at the Austrian representative authority abroad. Certain groups of persons may also file first applications in Austria (e.g. family members of nationals or EU-citizens, children with foreign citizenship born in Austria, researchers etc. - for an exhaustive list please refer to §21 (2) of the Austrian Residence Act [NAG]). The applications are inserted in a centralised database (IZR) by the competent authorities in charge of residence. The permits are granted by the competent authorities in charge of residence in Austria after the person has entered Austria by visa or, if enabled, without visa (as specified in regulation EC 539/2001). The number of applications for and the number of granted residence permits may be drawn from the database.
2.1.6. General procedure for recording change of status or reason to stay of the permit (reason)
Applications for change of status of the residence purpose have to be submitted at the Provincial Governor, district commission or magistrate. The applications are inserted into IZR by the competent authorities in charge of residence. The permits are issued by the competent authorities in charge of residence in Austria. (see 2.2 and 2.5)
2.1.7. General procedure for recording all valid residence permits at the end of the year
Include information on all permits valid in the end of the year and long term permits
All issued permits are stabled in the IZR. Data records include the expiry of the permit. At the end of February of each year the Federal Ministry of the Interior receives a database extract containing information on all valid permits at the end of the previous year. This is forwarded to Statistics Austria, but containing only statistically relevant variables for data-protection reasons.
2.1.8. General procedure for recording residence permits for Highly Skilled Workers and EU Blue Cards
Include information for first permit data collection and EU Blue Cards data collection
same as described under 2.1.5. In addition, applications for EU Blue Cards may also be filed by an Austrian employer wishing to employ a third country national.
2.1.9. General procedure for recording single permits
same as described under 2.5.
2.1.10. Type of residence permits counted for Residence permits statistics (e.g. residence permits, long-term visas, authorisation to stay, work permit, education permit, etc) referirng to all applicable tables
Residence permits, long-term visas, authorisation to stay, work permit, education permit, residence permits for family members, EU Blue Cards, subsidiary protection, title on humanitarian grounds, recognized refugees.
2.1.11. Main problems that affect the quality of the data and what tables are concerned including the compliance status with the definitions from Residence permits statistics Technical Guideline
The definitions of first permits and requests of extension/change of status are different from the technical guidelines: In Austria a permit is counted as an extension/change of application, if the application is made during the duration of validity of the last permission. Applications that are made after this period are counted as applications for first permits. And the issued permission is also counted as a first permit.
Changes according to the guidelines (only a change between the Resper categories) are only changes between the major categories. In Austria a change is on hand every time the purpose of the permission shall be different from that one before. So this definition is wider than that one mentioned in the guidelines.
Not Applicable
Not available information.
Number of permits.
Third country nationals receiving residence permits.
Austria.
Not Applicable
6.1.1. Accuracy of the total provided for each dataset
Categories
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
RP1. First permits issued for family reasons
99%
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons
99%
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities
99%
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons
99%
RP5. Change of immigration status or reason to stay
99%
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December
99%
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December
99%
SP1. Single permits
99%
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued
99%
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders
99%
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State
not available information
6.1.2. 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; see definitions from Eurostat Statistics Explained glosary: Glossary:Coverage.
Categories
Accuracy issue
Description of the accuracy issue
Details about the impact on the statistics reported
RP1. First permits issued for family reasons
Citizenship
No
Length of validity
No
Member
No
Reason
No
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons
Citizenship
No
Length of validity
No
Reason
No
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities
Citizenship
No
Length of validity
No
Reason
No
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons
Citizenship
No
Length of validity
No
Reason
No
RP5. Change of immigration status or reason to stay
Citizenship
No
Reason
No
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December
Citizenship
No
Length of validity
No
Reason
No
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December
Citizenship
No
Reason
No
SP1. Single permits
Reason
No
Decision type
No
Length of validity
No
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued
Citizenship
No
Decision type
No
ISCO08
Yes
not available in register
Underestimation with 100% impact in the total
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders
Citizenship
No
Decision type
No
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State
Previous residence
Yes
not available in register
Underestimation with 100% impact in the total
Indicator type
No
Not Applicable
Estimations used: Details on the estimations done for Residence permits statistics (methodology applied and the concerned categories and tables)
Not applicable.
