Residence permits (migr_res)

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

Compiling agency: Civil Registry and Migration Department (CRMD), Ministry of Interior, Republic of Cyprus 


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
Related Metadata
Annexes (including footnotes)
 



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1. Contact Top
1.1. Contact organisation

Civil Registry and Migration Department (CRMD), Ministry of Interior, Republic of Cyprus 
1.2. Contact organisation unit

Same as Contact organisation
1.5. Contact mail address

Chilonos Street, 1457 Nicosia, Cyprus


2. Statistical presentation Top
2.1. Data description

2.1.1. Introduction

This metadata information is provided by Cyprus'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 2015 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)

Gradually, starting in August 2014, significant changes have taken place due to the commencement of issuing of the uniform format residence permits, according to Regulation (ΕΚ) 380/2008 amending Regulation (ΕΚ) 1030/2002. New categories of residence have been created in order, inter alia, to mainstream the production of the Eurostat Statistics.

 

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

Not applicable. No legislation in regards to the statistics as such is in place.

 

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

 Civil Registry and Migration Department, Ministry of Interior

Department of Information Technology Services, Ministry of Finance (develops and manages the relevant Aliens Registry System - ARS - used for issuing residence permits and hence producing the raw statistics)

 

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

1. Submission of paper application and payment of fees. Automatic creation of pending application within the ARS.

2. Examination of paper application and electronic apporval/ rejection in the ARS.  

3. If the application is approved the residence permit is issued/ printed.

 

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

This cannot yet be recorder in a trustworthy manner. The relevant RP table cannot yet be completed. 

 

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

Since the ARS system is used during the issuing procedure, it can produce data on valid permits at any given time.

 

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

 Quota for Blue Cards to Zero by the legislation.The relevant BC tables cannot yet be completed. 

 

2.1.9. General procedure for recording single permits

 Since the ARS system is used during the issuing procedure, applications and permits are automatically recorded.

 

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

Family reunification permits, temporary residence permits (this includes permits issued for reasons of education, employment, international protection, protection of victims of trafficking/ exploitation, research, visiting, staying with Cypriot family member), long term residents permits, immigration permits (permanent residence) and residence certificates (for family members of EU nationals).  

 

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

The definitions are clear in the guidelines.
2.2. Classification system

Not available.
New concept added with the migration to SIMS 2.0.
Information (content) will be available after the next collection.
2.3. Coverage - sector

Not available.
New concept added with the migration to SIMS 2.0.
Information (content) will be available after the next collection.
2.4. Statistical concepts and definitions

Not available.
New concept added with the migration to SIMS 2.0.
Information (content) will be available after the next collection.
2.5. Statistical unit

Not available.
New concept added with the migration to SIMS 2.0.
Information (content) will be available after the next collection.
2.6. Statistical population

Not available.
New concept added with the migration to SIMS 2.0.
Information (content) will be available after the next collection.
2.7. Reference area

Not available.
New concept added with the migration to SIMS 2.0.
Information (content) will be available after the next collection.
2.8. Coverage - Time

Not available.
New concept added with the migration to SIMS 2.0.
Information (content) will be available after the next collection.
2.9. Base period

Not available.
New concept added with the migration to SIMS 2.0.
Information (content) will be available after the next collection.


3. Statistical processing Top
3.1. Source data
Tables Presentation of the data source(s) / national registers
RP1. First permits issued for family reasons Raw data produced by the Aliens Registration System/Database. Basic processing is necessary to adjust according to EUROSTAT table requirements.
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons Raw data produced by the Aliens Registration System/Database. Basic processing is necessary to adjust according to EUROSTAT table requirements.
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities Raw data produced by the Aliens Registration System/Database. Basic processing is necessary to adjust according to EUROSTAT table requirements.
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons Raw data produced by the Aliens Registration System/Database. Basic processing is necessary to adjust according to EUROSTAT table requirements.
RP5. Change of immigration status or reason to stay
 Raw data produced by the Aliens Registration System/Database. Basic processing is necessary to adjust according to EUROSTAT table requirements.
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December Raw data produced by the Aliens Registration System/Database. Basic processing is necessary to adjust according to EUROSTAT table requirements.
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December Raw data produced by the Aliens Registration System/Database. Basic processing is necessary to adjust according to EUROSTAT table requirements.
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued Not applicable.
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Bleu Cards holders Not applicable.
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State Not applicable.
SP1. Single permits Raw data produced by the Aliens Registration System/Database. Basic processing is necessary to adjust according to EUROSTAT table requirements.
3.2. Frequency of data collection
Tables Frequency (Delete non-relevant attributes)
RP1. First permits issued for family reasons

