Residence permits (migr_res)

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

Compiling agency: Police and Border Guard Board


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

Police and Border Guard Board
1.2. Contact organisation unit

Development Department

Management Accounting and Planning Bureau

Analysis Service
1.5. Contact mail address

Pärnu mnt 139, Tallinn 15060


2. Statistical presentation Top
2.1. Data description

2.1.1. Introduction

This metadata information is provided by Estonia'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)

The data is stored at the Register of Residence and Work permits.Maintenance of the database is designed to ensure public order and national security of foreigners living and working here in the legal bases. The issue of residence permits to the third country nationals and persons with undetermined citizenship is regulated by the Aliens Act (https://www.riigiteataja.ee/en/eli/522042016002/consolide). The national database is updated regularly and is mainly affected by the changes in Aliens Act.

 

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

 Applicable

 

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, Police and Border Guard Board

 

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

Residence permits are issued to foreigners on the following grounds: for employment, for studying, for business, for family reasons, for settling permanently in Estonia. You have to apply for a temporary residence permit first. You can apply for a permanent residence permit after having lived in Estonia for 5 years with a temporary residence permit. You can apply for the permit at a foreign representation of Estonia or at a service office of the Police and Border Guard, information required for the application of the residence permit and the minimum salary criterion vary depending on the qualification.

 

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

 Person must apply for a new residence permit with the new reason to stay.

 

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

 This information covers all persons who have a valid residence permit at the end of the reference year according to our database.

 

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

The data is stored at the Register of Residence and Work permits. Maintenance of the database is designed to ensure public order and national security of foreigners living and working here in the legal bases. The issue of residence permits to the third country nationals and persons with undetermined citizenship is regulated by the Aliens Act (https://www.riigiteataja.ee/en/eli/522042016002/consolide).

 

2.1.9. General procedure for recording single permits

The data is stored at the Register of Residence and Work permits. Maintenance of the database is designed to ensure public order and national security of foreigners living and working here in the legal bases. The issue of residence permits to the third country nationals and persons with undetermined citizenship is regulated by the Aliens Act (https://www.riigiteataja.ee/en/eli/522042016002/consolide).

 

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 for employment, for studying, for business, for family reasons, for settling permanently in Estonia, long-term residence permits and also rights of residence. 

 

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

Not availabe information.
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

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

 

Validation procedure Applied
Checks of totals consistency Not availabe information.
Checks of magnitude of changes over time Not availabe information.
Using intervals of values for outliers/errors detection Not availabe information.
Using visual validation (visual verification of the tables or the graph resulted) Not availabe information.
Checking the data integrity over each processing step Not availabe information.
Using special programs/software for data validation Not availabe information.
Checking if the double counting cases are excluded Not availabe information.
Checking the consistency between EU Blue Cards from first permits (RP3) and EU Blue Cards data collection (BC1-BC3) Not availabe information.
Checking the consistency between flow and stock data (RP1-RP4 vs RP6) Not availabe information.
Checking the consistency between statistics by "reason" and statistics by "age" and "sex" categories Not availabe information.
Analyse the statistics reported by other countries Not availabe information.
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 used.
3.6. Adjustment

Not applicable.


4. Quality management Top
4.1. Quality assurance

Not available information.
4.2. Quality management - assessment
4.2.1. Description of the Quality management system at national level
Not availabe information.

 

4.2.2. General Quality assessment (Delete non-relevant attributes: Good quality / Sufficient quality / Poor 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 Good quality Good quality Good quality  

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)

Not available information.
5.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction

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

Not availabe information.
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 Available  
Indicator type Available  
5.3.1. Data completeness - rate

Not availabe information.


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  100%  
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons  100%  
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities   100%  
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons   100%  
RP5. Change of immigration status or reason to stay
  100%  
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December  100%  
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December  100%  
SP1. Single permits  100%  
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued  100%  
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders  100%  
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State  100%  

 

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 No    
Indicator type No    
6.2. Sampling error

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

Not availabe information.
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 0%
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 Not applicable  
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons No Not applicable  
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities No Not applicable  
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons No Not applicable  
RP5. Change of immigration status or reason to stay
 No Not applicable  
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December No Not applicable  
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December No Not applicable  
SP1. Single permits No Not applicable  
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued No Not applicable  
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders No Not applicable  
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State No Not applicable  
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 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)

 By the end of march.
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

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)
 Fully Compliance

 

Description of records related to "Unknown" country of citizenship category
Not applicable

 

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
All family members are counted in.

 

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
In the "other remunerated activities" category are counted in residence permits for working in following grounds: alien who is a minister of religion, nun or monk, alien who is a journalist accredited by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, alien whose right to take employment in Estonia without a specific permit arises from a treaty, alien who works in a performing arts institution as a person engaged in creative activities for the purposes of the Performing Arts Institutions Act,  for employment as a teacher in Estonia in an educational institution which complies with requirements established by the legislation, for employment as a sportsman, coach, referee or sports official for professional activities on the basis of a summons from a respective sports federation, for employment for the purposes of performing directing or supervisory functions of a legal person governed by public law registered in Estonia, an alien is a posted worker for the purposes of the Working Conditions of Workers Posted in Estonia Act, for employment as an expert, adviser or consultant provided that an alien has appropriate professional preparation for such activities, for the purposes of performing directing or supervisory functions of a legal person governed by private law and a branch of a foreign company, for employment as a top specialist provided that an alien has appropriate professional preparation for such activities, for working in labor shortages area, for business.

 

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
Persons who have been issued a residence permit for settling permanently in Estonia.

 

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
Mostly are in that category persons with long-term residence permit, also persons who have been issued a residence permit for settling permanently in Estonia

 

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)
All permits and persons are counted in 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).
The definition of "EU Long-term status" is applied as provided by Residence permits Technical guidelines.

 

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)
Applicable.

 

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.
Applicable.

 

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”)
Not applicable

 

Counting the renewed residence permit, referring to first permits and change of status or reason to stay tables (RP1-RP5 tables)
 Applicable.

 

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

 

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 No    
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 No    
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 No    
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)

Not available information
8.2.1. Length of comparable time series

No 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)
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.  No exceptions involved.

 

Links between first permits and single permits
First permits are also counted in table RP1-RP5.

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

All asylum applicants who have received residence permit with protection are covered at the resident permits statistics. Also covered are the family members of the protection status granted persons (under residence permits for family mebmers).

 

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"

There was no difference.
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.

Each category is well delimitated.


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 available information.
9.2. Dissemination format - Publications

List of residence permits publications at national level.

No available information.
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 available information.
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 available information.
9.4. Dissemination format - microdata access

Not applicable.
9.5. Dissemination format - other

No available information.
9.6. Documentation on methodology

Documentation on Residence permits statistical methodology available at national level.

No available information.
9.7. Quality management - documentation

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

No available information.
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.).


Related metadata Top


Annexes Top
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