Tables
Presentation of the data source(s) / national registers
RP1. First permits issued for family reasons
Central Foreigners Register (IZR), prior to 2014 Foreigners Information System (FIS)
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons
Central Foreigners Register (IZR), prior to 2014 Foreigners Information System (FIS)
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities
Central Foreigners Register (IZR), prior to 2014 Foreigners Information System (FIS)
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons
Central Foreigners Register (IZR), prior to 2014 Foreigners Information System (FIS)
RP5. Change of immigration status or reason to stay
Central Foreigners Register (IZR), prior to 2014 Foreigners Information System (FIS)
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December
Central Foreigners Register (IZR), prior to 2014 Foreigners Information System (FIS)
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December
Central Foreigners Register (IZR), prior to 2014 Foreigners Information System (FIS)
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued
Central Foreigners Register (IZR), prior to 2014 Foreigners Information System (FIS)
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Bleu Cards holders
Central Foreigners Register (IZR), prior to 2014 Foreigners Information System (FIS)
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State
Central Foreigners Register (IZR), prior to 2014 Foreigners Information System (FIS)
SP1. Single permits
Central Foreigners Register (IZR), prior to 2014 Foreigners Information System (FIS)
Not Applicable
Not available.
Provision of data using the Eurostat Residence permits statistics Technical Guidelines and exceptions applied
Almost full compliance, except for two points:
The definitions of first permits and requests of extension/change of status are different from the technical guidelines: In Austria a permit is counted as extension / change of reason, if the application is made before expiry of the current permit. Applications made after expiry of permits are counted as applications for first permits. Permits issued in due course are also counted as first permits.
Changes according to the guidelines (only a change between the Resper categories) are only changes between the major categories. In Austria a change is on hand every time the purpose of the permission shall be different from that one before. So this definition is wider than that one mentioned in the guidelines.
Details on categories of Non-EU citizens difficult to be classified using the reference definitions from Residence permits statistics technical guidelines and the categories excluded from these reasons (excluded from the statistics reported)
None.
Description of records related to "Unknown" country of citizenship category
"Unknown" is used for persons who cannot be identified – in most cases due to lacking personal documents to identify citizenship
Counting all family members in case of issued permit for the principal applicant only
Provide information if the residence permit can be issued for the principal applicant only and if all the family members are counted for residence permits statistics
Each family member needs separate permit.
Description of records related to "Unknown" age and sex category
Unknown age is not possible, as database requires date of birth as mandatory information.
Unknown sex for only in cases, where people that cannot be identified due to lacking documents.
Description of records related to "Other remunerated activities" sub-category of first permits from table related to "occupation reasons" (RP3)
List of categories of permits included in the "Other remunerated activities" subcategory
special Cases of Paid Employment
rotational workers
artists
seconded employees
self-employed persons
cases of mobility
Description of records related to "Other" subcategory of first permits from table related to "other reasons" (RP4)
List of categories of permits included in the "Other" subcategory
people who held a residence permit “long term resident EU”, have lost it due to absence from the EU and now wish to return to Austria
people whose stay was “downgraded” from a residence permit “long term resident EU”, because they pose a threat to public order and security
former asylum seekers with subsidiary/ temporary protection with prolonged stay
former Austrian citizens, having lost citizenship
people switching form a humanitarian stay in the Asylum Law to a regular residence permit
minors granted a right to stay in the best interest of the child
Description of records related to "Other reasons" subcategory of table related to all valid permits in the end of the year (RP6)
List of categories of permits included in the "Other" subcategory
Red-White-Red Card plus if not counted elsewhere (concerning permits issued under §41a para 3,5,6,7,8,9,10 NAG)
Procedure of establishing the reason for residence permits statistics and the treatment of the multiple reasons cases
Establishing the reason according to codes for administrative proceedings in Central Foreigners Database (IZR).
