Residence permits (migr_res)

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

Compiling agency: Office of Statistics, Liechtenstein


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

Office of Statistics, Liechtenstein
1.2. Contact organisation unit

Office of Statistics, Registers
1.5. Contact mail address

Aeulestrasse 51
9490 Vaduz
Liechtenstein


2. Statistical presentation Top
2.1. Data description

2.1.1. Introduction

This metadata information is provided by Liechtenstein's 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)

Liechtenstein submitted data since the reference year 2013. The date are based on the permits issued by the Immigration and Passport Office of Liechtenstein. There are no changes since the reporting year 2013.

 

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

The European Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 of 11 July 2007 on Community statistics on migration and international protection is directly applicable in Liechtenstein.
National Foreigners Act (Ausländergesetz LGBl. 2008 Nr. 311).

 

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 Immigration and Passport Office of Liechtenstein issues the resident permits and is the owner of the database.

The Office of Statistics Liechtenstein has access to the resident permits and it compiles the data.

 

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

With the exception of tourist visits not longer than 3 months, any stay in Liechtenstein requires a permit. Citizens of the European Economic Area (EEA) have the right to reside in Liechtenstein only subject to the quotas set out in a bilateral agreement.
According to the Regulation (EC) No 862/2007, Iceland and Norway are rated as third countries although they are members of the EEA. Switzerland is a third country as well according to the Regulation (EC) No 862/2007.

1. EEA citizens
Half of the residence permits issued each year is allocated by a lottery; the other half is granted, either for the purpose of work to economically active persons (at least 56 per year)or for the purpose of residence without work to economically non- active persons (at least 16 per year).
The awarded residence permit in principle entails the right for a spouse and children under the age of 21 to reside in Liechtenstein as well.

2. Swiss citizens
All residence permits issued each year are granted either for the purpose of work to economically active persons or for the purpose of residence without work to economically non-active persons.
The awarded residence permit in principle entails the right for a spouse and children under the age of 21 to reside in Liechtenstein as well.

3. Citizens of "other countries"
Liechtenstein in principle has no obligation to grant residence permits. Nevertheless, citizens of "other countries" may be granted residence permits either for the purpose of non-self-employed work and for the purpose of residence without work to economically non- active persons.
The issue of a residence permit is guided by national economic considerations in this regard. There is the possibility of granting residence permits to persons of particular interest to the country (article 20 of the national Foreigners Act) or on grounds of important public interests (article 21 of the national Foreigners Act).
The awarded residence permit in principle entails the right for a spouse and joint single children under the age of 18 to reside in Liechtenstein as well.
Applications for the purpose of work and for the purpose of residence without work must be directed to the Office for Migration and Passports (Ausländer- und Passamt), which passes the requests to the Liechtenstein government for decision taking on a monthly base, or applications for residence without work on a quarterly base respectively.

 

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

The Office for Migration and Passports records the necessay information when it issues a residence permit.

 

2.1.7. General procedure for recording all valid residence permits at the end of the year

 

The resident permits valid at the end of the year are stored in the Centralised Persons Register (Zentrales Personen Register ZPR). The Office of Statistics Liechtenstein has access to Centralised Persons Register.

 

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

The Office for Migration and Passports records the necessay information when it issues a residence permit.

EU Blue Cards data collection is not applicable in Liechtenstein.

 

2.1.9. General procedure for recording single permits

 The Office for Migration and Passports records the necessay information when it issues a residence permit.

 

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

 The Office for Migration and Passports records the necessay information when it issues a residence permit.

 

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

Not available information.
2.2. Classification system

The classification of codes on the reporting country (GEO) and on the country of citizenship of asylum applicants (CITIZEN) corresponds to the ISO 3166 code-list (3166-1 alpha-2).
2.3. Coverage - sector

Migration statistics.
2.4. Statistical concepts and definitions

Not available.
2.5. Statistical unit

All data refer to the number of persons.
2.6. Statistical population

The resident permits statistics refer to the third country nationals who received residence permit in Lechtenstein.
2.7. Reference area

Liechtenstein
2.8. Coverage - Time

Data available since 2013.
2.9. Base period

Not applicable.


