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.
Migration Analysis and Analysis and Statistics Office of the Police
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
31 May 2024
2.2. Metadata last posted
31 May 2024
2.3. Metadata last update
28 April 2025
3.1. Data description
Enforcement of immigration legislation data (EIL statistics) contain statistical information based on Article 5 and 7 of the Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 as amended by the Regulation (EU) 2020/851 with reference to third-country nationals:
refused entry at the external border,
found to be illegally present,
ordered to leave,
returned following an order to leave.
3.2. Classification system
See table 3.2. in annex ‘Quality report tables EIL 2024’.
3.3. Coverage - sector
Migration and asylum – Enforcement of Immigration Legislation statistics
3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions
See table 3.4. in annex ‘Quality report tables EIL 2024’.
3.5. Statistical unit
Number of persons
3.6. Statistical population
See table 3.6. in annex ‘Quality report tables EIL 2023’.
3.7. Reference area
Cyprus
3.8. Coverage - Time
See table 3.8. in annex ‘Quality report tables EIL 2024’.
3.9. Base period
Not applicable.
Number of persons.
Calendar quarter and calendar year.
6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements
Not applicable
6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing
Not applicable
7.1. Confidentiality - policy
Not applicable
7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment
Not applicable
8.1. Release calendar
Not applicable
8.2. Release calendar access
Not applicable
8.3. Release policy - user access
Not applicable
Not applicable
10.1. Dissemination format - News release
Not applicable
10.2. Dissemination format - Publications
Not applicable
10.3. Dissemination format - online database
Not applicable
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
Not applicable
10.6.1. Metadata completeness - rate
Not applicable.
10.7. Quality management - documentation
Not applicable
11.1. Quality assurance
Not applicable
11.2. Quality management - assessment
Good quality
12.1. Relevance - User Needs
Not appicable
12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction
The EIL statistics are not published at national level.
12.3. Completeness
See table 12.3. in annex ‘Quality report tables EIL 2024’.
12.3.1. Data completeness - rate
Not applicable.
13.1. Accuracy - overall
High accuracy
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
See table 13.3.1. in annex ‘Quality report tables EIL 2024’.
13.3.1.1. Over-coverage - rate
Not applicable
13.3.1.2. Common units - proportion
Not applicable.
13.3.2. Measurement error
In table Y5.1, there maybe a small percentage <1% of double counting of person excluded
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
Not applicable
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 EIL 2024’.
14.2.1. Punctuality - delivery and publication
Not applicable.
15.1. Comparability - geographical
Not applicable
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 EIL 2024’.
15.2.1. Length of comparable time series
Not applicable.
15.3. Coherence - cross domain
See table 15.3. in annex ‘Quality report tables EIL 2024’.
15.3.1. Coherence - sub annual and annual statistics
Not applicable
15.3.2. Coherence - National Accounts
Not applicable.
15.4. Coherence - internal
Not applicable
Not applicable
17.1. Data revision - policy
Not applicable
17.2. Data revision - practice
See table 17.2. in annex ‘Quality report tables EIL 2024’.
17.2.1. Data revision - average size
Not applicable.
18.1. Source data
See table 18.1. in annex ‘Quality report tables EIL 2024’.
18.2. Frequency of data collection
Usually monthly for Y5.1 Third-country nationals ordered to leave by citizenship, age and sex and for Y6.1 Third-country nationals returned following an order to leave, by type of return, citizenship, age and sex.
18.3. Data collection
The data input is done electronically.
18.4. Data validation
Data compilation is carried out by the Analysis and Statistics Office of the Police and by the Civil Registry and Migration Department.
18.5. Data compilation
Data compilation is carried out by the Analysis and Statistics Office of the Police and by the Civil Registry and Migration Department
Enforcement of immigration legislation data (EIL statistics) contain statistical information based on Article 5 and 7 of the Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 as amended by the Regulation (EU) 2020/851 with reference to third-country nationals:
refused entry at the external border,
found to be illegally present,
ordered to leave,
returned following an order to leave.
28 April 2025
See table 3.4. in annex ‘Quality report tables EIL 2024’.
Number of persons
See table 3.6. in annex ‘Quality report tables EIL 2023’.
Cyprus
Calendar quarter and calendar year.
High accuracy
Number of persons.
Data compilation is carried out by the Analysis and Statistics Office of the Police and by the Civil Registry and Migration Department
See table 18.1. in annex ‘Quality report tables EIL 2024’.
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
See table 15.2. in annex ‘Quality report tables EIL 2024’.