Treatment of multiple reasons not yet decided. Absolute number of multiple cases in 2015 was 1 within RP1 and RP2 each, none within RP3 and 41 within RP4 (due to link with asylum database extract of IZR).
Counting only once the first permits in one of the datasets related to for family or for education or for occupation or for other reasons (counting only once the persons in all tables RP1, RP2, RP3 and RP4 together)
Not applicable.
The definition of "First permit" applied (comparing with the one mentioned in Residence permits Technical guidelines)
The definition of "First permit" is applied as provided by Residence permits Techincal guidelines except for one important point:
Applications for the extension of a permit made only after the expiry of the permit are counted as applications for a new first permit. If issued, these are counted as new first permits as well.
The definition of "EU Long-term status" applied (comparing with the one mentioned in Residence permits Technical guidelines)
The definition of "EU Long-term status" is applied as provided by Residence permits Technical guidelines
The definition of "National Long-term status" applied
Please list the categories of long-term permits available at national level (under national legal framework).
Not applicable as no other definition than EU Long-Term status exists.
Counting the permanent residence permits for the "all valid permits in the end of the year" and for "long-term permits valid in the end of the year" (table RP6 and RP7)
Permanent residence permits in Austria exist only as Long-Term residence EU and are included as such in tables RP6 and RP7.
The definition of "EU Blue Card" applied for table RP3 (comparing with the one mentioned in Residence permits Technical guidelines)
Please indicate if "comparable definition" was applied.
Definition as specified in Technical Guidelines.
The definition of "highly-skilled workers" applied (table RP3)
Please provide details on national programmes facilitating the admission of highly-skilled workers counted for the data sent to Eurostat for this category. Include also details on 'Highly skilled workers' category reported in another main table from first permits data collection than the table related to occupation reasons (“family reason”, “education reason” or “other reasons”)
Highly skilled workers may apply for a so-called Red-White-Red-Card as a residence permit for Austria. Applications are evaluated by the Austrian Public Employment Service (AMS) on the basis of documents submitted. According to the criteria for granting such permits points are awarded to individual applications. On the basis of this evaluation, authorities in charge of residence decide if a residence permit will actually be granted.
The "Red-White-Red – Card" shall be issued to:
•Very highly qualified workers
•Skilled workers in shortage occupations
•Other key workers
•Graduates of Austrian universities and colleges of higher education
•Self-employed key workers
•Holders of a residence title “Long-term Resident – EU” of another EU Member State fitting one of the criteria above
Counting the renewed residence permit, referring to first permits and change of status or reason to stay tables (RP1-RP5 tables)
In Austria a permit is counted as extension / change of reason, if the application is made before expiry of the current permit. Applications made after expiry of permits are counted as applications for first permits. Permits issued in due course are also counted as first permits.
In Austria change of status/reason is on hand every time the purpose of the permit shall be different from the one before. So this definition is wider than that one mentioned in the guidelines.
The definition of "single permit" applied (comparing with the one mentioned in residence permits technical guidelines)
Same as in the Technical guidelines.
Coverage of specific subcategories relate to the "reason" of issuing the residence permit
see definitions from Eurostat Statistics Explained glosary: Glossary: Coverage.
