Residence permits (migr_res)

National Reference Metadata in ESS Standard for Quality Reports Structure (ESQRS)

Compiling agency: National Statistical Institute


Eurostat metadata
Reference metadata
1. Contact
2. Statistical presentation
3. Statistical processing
4. Quality management
5. Relevance
6. Accuracy and reliability
7. Timeliness and punctuality
8. Coherence and comparability
9. Accessibility and clarity
10. Cost and Burden
11. Confidentiality
12. Comment
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Annexes (including footnotes)
 



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1. Contact Top
1.1. Contact organisation

National Statistical Institute
1.2. Contact organisation unit

Population and Housing Fund Statistics Department
1.5. Contact mail address

2, P.Volov str, Sofia, Bulgaria


2. Statistical presentation Top
2.1. Data description

2.1.1. Introduction

This metadata information is provided by Country's authorities to ensure compliance with the requirements of Article 6 of Regulation 862/2007 on Community Statistics on Migration and International Protection.

As required by Article 9 of the Regulation 862/2007, Member States must report to Eurostat on the data sources used, the reasons for the selection of these sources and the effects of the selected data on the quality of the statistics. Member States shall provide it with all the information necessary to evaluate the quality, comparability and completeness of the statistical information.

The reference terms for the assessment of quality compliance are provided by Eurostat in the Residence permit statistics technical guidelines applied for the reference period (See section 3.4 Statistical concepts and definitions from the Residence permits statistics ESMS file).

 

2.1.2. General description of the statistical domain at national level

National system for compilation of residence permits statistics (level of development, main changes that affected the system in the last years and further development)

Data gathered by the Ministry of Interior is provided on annual basis to National Statistical Institute for production of statistics according to international requirements. Cooperation is based on an agreement signed between the two institutions .

 

2.1.3. European and national legal framework relevant for Residence permits statistics

Include information on Applicable/Not applicable European legal acts at national level

 EC regulation 862/2007, Law on Foreigners in the Republic of Bulgaria (LFRB)

 

2.1.4. Institutional infrastructure

List of the institutions involved in managing the registers related to Residence permits statistics and the institutions involved in the compilation of the Residence permits statistics

Ministry of Interior - data source; management of registers related to foreign citizens in Bulgaria

National Statistical Institute - statistical outputs production

 

2.1.5. General procedure for issuing first residence permits at National level

Entering the country with visa type “D” of one of the grounds in LFRB and submission of an application form with all documents attached under the relevant ground.

 

2.1.6. General procedure for recording change of status or reason to stay of the permit (reason)

Submission of a new application form on a ground different than the previous with all documents necessary according to the referent ground.

 

2.1.7. General procedure for recording all valid residence permits at the end of the year

Include information on all permits valid in the end of the year and long term permits

Based on date of issuing and period of validity

 

2.1.8. General procedure for recording residence permits for Highly Skilled Workers and EU Blue Cards

Include information for first permit data collection and EU Blue Cards data collection

According to Article 33k of the LFRB where the Directive 2009/50/EC is transposed

 

2.1.9. General procedure for recording single permits

According to Article 24i of the LFRB where the Single Permit Directive 2009/50/EC is transposed

 

2.1.10. Type of residence permits counted for Residence permits statistics (e.g. residence permits, long-term visas, authorisation to stay, work permit, education permit, etc) referirng to all applicable tables

Residence permits – prolonged, long-term and permanent

 

2.1.11. Main problems that affect the quality of the data and what tables are concerned including the compliance status with the definitions from Residence permits statistics Technical Guideline

No problems
2.2. Classification system

Not available information.
2.3. Coverage - sector

Residence permits domain.
2.4. Statistical concepts and definitions

See ESMS file.
2.5. Statistical unit

Persons.
2.6. Statistical population

Third country nationals receiving residence permits.
2.7. Reference area

Bulgaria territory.
2.8. Coverage - Time

2008 and onwards.
2.9. Base period

Not applicable.


