Residence permits (migr_res)

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

Compiling agency: Permanent Observatory for Immigration (General Secretary for Immigration and Emigration)


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
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Annexes (including footnotes)
 



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1. Contact Top
1.1. Contact organisation

Permanent Observatory for Immigration (General Secretary for Immigration and Emigration)
1.2. Contact organisation unit

Permanent Observatory for Immigration (General Secretary for Immigration and Emigration)
1.5. Contact mail address

Calle José Abascal 39, 

28073

Madrid


2. Statistical presentation Top
2.1. Data description

2.1.1 Introduction

This metadata information is provided by Spanish 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 2015 reference period (See section 3.4 Statistical concepts and definitions from the Residence permits statistics ESMS file).

 

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)

The unit responsible for compiling the residence permit statistics is the Permanent Observatory for Immigration (General Secretariat for Immigration and Emigration – Ministry of Labour, Migration and Social Security).

 

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

 NATIONAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK: 

- Organic Law 4/2000 of 11 January on the rights and freedoms of aliens in Spain and their social integration.

- Regulation of Organic Law 4/2000 of 11 January by Royal Decree 557/2011 of 20 April

- Royal Decree 240/2007, of 16 February 2007, on the entry, free movement, and residence of citizens of Member States of the European Union and other states  party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area in Spain.

- Act 14/2013, of 27 September, of support to entrepreneurs and their internationalization

- Asylum Act  12/2009, of 30 October, which regulates the right to asylum and subsidiary protection.  

 EUROPEAN LEGAL FRAMEWORK:

 - The Directive 2009/50/EC of 25 May 2009 on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly qualified employment is applicable.

- The Directive 2011/98/EU on a single application procedure for a single permit for third-country nationals to reside and work in the territory of a Member State is applicable.

 

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

The Ministry of Interior, in collaboration with the Ministry of Territorial Policy and Public Function (through immigration offices), is responsible with the data collection and with the management of the main residence permits database, called Central Register of Foreign Nationals(National General Directorate of the Police). Additionally, the “Ministry of Labour, Migration and Social Security” is responsible with the data collection and with the management of the residence permits of two special procedures that complete the Central Register of Foreign Nationals.

The unit responsible for compiling the residence permit statistics is the Permanent Observatory for Immigration (General Secretariat for Immigration and Emigration – Ministry of Labour, Migration and Social Security).

 

2.1.5. General procedure for issuing first residence permits at National level

Residence permits are recorded in the Central Register of Foreign Nationals upon issuing to the permit holder. At national level, the definition for initial residence authorization follows the national legal framework and it is not comparable to the definition of first permit.

First residence permits (Tables RP1-RP5) are calculated through different date variables. Flow data are compiled by the Permanent Observatory for Immigration following the technical guidelines for data collection under Article 6 (Regulation 862/2007). 

 

2.1.6. General procedure for recording change of status or reason to stay of the permit (reason)

RP5 (change of status or reason to stay) are compiled mainly using the files obtained from the Central Register of Foreign Nationals.

Previous and new permit are analysed and change of status or reason to stay are recorded if these two conditions are met:

1.- The time gap between the expiry of the previous permit and the start of the validity of the new permit is shorter than 6 months

2.- A new permits was issued with different immigration reason.

 

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

RP6 (all permits valid at the end of the year) and RP7 (long term permits) are compiled using the files obtained from the Central Register of Foreign Nationals.

The general procedure for recording all valid residence permits at the end of the year is that the data of issuance is equal or before the end of the year and the end of the validity is after the end of the year.

 

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

Highly Skilled Workers and EU Blue Cards are compiled using the files obtained from the special procedure of the Large Business Unit (Ministry of Labour, Migration and Social Security) 

 

2.1.9. General procedure for recording single permits

Single permits are compiled using the files obtained from the Central Register of Foreign Nationals. This kind of permits are classified on the bases of the specific modality of the reason to stay taking into account what it is included as single permit according to the national legislation.

 

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, residence and work permits, refugee and subsidiary protection status, residence cards of family members of EU citizens and stay permit for study are counted in all the tables

 

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

 There are not main problems that affect the quality of the data
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
Tables Presentation of the data source(s) / national registers
RP1. First permits issued for family reasons  Central Register of Foreign Nationals*
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons  Central Register of Foreign Nationals
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities  Central Register of Foreign Nationals*
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons  Central Register of Foreign Nationals*
RP5. Change of immigration status or reason to stay
  Central Register of Foreign Nationals*
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December  Central Register of Foreign Nationals*
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December  Central Register of Foreign Nationals
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued  Central Register of Foreign Nationals*
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Bleu Cards holders  Central Register of Foreign Nationals*
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State  Central Register of Foreign Nationals*
SP1. Single permits  Central Register of Foreign Nationals*

