2.1.1. Introduction

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 2017 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)

General information about type of data recorded in information system about issued permits pursuant to national legislation is as follows:

Temporary and permanent residence: database number of TCN and sex, surname, birth surname, name of a TCN, and name of father or mother, date, place and country of birth, citizenship, occupation/level of skills, knowledge of language, marital status, type of residence, data on criminal or misdemeanour liability, number, type, date and place of issuance as well as date of validity of passport, date and place of entrance into the Republic of Croatia, name of competent Police administration/police station, residence, domicile and an address in the Republic of Croatia, personal identification number, biometric data if issued with a travel document for a stateless person, mark.

In addition, type of data on TCNs on temporary residence include: purpose of temporary stay, date of issue of permission, validity period and number of granted temporary residence.

In addition, type of data on TCNs on permanent residence include: number and date of issuance of permission for permanent residence, date and reason for easing from database, number of permanent permission. 

Type of data recorded in information system about issued residence and work permissions are as follows: database number of TCN and sex, surname, birth surname, name of a TCN, and name of father or mother, date, place and country of birth, citizenship, number, type, date and place of issuance as well as date of validity of passport, occupation/level of skills/name of work place, knowledge of language, marital status, residence, domicile and an address in the Republic of Croatia, date and place of entrance into the Republic of Croatia, type of permission for residence and work (within/outside annual quota), name of competent Police administration/police station, number and date of issued permission for residence and work, date of validity, name and address of the employer, or legal or natural person to whom TCN is providing services, date and reason for erasing from database, personal identification number, data on criminal or misdemeanour liability, mark.

Also, type of data on polycarbonate residence permits (card) include: data on TCN (name and surname, birth surname, date, place and country of birth, citizenship, sex, name of parent, address in the Republic of Croatia, address abroad, personal identification number, data on passport or identity card), name of competent Police administration or police station, serial number, type of residence, date of issue and validity period, date of delivery, marks, date of acceptance of report of missing card and means of missing, number and date of issuance of report of competent authority on missing card, date and reason for annulment, data which are contained in RFID chip.

Type of data on polycarbonate residence permits (card) for family members of EU citizens and family members of Croatian nationals include: data on foreigner (name and surname, birth surname, date, place and country of birth, citizenship, sex, name of parents, address in the Republic of Croatia, address abroad, personal identification number, data on passport or identity card, name of competent police administration or police station, serial number, type of residence, date of issue and validity period, date of delivery, marks, date of acceptance of report of missing card and means of missing, number and date of issuance of report of competent authority on missing card, date and reason for annulment, data which are contained in RFID chip.

General conditions for extraction of data are that temporary/permanent/residence and work permission is granted in reference year and that is valid for more than 90 days.

Therefore, in relation to Technical guidelines for each application of TCN for temporary/permanent residence in accordance to national legislation following data is recorded in information system: type of application, database number for person, status of application, reason for granting application, date of validity (from-till), citizenship, sex, date of birth, and for residence and work permissions data on legal ground for granting. Also, data include data on family members of TCNs and their family ties with this person. Depending on status, type of application and citizenship of a person, data are further disaggregated in accordance with Technical guidelines on first permits, renewed and changes of status, having in mind their length of validity.    

All valid residence permits at the end of the year

Recorded cases for all valid permits at the end of the year refer to cases where temporary/permanent/residence and work permission/polycarbonate residence cards for persons granted asylum of subsidiary protection, was granted/issued before 31 December of the reference year, which are still valid on 31 December of the reference year.

For EU Blue Cards data is extracted if they are marked as EU Blue Card, and data on family members for TCNs to whom temporary residence is granted for the purpose of family reunification with holder of EU Blue Card.

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, Council Directive 2003/86/EC on the right to family reunification, 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, 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, Council Directive 2009/50/EC on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly qualified employment, Council Directive 2005/71/EC on a specific procedure for admitting third-country nationals for the purposes of scientific research, 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, Council Directive 2003/109/EC concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents and Directive 2011/51/EU, Directive 2011/98/EU on a single application procedure for a single permit, Directive 2009/52/EC providing for minimum standards on sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals, Directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in the framework of provision of services, Directive 2014/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the conditions of entry and stay of third-country nationals for the purpose of employment as seasonal workers (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014), Directive 2014/66/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals in the framework of an intra-corporate transfer (OJ L 157, 27.5.2014), Directive 2014/67/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System (‘the IMI Regulation’) (OJ L 159, 28.5.2014), Foreigners Act (Official Gazette, Nos 130/11, 74/13, 69/17 and 46/18), Book of regulation on status and work of TCN in the Republic of Croatia (Official Gazette, Nos 52/12, 81/13, 38/15, 100/17, 61/18 and 116/18), Act on citizens of EEA Member States and their family members (Official Gazette, No 66/19), Book of regulation on mode of determining conditions for entry and residence in the Republic of Croatia of citizens of EEA Member States and their family members and family members of Croatian nationals (Official Gazette, Nos 126/12, 81/13, 38/15, 85/15, 132/17 and 101/18), Book of rules on residence and work of highly qualified third country nationals in the Republic of Croatia (Official Gazette, Nos 120/12, 81/13 and 38/15), Act on International and Temporary protection (Official Gazette, Nos 70/15 and 127/17).