3. Statistical processing Top
3.1. Source data
Tables Presentation of the data source(s) / national registers
RP1. First permits issued for family reasons  Ministry of Interior, Register of Foreigners
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons  Ministry of Interior, Register of Foreigners
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities  Ministry of Interior, Register of Foreigners
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons  Ministry of Interior, Register of Foreigners
RP5. Change of immigration status or reason to stay
  Ministry of Interior, Register of Foreigners
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December  Ministry of Interior, Register of Foreigners
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December  Ministry of Interior, Register of Foreigners
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued  Ministry of Interior, Register of Foreigners
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Bleu Cards holders  Ministry of Interior, Register of Foreigners
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State  Ministry of Interior, Register of Foreigners
SP1. Single permits  Ministry of Interior, Register of Foreigners

 

 
3.2. Frequency of data collection
Tables Frequency (Delete non-relevant attributes)
RP1. First permits issued for family reasons Annual
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons Annual
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities Annual
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons Annual
RP5. Change of immigration status or reason to stay
 Annual
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December Annual
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December Annual
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued Annual
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders Annual
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State Annual
SP1. Single permits Annual
3.3. Data collection

Systematic process of gathering data for official statistics at national level.

Not available information.
3.4. Data validation

Description of the data validation system at national level

According to the technical specification

Validation procedure Applied
Checks of totals consistency Yes
Checks of magnitude of changes over time Yes
Using intervals of values for outliers/errors detection Yes
Using visual validation (visual verification of the tables or the graph resulted) No
Checking the data integrity over each processing step Yes
Using special programs/software for data validation No
Checking if the double counting cases are excluded Yes
Checking the consistency between EU Blue Cards from first permits (RP3) and EU Blue Cards data collection (BC1-BC3) Yes
Checking the consistency between flow and stock data (RP1-RP4 vs RP6) Yes
Checking the consistency between statistics by "reason" and statistics by "age" and "sex" categories Yes
Analyse the statistics reported by other countries No 
Other No 
3.5. Data compilation

Estimations used: Details on the estimations done for Residence permits statistics (methodology applied and the concerned categories and tables)

No estimations are done.
3.6. Adjustment

No adjustments are done.


4. Quality management Top
4.1. Quality assurance

See point 4.2.1.
4.2. Quality management - assessment
4.2.1. Description of the Quality management system at national level

Data are processed, edited and validated respecting the settled in advance system and logic criteria.

 

4.2.2. General Quality assessment (Delete non-relevant attributes: Good quality)    
  Topics   Output / Product Quality   Process Quality   Institutional Environment Details in case of sufficient quality / Poor quality
First permits issued for family reasons Good quality Good quality Good quality  
First permits issued for education reasons Good quality Good quality Good quality  

First permits issued for remunerated activities

 Good quality Good quality Good quality  
First permits issued for other reasons Good quality Good quality Good quality  
Change of immigration status or reason to stay Good quality Good quality Good quality  
All valid permits on 31 December Good quality Good quality Good quality  
Long-term residents on 31 December Good quality Good quality Good quality  
Single Permits Good quality Good quality Good quality  
EU Blue Cards issued Good quality Good quality Good quality  
Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders Good quality Good quality Good quality  
EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State Sufficient quality Sufficient quality Sufficient quality  data on previous residence is not available

Good quality  (extensive quality) - covers all quality requirements, substantial quality checks are performed and a very good cooperation exists between institutions.

Sufficient quality (acceptable quality) - covers minimum requirements, but issues still exist and more information/validation is needed for a better quality assessment and acceptable cooperation issues exists.

Poor quality (inadequate quality) - the data do not meet the minimum requirements or there is not enough information for quality assessment and important cooperation issues exists.


5. Relevance Top
5.1. Relevance - User Needs

5.1.1. General aspects

Include information on main users of Residence permits statistics at national level, European and International level.

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. The Residence permits statistics produced are regularly used by national administrations, academic researchers and civil society groups working on a wide range of topics including the integration of immigrants, the development and monitoring of national asylum and immigration procedures, and the projection of the future population and labour force.

At European level, the main users of Residence permits statistics are Eurostat and DG Migration and Home Affairs. These statistics are used in several publications of the Commission, as well as in the preparation of regular reports, policy proposals and analysis.  The statistics also provide an input to the European Migration Network (EMN) studies and reports that address specific issues of current policy importance.

