Reference metadata describe statistical concepts and methodologies used for the collection and generation of data. They provide information on data quality and, since they are strongly content-oriented, assist users in interpreting the data. Reference metadata, unlike structural metadata, can be decoupled from the data.
Bureau of Border And Foreign Police of Presidium of the Police Force (hereinafter referred to as "BBFP").
1.2. Contact organisation unit
Risk Analysis and Statistics Unit of Department of Risk Analysis and Coordination of BBFP.
1.3. Contact name
Confidential because of GDPR
1.4. Contact person function
Confidential because of GDPR
1.5. Contact mail address
Ružinovská 1/B, 812 72 Bratislava, Slovakia
1.6. Contact email address
Confidential because of GDPR
1.7. Contact phone number
Confidential because of GDPR
1.8. Contact fax number
Confidential because of GDPR
2.1. Metadata last certified
30 August 2024
2.2. Metadata last posted
30 August 2024
2.3. Metadata last update
30 August 2024
3.1. Data description
Data collection on EU Blue Cards statistics based on EU Directive on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purpose of highly qualified employment. The EU Blue Cards statistics is produced under the Directive 2009/50/EC. From 19 November 2023 this directive is replaced by Directive (EU) 2021/1883. The new legal requirements regarding supplementary statistics are applicable starting with 2024 reference period.
The following datasets are collected in 2023 under this framework:
EU Blue Cards by type of decision, occupation and citizenship (migr_resbc1);
Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders by type of decision and citizenship (migr_resbc2);
EU Blue Cards holders and family members by Member State of previous residence (migr_resbc3).
See table 3.2. in annex ‘Quality report tables EU Blue Cards’.
3.3. Coverage - sector
Migration and asylum – Residence permits statistics, EU Blue Cards.
3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions
See table 3.4. in annex ‘Quality report tables EU Blue Cards’.
3.5. Statistical unit
Number of permits.
3.6. Statistical population
See table 3.6. in annex ‘Quality report tables EU Blue Cards’.
3.7. Reference area
Slovakia.
3.8. Coverage - Time
See table 3.8. in annex ‘Quality report tables EU Blue Cards’.
3.9. Base period
Not applicable.
Number of persons.
Calendar year.
6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements
Act Nr. 404/2011 of Collection of laws on stay of aliens and on amendment of certain acts as amended (§ 76).
Act Nr. 480/2002 of Collection of laws on Asylum and on amendments to certain acts as amended (§ 48).
6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing
Institutional infrastructure(list of the institutions involved in managing the residence permits and the institutions involved in the production of the RESPER statistics) Management of national statistical domain (IS ECU - Information system Foreigners' records) - Bureau of Border and Foreign Police exclusively.
Institutions involved in the production of the RESPER statistics. Bureau of Border and Foreign Police exclusively
7.1. Confidentiality - policy
The access to the IS ECU is granted only by authority of Bureau of Border and Foreign Police exclusively.
7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment
Each data put into the IS ECU by authorised inserter (contributor) are logged, as so every change in data is logged as well.
8.1. Release calendar
Not applicable.
8.2. Release calendar access
Not applicable.
8.3. Release policy - user access
Not applicable.
Annually.
10.1. Dissemination format - News release
No such articles nor publications from the side of the Bureau of Border and Foreign Police.
10.2. Dissemination format - Publications
No such articles nor publications from the side of the Bureau of Border and Foreign Police.
10.3. Dissemination format - online database
Not applicable.
10.3.1. Data tables - consultations
Not applicable.
10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access
Not applicable.
10.5. Dissemination format - other
Not applicable.
10.5.1. Metadata - consultations
Not applicable.
10.6. Documentation on methodology
Not applicable.
10.6.1. Metadata completeness - rate
Not applicable.
10.7. Quality management - documentation
Not applicable.
11.1. Quality assurance
Information and data are regularly (daily) entered into IS ECU by police officers of police unit of BBFP (Users responsible for input). It's always the police unit, which carries out the case of legal migration (so they know all relevant information about the case). The data are entered into IS ECU either manually (filling of predefined items – personal information, information about the case) or electronically (taking a picture, taking of fingerprints). Information entered into the IS ECU are available immediately for police officers of the BBFP at all three levels.
11.2. Quality management - assessment
Information and data are regularly (daily) entered into IS ECU by police officers of police unit of BBFP (Users responsible for input). It's always the police unit, which carries out the case of legal migration (so they know all relevant information about the case). The data are entered into IS ECU either manually (filling of predefined items – personal information, information about the case) or electronically (taking a picture, taking of fingerprints). Information entered into the IS ECU are available immediately for police officers of the BBFP at all three levels.
12.1. Relevance - User Needs
General aspects 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. Main users of RESPER statistics at national level Concepts, definitions and classifications of European statistics on migration are not used at the national level. At the national level, the concepts used arise from national legislation and current needs of practice. Administrative data sources in all of these cases are the same (IS ECU), but the definitions, scope and disaggregation of the European statistics, national statistics are different. Main users of RESPER statistics at European and International level The main user of RESPER statistics is Eurostat. The statistics also provide an input to the EMN studies and reports that address specific issues of current policy importance.
