1.1. Contact organisation
Ministère de l'Intérieur
1.2. Contact organisation unit
Direction Générale des Etrangers en France
Département des statistiques, des études et de la documentation
1.3. Contact name
Confidential because of GDPR
1.4. Contact person function
Confidential because of GDPR
1.5. Contact mail address
eliza.ghiorghita@interieur.gouv.fr
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
26 March 2025
2.2. Metadata last posted
26 March 2025
2.3. Metadata last update
26 March 2025
3.1. Data description
Data collection on the residence permits (RESPER) statistics contains statistical information based on the principles stated in the Union legislation on migration Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 as amended by the Regulation (EU) 2020/851 and the Commission Regulation (EU) No 216/2010 implementing the categories of reasons for residence permits.
The main RESPER data collection based on Article 6 of the Migration Statistics Regulation
- First residence permits,
- Residence permits issued on the occasion of changing the immigration status or reason to stay,
- Residence permits valid at the end of the year,
- Long-term residence permits valid at the end of the year,
- Long-term permits issued during the year.
Statistics collected on voluntary basis
- Residence permits issued for family reunification with beneficiaries of protection status.
3.2. Classification system
See table 3.2. in annex ‘Quality report tables RESPER’.
3.3. Coverage - sector
Migration and asylum – Residence permits statistics.
3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions
See table 3.4. in annex ‘Quality report tables RESPER’.
3.5. Statistical unit
Persons or numbers or authorisations
3.6. Statistical population
See table 3.6. in annex ‘Quality report tables RESPER’.
3.7. Reference area
France
3.8. Coverage - Time
See table 3.8. in annex ‘Quality report tables RESPER’.
3.9. Base period
Not applicable.
Number of persons.
Calendar year.
6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements
At the EU level, the collection of residence permit statistics is governed by Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics. This regulation ensures that statistical data on residence permits are collected and harmonized across Member States.
At the national level in France, the collection, processing, and dissemination of residence permit statistics are regulated by the Code de l’entrée et du séjour des étrangers et du droit d’asile (CESEDA), which provides the legal framework for managing immigration and residence data.
6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing
The responsibility for the collection, processing, and dissemination of residence permit statistics in France is assigned to the Ministry of the Interior, which operates under the legal framework set out in the CESEDA. The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) may also be involved in processing and disseminating these statistics in line with national and EU legal requirements.
7.1. Confidentiality - policy
At the European level, confidentiality of residence permit statistics is ensured under Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics, which sets the principles for the protection of statistical confidentiality across all EU Member States. This regulation ensures that individual data are kept confidential and cannot be used to identify specific individuals or organizations.
At the national level, France's law on data protection (Loi Informatique et Libertés, 1978) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) apply to the collection, processing, and dissemination of residence permit statistics. These laws ensure that personal data are protected and processed only for statistical purposes, with strict controls on access and disclosure.
In addition, the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) follows specific confidentiality policies in line with both national and European regulations, ensuring that data confidentiality is maintained throughout the statistical process.
7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment
A cell is considered confidential if its value can potentially identify individuals or small groups. This is typically the case for low-frequency cells. However, nothing is done currently to avoid confidential cells detection.
8.1. Release calendar
Not applicable
8.2. Release calendar access
Not applicable
8.3. Release policy - user access
Not applicable
Yearly.
Data are send twice a year, with a first version in March and a second in June for Revision.
10.1. Dissemination format - News release
The first publication of the statistics for year n is made in January of year n+1 as a public release, followed by a revision in June of year n+1.
10.2. Dissemination format - Publications
Please access the publication Les chiffres de l'immigration en France.
10.3. Dissemination format - online database
No online database is avaible currently at National level besides the ESTAT database.
10.3.1. Data tables - consultations
Not applicable.
10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access
Not applicable
10.5. Dissemination format - other
Excel and pdf
10.5.1. Metadata - consultations
Not applicable.
10.6. Documentation on methodology
Regarding the methodology, only the Eurostat guidelines are used.
EUROSTAT - Technical Guidelines RESPER TG 2023 V1.0
10.6.1. Metadata completeness - rate
Not applicable.
10.7. Quality management - documentation
Not available
11.1. Quality assurance
To facilitate the process, data loading is automated. To avoid errors in the data counts, the loaded tables are compared to internal dashboards, which helps verify the scope, totals, etc. An Excel table has been created to compare the data automatically loaded for Eurostat with the internal dashboards. If there is a discrepancy, we investigate how to resolve it, and if we cannot resolve it, we seek to understand why the discrepancy persists and why it is of that magnitude.