 

 

5.1.2. Residence permits statistics data publication at national level

Include information on residence permits statistics published at national level and differences between the data provided to Eurostat and the data published at national level (first permits, all valid permits at the end of the year, long term permits at the end of the year, single permits, single permits and EU Blue Cards)

 RESPER data are not published in separate publications at national level.
5.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction

Not available.
5.3. Completeness

Completeness of the data provided based on Article 6 of the Regulation 862/2007 (mandatory data provision), justification of the missing mandatory breakdowns and completeness of the data provided on voluntary basis.

Categories
 Availability Details related to "not applicable" and "not available" cases
RP1. First permits issued for family reasons
Citizenship Available  
Length of validity Available  
Reason Available  
Member Available  
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons
Citizenship Available  
Length of validity Available  
Reason Available  
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities
Citizenship Available  
Length of validity Available  
Reason Available  
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons
Citizenship Available  
Length of validity Available  
Reason Available  
RP5. Change of immigration status or reason to stay
Citizenship Available  
Reason Available  
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December
Citizenship Available  
Length of validity Available  
Reason Available  
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December
Citizenship Available  
Reason Available  
SP1. Single permits
Reason Available  
Decision type Available  
Length of validity Available  
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued
Citizenship Available  
Decision type Available  
ISCO08 Available  
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders
Citizenship Available  
Decision type Available  
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State
Previous residence Not available  
Indicator type Available  
5.3.1. Data completeness - rate

Not available.


6. Accuracy and reliability Top
6.1. Accuracy - overall

6.1.1. Accuracy of the total provided for each dataset

Categories The interval in which the real population could be comparing with the total provided 100% = high accuracy (total provided reflects the real measured population) Details
RP1. First permits issued for family reasons  99%  
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons  99%  
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities   99%  
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons   99%  
RP5. Change of immigration status or reason to stay
  99%  
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December  99%  
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December  99%  
SP1. Single permits  99%  
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued  99%  
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders  99%  
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State

 previous residence

not available

  

 

6.1.2. Accuracy of the total provided for each category

(Delete non-relevant attributes for Accuracy issue: No/Yes; Overestimation/Underestimation and Delete/Change/Adapt the text for impact percentage; see definitions from Eurostat Statistics Explained glosary: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Glossary:Coverage)

Categories Accuracy issue Description of the accuracy issue Details about the impact on the statistics reported
RP1. First permits issued for family reasons
Citizenship  No    
Length of validity  No    
Member No    
Reason  No    
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons
Citizenship  No    
Length of validity  No    
Reason  No    
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities
Citizenship  No    
Length of validity  No    
Reason  No    
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons
Citizenship No    
Length of validity No    
Reason No    
RP5. Change of immigration status or reason to stay
Citizenship No    
Reason No    
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December
Citizenship No    
Length of validity No    
Reason No    
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December
Citizenship No    
Reason No    
SP1. Single permits
Reason No    
Decision type No    
Length of validity No    
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued
Citizenship No    
Decision type No    
ISCO08 No    
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders
Citizenship No    
Decision type No    
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State
Previous residence not available    
Indicator type No     
6.2. Sampling error

Procedures and classifications used in case of missing information (e.g. unknown citizenship, age, etc.)

Not applicable.
6.2.1. Sampling error - indicators

Not applicable.
6.3. Non-sampling error

Not applicable.
6.3.1. Coverage error

Not applicable.
6.3.1.1. Over-coverage - rate

Over-coverage (Delete non-relevant attributes: 0%/1%/5%/10%/15%/20%/>20%)

Categories The proportion of cases recorded that do not belong to the target population (%)
RP1. First permits issued for family reasons 0%
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons  0%
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities  0%
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons  0%
RP5. Change of immigration status or reason to stay
 0%
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December 0%
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December 0%
SP1. Single permits 0%
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued 0%
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders 0%
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State not available
6.3.1.2. Common units - proportion

Not applicable.
6.3.2. Measurement error

Double counting (Delete non-relevant attributes: No / Yes; 0% / 1% / 5% / 10% / 15% / 20% / >20%)

