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 Citizenship and Migration Affairs of the Republic of Latvia.
1.2. Contact organisation unit
The Asylum Affairs 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
Čiekurkalna 1 līnija 1, k.3, Rīga, LV-1026, LATVIJA
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
20 May 2025
2.2. Metadata last posted
20 May 2025
2.3. Metadata last update
20 May 2025
3.1. Data description
Data collection on Dublin statistics contains statistical information based on the Article 4.4 of Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 on Community statistics on migration and international protection.
Incoming ‘Dublin’ requests by submitting country (PARTNER), type of request, legal provision, sex and type of applicant (RI)
Outgoing ‘Dublin’ requests by receiving country (PARTNER), type of request, legal provision, sex and type of applicant (RO)
Incoming ‘Dublin’ requests based on EURODAC by submitting country (PARTNER), type of request, legal provision, sex and type of applicant (REDACI)
Outgoing ‘Dublin’ requests based on EURODAC by receiving country (PARTNER), type of request, legal provision, sex and type of applicant (REDACO)
Pending ‘Dublin’ incoming requests by submitting country (PARTNER), type of request, sex and type of applicant (RPENI)
Pending ‘Dublin’ outgoing requests by receiving country (PARTNER), type of request, sex and type of applicant (RPENO)
Incoming ‘Dublin’ requests for information by submitting country (PARTNER), legal provision, sex and type of applicant (RINFI)
Outgoing ‘Dublin’ requests for information by receiving country (PARTNER), legal provision, sex and type of applicant (RINFO)
Incoming responses to ‘Dublin’ requests for information by submitting country (PARTNER), legal provision, duration of response, sex and type of applicant (RESI)
Outgoing responses to ‘Dublin’ requests for information by receiving country (PARTNER), legal provision, duration of response, sex and type of applicant (RESO)
Unilateral ‘Dublin’ decisions by partner country, type of decision, sex and type of applicant (DUNI)
Decisions on incoming ‘Dublin’ requests by submitting country (PARTNER), type of decision, type of request, legal provision, sex and type of applicant (DI)
Decisions on outgoing ‘Dublin’ requests by receiving country (PARTNER), type of decision, type of request, legal provision, sex and type of applicant (DO)
Decisions on incoming ‘Dublin’ requests based on EURODAC by submitting country (PARTNER), type of decision, type of request, legal provision, sex and type of applicant (DEDACI)
Decisions on outgoing ‘Dublin’ requests based on EURODAC by receiving country (PARTNER), type of decision, type of request, legal provision, sex and type of applicant (DEDACO)
Incoming ‘Dublin’ transfers by submitting country (PARTNER), legal provision, duration of transfer, sex and type of applicant (TI)
Outgoing ‘Dublin’ transfers by receiving country (PARTNER), legal provision, duration of transfer, sex and type of applicant (TO)
Pending incoming ‘Dublin’ transfers by submitting country (PARTNER), sex and type of applicant (TPENI)
Pending outgoing ‘Dublin’ transfers by receiving country (PARTNER), sex and type of applicant (TPENO)
3.2. Classification system
See table 3.2. in annex ‘Quality report tables Dublin 2024’.
3.3. Coverage - sector
Migration and international protection – Dublin statistics.
3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions
See table 3.4. in annex ‘Quality report tables Dublin 2024’.
3.5. Statistical unit
In the Republic of Latvia for all tables the statistical unit is persons, except for the tables "Incoming and Outgoing information requests" where it is “cases”.
3.6. Statistical population
See table 3.6. in annex ‘Quality report tables Dublin 2024’.
3.7. Reference area
The Republic of Latvia.
3.8. Coverage - Time
See table 3.8. in annex ‘Quality report tables Dublin 2024".
3.9. Base period
Not applicable.
Number of persons.
2024 Calendar year.
6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements
The compilation of Dublin statistics is based on Article 4.4 of Regulation (EC) 862/2007 of 11 July 2007 which depicts in details the data provisions Member States are bound to supply Eurostat with.
6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing
Not applicable.
7.1. Confidentiality - policy
There is no specific national policy.
7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment
No specific national policy. The Survey staff has signed a legal confidentiality agreement.
8.1. Release calendar
There is no calendar release on National level only Eurostat release calendar.
In line with the Community legal framework and the European Statistics Code of Practice Eurostat disseminates European statistics on Eurostat's website respecting professional independence and, in an objective, professional and transparent manner in which all users are treated equitably. The detailed arrangements are governed by the Eurostat protocol on impartial access to Eurostat data for users.
Technical guidelines for the Data Collection under Art. 4.4 of the Regulation 862/2007 – “Dublin Statistics”, Version 3.1, January 2022
10.6.1. Metadata completeness - rate
Not applicable.
10.7. Quality management - documentation
Not available.
11.1. Quality assurance
Requested data are being compiled following the guidelines and instructions provided by Eurostat.
11.2. Quality management - assessment
In overall quality of data is good. For the technical reasons TPENI data is not available.
The Dublin registration process within case processing system does not currently provide sufficient data in order to compile TPENI table.
12.1. Relevance - User Needs
The statistics collected under Regulation (EC) 862/2007 are used by a wide range of users at national, European and International level to cover various usersʼ needs.
Users of Dublin statistics :
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Commission, for producing the official European Union statistics on Asylum;
EUAA, UNHCR, etc.;
The national authorities - the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the European Migration Network (EMN) contact point, etc.
12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction
No specific measures are taken to monitor user satisfaction.
12.3. Completeness
See table 12.3. in annex ‘Quality report tables Dublin 2024.
12.3.1. Data completeness - rate
99%.
13.1. Accuracy - overall
In overall accuracy of data is good.
For the technical reasons TPENI data is not available.