RESPER data publication at national level Presentation of the RESPER statistics published at national level We do not publish European statistics; however, they are sent to other users on request, for example for the processing needs of European migration network (EMN) studies etc. Except of that we publish our own national statistics on legal migration in our country. In the case of BBFP, there are processed annually and semi-annual basic reports on legal migration of foreigners and are published on the website of the Ministry of Interior. The accompanying definitions are matter of course. Other statistics are processed for internal service purposes in the framework of the Ministry of Interior and are available on the Intranet site of BBFP (monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, annual, cumulative, etc.). These statistics are also provided to other entities on request (public authorities, intergovernmental institutions, legal persons and individuals). Differences between the data provided to Eurostat and the data published at national level (Comparability of figures) Concepts, definitions and classifications of European statistics on migration are not used at the national level. At the national level, the concepts used arise from national legislation and current needs of practice. Other and different terms and definitions are used for the purposes of statistics required by internal or external bodies in Slovakia. Administrative data sources in all of these cases are the same (IS ECU), but the definitions, scope and disaggregation of the European statistics and national statistics are different.
12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction
The IS ECU has reporting limits, which consist in the capacities and resources for the new implementation of requests for new reports towards the supplier of the IS ECU.
12.3. Completeness
See table 12.3. in annex ‘Quality report tables EU Blue Cards’.
12.3.1. Data completeness - rate
Not applicable.
13.1. Accuracy - overall
We do not have special software related to the quality control mechanism. All quality control of such data is provided by our staff at strategic level regularly in the time of data provision - analysis of the reports from our common evidence system for residence permits (IS ECU). In the case of the errors (wrong inserted data to the IS ECU), those errors are sent to the basic units in order to correct the data (for instance, wrong citizenship, wrong purpose of the resident permit etc.).
13.2. Sampling error
Not applicable.
13.2.1. Sampling error - indicators
Not applicable.
13.3. Non-sampling error
Not applicable.
13.3.1. Coverage error
Not applicable.
13.3.1.1. Over-coverage - rate
Not applicable.
13.3.1.2. Common units - proportion
Not applicable.
13.3.2. Measurement error
Not applicable.
13.3.3. Non response error
Not applicable.
13.3.3.1. Unit non-response - rate
Not applicable.
13.3.3.2. Item non-response - rate
Not applicable.
13.3.4. Processing error
Not applicable.
13.3.5. Model assumption error
Not applicable.
14.1. Timeliness
Data provided on time.
14.1.1. Time lag - first result
Not applicable.
14.1.2. Time lag - final result
Not applicable.
14.2. Punctuality
See table 14.2. in annex ‘Quality report tables EU Blue Cards’.
14.2.1. Punctuality - delivery and publication
Not applicable.
15.1. Comparability - geographical
Not applicable since the data from the whole territory of the Slovak Republic are inserted to the one common information system for evidence of the residence permits (IS ECU) in real time. So in this regards, yes the data are comparable over the national territory.
15.1.1. Asymmetry for mirror flow statistics - coefficient
Not applicable.
15.2. Comparability - over time
See table 15.2. in annex ‘Quality report tables EU Blue Cards’.
15.2.1. Length of comparable time series
Not applicable.
15.3. Coherence - cross domain
Not applicable.
15.3.1. Coherence - sub annual and annual statistics
Not applicable.
15.3.2. Coherence - National Accounts
Not applicable.
15.4. Coherence - internal
Not applicable.
Not applicable.
17.1. Data revision - policy
No policy.
17.2. Data revision - practice
See table 17.2. in annex ‘Quality report tables EU Blue Cards’.
17.2.1. Data revision - average size
Not applicable.
18.1. Source data
See table 18.1. in annex ‘Quality report tables EU Blue Cards’.
18.2. Frequency of data collection
Continuously if case appears.
18.3. Data collection
Information and data are regularly (daily) entered into IS ECU by police officers of police unit of BBFP (Users responsible for input). It's always the police unit, which carries out the case of legal migration (so they know all relevant information about the case). The data are entered into IS ECU either manually (filling of predefined items – personal information, information about the case) or electronically (taking a picture, taking of fingerprints). Information entered into the IS ECU are available immediately for police officers of the BBFP at all three levels.
Data collection on EU Blue Cards statistics based on EU Directive on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purpose of highly qualified employment. The EU Blue Cards statistics is produced under the Directive 2009/50/EC. From 19 November 2023 this directive is replaced by Directive (EU) 2021/1883. The new legal requirements regarding supplementary statistics are applicable starting with 2024 reference period.
The following datasets are collected in 2023 under this framework:
EU Blue Cards by type of decision, occupation and citizenship (migr_resbc1);
Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders by type of decision and citizenship (migr_resbc2);
EU Blue Cards holders and family members by Member State of previous residence (migr_resbc3).
See table 3.4. in annex ‘Quality report tables EU Blue Cards’.
Number of permits.
See table 3.6. in annex ‘Quality report tables EU Blue Cards’.
Slovakia.
Calendar year.
We do not have special software related to the quality control mechanism. All quality control of such data is provided by our staff at strategic level regularly in the time of data provision - analysis of the reports from our common evidence system for residence permits (IS ECU). In the case of the errors (wrong inserted data to the IS ECU), those errors are sent to the basic units in order to correct the data (for instance, wrong citizenship, wrong purpose of the resident permit etc.).
Number of persons.
Not applicable.
See table 18.1. in annex ‘Quality report tables EU Blue Cards’.
Annually.
Data provided on time.
Not applicable since the data from the whole territory of the Slovak Republic are inserted to the one common information system for evidence of the residence permits (IS ECU) in real time. So in this regards, yes the data are comparable over the national territory.
See table 15.2. in annex ‘Quality report tables EU Blue Cards’.