Categories One person can be included more than once in the reference datasets Share of "double counting" cases in the total for the datasets Description of the non-compliance issue
RP1. First permits issued for family reasons No    
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons No    
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities No    
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons No    
RP5. Change of immigration status or reason to stay
 No    
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December No    
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December No    
SP1. Single permits No    
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued No    
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders No    
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State Not available    
6.3.3. Non response error

Not applicable.
6.3.3.1. Unit non-response - rate

Not applicable.
6.3.3.2. Item non-response - rate

Not applicable.
6.3.4. Processing error

Not applicable.
6.3.4.1. Imputation - rate

Not applicable.
6.3.5. Model assumption error

Not applicable.
6.4. Seasonal adjustment

Not applicable.
6.5. Data revision - policy

Data revision policy at national level

No revisions are done

Not applicable.
6.6. Data revision - practice

Details related to the data revision policy and expected revisions of the data send to Eurostat

Not applicable
6.6.1. Data revision - average size

Not available.


7. Timeliness and punctuality Top
7.1. Timeliness

Not available.
7.1.1. Time lag - first result

 Possible annual date when the available data has sufficient quality to be published (sent to Eurostat)

Not applicable.

 
7.1.2. Time lag - final result

 30.06 of the year following the reference one
7.2. Punctuality

Problems with data provision to Eurostat in due time and the impact of these problems on the data quality provided to Eurostat

No problems.
7.2.1. Punctuality - delivery and publication

Not available.


8. Coherence and comparability Top
8.1. Comparability - geographical
Provision of data using the Eurostat Residence permits statistics Technical Guidelines and exceptions applied
Fully Compliance

 

Details on categories of Non-EU citizens difficult to be classified using the reference definitions from Residence permits statistics technical guidelines and the categories excluded from these reasons (excluded from the statistics reported)
All categories are classified and included in the statistics reported.

 

Description of records related to "Unknown" country of citizenship category
According to Article 25 (1) 12 for persons, who up to 27 December 1998 entered, reside and have not left the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria or are born on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria and are not recognized as citizens of the former Soviet republics

 

Counting all family members in case of issued permit for the principal applicant only

Provide information if the residence permit can be issued for the principal applicant only and if all the family members are counted for residence permits statistics
 Separate residence permits are issued for all family members according to the different cases.

 

Description of records related to "Unknown" age and sex category
Not applicable

 

Description of records related to "Other remunerated activities" sub-category of first permits from table related to "occupation reasons" (RP3) 

List of categories of permits included in the "Other remunerated activities" subcategory
Grounds are included connected to remunerated activities that cannot be classified under the available categories

 

Description of records related to "Other" subcategory of first permits from table related to "other reasons" (RP4)

List of categories of permits included in the "Other" subcategory
Residence permits are included, issued on grounds that cannot  be referred to categories included in tables RP1-4

 

Description of records related to "Other reasons" subcategory of table related to all valid permits in the end of the year (RP6)

List of categories of permits included in the "Other" subcategory
Valid residence permits at the end of the year are included, issued on grounds that cannot be referred to the prefilled categories

 

Procedure of establishing the reason for residence permits statistics and the treatment of the multiple reasons cases
Not applicable

 

Counting only once the first permits in one of the datasets related to for family or for education or for occupation or for other reasons (counting only once the persons in all tables RP1, RP2, RP3 and RP4 together)
First permit is counted only once

 

The definition of "First permit" applied (comparing with the one mentioned in Residence permits Technical guidelines)
The definition of "First permit" is applied as provided by Residence permits Techincal guidelines

 

The definition of "EU Long-term status" applied (comparing with the one mentioned in Residence permits Technical guidelines)
The definition of "EU Long-term status" is applied as provided by Residence permits Technical guidelines 

 

The definition of "National Long-term status" applied

Please list the categories of long-term permits available at national level (under national legal framework).
 On a permanent basis - the period of stay authorised is unlimited

 

Counting the permanent residence permits for the "all valid permits in the end of the year" and for "long-term permits valid in the end of the year" (table RP6 and RP7)
All valid permits in the end of the year include:

• RP on a prolonged (continuous) basis - the period of stay authorised is up to one year;
• RP on a long-term basis;
• RP on a permanent basis

