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.
The Office of the Citizenship and Migration Affairs of the Republic of Latvia
1.2. Contact organisation unit
Migration Division of the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs
1.3. Contact name
Confidential because of GDPR
1.4. Contact person function
Confidential because of GDPR
1.5. Contact mail address
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
25 June 2025
2.2. Metadata last posted
25 June 2025
2.3. Metadata last update
25 June 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
Number of persons.
3.6. Statistical population
See table 3.6. in annex ‘Quality report tables RESPER’.
3.7. Reference area
Latvia
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
This metadata information is provided by the authorities of Latvia according to Statistics Law of Latvia to ensure compliance with the requirement of Article 5 and 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 of 11 July 2007 as amended by the Regulation 2020/851 which depicts in details the data provisions Member States are bound to supply Eurostat with all the information necessary to evaluate the quality, comparability and completeness of the statistical information.
The Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs, in order to ensure the confidentiality of statistical information when processing personal data, complies with the requirements laid down in the following regulatory enactments:
No specific national rules applied for treating the data.
8.1. Release calendar
Data is not published at the national level. Data is disseminated annually through Eurostat online databases.
8.2. Release calendar access
Not applicable.
8.3. Release policy - user access
Not applicable.
Data is disseminated annually through Eurostat online databases.
10.1. Dissemination format - News release
Not applicable.
10.2. Dissemination format - Publications
Not applicable.
10.3. Dissemination format - online database
Data is disseminated annually through Eurostat online databases.
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
OCMA works in accordance with the relevant Eurostat guidelines.
10.6.1. Metadata completeness - rate
Not applicable.
10.7. Quality management - documentation
Not applicable.
11.1. Quality assurance
Compilation of data is following the guidelines and instructions provided by Eurostat. Consistency validation checks are performed.
11.2. Quality management - assessment
Quality of provided data is good as it is derived from the Residence Permit Register, which includes all cases.
12.1. Relevance - User Needs
Users of Eurostat Resper statistics are:
various policy DGs in the European Commission, like DG Migration and Home Affairs,
European Parliament,
national authorities (Ministries of Interior, Ministries of Justice, Ministries of Foreign Affairs),
European Migration Network (EMN),
researchers and students,
journalists and international organisations.
12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction
No user satisfaction surveys are conducted.
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
Overall high accuracy: The reported statistics measure accurately the target population because the database includes all cases.
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
There are no measurement errors.
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
The influence of such types of error is minimal.
13.3.5. Model assumption error
Not applicable.
14.1. Timeliness
Data is provided to Eurostat within the requested deadline - within six months after the end of the reference year.
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 Latvia, 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
There are no sub annual statistics, and the annual RESPER statistics are comparable over all years.
15.3.2. Coherence - National Accounts
Not applicable.
15.4. Coherence - internal
The statistics are internally coherent, they are produced from one source database.
Not applicable.
17.1. Data revision - policy
No data revision policy.
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
All source data are collected and processed continuously by OCMA. In order to submit the data to Eurostat, compilations of the data are made on an annual base.
18.3. Data collection
Standard Eurostat templates are used for data collection. Data is derived from the Residence Permit Register according to the selection conditions. All types of residence permits issued on the basis of precise article of the Imigration Law. If it is required, additional manual processing is performed to ensure that the data conform to the Eurostat requested breakdown.
18.4. Data validation
Data is checked with the aim to ensure that the population coverage is accurate. The processed results are validated in respect the consistency of a single table and between the tables, as well as yearly data comparison with data of previous periods is performed.
18.5. Data compilation
Data is based on requirements of the Regulation (EC) No 862/2007. Estimation is not used. For each report the required records are extracted, aggregated and counted, and tabulated into the table, all processes are according to the Eurostat guidelines.
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.
25 June 2025
See table 3.4. in annex ‘Quality report tables RESPER’.
Number of persons.
See table 3.6. in annex ‘Quality report tables RESPER’.
Latvia
Calendar year.
Overall high accuracy: The reported statistics measure accurately the target population because the database includes all cases.
Number of persons.
Data is based on requirements of the Regulation (EC) No 862/2007. Estimation is not used. For each report the required records are extracted, aggregated and counted, and tabulated into the table, all processes are according to the Eurostat guidelines.
See table 18.1. in annex ‘Quality report tables RESPER’.
Data is disseminated annually through Eurostat online databases.
Data is provided to Eurostat within the requested deadline - within six months after the end of the reference year.
The statistics are comparable between all regions of Latvia, there is only one national system of accumulating and processing the data.
See table 15.2. in annex ‘Quality report tables RESPER’.