3. Statistical processing Top
3.1. Source data
Tables Presentation of the data source(s) / national registers
RP1. First permits issued for family reasons  Centralised Persons Register (Zentrales Personen Register ZPR)
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons  Centralised Persons Register (Zentrales Personen Register ZPR)
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities  Centralised Persons Register (Zentrales Personen Register ZPR)
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons  Centralised Persons Register (Zentrales Personen Register ZPR)
RP5. Change of immigration status or reason to stay
  Centralised Persons Register (Zentrales Personen Register ZPR)
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December  Centralised Persons Register (Zentrales Personen Register ZPR)
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December  Centralised Persons Register (Zentrales Personen Register ZPR)
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued  Not applicable
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Bleu Cards holders  Not applicable
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State  Not applicable
SP1. Single permits  Not applicable
SW. Seasoal workers  Not applicable
ICT. Intra-Corporate Transfers  Not applicable
LTR. Long-term residence permits issued during the year Voluntary, no data supplied
FRPS. Family reunification with beneficiaries of protection status Data not available
3.2. Frequency of data collection
Tables Presentation of the data source(s) / national registers
RP1. First permits issued for family reasons  Centralised Persons Register (Zentrales Personen Register ZPR)
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons  Centralised Persons Register (Zentrales Personen Register ZPR)
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities  Centralised Persons Register (Zentrales Personen Register ZPR)
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons  Centralised Persons Register (Zentrales Personen Register ZPR)
RP5. Change of immigration status or reason to stay
  Centralised Persons Register (Zentrales Personen Register ZPR)
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December  Centralised Persons Register (Zentrales Personen Register ZPR)
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December  Centralised Persons Register (Zentrales Personen Register ZPR)
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued  Not applicable
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Bleu Cards holders  Not applicable
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State  Not applicable
SP1. Single permits  Not applicable
SW. Seasoal workers  Not applicable
ICT. Intra-Corporate Transfers  Not applicable
LTR. Long-term residence permits issued during the year Voluntary, no data supplied
FRPS. Family reunification with beneficiaries of protection status Data not available
3.3. Data collection

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

 

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) 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) Not applicable
Checking the consistency between flow and stock data (RP1-RP4 vs RP6) No
Checking the consistency between statistics by "reason" and statistics by "age" and "sex" categories Yes
Analyse the statistics reported by other countries Yes
3.5. Data compilation

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

 
3.6. Adjustment

Only minor adjustments were necessary.


4. Quality management Top
4.1. Quality assurance

Validation checks (comparisons to t-1, completeness) are run before sending data to Eurostat.
4.2. Quality management - assessment
4.2.1. Description of the Quality management system at national level
 Not avaiable information.

 

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 Liechtenstein has sent revised data for 2013, 2014 and 2015 by end of August 2016.
First permits issued for education reasons Good quality Poor quality Good quality Liechtenstein has sent revised data for 2013, 2014 and 2015 by end of August 2016.

First permits issued for remunerated activities

 Good quality Poor quality Good quality Liechtenstein has sent revised data for 2013, 2014 and 2015 by end of August 2016.
First permits issued for other reasons Good quality Poor quality Good quality Liechtenstein has sent revised data for 2013, 2014 and 2015 by end of August 2016.
Change of immigration status or reason to stay Good quality Poor quality Good quality Liechtenstein has sent revised data for 2013, 2014 and 2015 by end of August 2016.
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 Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable  
EU Blue Cards issued Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable  
Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable  
EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable  
Seasoal workers Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable  
Intra-Corporate Transfers Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable  
Long-term residence permits issued during the year Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable  
Family reunification with beneficiaries of protection status Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable  

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 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)

 Not applicable. There are no national publications on residence permits according to the Regulation 862/2007.
5.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction

Data is only made available through Eurostat, RESPER informations are not used for national statistics.