Data is produced annually for preparing EUROSTAT tables. Each permit is registered in ARS system the upon issuance. Production of raw data can be done at any given time.
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons Data is produced annually for preparing EUROSTAT tables. Each permit is registered in ARS system the upon issuance. Production of raw data can be done at any given time.
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities Data is produced annually for preparing EUROSTAT tables. Each permit is registered in ARS system the upon issuance. Production of raw data can be done at any given time.
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons Data is produced annually for preparing EUROSTAT tables. Each permit is registered in ARS system the upon issuance. Production of raw data can be done at any given time.
RP5. Change of immigration status or reason to stay
 Data is produced annually for preparing EUROSTAT tables. Each permit is registered in ARS system the upon issuance. Production of raw data can be done at any given time.
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December Data is produced annually for preparing EUROSTAT tables. Each permit is registered in ARS system the upon issuance. Production of raw data can be done at any given time.
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December Data is produced annually for preparing EUROSTAT tables. Each permit is registered in ARS system the upon issuance. Production of raw data can be done at any given time.
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued Not applicable.
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders Not applicable.
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State Not applicable.
SP1. Single permits Data is produced annually for preparing EUROSTAT tables. Each permit is registered in ARS system the upon issuance. Production of raw data can be done at any given time.
3.3. Data collection

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

Not applicable.
3.4. Data validation

Description of the data validation system at national level
Basic validation level not using special programmes or software.

Validation procedure Applied
Checks of totals consistency Yes
Checks of magnitude of changes over time Yes
Using intervals of values for outliers/errors detection No
Using visual validation (visual verification of the tables or the graph resulted) Yes
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) N/A
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
3.5. Data compilation

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

Pivot tables are used. No estimations used.
3.6. Adjustment

No modifications.


4. Quality management Top
4.1. Quality assurance

Not available.
New concept added with the migration to SIMS 2.0.
Information (content) will be available after the next collection.
4.2. Quality management - assessment
4.2.1. Description of the Quality management system at national level
 Not available information.

 

4.2.2. General Quality assessment (Delete non-relevant attributes: Not available information)    
  Topics   Output / Product Quality   Process Quality   Institutional Environment Details in case of sufficient quality / Poor quality
First permits issued for family reasons Not available information Good quality Good quality  
First permits issued for education reasons Sufficient quality Sufficient quality Good quality 

Includes pupils not under directive 2004/114/EC. More accurate statistics are expected to be available for 2016.

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 Not available information Not available information Not available information Data on changing immigration status is not yet available. Relevant table not completed.
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 Not available information Not available information Not available information  Quota set to zero by the legislation. Relevant table not completed.
Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders Not available information Not available information Not available information  Quota set to zero by the legislation. Relevant table not completed.
EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State Not available information Not available information Not available information  Quota set to zero by the legislation. Relevant table not completed.

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)

Monthly migration statistics in regards to residence permits are published on the website of the Civil Registry and Migration Department, Ministry of Interior. These concern the total number of applications submitted for entry or residence, per category during the reference month, the total number of entry or residence permits issued, per category during that month and the number of the residence permits that were valid per category at the end of that month. No distinction is made between first permits, renewals, change of immigration status etc. reference is made to the top three nationalities based on the applications for entry/ residence submitted during that month.
5.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction

If available/applicable, provide information on user satisfaction at national level.

Not auch information is 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 / Not available  Not available for family members of EU nationals.
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 Not available

Efforts are made for collecting these data.
Reason Not available Efforts are made for collecting these data.
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 / Not available

At the moment change of status cannot be identified thus it is not available and it is included in both first permits and renewals.
Length of validity Available  
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued
Citizenship Not applicable  Quota set to zero by legislation
Decision type Not applicable  Quota set to zero by legislation
ISCO08 Not applicable  Quota set to zero by legislation
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders
Citizenship Not applicable  Quota set to zero by legislation
Decision type Not applicable  Quota set to zero by legislation
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State
Previous residence Not applicable  Quota set to zero by legislation
Indicator type Not applicable  Quota set to zero by legislation
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  Not available information  
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons  Not available information  
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities   Not available information  
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons   Not available information  
RP5. Change of immigration status or reason to stay
  Not available information  
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December  Not available information  
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December  Not available information  
SP1. Single permits  Not available information  
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued  Not available information  
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders  Not available information  
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State  Not available information  

 Not available information. 

