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Switzerland

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Residence permits (migr_res)

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

Compiling agency: Secretariat of State for Migration, Statistical Services

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Data base ZEMIS in which all relevant data is safed for aliens and asylum seekers.

Not Applicable

Data from database for aliens and asylum seekers used by the Federal office, Cantons an some other Authorities.

Data on migration from aliens and asylum seekers.

Data on migration from aliens and asylum seekers.

Switzerland.

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  No information provided.  
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons   No information provided.  
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities   No information provided.   
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons   No information provided.   
RP5. Change of immigration status or reason to stay
 No information provided.   
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December  No information provided.   
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December  No information provided.   
SP1. Single permits  Not applicable  
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued  Not applicable   
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders  Not applicable  
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State  Not applicable  

 

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  Information not provided    No information provided. 
Length of validity  Information not provided    No information provided. 
Member Information not provided    No information provided. 
Reason  Information not provided    No information provided. 
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons
Citizenship  Information not provided    No information provided. 
Length of validity  Information not provided   Information not provided
Reason  Information not provided   Information not provided
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities
Citizenship  Information not provided   Information not provided
Length of validity  Information not provided   Information not provided
Reason  Information not provided   Information not provided
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons
Citizenship Information not provided   Information not provided
Length of validity Information not provided   Information not provided
Reason Information not provided   Information not provided
RP5. Change of immigration status or reason to stay
Citizenship Information not provided   Information not provided
Reason Information not provided   Information not provided
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December
Citizenship Information not provided   Information not provided
Length of validity Information not provided   Information not provided
Reason Information not provided   Information not provided
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December
Citizenship Information not provided   Information not provided
Reason Information not provided   Information not provided
SP1. Single permits
Reason Not applicable    
Decision type Not applicable    
Length of validity Not applicable    
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued
Citizenship Not applicable    
Decision type Not applicable    
ISCO08 Not applicable    
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders
Citizenship Not applicable    
Decision type Not applicable    
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State
Previous residence Not applicable    
Indicator type Not applicable    
Not Applicable

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

No estimations are used.

Tables Presentation of the data source(s) / national registers
RP1. First permits issued for family reasons Database ZEMIS.
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons Database ZEMIS.
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities Database ZEMIS.
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons Database ZEMIS.
RP5. Change of immigration status or reason to stay
Database ZEMIS.
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December Database ZEMIS.
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December Database ZEMIS.
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued Not applicable for Switzerland.
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Bleu Cards holders  Not applicable for Switzerland.
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State  Not applicable for Switzerland.
SP1. Single permits  Database ZEMIS.
Not Applicable

Not available.

Provision of data using the Eurostat Residence permits statistics Technical Guidelines and exceptions applied
Fully Compliance/Partial compliance. No exceptions involved/the following exceptions applied: No information provided.

 

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)
 No information provided.

 

Description of records related to "Unknown" country of citizenship category
No information provided.

 

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

No information provided.

 

Description of records related to "Unknown" age and sex category
No information provided.

 

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

No information provided.

 

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

No information provided.

 

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

No information provided.

 

Procedure of establishing the reason for residence permits statistics and the treatment of the multiple reasons cases
No information provided.

 

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)
No information provided.

 

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 / Different definition applied: [Insert your text]

 

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 / Different definition applied: [Insert your text]

 

The definition of "National Long-term status" applied

Please list the categories of long-term permits available at national level (under national legal framework).

No information provided.

 

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)
No information provided.

 

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.

No information provided.

 

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”)

 No information provided.

 

Counting the renewed residence permit, referring to first permits and change of status or reason to stay tables (RP1-RP5 tables)
 No information provided.

 

The definition of "single permit" applied (comparing with the one mentioned in residence permits technical guidelines)
 No information provided.

 

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 Information not provided   Information not provided
Children (Minor/ Adult) Information not provided   Information not provided
Other member Information not provided   Information not provided
Joining an EU citizen Information not provided   Information not provided
Joining an non-EU citizen Information not provided   Information not provided
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons
Students Information not provided   Information not provided
Other educational-related Information not provided   Information not provided
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities
Highly skilled workers Information not provided   Information not provided
EU Blue Card  Information not provided   Information not provided
Researchers Information not provided   Information not provided
Seasonal workers Information not provided   Information not provided
Other remunerated activities Information not provided   Information not provided
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons
Refugee status and subsidiary protection Information not provided   Information not provided
Humanitarian reasons Information not provided   Information not provided
Unaccompanied minors (non asylum related) Information not provided   Information not provided
Victims of trafficking in human beings Information not provided   Information not provided
Residence only Information not provided   Information not provided
Residual categories Information not provided   Information not provided
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 Information not provided   Information not provided
Reasons related to remunerated activities Information not provided   Information not provided
Other reasons Information not provided   Information not provided
     - Previous permission was granted for reasons related to education and study
Reasons related to family formation and reunification Information not provided   Information not provided
Reasons related to remunerated activities Information not provided   Information not provided
Other reasons Information not provided   Information not provided
     - Previous permission was granted for reasons related to remunerated activities
Reasons related to family formation and reunification Information not provided   Information not provided
Reasons related to education and study Information not provided   Information not provided
Other reasons Information not provided   Information not provided
     - Previous permission was granted for other reasons
Reasons related to family formation and reunification Information not provided   Information not provided
Reasons related to education and study Information not provided   Information not provided
Reasons related to remunerated activities Information not provided   Information not provided
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December
Family formation and reunification Information not provided   Information not provided
Education and study Information not provided   Information not provided
Remunerated activities Information not provided   Information not provided
Refugee status Information not provided   Information not provided
Subsidiary protection Information not provided   Information not provided
Other reasons Information not provided   Information not provided
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December
EU long-term resident status Information not provided   Information not provided
National long-term resident status Information not provided   Information not provided
SP1. Single permits
Family reasons Not applicable    
Education reasons Not applicable    
Occupation reasons Not applicable    
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued
Citizenship Not applicable    
Decision type Not applicable    
ISCO08 Not applicable    
ISCO08 Not applicable    
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders
Citizenship Not applicable    
Decision type Not applicable    
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State
Previous residence Not applicable    
Indicator type Not applicable    

 

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 Not applicable    
EU Blue Cards Renewed Not applicable    
EU Blue Cards Withdrawn Not applicable    
ISCO 08 Not applicable    
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders
EU Blue Cards Granted Not applicable    
EU Blue Cards Renewed Not applicable    
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 Not applicable    
Family members Not applicable    

 

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 Information not provided   Information not provided
At least 6 months but less than 12 months Information not provided   Information not provided
12 months and more Information not provided   Information not provided
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons
At least 3 months but less than 6 months Information not provided   Information not provided
At least 6 months but less than 12 months Information not provided   Information not provided
12 months and more Information not provided   Information not provided
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities
At least 3 months but less than 6 months Information not provided   Information not provided
At least 6 months but less than 12 months Information not provided   Information not provided
12 months and more Information not provided   Information not provided
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons
At least 3 months but less than 6 months Information not provided   Information not provided
At least 6 months but less than 12 months Information not provided   Information not provided
12 months and more Information not provided   Information not provided
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December
At least 3 months but less than 6 months Information not provided   Information not provided
At least 6 months but less than 12 months Information not provided   Information not provided
12 months and more Information not provided   Information not provided
SP1. Single permits
At least 3 months but less than 6 months Not applicable    
At least 6 months but less than 12 months Not applicable    
12 months and more Not applicable    

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).