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For any question on data and metadata, please contact: Eurostat user support |
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1.1. Contact organisation | Police and Border Guard Board |
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1.2. Contact organisation unit | Estonian Police and Border Guard Board analysis unit. |
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1.5. Contact mail address | Estonia. Pärnu mnt 139, Tallinn. |
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2.1. Metadata last certified | 25/03/2024 | ||
2.2. Metadata last posted | 25/03/2024 | ||
2.3. Metadata last update | 25/03/2024 |
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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:
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3.2. Classification system | |||
See table 3.2. in annex ‘Quality report tables EIL 2023’. |
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3.3. Coverage - sector | |||
Migration and asylum – Enforcement of Immigration Legislation statistics |
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3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions | |||
See table 3.4. in annex ‘Quality report tables EIL 2023’. |
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3.5. Statistical unit | |||
Each table refers to the number of persons, not to the number of administrative decisions or acts. |
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3.6. Statistical population | |||
See table 3.6. in annex ‘Quality report tables EIL 2023’. |
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3.7. Reference area | |||
EU Member States, the United Kingdom, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland. |
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3.8. Coverage - Time | |||
See table 3.8. in annex ‘Quality report tables EIL 2023’. |
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3.9. Base period | |||
Not applicable. |
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Number of persons. |
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Calendar quarter and calendar year. |
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6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements | |||
This metadata information is provided by the authorities of Estonia 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. As required on Article 9 of regulation 862/2007 Member State (inc. Estonia) must report to Eurostat on the data sources used, the reasons for the selection of the sources and the effect of the selected data of the quality of the statistics. Member States (inc Estonia) shall provide Eurostat with all the information necessary to evaluate the quality, comparability and completeness of the statistical information. There are no separate data sharing agreements at the national level. The principles of data sharing are regulated by internal agreements and documents. General data protection principles are located here Personal Data Protection Act https://www.riigiteataja.ee/en/eli/507112023002/consolide |
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6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing | |||
On our national level, statistic on concerning border crossings (including illegal border crossings) and returns is shared internally with relevant ministeries, organizations etc. On European level, the data is shared with Frontex. |
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7.1. Confidentiality - policy | |||
Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics (recital 24 and Article 20(4)) of 11 March 2009 (OJ L 87, p. 164), stipulates the need to establish common principles and guidelines ensuring the confidentiality of data used for the production of European statistics and the access to those confidential data with due account for technical developments and the requirements of users in a democratic society. The personal data of third-country nationals (including illegaly staying third country nationals) is processed and used for the purpose of conducting the procedure for Persoanl Data Protection Act, Aliens Act (https://www.riigiteataja.ee/en/eli/530042024001/consolide) and Obligation to Leave and Prohibition on Entry Act (https://www.riigiteataja.ee/en/eli/508012024007/consolide). Police and Border Guard Board employees must follow the principles of confidentiality when processing third country national person´s personal data. Procedural rules, obliged for every user who process the personal data, are set up to define actions and rules for access and protection of personal data. Internal rules and guidelines have been established on how to handle personal data. |
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7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment | |||
Not applicable. |
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Data is disseminated quarterly and yearly through Eurostat online databases. |
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8.1. Release calendar | |||
The dissemination of the annual statistics is mainly in March of each year for the previous reference year, depending on the data availability. Quaterly statistics is disseminated four times a year. through Eurostat online databases. In Police and Border Guard open data, we display the data of border crossings. |
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8.2. Release calendar access | |||
Not applicable. |
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8.3. Release policy - user access | |||
In line with the Community legal framework and the European Statistics Code of Practice Eurostat disseminates European statistics on Eurostat's website (see item 10 - 'Accessibility and clarity') 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. |
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Annual and quarterly data. |
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News releases on-line. |
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10.1. Dissemination format - News release | |||
Not available. |
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10.2. Dissemination format - Publications | |||
Not available. |
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10.3. Dissemination format - online database | |||
Not available. |
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10.3.1. Data tables - consultations | |||
Not applicable. |
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10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access | |||
Not available. |
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10.5. Dissemination format - other | |||
Not available. |
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10.5.1. Metadata - consultations | |||
Not applicable. |
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10.6. Documentation on methodology | |||
Not available. |
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10.6.1. Metadata completeness - rate | |||
Not applicable. |
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10.7. Quality management - documentation | |||
Not available. |
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11.1. Quality assurance | |||
Compilation of data is following the guidelines and instructions provided by Eurostat. Consistency validation checks are performed. |
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11.2. Quality management - assessment | |||
Good quality.