6.1.2. Accuracy of the total provided for each category

(Delete non-relevant attrib Not available information.utes 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  Not available information   Not available information
Length of validity  Not available information   Not available information
Member Not available information   Not available information
Reason  Not available information   Not available information
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons
Citizenship  Not available information   Not available information
Length of validity  Not available information   Not available information
Reason  Not available information   Not available information
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities
Citizenship  Not available information   Not available information
Length of validity  Not available information   Not available information
Reason  Not available information   Not available information
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons
Citizenship Not available information   Not available information
Length of validity Not available information   Not available information
Reason Not available information   Not available information
RP5. Change of immigration status or reason to stay
Citizenship Not available information   Not available information
Reason Not available information   Not available information
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December
Citizenship Not available information   Not available information
Length of validity Not available information   Not available information
Reason Not available information   Not available information
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December
Citizenship Not available information   Not available information
Reason Not available information   Not available information
SP1. Single permits
Reason Not available information   Not available information
Decision type Not available information   Not available information
Length of validity Not available information   Not available information
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued
Citizenship Not available information   Not available information
Decision type Not available information   Not available information
ISCO08 Not available information   Not available information
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders
Citizenship Not available information   Not available information
Decision type Not available information   Not available information
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State
Previous residence Not available information   Not available information
Indicator type Not available information   Not available information
6.2. Sampling error

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

No such cases.
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  1%
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
 Not available information
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 Not applicable
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders Not applicable
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State Not applicable
6.3.1.2. Common units - proportion

Not applicable.
6.3.2. Measurement error

Double counting (Delete non-relevant attributes: Not available information; 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 Not available information Not available information  
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons Not available information Not available information  
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities Not available information Not available information  
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons Not available information Not available information  
RP5. Change of immigration status or reason to stay
 Not available information Not available information  
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December Not available information Not available information  
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December Not available information Not available information  
SP1. Single permits Not available information Not available information  
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued Not available information Not available information  
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders Not available information Not available information  
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State Not available information Not available information  
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

Not applicable.
6.6. Data revision - practice

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

Not available information.
6.6.1. Data revision - average size

Not available.


7. Timeliness and punctuality Top
7.1. Timeliness

Not applicable.
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

Not applicable.
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

Not available information.
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. No exceptions involved.

 

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)
No such categories.

 

Description of records related to "Unknown" country of citizenship category
Cases where nationality cannot be established via a valid travel document.

 

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
 Residence permits are on a personal level. One permit - one person principle applies.

 

Description of records related to "Unknown" age and sex category
 No such records.

 

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
 General employment (e.g. agriculture workers, businesses' support staff, artists, etc), Domestic employment.

 

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
 No categories of permits included in ‘residual categories’ in RP4.

 

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
 Permits issued for reasons of visiting, protection of human trafficking/ exploitation victims and special situations.

 

Procedure of establishing the reason for residence permits statistics and the treatment of the multiple reasons cases

Categories and reasons are predetermined and reflected both on the application forms and permits issued. The category of residence and the specific reason for a specific permit is determined upon application. Each permit falls only under one of the predetermined categories and specifics are given by the reason (for example if a spouse has exercised their right to family reunification and is employed the permit will of course fall under the family reunification category and the reason will be ‘employment’). Both category and reason are taken into account when preparing the data.

 

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)
 Permits were only recorded once. No double recording cross table.

 

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).

Under national legislation immigration permits are issued (permanent residence). These can be granted for different predetermined by the legislation purposes (e.g. visiting, employment in given employer, etc).

 

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)
 Counted only in RP7.

 

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

Please indicate if "comparable definition" was applied.
Definition in legislation is in line with relevant Directive where quota is set to zero. Thus, no records for Blue Card in RP3. 

 

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”)
 It includes highly payed employees in companies of foreign interests that are highly skilled in an academic or a occupational level.

 

Counting the renewed residence permit, referring to first permits and change of status or reason to stay tables (RP1-RP5 tables)
No counting of renewals since renewals do not fall under the 'Fisrt Permit' definition. RP5 is not completed due to lack of data.

 

The definition of "single permit" applied (comparing with the one mentioned in residence permits technical guidelines)
 In line with guidelines.