Long-term permits valid in the end of the year include:

  • RP on a long-term basis
  • RP on a permanent basis

 

The definition of "EU Blue Card" applied for table RP3 (comparing with the one mentioned in Residence permits Technical guidelines)

 
Comparable definition is applied  

 

The definition of "highly-skilled workers" applied (table RP3)

Please provide details on national programmes facilitating the admission of highly-skilled workers counted for the data sent to Eurostat for this category. Include also details on 'Highly skilled workers' category reported in another main table from first permits data collection than the table related to occupation reasons (“family reason”, “education reason” or “other reasons”)
According to the Labour Migration And Labour Mobility Act "Highly qualified employment" shall mean the employment of a person who possesses the necessary competence for the job - higher education qualifications, attested by a diploma, certificate or other document issued by a competent authority after training lasting at least three years, conducted by an educational institution recognized as a higher education establishment by the respective state.

 

Counting the renewed residence permit, referring to first permits and change of status or reason to stay tables (RP1-RP5 tables)
 Based on date of expiration of previous RP and date of issuance of the new one

 

The definition of "single permit" applied (comparing with the one mentioned in residence permits technical guidelines)
Comparable definition is applied. According to LFRB "Single residence and work permit" is a document with the indication "Single residence and work permit" which allows foreign nationals from third countries to reside and work within the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria

 

Coverage of specific subcategories relate to the "reason" of issuing the residence permit

see definitions from Eurostat Statistics Explained glosary: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Glossary:Coverage
  Categories Accuracy issue Description of the accuracy issue Details about the impact on the statistics reported
RP1. First permits issued for family reasons
Spouse/partner No    
Children (Minor/ Adult) No    
Other member No    
Joining an EU citizen No    
Joining an non-EU citizen No    
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons
Students No    
Other educational-related No    
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities
Highly skilled workers No    
EU Blue Card  No    
Researchers No    
Seasonal workers No    
Other remunerated activities No    
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons
Refugee status and subsidiary protection No    
Humanitarian reasons No    
Unaccompanied minors (non asylum related) No    
Victims of trafficking in human beings No    
Residence only No    
Residual categories No    
RP5. Change of immigration status or reason to stay
     - Previous permission was granted for reasons related to family formation and reunification
Reasons related to education and study No    
Reasons related to remunerated activities No    
Other reasons No    
     - Previous permission was granted for reasons related to education and study
Reasons related to family formation and reunification No    
Reasons related to remunerated activities No    
Other reasons No    
     - Previous permission was granted for reasons related to remunerated activities
Reasons related to family formation and reunification No    
Reasons related to education and study No    
Other reasons No    
     - Previous permission was granted for other reasons
Reasons related to family formation and reunification No    
Reasons related to education and study No    
Reasons related to remunerated activities No    
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December
Family formation and reunification No    
Education and study No    
Remunerated activities No    
Refugee status No    
Subsidiary protection No    
Other reasons No    
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December
EU long-term resident status No    
National long-term resident status Yes  up to 2015 do not cover all grounds that have to be included  underestimated
SP1. Single permits
Family reasons No    
Education reasons No    
Occupation reasons No    
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued
Citizenship No    
Decision type No    
ISCO08 No    
ISCO08 No    
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders
Citizenship No    
Decision type No    
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State
Previous residence Yes   data not available  
Indicator type No    

 

Coverage of specific subcategories relate to EU Blue Cards data collection

see definitions from Eurostat Statistics Explained glosary: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Glossary:Coverage
  Categories Accuracy issue Description of the accuracy issue Details about the impact on the statistics reported
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued
EU Blue Cards Granted No    
EU Blue Cards Renewed No    
EU Blue Cards Withdrawn No    
ISCO 08 No    
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders
EU Blue Cards Granted No    
EU Blue Cards Renewed No    
EU Blue Cards Withdrawn No    
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State
EU Blue Cards holders Yes   data not available  
Family members No    

 