The Dublin registration process within case processing system does not currently provide sufficient data in order to compile TPENI table.
13.2. Sampling error
Not applicable.
13.2.1. Sampling error - indicators
Not applicable.
13.3. Non-sampling error
Not available.
13.3.1. Coverage error
For the technical reasons TPENI data is not available.
The Dublin registration process within case processing system does not currently provide sufficient data in order to compile TPENI table.
13.3.1.1. Over-coverage - rate
Not applicable.
13.3.1.2. Common units - proportion
Not applicable.
13.3.2. Measurement error
Not available.
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 available.
13.3.5. Model assumption error
Not applicable.
14.1. Timeliness
The first data can be reported in 30 days at the earliest after the end of the reference period.
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 Dublin 2024’.
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 available.
15.2. Comparability - over time
See table 15.2. in annex ‘Quality report tables Dublin 2024.
15.2.1. Length of comparable time series
Not applicable.
15.3. Coherence - cross domain
No available information.
15.3.1. Coherence - sub annual and annual statistics
Not applicable.
15.3.2. Coherence - National Accounts
Not applicable.
15.4. Coherence - internal
No available information.
Not available.
17.1. Data revision - policy
Not applicable.
17.2. Data revision - practice
See table 17.2. in annex ‘Quality report tables Dublin 2024’.
17.2.1. Data revision - average size
Not applicable.
18.1. Source data
In the Republic of Latvia, the authority responsible for examining Dublin requests and collecting Dublin statistics is the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs. There are two officers in the Office who are responsible for examining incoming/outgoing Dublin requests and one of them is collecting Dublin statistics. For more information see on the table 18.1. in annex ‘Quality report tables Dublin 2024’.
18.2. Frequency of data collection
Yearly.
18.3. Data collection
Standard Eurostat templates are used for data collection.
18.4. Data validation
Data check with the aim to ensure that the population coverage is accurate, as required according to the definitions of the "Technical guidelines" - monthly.
Data check in the register/database in order to confirm they are accurate - monthly.
18.5. Data compilation
Data are manually recorded/stored in the National register and then collected/processed from it.
Data collection on Dublin statistics contains statistical information based on the Article 4.4 of Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 on Community statistics on migration and international protection.
Incoming ‘Dublin’ requests by submitting country (PARTNER), type of request, legal provision, sex and type of applicant (RI)
Outgoing ‘Dublin’ requests by receiving country (PARTNER), type of request, legal provision, sex and type of applicant (RO)
Incoming ‘Dublin’ requests based on EURODAC by submitting country (PARTNER), type of request, legal provision, sex and type of applicant (REDACI)
Outgoing ‘Dublin’ requests based on EURODAC by receiving country (PARTNER), type of request, legal provision, sex and type of applicant (REDACO)
Pending ‘Dublin’ incoming requests by submitting country (PARTNER), type of request, sex and type of applicant (RPENI)
Pending ‘Dublin’ outgoing requests by receiving country (PARTNER), type of request, sex and type of applicant (RPENO)
Incoming ‘Dublin’ requests for information by submitting country (PARTNER), legal provision, sex and type of applicant (RINFI)
Outgoing ‘Dublin’ requests for information by receiving country (PARTNER), legal provision, sex and type of applicant (RINFO)
Incoming responses to ‘Dublin’ requests for information by submitting country (PARTNER), legal provision, duration of response, sex and type of applicant (RESI)
Outgoing responses to ‘Dublin’ requests for information by receiving country (PARTNER), legal provision, duration of response, sex and type of applicant (RESO)
Unilateral ‘Dublin’ decisions by partner country, type of decision, sex and type of applicant (DUNI)
Decisions on incoming ‘Dublin’ requests by submitting country (PARTNER), type of decision, type of request, legal provision, sex and type of applicant (DI)
Decisions on outgoing ‘Dublin’ requests by receiving country (PARTNER), type of decision, type of request, legal provision, sex and type of applicant (DO)
Decisions on incoming ‘Dublin’ requests based on EURODAC by submitting country (PARTNER), type of decision, type of request, legal provision, sex and type of applicant (DEDACI)
Decisions on outgoing ‘Dublin’ requests based on EURODAC by receiving country (PARTNER), type of decision, type of request, legal provision, sex and type of applicant (DEDACO)
Incoming ‘Dublin’ transfers by submitting country (PARTNER), legal provision, duration of transfer, sex and type of applicant (TI)
Outgoing ‘Dublin’ transfers by receiving country (PARTNER), legal provision, duration of transfer, sex and type of applicant (TO)
Pending incoming ‘Dublin’ transfers by submitting country (PARTNER), sex and type of applicant (TPENI)
Pending outgoing ‘Dublin’ transfers by receiving country (PARTNER), sex and type of applicant (TPENO)
20 May 2025
See table 3.4. in annex ‘Quality report tables Dublin 2024’.
In the Republic of Latvia for all tables the statistical unit is persons, except for the tables "Incoming and Outgoing information requests" where it is “cases”.
See table 3.6. in annex ‘Quality report tables Dublin 2024’.
The Republic of Latvia.
2024 Calendar year.
In overall accuracy of data is good.
For the technical reasons TPENI data is not available.
The Dublin registration process within case processing system does not currently provide sufficient data in order to compile TPENI table.
Number of persons.
Data are manually recorded/stored in the National register and then collected/processed from it.
In the Republic of Latvia, the authority responsible for examining Dublin requests and collecting Dublin statistics is the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs. There are two officers in the Office who are responsible for examining incoming/outgoing Dublin requests and one of them is collecting Dublin statistics. For more information see on the table 18.1. in annex ‘Quality report tables Dublin 2024’.
Yearly.
The first data can be reported in 30 days at the earliest after the end of the reference period.
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 Dublin 2024.