 

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 accuracy issue   Not available information 
Children (Minor/ Adult) No accuracy issue   Not available information 
Other member No accuracy issue   Not available information 
Joining an EU citizen No accuracy issue   Not available information
Joining an non-EU citizen No accuracy issue   Not available information
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons
Students No accuracy issue   Not available information
Other educational-related Yes Includes pupils not under directive 2004/114/EC. Accurate statistics are expected to be available for 2016. Overestimation 
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities
Highly skilled workers No accuracy issue   Not available information
EU Blue Card  No accuracy issue   Not available information
Researchers No accuracy issue   Not available information
Seasonal workers No accuracy issue   Not available information
Other remunerated activities No accuracy issue   Not available information
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons
Refugee status and subsidiary protection No accuracy issue   Not available information
Humanitarian reasons No accuracy issue   Not available information
Unaccompanied minors (non asylum related) No accuracy issue   Not available information
Victims of trafficking in human beings No accuracy issue   Not available information
Residence only No accuracy issue   Not available information
Residual categories No accuracy issue   Not available information
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 / Yes  DATA ON CHANGING IMMIGRATION STATUS IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. Not available information
Reasons related to remunerated activities No / Yes  DATA ON CHANGING IMMIGRATION STATUS IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. Not available information
Other reasons No / Yes  DATA ON CHANGING IMMIGRATION STATUS IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. Not available information
     - Previous permission was granted for reasons related to education and study
Reasons related to family formation and reunification No / Yes  DATA ON CHANGING IMMIGRATION STATUS IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. Not available information
Reasons related to remunerated activities No / Yes  DATA ON CHANGING IMMIGRATION STATUS IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. Not available information
Other reasons No / Yes  DATA ON CHANGING IMMIGRATION STATUS IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. Not available information
     - Previous permission was granted for reasons related to remunerated activities
Reasons related to family formation and reunification No / Yes  DATA ON CHANGING IMMIGRATION STATUS IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. Not available information
Reasons related to education and study No / Yes  DATA ON CHANGING IMMIGRATION STATUS IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. Not available information
Other reasons No / Yes  DATA ON CHANGING IMMIGRATION STATUS IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. Not available information
     - Previous permission was granted for other reasons
Reasons related to family formation and reunification No / Yes  DATA ON CHANGING IMMIGRATION STATUS IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. Not available information
Reasons related to education and study No / Yes  DATA ON CHANGING IMMIGRATION STATUS IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. Not available information
Reasons related to remunerated activities No / Yes  DATA ON CHANGING IMMIGRATION STATUS IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. Not available information
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December
Family formation and reunification No accuracy issue   Not available information
Education and study Yes  Includes pupils not under directive 2004/114/EC. Accurate statistics are expected to be available for 2016. Not available information
Remunerated activities No accuracy issue   Not available information
Refugee status Yes  The numbers presented are reliable and concern permits issued in 2015. Prior to the late months of 2014 when a distinction between international protection holders became available, permits for refugees were issued under the general ‘international protection’ classification. For this reason the permits issued under the general ‘international protection’ classification are included in the 'other reasons' column of the RP6 table. For your reference, we have included only the international protection holders in a separate table in the worksheet titled ‘RP6_INTERN PROTECTION‘ that was submitted together with RP6. Not available information
Subsidiary protection Yes  The numbers presented are reliable and concern permits issued in 2015. Prior to the late months of 2014 when a distinction between international protection holders became available, permits for refugees were issued under the general ‘international protection’ classification. For this reason the permits issued under the general ‘international protection’ classification are included in the 'other reasons' column of the RP6 table. For your reference, we have included only the international protection holders in a separate table in the worksheet titled ‘RP6_INTERN PROTECTION‘ that was submitted together with RP6. Not available information
Other reasons No accuracy issue   Not available information
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December
EU long-term resident status No accuracy issue   Not available information
National long-term resident status No accuracy issue   Not available information
SP1. Single permits
Family reasons No accuracy issue   Not available information
Education reasons No accuracy issue   Not available information
Occupation reasons No accuracy issue   Not available information
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued
Citizenship No / Yes  NOT APPLICABLE. QUOTA SET TO ZERO BY LEGISLATION. Not available information
Decision type No / Yes  NOT APPLICABLE. QUOTA SET TO ZERO BY LEGISLATION. Not available information
ISCO08 No / Yes  NOT APPLICABLE. QUOTA SET TO ZERO BY LEGISLATION. Not available information
ISCO08 No / Yes  NOT APPLICABLE. QUOTA SET TO ZERO BY LEGISLATION. Not available information
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders
Citizenship No / Yes  NOT APPLICABLE. QUOTA SET TO ZERO BY LEGISLATION. Not available information
Decision type No / Yes  NOT APPLICABLE. QUOTA SET TO ZERO BY LEGISLATION. Not available information
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State
Previous residence No / Yes  NOT APPLICABLE. QUOTA SET TO ZERO BY LEGISLATION. Not available information
Indicator type No / Yes  NOT APPLICABLE. QUOTA SET TO ZERO BY LEGISLATION. Not available information