11.2. Quality management - assessment
Quality management of migration statistics is a part of quality management of the French statistical system which is leaded by INSEE (the NSI). RESPER statistics processing is documented by several description schemes and procedure forms.
Good quality
12.1. Relevance - User Needs
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.
Parliament, government, researchers, NGOs
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.
There is no significant difference the data provided to Eurostat and the data published at national level. User needs are the same.
12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction
Not available.
12.3. Completeness
See table 12.3. in annex ‘Quality report tables RESPER’.
12.3.1. Data completeness - rate
Not applicable.
13.1. Accuracy - overall
Except for missing information "reasons" in the RP1 file, the accuracy of all residence permit tables is high. The reported statistics measure accurately the target population, as foreseen by Regulation (EC) 862/2007 (as amended by Regulation (EU) 2020/851) and as defined in the Technical Guidelines for residence permit statistics.
13.2. Sampling error
Not applicable in so far as there is no survey sampling in RESPER statistics.
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
| 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 | No double counting | |
| RP2. First permits issued for education reasons | No | No double counting | |
| RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities | No | No double counting | |
| RP4. First permits issued for other reasons | No | No double counting | |
| RP5. Change of immigration status or reason to stay |
No | No double counting | |
| RP6. All valid permits on 31 December | No | No double counting | |
| RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December | No | No double counting |
No error in reading, calculating or recording numerical value
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
Preliminary data published in june n + 1
Final data published in january n + 2
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 RESPER’.
14.2.1. Punctuality - delivery and publication
Not applicable.
15.1. Comparability - geographical
The statistics are comparable between all regions of France, because there is only one national system of accumulating and processing the data
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 RESPER’.
15.2.1. Length of comparable time series
Not applicable.
15.3. Coherence - cross domain
There are no coherence issues with other data sets.
15.3.1. Coherence - sub annual and annual statistics
Not applicable.
15.3.2. Coherence - National Accounts
Not applicable.
15.4. Coherence - internal
Coherence between different categories/breakdowns required for each dataset.
Not applicable.
17.1. Data revision - policy
Preliminary data published in June n + 1
Final data published in January n + 2
17.2. Data revision - practice
See table 17.2. in annex ‘Quality report tables RESPER’.
17.2.1. Data revision - average size
Not applicable.
18.1. Source data
See table 18.1. in annex ‘Quality report tables RESPER’.
18.2. Frequency of data collection
Annual
18.3. Data collection
Systematic process of gathering data for official statistics at national level.
18.4. 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 | 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 | No |
| Other | No |
18.5. Data compilation
Not applicable.
18.5.1. Imputation - rate
Not applicable.
18.6. Adjustment
Not applicable.
18.6.1. Seasonal adjustment
No statistical technique applied.
Data collection on the residence permits (RESPER) statistics contains statistical information based on the principles stated in the Union legislation on migration Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 as amended by the Regulation (EU) 2020/851 and the Commission Regulation (EU) No 216/2010 implementing the categories of reasons for residence permits.
The main RESPER data collection based on Article 6 of the Migration Statistics Regulation
- First residence permits,
- Residence permits issued on the occasion of changing the immigration status or reason to stay,
- Residence permits valid at the end of the year,
- Long-term residence permits valid at the end of the year,
- Long-term permits issued during the year.
Statistics collected on voluntary basis
- Residence permits issued for family reunification with beneficiaries of protection status.
26 March 2025
See table 3.4. in annex ‘Quality report tables RESPER’.
Persons or numbers or authorisations
See table 3.6. in annex ‘Quality report tables RESPER’.
France
Calendar year.
Except for missing information "reasons" in the RP1 file, the accuracy of all residence permit tables is high. The reported statistics measure accurately the target population, as foreseen by Regulation (EC) 862/2007 (as amended by Regulation (EU) 2020/851) and as defined in the Technical Guidelines for residence permit statistics.
Number of persons.
Not applicable.
See table 18.1. in annex ‘Quality report tables RESPER’.
Yearly.
Data are send twice a year, with a first version in March and a second in June for Revision.
Preliminary data published in june n + 1
Final data published in january n + 2
The statistics are comparable between all regions of France, because there is only one national system of accumulating and processing the data
See table 15.2. in annex ‘Quality report tables RESPER’.