* The main residence permits database is called Central Register of Foreign Nationals(National General Directorate of the Police). Additionally, with less than 1% impact in the total of Residence Permits the “Ministry of Labour, Migration and Social Security” is responsible with the data collection and with the management of the residence permits of two special procedures that complete the Central Register of Foreign.  
3.2. Frequency of data collection
Tables Frequency (Delete non-relevant attributes)
RP1. First permits issued for family reasons Annual 
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons Annual 
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities Annual
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons Annual
RP5. Change of immigration status or reason to stay
 Annual 
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December Annual
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December Annual 
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued Annual
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders Annual 
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State Not availabe
SP1. Single permits Annual
3.3. Data collection

Systematic process of gathering data for official statistics at national level.

Since 1996, official residence permit statistics for stock data are compiled and published biannually at national level (methodology is not comparable with Residence permits statistics for Regulation 862/2007). Flow data for residence permits are compiled and published at national level annually but definition for first, renewed and changedare different and therefore not comparable either.
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 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 Yes
Other [Please mention] 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. 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
4.2.1. Description of the Quality management system at national level
Good quality management system at national level is assured for Residence Permits Statistics

 

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   
First permits issued for education reasons Good quality  Good quality Good quality  

First permits issued for remunerated activities

 Good quality Good quality Good quality  
First permits issued for other reasons Good quality  Good quality Good quality   
Change of immigration status or reason to stay Good quality Good quality  Good quality  
All valid permits on 31 December Good quality Good quality Good quality   
Long-term residents on 31 December Good quality Good quality  Good quality  
Single Permits Good quality  Good quality Good quality  
EU Blue Cards issued Sufficient quality Sufficient quality  Sufficient quality  

Disaggregation by occupation and data for EU Blue Card Withdrawn are not available
Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders Sufficient quality Sufficient quality Sufficient quality  

Data for Residence permits of admitted family members withdrawn are not available
EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State Poor quality Poor quality  Poor quality  Data not available

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. Relevance Top
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 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, OECD 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.  The statistics also provide an input to the European Migration Network (EMN) studies and reports that address specific issues of current policy importance.

 

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)

Stock and flow data for Residence Permits are published at national level. The categories published at national level are not comparable with Eurostat data. This is due to the fact that the categories published at national level are based on national legislation while data provided to Eurostat follows the Guidelines for the data collection under art. 6 of Regulation 862/2007. They have different methodologies and they are not comparable.

All valid permits at the end of the year at national level.

Residence permits at national level (flow data).

 
5.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction

If available/applicable, provide information on user satisfaction at national level.

Not available
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 Available  
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 Available   
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons
Citizenship Available  
Length of validity Available   
Reason Available   
RP5. Change of immigration status or reason to stay
Citizenship Available   
Reason Available   
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December
Citizenship Available  
Length of validity Available   
Reason Not available  

Refugee status and Subsidiary protection can not be delivered as a separate category so both of them are included in refugee status category.
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December
Citizenship Available  
Reason Available   
SP1. Single permits
Reason Not applicable  Education reasons are not applicable
Decision type Available   
Length of validity Available   
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued
Citizenship Available   
Decision type Not available   Data for EU Blue Card Withdrawn are not available
ISCO08 Not available  There is a very high rate of non-response for occupation
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders
Citizenship Available   
Decision type Not available  

Data for Residence permits of admitted family members withdrawn are not available.
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State
Previous residence Not available   It is not recorded in the database
Indicator type Not available  It is not recorded in the database
5.3.1. Data completeness - rate

Not available.


6. Accuracy and reliability Top
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  100%  
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons  100%  
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities   100%  
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons   100%  
RP5. Change of immigration status or reason to stay
  100%  
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December  100%  
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December  100%  
SP1. Single permits  100%  
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued  100%  
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders  100%  
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: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/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 Yes Refugee status and Subsidiary protection cannot be delivered as a separate category so both of them are included in refugee status category  
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December
Citizenship No     
Reason No     
SP1. Single permits
Reason Yes  Education reasons are not applicable  
Decision type No     
Length of validity No     
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued
Citizenship No     
Decision type Yes  

Data for EU Blue Card Withdrawn are not available

  
ISCO08 Yes  

Data for Residence permits of admitted family members withdrawn are not available.

  
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders
Citizenship No     
Decision type Yes  

Data for Residence permits of admitted family members withdrawn are not available.