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

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

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

- when temporary residence was granted for the purpose of family formation and reunification,

- when temporary residence was granted for the purpose of education and study,

- when temporary residence was granted for the purpose related to remunerated activities,

- life partnership,

- when temporary residence was granted for other reasons, provided that the period between the expiry of the previous residence and the start of the new residence is less than 6 months.  

For year 2017 we also included changes of status from temporary residence to permanent (long term) residence. Recorded cases refer to cases where previous temporary residence was granted (for purpose of family formation and reunification, education and study or remunerated activities) and person is now issued with permanent (long term) status. Such cases are recorded under category “Other reasons”.

Please note that these cases were not included in data for 2013 and 2014.

Also, some recorded cases that changed immigration status/reason to stay from temporary residence (granted for other reasons) to permanent residence (recorded also under other reasons) could not be recorded. These cases were given in metadata of Table RP5. 

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

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

Type of data recorded in information system about issued residence and work permissions include: see answer to 2.2.

Also, type of data on polycarbonate residence permits (card) EU Blue Card include: data on foreigner (name and surname, birth surname, date, place and country of birth, citizenship, sex, name of parent, address in the Republic of Croatia, address abroad, personal identification number, data on passport), name of competent Police administration or police station, serial number, date of issue and validity period, date of delivery, marks, date of acceptance of report of missing card and means of missing, number and date of issuance of report of competent authority on missing card, date and reason for annulment, data which are contained in RFID chip.

Category highly skilled workers not applicable.

2.1.9. General procedure for recording single permits

Also, under category first permit-other for year 2017 cases of national permanent residence were included.

Category “Change of status” does not contain cases when switching from temporary to permanent residence.    

Note regarding residence cards - some residence cards issued to this category of TCNs have a mark with notice regarding the right to work, and some are without this mark, but they nevertheless all allow for TCNs to work.

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

Please note that for 2017, for Table RP4 and RP6, under categories "Refugee status" and "Subsidiary protection" recorded cases refer to residence permit cards issued to TCNs granted either asylum or subsidiary protection. Cards are issued with the validity of 5 years for asylum status and 3 years for subsidiary protection.

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

All data that are entered into database are controlled, meaning that for type, status, reason of approving of residence, citizenship and sex of a person there are set of codes of pre-allowed values. Nevertheless, the quality of data still highly depends on person entering the data (human factor) and the accuracy of entered data.     

First permits issued for remunerated activities

Also, category national-long term includes cases of permanent residence for family members of EAA citizens who per se are not EEA residents, granted pursuant to Directive 2004/38/EC.

Cases excluded by Directive 2011/98/EU were not counted.

Also, under category first permit-other for year 2017 we included cases of national permanent residence.

Regarding residence cards, please note that some residence cards issued to this category of TCNs have a mark with notice regarding the right to work, and some are without this mark. Cases include children.

Please notice that category “Change of status” does not contain cases when switching from temporary to permanent residence.    

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. 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)

At national level, some statistics are available on the web page of MoI, namely number of valid temporary and permanent residence status at the end of the reference year and the number of granted residence and work permit (within and outside annual quota) within reference year. Statistical data is not disaggregated nor does contain categories as set in Technical guidelines and all data include EU nationals.   

Fully Compliance/Partial compliance. No exceptions involved/the following exceptions applied: [Insert your text]

Technical guidelines are used for compiling the statistic for all dataset provided.