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12.1. Relevance - User Needs | |||
The statistics collected under the Regulation 862/2007 are widely used in official publications and by a wide range of users at national, European and International level. Users of Eurostat EIL statistics area
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12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction | |||
Not available information. |
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12.3. Completeness | |||
See table 12.3. in annex ‘Quality report tables EIL 2023’.
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12.3.1. Data completeness - rate | |||
Not applicable.
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13.1. Accuracy - overall | |||
The overall assessment of the accuracy of the data collection is considered to be high. |
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13.2. Sampling error | |||
Not applicable.
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13.2.1. Sampling error - indicators | |||
Not applicable. |
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13.3. Non-sampling error | |||
Not applicable. |
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13.3.1. Coverage error | |||
Not applicable. |
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13.3.1.1. Over-coverage - rate | |||
Not applicable. |
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13.3.1.2. Common units - proportion | |||
Not applicable. |
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13.3.2. Measurement error | |||
Not applicable. |
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13.3.3. Non response error | |||
Not applicable. |
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13.3.3.1. Unit non-response - rate | |||
Not applicable. |
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13.3.3.2. Item non-response - rate | |||
Not applicable. |
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13.3.4. Processing error | |||
Not applicable. |
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13.3.5. Model assumption error | |||
Not applicable. |
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14.1. Timeliness | |||
The first data can be reported in 30 days at earliest after the end of the reference period. Data should be reported to Eurostat no later than 3 months after the end of the reference period for annual data collection and no later than 2 months after the end of the reference period for quarterly statistics. Estonia. There are no time lags and data is reported on time. |
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14.1.1. Time lag - first result | |||
Not applicable. |
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14.1.2. Time lag - final result | |||
Not applicable. |
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14.2. Punctuality | |||
See table 14.2. in annex ‘Quality report tables EIL 2023’. |
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14.2.1. Punctuality - delivery and publication | |||
Not applicable. |
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15.1. Comparability - geographical | |||
No problems. |
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15.1.1. Asymmetry for mirror flow statistics - coefficient | |||
Not applicable. |
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15.2. Comparability - over time | |||
See table 15.2. in annex ‘Quality report tables EIL 2023’. |
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15.2.1. Length of comparable time series | |||
Not applicable. |
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15.3. Coherence - cross domain | |||
See table 15.3. in annex ‘Quality report tables EIL 2023’. NB! There are some differences between Eurostat and Frontex return data, the main reason is the difference in time reporting (to Frontex once a month, to Eurostat once in a quarter and once a year). The number of returns changes, depending how many thrid country nationals have accualy left at reporting period. |
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15.3.1. Coherence - sub annual and annual statistics | |||
Not applicable. |
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15.3.2. Coherence - National Accounts | |||
Not applicable. |
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15.4. Coherence - internal | |||
No problems. |
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Not applicable. |
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Not applicable. |
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17.1. Data revision - policy | |||
Not applicable. |
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17.2. Data revision - practice | |||
See table 17.2. in annex ‘Quality report tables EIL 2023’. |
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17.2.1. Data revision - average size | |||
Not applicable. |
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18.1. Source data | |||
See table 18.1. in annex ‘Quality report tables EIL 2023’. Administrative data sources only. Data are compiled from the administrative records of the national authorities, mainly the Ministries of Interior or Immigration Agencies |
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18.2. Frequency of data collection | |||
Annual and quarterly. |
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18.3. Data collection | |||
The statistics presented in this volume were collected by national authorities and supplied to Eurostat in XLS format (EXCEL worksheeet). Data ise collected by Police and Border Guard Board from database on monthly bases (presented once a year and also quaterly bases). |
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18.4. Data validation | |||
The source data are checked and validated before compiling the aggregates output statistics sent to Eurostat. Data are validated through all processing steps, combining manual/visual validation with some tools integrated within the templates and the production environment. For example: checks of totals consistency; checks of magnitude of changes over time; using visual validation (visual verification of the tables or the graph resulted); checking the data integrity over each processing step; using special programs/software for data validation; checking if the double counting cases are excluded; checking the consistency between datasets; Checking the consistency between “TCN-s subjects to an obligation to leave” and “TCN-s who actually left the territory”.; checking the consistency between “TCN-s who returned to a Third Country” and “TCN-s who actually left the territory”.
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18.5. Data compilation | |||
Data is based on Regulation (EC) No 862/2007. The collected data is concerted into statistical output. Estimation is not used. |
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18.5.1. Imputation - rate | |||
Not applicable. |
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18.6. Adjustment | |||
Not applicable. |
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18.6.1. Seasonal adjustment | |||
No statistical technique applied. |
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Quality report tables EIL 2023 |