 
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 Available  
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December
Citizenship Available  
Reason Available  
SP1. Single permits
Reason Not applicable Not applicable for Liechtenstein as a EEA-EFTA Country.
Decision type Not applicable Not applicable for Liechtenstein as a EEA-EFTA Country.
Length of validity Not applicable Not applicable for Liechtenstein as a EEA-EFTA Country.
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued
Citizenship Not applicable  Not applicable for Liechtenstein as a EEA-EFTA Country.
Decision type Not applicable  Not applicable for Liechtenstein as a EEA-EFTA Country.
ISCO08 Not applicable  Not applicable for Liechtenstein as a EEA-EFTA Country.
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders
Citizenship Not applicable  Not applicable for Liechtenstein as a EEA-EFTA Country.
Decision type Not applicable  Not applicable for Liechtenstein as a EEA-EFTA Country.
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State
Previous residence Not applicable  Not applicable for Liechtenstein as a EEA-EFTA Country.
Indicator type Not applicable  Not applicable for Liechtenstein as a EEA-EFTA Country.
5.3.1. Data completeness - rate

Data is complete for Liechtenstein.


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  Not available,  
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons  Not available,  
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities   Not available,  
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons   Not available,  
RP5. Change of immigration status or reason to stay
  Not available,  
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December  Not available,  
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December  Not available,  
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: 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  Not available information.   Not available information.
Length of validity  Not available information.   Not available information.
Member Not available information.   Not available information.
Reason  Not available information.   Not available information.
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons
Citizenship  Not available information.   Not available information.
Length of validity  Not available information.   Not available information.
Reason  Not available information.   Not available information.
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities
Citizenship  Not available information.   Not available information.
Length of validity  Not available information.   Not available information.
Reason  Not available information.   Not available information.
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons
Citizenship Not available information.   Not available information.
Length of validity Not available information.   Not available information.
Reason Not available information.   Not available information.
RP5. Change of immigration status or reason to stay
Citizenship Not available information.   Not available information.
Reason Not available information.   Not available information.
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December
Citizenship Not available information.   Not available information.
Length of validity Not available information.   Not available information.
Reason Not available information.   Not available information.
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December
Citizenship Not available information.   Not available information.
Reason Not available information.   Not available information.
SP1. Single permits
Reason Not applicable   Not available information.
Decision type Not applicable   Not available information.
Length of validity Not applicable   Not available information.
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued
Citizenship Not applicable   Not available information.
Decision type Not applicable   Not available information.
ISCO08 Not applicable   Not available information.
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders
Citizenship Not applicable   Not available information.
Decision type Not applicable   Not available information.
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State
Previous residence Not applicable
   Not available information.
Indicator type Not applicable   Not available information.
6.2. Sampling error

Data is based on information from the register. No sampling was applied.
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 1%
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons  1%
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities  1%
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons  1%
RP5. Change of immigration status or reason to stay
 1%
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December 0%
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December 0%
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
6.3.1.2. 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    
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 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    
6.3.3. 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

As data is non provisional, no regular revisions are done.
6.6. Data revision - practice

Not applicable.
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 data by mid April, if data has sufficient quality to be published (sent to Eurostat).
7.1.2. Time lag - final result

Not applicable.
7.2. Punctuality

Data was sent in time.

 
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)
Not available information.

 

Description of records related to "Unknown" country of citizenship category
 Not available information.

 

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 available information.

 

Description of records related to "Unknown" age and sex category
 Not available information.

 

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
 Not available information.

 

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
Not available information.

 

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
Not available information.

 

Procedure of establishing the reason for residence permits statistics and the treatment of the multiple reasons cases
 Not available information.

 

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 available information.

 

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: Not available information.

 

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: Not available information.

 

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 available information.

 

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)
  Not available information.

 

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.
   Not available information.

 

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”)
 Not available information.

 

Counting the renewed residence permit, referring to first permits and change of status or reason to stay tables (RP1-RP5 tables)
 Not available information.

 

The definition of "single permit" applied (comparing with the one mentioned in residence permits technical guidelines)
 Not available information.