Categories
Accuracy issue
Description of the accuracy issue
Details about the impact on the statistics reported
RP1. First permits issued for family reasons
Spouse/partner
No
Children (Minor/ Adult)
Yes
Not avaliable (Flag O)
Other member
No
Joining an EU citizen
No
Joining an non-EU citizen
No
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons
Students
No
Other educational-related
No
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities
Employment reasons (Total)
No
EU Blue Card
No
Researchers
No
Seasonal workers
Yes
Not avaliable (Flag O)
Other remunerated activities
No
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons
Refugee status and subsidiary protection
No
Humanitarian reasons
No
Unaccompanied minors (non asylum related)
Yes
Not available (Flag O)
Victims of trafficking in human beings
Yes
Not available (Flag O)
Residence only
Not applicable
Residual categories
Not applicable
RP5. Change of immigration status or reason to stay
- Previous permission was granted for reasons related to family formation and reunification
Reasons related to education and study
Yes
Not available (Flag O)
Reasons related to remunerated activities
Yes
Not available (Flag O)
Other reasons
No
- Previous permission was granted for reasons related to education and study
Reasons related to family formation and reunification
No
Reasons related to remunerated activities
No
Other reasons
Yes
Not available (Flag O)
- Previous permission was granted for reasons related to remunerated activities
Reasons related to family formation and reunification
Yes
Not available (Flag O)
Reasons related to education and study
No
Other reasons
Yes
Not available (Flag O)
- Previous permission was granted for other reasons
Reasons related to family formation and reunification
Yes
Not available (Flag O)
Reasons related to education and study
No
Reasons related to remunerated activities
Yes
Not available (Flag O)
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December
Family formation and reunification
No
Education and study
No
Remunerated activities
No
Refugee status
Yes
Not available (Flag O)
Subsidiary protection
Yes
Not available (Flag O)
Other reasons
No
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December
EU long-term resident status
No
National long-term resident status
No
SP1. Single permits
Family reasons
No
Education reasons
Yes
not applicable (Flag M)
Occupation reasons
No
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued
Citizenship
No
Decision type
Yes
WDN not available (Flag O)
ISCO08
Yes
not available in Register (Flag O)
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders
Citizenship
No
Decision type
Yes
WDN not available (Flag O)
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State
Previous residence
Yes
not available in Register
Indicator type
Yes
Family members (FAM_HLD_BLUE) not available (Flag O)
Coverage of specific subcategories relate to EU Blue Cards data collection
see definitions from Eurostat Statistics Explained glosary: Glossary: Coverage.
Categories
Accuracy issue
Description of the accuracy issue
Details about the impact on the statistics reported
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued
EU Blue Cards Granted
No
EU Blue Cards Renewed
No
EU Blue Cards Withdrawn
No
ISCO 08
Not applicable
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders
EU Blue Cards Granted
No
EU Blue Cards Renewed
No
EU Blue Cards Withdrawn
Not applicable
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State
EU Blue Cards holders
No
Family members
No
Coverage of specific subcategories relate to the "length of validity" of the residence permit
see definitions from Eurostat Statistics Explained glosary: Glossary: Coverage.
Categories
Accuracy issue
Description of the accuracy issue
Details about the impact on the statistics reported
RP1. First permits issued for family reasons
At least 3 months but less than 6 months
No
At least 6 months but less than 12 months
No
12 months and more
No
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons
At least 3 months but less than 6 months
No
At least 6 months but less than 12 months
No
12 months and more
No
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities
At least 3 months but less than 6 months
No
At least 6 months but less than 12 months
No
12 months and more
No
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons
At least 3 months but less than 6 months
No
At least 6 months but less than 12 months
No
12 months and more
No
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December
At least 3 months but less than 6 months
No
At least 6 months but less than 12 months
No
12 months and more
No
SP1. Single permits
At least 3 months but less than 6 months
No
At least 6 months but less than 12 months
No
12 months and more
No
FRPS - Residence Permits for Family members of recognised refugees or asylum seekers with Subsidiary/temporary/humanitarian protection
Not applicable for Austria, as family members have to separately apply for Asylum at Austrian embassies abroad and get Visa for legal entry to Austria.
Applications of family members are counted as applications (no separate category).
No permits are issued for Family members.
LTR - Long-term residents
is a subset of RP7 containing all permits having been issued during the reference year.
Methodological changes between the present reference year and previous year(s). Justification of the important changes in figures reported for the present reference year and previous year(s)
From 2014 onwards, humanitarian residence permits are issued as part of Asylum Legislation. Previously this type of permit was part of the residence pemit legislation. However, there were no effects on data collection, as since 2014 asylum data and resper data is collected via a unified database (Central Foreigners Register).