Coverage of specific subcategories relate to the "length of validity" of the residence permit

see definitions from Eurostat Statistics Explained glosary: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Glossary:Coverage
  Categories Accuracy issue Description of the accuracy issue Details about the impact on the statistics reported
RP1. First permits issued for family reasons
At least 3 months but less than 6 months No    
At least 6 months but less than 12 months No    
12 months and more No    
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons
At least 3 months but less than 6 months No    
At least 6 months but less than 12 months No    
12 months and more No    
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities
At least 3 months but less than 6 months No    
At least 6 months but less than 12 months No    
12 months and more No    
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons
At least 3 months but less than 6 months No    
At least 6 months but less than 12 months No    
12 months and more No    
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December
At least 3 months but less than 6 months No    
At least 6 months but less than 12 months No    
12 months and more No    
SP1. Single permits
At least 3 months but less than 6 months No    
At least 6 months but less than 12 months No    
12 months and more No    
8.1.1. Asymmetry for mirror flow statistics - coefficient

Not applicable.
8.2. Comparability - over time

Methodological changes between the present reference year and previous year(s). Justification of the important changes in figures reported for the present reference year and previous year(s)

Table RP7 - figures on National long-term resident status up to 2015 do not cover all grounds that have to be included.
8.2.1. Length of comparable time series

2008 onward.
8.3. Coherence - cross domain
Links between the EU Blue Cards declared for first permits statistics (for occupation reasons - table RP3) and EU Blue Cards statistics (tables BC1, BC2 and BC3)
Fully Compliance

 

Correspondence between the residence permits statistics by reason and residence permits statistics by age and sex
Fully consistency

 

Links between all valid permits on 31 December and Long-term residents
Long-term residents are a subset of all valid permits on 31 December.  

 

Links between first permits and single permits
Not available information.

8.3.1 Links between the Residence permits statistics and Asylum statistics and details related to the asylum applicant(s) case(s) included in Residence permits statistics in First residence permits

Please cover the differences between the Residence permits statistics and Asylum statistics reported to Eurostat

No link exists

 

8.3.2 Links between the Residence permits statistics and special short-term study on "trafficking in human beings" collected by Eurostat for statistics on crime and criminal justice.

Please cover the differences between the Residence permits statistics and the statistics reported for short-term study on "trafficking in human beings"

No cases of third-country nationals victims of trafficking in human beings till 2015.
8.4. Coherence - sub annual and annual statistics

Not applicable.
8.5. Coherence - National Accounts

Not applicable.
8.6. Coherence - internal

Coherence between different categories/breakdowns required for each dataset (e.g. is each category well delimitated for the statistics reported or some of them are merged for technical reasons). Please refer to each category that has problem.

All categories well determined


9. Accessibility and clarity Top
9.1. Dissemination format - News release

If applicable, regular or ad-hoc press releases linked to the data at national level.

Data is not released for public.
9.2. Dissemination format - Publications

List of residence permits publications at national level.

Not avilable.
9.3. Dissemination format - online database

Presentation of the National online national database for Residence permits statistics data accessible to the public and the accessibility procedure

Not applicable.
9.3.1. Data tables - consultations

If available, number of consultations of data tables within residence permits statistical domain at national level, for a given time period displayed in a graph.

Not available.
9.4. Dissemination format - microdata access

Not applicable.
9.5. Dissemination format - other

Data is not disseminated for public
9.6. Documentation on methodology

Documentation on Residence permits statistical methodology available at national level.

No specialised documentation on methodology exists. Procedures are performed following the Law for the Foreigners in Republic of Bulgaria provisions.
9.7. Quality management - documentation

Presentation of the available data quality management - documentation at national level

No specialised documentation exists
9.7.1. Metadata completeness - rate

Not available.
9.7.2. Metadata - consultations

Not available.


10. Cost and Burden Top

Not available.


11. Confidentiality Top
11.1. Confidentiality - policy

Not applicable.
11.2. Confidentiality - data treatment

Not applicable.


12. Comment Top

The following classification is used for data availability at Eurostat level:

  • The term "not applicable" related to the categories of permits which do not exist in national legislation/administrative procedures and therefore such statistics cannot be issued.
  • The term "not available" relates to categories of data that exist in the national legal/administrative system but cannot be delivered under Residence permits statistics data collection for various reasons (e.g. data cannot exist, data exist but are not collected, data are unreliable, etc.).


Related metadata Top


Annexes Top
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