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.
Utlendingsdirektoratet/The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration(UDI)
1.2. Contact organisation unit
Styring og Regelverk/Enhet for statistikk og analyse (ESA)
Governance and Legal Affairs / Statistics and Analysis Division
1.3. Contact name
Confidential because of GDPR
1.4. Contact person function
Confidential because of GDPR
1.5. Contact mail address
Utlendingsdirektoratet Postboks 8108 Dep. 0032 Oslo
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 June 2025
2.2. Metadata last posted
30 June 2025
2.3. Metadata last update
30 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
Norway
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
Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on European statistics, which was ratified in March 2009, is applicable to the European Statistical System (ESS) and has been adopted as a regulation pursuant to the Norwegian Statistics Act.
The regulation on European statistics forms the legal framework for the development, preparation and dissemination of European statistics. The regulation is also referred to as the European "Statistics Act" and regulates the cooperation in the ESS.
Norway is a member of the ESS through the EEA agreement. The regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on European statistics was incorporated into Annex XXI of the EEA agreement in December 2009. The regulation was also established in Norwegian law as a regulation pursuant to the Norwegian Statistics Act.
6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing
Data sharing is mandatory regulated by the Statistics Act, The Norwegian Freedom of Information Act and The Norwegian Public Administration Act Section 13b states that the overall duty of secrecy pursuant to section 13 shall not prevent: "the information from being used for statistical processing, for the preparation of plans and reports, or in connection with auditing or other forms of control of the public administration".
7.1. Confidentiality - policy
The Norwegian program for producers of official statistics ensures the implementation of the current ESS legal and conceptual framework for confidentiality.
7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment
The Statistics Act § 7. Statistical confidentiality in the dissemination of official statistics requires that The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration does not publish statistics in a manner that allows statistical information to be traced back to individuals or other types of statistical units. Confidentiality can be ensured by using coarser categories, by suppression (hiding values) or by perturbation (changing values). Examples of coarser categories are counties instead of municipalities and age groups of five years instead of single years. Data minimisation is always used in statistical production.
8.1. Release calendar
Statistics should be released and published without delay and according to the release/publication calendar on the UDI website.
8.2. Release calendar access
Please find more information about Relesae calendar on this public website (Publiseringskalender statistikk 2025 - UDI).
8.3. Release policy - user access
Statistics is published according to the release calendar. No briefs are given in advance to any actor (press or public decision makers). Occasionally a press conference might take place at the time of release.
Depending on statistical domain. Frequency varies between weekly, monthly, and yearly disseminations.
10.1. Dissemination format - News release
No press release in 2024.
10.2. Dissemination format - Publications
No publication in 2024.
10.3. Dissemination format - online database
No online database. See ESTAT database.
10.3.1. Data tables - consultations
Not applicable.
10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access
Micro-data for research can be released after passing an access to data procedure.
The quality requirements for official statistics are described in Section 5 of the Norwegian Statistics Act and the European Statistics Code of Practice (Eurostat, 2017). S
Annualy published quality reports on official statistics - Norwegian: SSB website.
Several frameworks for quality in official statistics have been developed internationally and are implemented in Norway.
the European Statistics Code of Practice;
The Fundamental Principles of National Official Statistics (UN);
UN National Quality Assurance Framework (NQAF);
OECD Council Recommendations on Good Statistical Practices;
IMF Data Quality Assessment Framework.
It is Statistics Norway that is responsible for development and implementation of quality assurance framework in Other National Authorities (ONA) producing official statistics. The Directorate of Immigration is one of these ONA. This includes regular meetings, trainings, and peer reviews.
11.2. Quality management - assessment
Quality Indicators are under development under supervision and training by the NSI
12.1. Relevance - User Needs
Based on Eurostat's relevance of user needs, no further analyses at national level.
12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction
Not applicable.
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.
13.2. Sampling error
Not applicable.
13.2.1. Sampling error - indicators
Not applicable.
13.3. Non-sampling error
No Non-sampling error recorded.
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
No measurement error recorded.
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
No processing errors recorded.
13.3.5. Model assumption error
Not applicable.
14.1. Timeliness
Data is loaded into the data warehouse every morning and used for operational management.
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
No existing problems of comparability between regions and municipalities of Norway.
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
The statistics are comparable over all years.
15.3.2. Coherence - National Accounts
Not applicable.
15.4. Coherence - internal
Statistics data are coherent originationg from one data source.
Currently no data or estimates on cost and burden available.
17.1. Data revision - policy
According to Eurostat 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
Continiously.
18.3. Data collection
All data are collected from administrative data sources recording administrative events during the relevant procedures. Some data are recorded instantly, hourly and mostly daily.
All relevant data are continuously disseminated by our internal users which have access the source data through Business Intelligence apps. All employees have access and is monitoring the quality constantly.
18.4. Data validation
All data is monitored and validated.
18.5. Data compilation
All relevant data originates as operational data. All operational data are connected with unique keys on procedure and person.
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.
30 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’.
Norway
Calendar year.
Overall high accuracy.
Number of persons.
All relevant data originates as operational data. All operational data are connected with unique keys on procedure and person.
See table 18.1. in annex ‘Quality report tables RESPER’.
Depending on statistical domain. Frequency varies between weekly, monthly, and yearly disseminations.
Data is loaded into the data warehouse every morning and used for operational management.
No existing problems of comparability between regions and municipalities of Norway.
See table 15.2. in annex ‘Quality report tables RESPER’.