 

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 Not available information.    
Children (Minor/ Adult) Not available information.    
Other member Not available information.    
Joining an EU citizen Not available information.    
Joining an non-EU citizen Not available information.    
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons
Students Not available information.    
Other educational-related Not available information.    
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities
Highly skilled workers Not available information.    
EU Blue Card  Not available information.    
Researchers Not available information.    
Seasonal workers Not available information.    
Other remunerated activities Not available information.    
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons
Refugee status and subsidiary protection Not available information.    
Humanitarian reasons Not available information.    
Unaccompanied minors (non asylum related) Not available information.    
Victims of trafficking in human beings Not available information.    
Residence only Not available information.    
Residual categories Not available information.    
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 Not available information.    
Reasons related to remunerated activities Not available information.    
Other reasons Not available information.    
     - Previous permission was granted for reasons related to education and study
Reasons related to family formation and reunification Not available information.    
Reasons related to remunerated activities Not available information.    
Other reasons Not available information.    
     - Previous permission was granted for reasons related to remunerated activities
Reasons related to family formation and reunification Not available information.    
Reasons related to education and study Not available information.    
Other reasons Not available information.    
     - Previous permission was granted for other reasons
Reasons related to family formation and reunification Not available information.    
Reasons related to education and study Not available information.    
Reasons related to remunerated activities Not available information.    
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December
Family formation and reunification Not available information.    
Education and study Not available information.    
Remunerated activities Not available information.    
Refugee status Not available information.    
Subsidiary protection Not available information.    
Other reasons Not available information.    
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December
EU long-term resident status Not applicable    
National long-term resident status Not available information.    
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: 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 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: 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 Not available information.    
At least 6 months but less than 12 months Not available information.    
12 months and more Not available information.    
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons
At least 3 months but less than 6 months Not available information.    
At least 6 months but less than 12 months Not available information.    
12 months and more Not available information.    
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities
At least 3 months but less than 6 months Not available information.    
At least 6 months but less than 12 months Not available information.    
12 months and more Not available information.    
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons
At least 3 months but less than 6 months Not available information.    
At least 6 months but less than 12 months Not available information.    
12 months and more Not available information.    
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December
At least 3 months but less than 6 months Not available information.    
At least 6 months but less than 12 months Not available information.    
12 months and more Not available information.    
SP1. Single permits
At least 3 months but less than 6 months Not available information.    
At least 6 months but less than 12 months Not available information.    
12 months and more Not available information.    
8.1.1. Asymmetry for mirror flow statistics - coefficient

Not applicable
8.2. Comparability - over time

No methodological changes were made. Therefore data is comparable over time.
8.2.1. Length of comparable time series

Data is comparable since beginning of delivery to Eurostat in 2013.
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)
Not applicable.

 

Correspondence between the residence permits statistics by reason and residence permits statistics by age and sex
Fully consistency. No exceptions involved.

 

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.

 

Not applicable

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

Not available information.

 

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).


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

Data is not published on national level, therefore questions regarding dissemination format are not applicable.

 
9.2. Dissemination format - Publications

Data is not published on national level, therefore questions regarding dissemination format are not applicable.
9.3. Dissemination format - online database

Data is not published on national level, therefore questions regarding dissemination format are not applicable.
9.3.1. Data tables - consultations

Not applicable.
9.4. Dissemination format - microdata access

Not applicable.
9.5. Dissemination format - other

Not applicable.
9.6. Documentation on methodology

Data is not published on national level, therefore questions regarding dissemination format are not applicable.
9.7. Quality management - documentation

Not applicable.
9.7.1. Metadata completeness - rate

Not available.
9.7.2. Metadata - consultations

Not available.


10. Cost and Burden Top

Questionnaires (incl. Metadata Report) are filled in within one day of work.


11. Confidentiality Top
11.1. Confidentiality - policy

Not applicable.
11.2. Confidentiality - data treatment

Not applicable.


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.).


Related metadata Top


Annexes Top