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.
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 Â 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
The unit is always in Persons
3.6. Statistical population
See table 3.6. in annex ‘Quality report tables RESPER’.
3.7. Reference area
The data relates to the territory of Luxembourg.Â
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
The Commitee for official statistics of STATEC* coordinates the statistical programs of the different national authorities, Ministries, public institutions and observatories. The General Department of immigration, being in possession of the data, is directly providing the data.
*STATEC is the national statistical authority that coordinates the national statistical system, and represents it on the international level.
6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing
On national level, data concerning residence permits is shared with STATEC, the national statistical authority that coordinates the national statistical system, and represents it on the international level.
On international level, data concerning residence permits is shared with OECD (within specific data collections carried out by this organization).Â
7.1. Confidentiality - policy
The legal framework and the conceptual framework for confidentiality is the Regulation 223/2009 on European statistics is applied.
7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment
In order to guarantee confidentiality and to protect residence permit holders, when publishing press releases on national level, the General department of immigration applies the rule to not share details when the number of persons of a specific nationality is below 5.
8.1. Release calendar
No specific release calendar.
At national level, statistics are published on an annual basis (a few weeks after the end of the reference period).Â
8.2. Release calendar access
Not applicableÂ
8.3. Release policy - user access
As long as data is not released officially, it should not be publicly shared.
Annualy
Eurostat is diseminating the data on an annual basis.Â
10.1. Dissemination format - News release
Please find information on this website Annual report.
10.2. Dissemination format - Publications
Please find information on this website Annual report.
10.3. Dissemination format - online database
Data is disseminated on the online platform of Eurostat. On the national level, the data is disseminated on the Ministry of home affairs website.
Not applicable - quality is assured by manual ad-hoc controls
11.2. Quality management - assessment
Good quality
12.1. Relevance - User Needs
The statistics collected under Regulation 862/2007 are used by a wide range of users at national, European and International level to cover various users needs.
12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction
Not availableÂ
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
Good. It can happen that some data were not properly registered (missing data) - very rare.
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
Minor errors due to recording errors on the national database are possible.
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
Minor processing errors may occur in cases where the national definitions are not meeting the Eurostat definitions and data needs to be converted to meet Eurostat definitions. Â
13.3.5. Model assumption error
Not applicable.
14.1. Timeliness
Data is available in real time. However, data may be processed with a certain delai due to updates of the data collection tools (tables, specifications) by Eurostat. These updates require adjustements in our reporting tools.
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
Not applicableÂ
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
Not applicableÂ
15.3.1. Coherence - sub annual and annual statistics
Not applicableÂ
15.3.2. Coherence - National Accounts
Not applicable.
15.4. Coherence - internal
Some minor coherence problems may occur between different data sets.Â
Not availableÂ
17.1. Data revision - policy
Not applicable - revisions are carried out on an ad hoc basis.Â
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
Database is updated on daily basis
18.3. Data collection
All the data is centralised in the national immigration database. The database is fed automatically when handlilng the immigration demands. No data quality checks are in place.
No collection is done.
18.4. Data validation
Data is controlled and validated annualy before data submission
18.5. Data compilation
Not applicableÂ
18.5.1. Imputation - rate
Not applicable.
18.6. Adjustment
Data is controlled and validated annualy before submission
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 Â 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.
23 September 2025
See table 3.4. in annex ‘Quality report tables RESPER’.
The unit is always in Persons
See table 3.6. in annex ‘Quality report tables RESPER’.
The data relates to the territory of Luxembourg.Â
Calendar year.
Good. It can happen that some data were not properly registered (missing data) - very rare.
Number of persons.
Not applicableÂ
See table 18.1. in annex ‘Quality report tables RESPER’.
Annualy
Eurostat is diseminating the data on an annual basis.Â
Data is available in real time. However, data may be processed with a certain delai due to updates of the data collection tools (tables, specifications) by Eurostat. These updates require adjustements in our reporting tools.
Not applicableÂ
See table 15.2. in annex ‘Quality report tables RESPER’.