  
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State
Previous residence Yes  Data not available  
Indicator type Yes  Data not available  
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 attributes: 0%/1%/5%/10%/15%/20%/>20%)

Categories The proportion of cases recorded that do not belong to the target population (%)
RP1. First permits issued for family reasons 0% 
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons  0% 
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities  0%
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons  0% 
RP5. Change of immigration status or reason to stay
 0%
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December 0% 
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December 0% 
SP1. Single permits 0%
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued 0% 
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders 0% 
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State Data not available
6.3.1.2. Common units - proportion

Not applicable.
6.3.2. Measurement error

Double counting (Delete non-relevant attributes: No / Yes; 0% / 1% / 5% / 10% / 15% / 20% / >20%)

Categories 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  0%  
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons No 0%  
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities No 0%  
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons No  0%  
RP5. Change of immigration status or reason to stay
 No 0%  
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December No  0%  
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December No  0%  
SP1. Single permits No  0%  
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued No  0%  
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders No 0%  
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State - Data not availabe  
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

Every year, the classification of the categories are revised and the magnitude of changes are also checked for every category and cross classification. When a significant variation is found, the causes for such change in the series are studied. The reason of the variation could have a clear explanation or it could be an error. In case of error, the programming process is revised and/or the classification of the categories. Subsequently, the data is obteined again and the series are revised if needed in order to make the data comparable over time.

 
6.6. Data revision - practice

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

In the last two years, the revisions have consisted mainly on:

- Detect and delete those third country nationals who have acquired the Spanish citizenship

- Detect and delete those third country nationals who had passed away but had a valid residence permit at the reference year.

- Changes in the classification of some categories. Mainly permits that are granted to third country nationals for reasons related for family formation and reunification which have been moved from the category “Other” to “family reunification”

- Detect and delete in RP7 those long term residence permits lasting less than five years (mainly children born in Spain).

 
6.6.1. Data revision - average size

Not available.


7. Timeliness and punctuality Top
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)

Not available information.
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

Not available information.
7.2.1. Punctuality - delivery and publication

Not available.


8. Coherence and comparability Top
8.1. Comparability - geographical
Provision of data using the Eurostat Residence permits statistics Technical Guidelines and exceptions applied
Fully Compliance
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 issued identified  

 

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

We use "Unknown" as country of citizenship when it is not recorded or for stateless persons.

 

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

Not applicable

 

Description of records related to "Unknown" age and sex category

Not applicable

 

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
  

- Temporary residence and work permits as employee

- Temporary residence and work permits as self-employed.

- Temporary residence and work permits  for intra-corporate transferees

- Temporary residence and work permits  for fixed-term activities

 

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
 - Temporary residence permits on grounds of exceptional circumstances: public interest, co-operation with public authorities or law enforcement authorities, national security, minor under guardianship who didn´t obtain their residence permit when the reached their majority.

- Long-term residence permits

- Temporary residence permits for investors

 

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

- Residence permits related with humanitarian reasons, unaccompanied minors (non asylum related), victims of trafficking in human beings and residence only.

- Temporary residence permits on grounds of exceptional circumstances.

- Long term residence permits.

 

Procedure of establishing the reason for residence permits statistics and the treatment of the multiple reasons cases
 When a residence permit has multiple reasons cases the main one is selected.

 

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)
 The first permit is counted only once in one of the datasets.

 

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 

 

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).
Category “National Long-term status” includes long-term resident status granted to third country nationals under national legislation with a duration of the permit of at least 5 years (These permits are different from Council Directive 2003/109/EC).  

 

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)
 

Third-country nationals joining an EU citizen with permanent resident permit are counted under RP6 but they are not included under 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 of EU Blue Card for RP3 follows the 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”)
In Spain, it is included in the category “highly-skilled workers”  first residence permits issued for:

a) Highly qualified or management staff, where the undertaking or groups of undertakings meets some characteristics

b) Highly qualified or management staff forming part of a business project involving some conditions that accredited to be in the general interest (i.e  creation of direct jobs, an extraordinary investment…)

c) Graduates, postgraduates of universities and reputable business schools.

d) Artists, or group of artists, of international renown or participating in an international artistic project.

e) Foreign media correspondent

f) Member of the clergy (Religious)

g) Military of foreign forces

h) Civil government servants

 

Counting the renewed residence permit, referring to first permits and change of status or reason to stay tables (RP1-RP5 tables)
Renewed are not counted in RP1-RP5 tables

 

The definition of "single permit" applied (comparing with the one mentioned in residence permits technical guidelines)
Definition of Single Permit follows the Technical guidelines.
In Spain students resident permits are not considered as single permits

 