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

List of categories of permits included in the "Other remunerated activities" subcategory

List of categories of permits included in the "Other" subcategory

Since RP4 has no subcategory "Other reasons", we inform you as follows:

Cases recorded under "Humanitarian reasons" include temporary residence granted under national law, in a non-asylum context (not including temporary residence granted for humanitarian reason to victims of trafficking in human beings or to unaccompanied minors, since they are given as two subcategories). Temporary residence under humanitarian grounds can be granted to a TCN who, before submitting an application, had a refugee status for the period of 10 years at least (not asylum related status, this category is national refugee status), or who has been included in the programme of reconstruction, return and housing care of refugees originating from the Republic of Croatia, which shall be proved by a certificate of the competent state body for refugees; to a TCN who  cooperates with the competent bodies and his participation is essential in the criminal procedure being conducted against the employer who employed him illegally, or under serious justified grounds of humanitarian nature.

List of categories of permits included in the "Other" subcategory

The definition of "First permit" is applied as provided by Residence permits Techincal guidelines.

Yes, when recording cases under this category we follow the definition mentioned in Technical guidelines, that is that a permit is issued in reference year, is valid for more than 90 days and that is really the only one issued to person, or the next issued is recorded as first, if the time gap between the expiry of previous and the next one is more than 6 months.

Long-term resident status under Directive 2003/109/EC was granted since 01 July 2013, but this long-term resident status was not marked as different subcategory in our database. Since 2014 this kind of national long term has a mark of recognition, so these cases with marks were counted as EU National Long-term. Although only statuses were counted in tables, please note that some recorded cases of EU national long term statuses were not issued with the polycarbonate residence card marked “LONG TERM RESIDENT-EU”, since the cards are marked as such since 11 April 2015, pursuant to Book of rules on status and work of TCN in the Republic of Croatia (Official Gazette, Nos 52/12, 81/13, 38/15, 100/17, 61/18 and 116/18).

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

National long-term statuses include cases of long-term resident status granted under rule different form Directive 2003/109/EC, but also include cases granted under this Directive but who were not marked as such (no estimation is available). Recorded cases also include permanent residence for family members of EAA citizens who per se are not EEA residents, granted pursuant to Directive 2004/38/EC.

Categoreis of long-term national statuses included under this subcategory:

Permanent residence granted to a TCN who:

1. before submitting an application, had uninterrupted temporary residence granted for the period of 3 years, and who had at least 10 years of refugee status (not asylum related status, this is national status), which shall be proved by a certificate of the competent state body for refugees,
2. had permanent residence in the Republic of Croatia on 08 October 1991, and who is a beneficiary of the program of return, reconstruction or housing care, which shall be proved by a certificate of the competent state body for refugees, and for whom it was established that he returned with an intention of living in the Republic of Croatia permanently,
3. a child who lives in the Republic of Croatia and:

• whose both parents, at the time of his birth, have permanent residence granted,
• whose one parent, at the time of his birth, has permanent residence granted (consent of the other parent is required),
• whose one parent, at the time of his birth, has permanent residence in the Republic of Croatia granted, while the other parent is unknown, deceased, proclaimed to be deceased, deprived of parental care or deprived of legal capacity, entirely or partially, in relation to parental care,

4. was born in the Republic of Croatia and who has been living at the territory of the Republic of Croatia since his birth, but who, due to justified reasons which he was not able to make influence to, was not able to regulate his residence.

Please indicate if "comparable definition" was applied.

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”)

First permits (as defined above in 2.5.) were counted for tables RP1-RP4 and renewed temporary residence (issued during 6 months after the expiry of a previous one, and provided that there was a change between major categories of reason to stay) were recorded in RP5. Cases recorded under RP5 for year 2017 also include changes of status from temporary residence to permanent (long term) residence.

These cases were not included in data for 2013 and 2014. Recorded cases refer to cases where previous temporary residence was granted (for purpose of family formation and reunification, education and study or remunerated activities) and person is now issued with permanent (long term) status. Such cases are recorded under category "Other reasons".

The definition of "single permit" applied (comparing with the one mentioned in residence permits technical guidelines)

Also, under category "first permit-other" cases of national permanent residence were included.

Regarding residence cards, please note that some residence cards issued to this category of TCNs have a mark with notice regarding the right to work, and some are without this mark, but they nevertheless all allow for TCNs to work. Cases include children.

Category “Change of status” does not contain cases when switching from temporary to permanent residence.    

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

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

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

Fully Compliance/Partial compliance. No exceptions involved.

In RP3 recorded cases refer to first permit as defined under Technical guidelines, while for table BC under Technical guidelines the term EU Blue Card granted differs from rules for first permit. 

8.3.5. 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

Recorded cases refer to issued first residence cards in 2017 to persons granted asylum of subsidiary protection.

8.3.6 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.