 

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 / Yes  NOT APPLICABLE. QUOTA SET TO ZERO BY LEGISLATION. Not available information
EU Blue Cards Renewed No / Yes  NOT APPLICABLE. QUOTA SET TO ZERO BY LEGISLATION. Not available information
EU Blue Cards Withdrawn No / Yes  NOT APPLICABLE. QUOTA SET TO ZERO BY LEGISLATION. Not available information
ISCO 08 No / Yes  NOT APPLICABLE. QUOTA SET TO ZERO BY LEGISLATION. Not available information
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders
EU Blue Cards Granted No / Yes  NOT APPLICABLE. QUOTA SET TO ZERO BY LEGISLATION. Not available information
EU Blue Cards Renewed No / Yes  NOT APPLICABLE. QUOTA SET TO ZERO BY LEGISLATION. Not available information
EU Blue Cards Withdrawn No / Yes  NOT APPLICABLE. QUOTA SET TO ZERO BY LEGISLATION. Not available information
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State
EU Blue Cards holders No / Yes  NOT APPLICABLE. QUOTA SET TO ZERO BY LEGISLATION. Not available information
Family members No / Yes  NOT APPLICABLE. QUOTA SET TO ZERO BY LEGISLATION. Not available information

 

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 accuracy issue   Not available information
At least 6 months but less than 12 months No accuracy issue   Not available information
12 months and more No accuracy issue   Not available information
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons
At least 3 months but less than 6 months No accuracy issue   Not available information
At least 6 months but less than 12 months No accuracy issue   Not available information
12 months and more No accuracy issue   Not available information
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities
At least 3 months but less than 6 months No accuracy issue   Not available information
At least 6 months but less than 12 months No accuracy issue   Not available information
12 months and more No accuracy issue   Not available information
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons
At least 3 months but less than 6 months No accuracy issue   Not available information
At least 6 months but less than 12 months No accuracy issue   Not available information
12 months and more No accuracy issue   Not available information
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December
At least 3 months but less than 6 months No accuracy issue   Not available information
At least 6 months but less than 12 months No accuracy issue   Not available information
12 months and more No accuracy issue   Not available information
SP1. Single permits
At least 3 months but less than 6 months No accuracy issue   Not available information
At least 6 months but less than 12 months No accuracy issue   Not available information
12 months and more No accuracy issue   Not available information

 
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)
Same methodology used as for 2014.

 
8.2.1. Length of comparable time series

Not available information.
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)
NOT APPLICABLE. QUOTA SET TO ZERO BY LEGISLATION.

 

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.  Long term residents are not counted in RP6 nor are the immigration permits (national permenent residence scheme).

 

Links between first permits and single permits
Sinlge permits include firts permits as per the definitions available (see SP1).

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 links. No residence pemrits issued to asylum seekers.

 

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"

Residence permit statistics are deriving from the same system regardless of the purpose of use.
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.

Categories are well determined and coherence is achieved. 


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.

No press releases are made.
9.2. Dissemination format - Publications

List of residence permits publications at national level.

No publications are made in regards to the data submitted to Eurostat. National publication of residence permits on a monthly basis is described in the answer of question 4.1.2. 
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

No publications are made in regards to the data submitted to Eurostat. National publication (on the website of Civil Registry and Migration Department) of residence permits on a monthly basis is described in the answer of question 4.1.2.
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.

No consulations.
9.4. Dissemination format - microdata access

Not applicable.
9.5. Dissemination format - other

No other data dissemination done
9.6. Documentation on methodology

Documentation on Residence permits statistical methodology available at national level.

Simplified statistical methodology available for internal use within the Civil Registry and Migration Department. The purpose of it is to describe in national level terms the data that should be reported in each table.
9.7. Quality management - documentation

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

No documentation available.
9.7.1. Metadata completeness - rate

Not available.
9.7.2. Metadata - consultations

Not available.


10. Cost and Burden Top

Not applicable.


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.).


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Annexes Top