Coverage of specific subcategories relate to the "reason" of issuing the residence permit

see definitions from Eurostat Statistics Explained glosary: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/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) No    
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
Highly skilled workers No    
EU Blue Card  No     
Researchers No     
Seasonal workers No     
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) No     
Victims of trafficking in human beings No     
Residence only No     
Residual categories No     
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 No     
Reasons related to remunerated activities No     
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 No     
     - Previous permission was granted for reasons related to remunerated activities
Reasons related to family formation and reunification No     
Reasons related to education and study No     
Other reasons No     
     - Previous permission was granted for other reasons
Reasons related to family formation and reunification No     
Reasons related to education and study No     
Reasons related to remunerated activities No     
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December
Family formation and reunification No     
Education and study No     
Remunerated activities No     
Refugee status Yes Refugee status and Subsidiary protection can not be delivered as a separate category so both of them are included in refugee status category Overestimation 
Subsidiary protection Yes Refugee status and Subsidiary protection can not be delivered as a separate category so both of them are included in refugee status category  Underestimation
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 No     
Occupation reasons No     
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued
Citizenship No     
Decision type Yes  Data for EU Blue Card Withdrawn are not available  
ISCO08 Yes  Data not available  
ISCO08 Yes  Data not available  
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders
Citizenship No     
Decision type Yes  

Data for Residence permits of admitted family members withdrawn are not available.

  
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State
Previous residence Yes  Data not available  
Indicator type Yes  Data not available  

 

Coverage of specific subcategories relate to EU Blue Cards data collection

see definitions from Eurostat Statistics Explained glosary: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/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 Yes  Data not available  
ISCO 08 Yes  Data not available  
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders
EU Blue Cards Granted No     
EU Blue Cards Renewed No     
EU Blue Cards Withdrawn Yes  Data not available  
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State
EU Blue Cards holders Yes  Data not available  
Family members Yes  Data not available  

 

Coverage of specific subcategories relate to the "length of validity" of the residence permit

see definitions from Eurostat Statistics Explained glosary: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/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    
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)

For 2015 reference year there are not important changes either in figures or in methodology in relation with previous years.
8.2.1. Length of comparable time series

As of 2010 reference year the series are comparable
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)
Fully Compliance

 

Correspondence between the residence permits statistics by reason and residence permits statistics by age and sex
Fully consistency

 

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. 

 

Links between first permits and single permits

Single permits are a subset of first 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

- Asylum applicants are not included in Residence permits statistics.

- The institutions involved in the compilation for Residence permits statistics (Permanent Observatory for Immigration) and Asylum (Asylum and Refuge Office ) statistics   are different  

- Particularly, the category for Humanitarian reasons in Residence Permits statistics includes first permits issued to persons granted such status under national law, with or without link to an asylum procedure.

 

8.3.2 Links between the Residence permits statistics and special short-term study on "trafficking in human beings" collected by Eurostat for statistics on crime and criminal justice.

Please cover the differences between the Residence permits statistics and the statistics reported for short-term study on "trafficking in human beings"

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

Not applicable.
8.5. Coherence - National Accounts

Not applicable.
8.6. Coherence - internal

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.

 There is internal coherence among different categories


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

If applicable, regular or ad-hoc press releases linked to the data at national level.

Not available information.
9.2. Dissemination format - Publications

List of residence permits publications at national level.

Main results (stock data): Foreigners with a registration certificate or a residence card valid at the end of the year.

Main results (flow data): Flow of residence authorizations granted to foreigners.

These reports summarize the most relevant results of the statistics for residence permits at national level through a descriptive analysis of the most representative tables and graphs. 
9.3. Dissemination format - online database

Presentation of the National online national database for Residence permits statistics data accessible to the public and the accessibility procedure

Main tables: Excel files that include a selection of tables disaggregated by the main variables of the statistic.

Detailed results: Excel files with a detailed list of tables. The variables provided are legal status of residence, reason, type of concession and those classification variables related to foreigners such as nationality, place of birth, province of residence, sex and age.

Main series: This section offers the data series (Excel files)  of the last few years disaggregated by the main variables of the statistics
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 information.
9.4. Dissemination format - microdata access

Not applicable.
9.5. Dissemination format - other

Not available information.
9.6. Documentation on methodology

Documentation on Residence permits statistical methodology available at national level.

Residence permits statistical methodology at national level - Stock data
Residence permits statistical methodology at national level - Flow data
9.7. Quality management - documentation

Presentation of the available data quality management - documentation at national level

Data quality management at national level - Stock data
Data quality management at national level - Flow data
9.7.1. Metadata completeness - rate

Not available.
9.7.2. Metadata - consultations

Not available.


10. Cost and Burden Top

Not applicable.


11. Confidentiality Top
11.1. Confidentiality - policy

Organic Law on the Protection of Personal Data 15/1999 is applied
11.2. Confidentiality - data treatment

- The necessary measures are taken in all the process to guarantee the adequate data protection as established by current legislation.


12. Comment Top

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.).


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