Residence permits (migr

Residence permits (migr_res)

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

Compiling agency: 1) Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek 2) Immigration and Naturalisation Service IND

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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

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1.1. Contact organisation

1) Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek

2) Immigration and Naturalisation Service IND

1.2. Contact organisation unit

Not available information.

1.5. Contact mail address

2. Statistical presentation

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2.1. Data description

2.1.1. Introduction

This metadata information is provided by The Netherlands'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)

Metis datawarehouse, contains all the necessary data concerning the flow of permits. Source for Metis is Indigo. In Indigo all data concerning the applicatons and applicants are registered. The stock reports (RP6 and RP7) are based upon a query for which the source is Indigo.

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 available information.

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

We do not have a register for the residence permits. The INS receives and registers applications and the outcome of the decisions on the applications. The INS also handels the enforcement of the legal framework relevant for residence permits and registres the data concerning the withdrawal of a permit and resulting juridical procedures.

Compiltation of the statistics is based on the above mentioned registrations and is handled by the INS.

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

Based on recognition of an application. When an applicant/application meets all the criteria for a permit, layed down in the legal acts, the permit is granted.

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

Based on recognition of an application. When an applicant/application meets all the criteria for a permit, layed down in the legal acts, the permit is granted.

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 recognition of an application and the duration of the permit. Cancelations are taken into account, canceled permits are not reported.

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

Based on recognition of an application. When an applicant/application meets all the criteria for a permit, layed down in the legal acts, the permit is granted.

2.1.9. General procedure for recording single permits

Based on recognition of an application. When an applicant/application meets all the criteria for a permit, layed down in the legal acts, the permit is granted.

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

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

RP4: Underestimation (2%) of the asylum permits because the distinction between the international en de national grounds can not be made properly.

The number of permits issued are counted, not the number of persons recieving a permit. The difference is negligible.

2.2. Classification system

See ESMS file

2.3. Coverage - sector

Residence permits statistics.

2.4. Statistical concepts and definitions

Compliant with the guidelines; See ESMS file

2.5. Statistical unit

Compliant with the guidelines; see ESMS file

2.6. Statistical population

Third country nationals receiving residence permits.

2.7. Reference area

Netherlands

2.8. Coverage - Time

2008 and onwards.

2.9. Base period

Not applicable.

3. Statistical processing

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3.1. Source data

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

3.2. Frequency of data collection

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

3.3. Data collection

In Indigo all applicants and applications are registered. The decision on the application is also registered in Indigo. Information concerning the applicants, the applications and the decisions on the applications are daily refreshed in Metis. Monthly the datamarts are refreshed

3.4. Data validation

Description of the data validation system at national level

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)	No
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)

Number of permits issued are counted, not the number of persons recieving a permit. The difference is negligible.

3.6. Adjustment

Not applicable.

4. Quality management

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4.1. Quality assurance

See points 2 and 3 or 4.2.1.

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: 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	Sufficient quality	Sufficientquality	Sufficient quality	Underestimation (2%) of the asylum permits because in some cases the distinction between the international en de national grounds can not be made properly.
Change of immigration status or reason to stay	Good quality	Good quality	Good quality
All valid permits on 31 December
Long-term residents on 31 December
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				We do not register the previous residence in another member state, so we do not compile this table.

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

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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 available 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	Not available	we do not register the previous residence in another EU MS
Indicator type	Not available

5.3.1. Data completeness - rate

Not available.

6. Accuracy and reliability

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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%	100% of the permits issued
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons	100%	100% of the permits issued
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities	100%	100% of the permits issued
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons	100%	100% of the permits issued, with the exception of the asylum permits. 2% of the permits are not reported because no distinction can be made between de international and the national grounds.
RP5. Change of immigration status or reason to stay	100%	100% of the permits issued
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December	100%	100% of the permits issued
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December	100%	100% of the permits issued
SP1. Single permits	100%	100% of the permits issued
BC1. EU Blue Cards issued	100%	100% of the permits issued
BC2. Admitted family members of EU Blue Cards holders	100%	100% of the permits issued
BC3. EU Blue Cards holders and family members with previous residence in another EU Member State

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)

6.2. Sampling error

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

Not available 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

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	Yes	less than 1%	Only when a person is granted a permit more than once in the same reference period due to administrative issues
RP2. First permits issued for education reasons	Yes	less than 1%	Only when a person is granted a permit more than once in the same reference period due to administrative issues
RP3. First permits issued for remunerated activities	Yes	less than 1%	Only when a person is granted a permit more than once in the same reference period due to administrative issues
RP4. First permits issued for other reasons	Yes	Cannot be estimated
RP5. Change of immigration status or reason to stay	Yes	Cannot be estimated
RP6. All valid permits on 31 December	Yes	Cannot be estimated	Some people do have multiple permits
RP7. Long-term residents on 31 December	Yes
SP1. Single permits	Yes
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

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

Not applicable

6.6. Data revision - practice

Not applicable

6.6.1. Data revision - average size

Not applicable

7. Timeliness and punctuality

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7.1. Timeliness

Not applicable

7.1.1. Time lag - first result

Not applicable

7.1.2. Time lag - final result

Not applicable

7.2. Punctuality

Not applicable

7.2.1. Punctuality - delivery and publication

Not applicable

8. Coherence and comparability

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8.1. Comparability - geographical

Provision of data using the Eurostat Residence permits statistics Technical Guidelines and exceptions applied

Fully Compliant

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)

Not applicable

Description of records related to "Unknown" country of citizenship category

No country of citizenship registered

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

Each permit for each person is counted individually

Description of records related to "Unknown" age and sex category

No birthdate or sex registered

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

Main categories

paid employment
Au pair
search year

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

Main residual categories

Continuation
family reunification economical active EU citizen
exchange Canada, Australia or Nw-Sealand

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

Main categories

Asylum Humanitarian reasons
Asylum family reünification
Humanitarian reasons
Renewals
Long-Term Residence Permits

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

Only one reason is registered.

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)

We count the first permit per dataset. If a person switches from one reason to another reason this will be reported under RP5. So permits are counted only once in all tables RP1 - RP4 together.

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 Technical 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).

Long-term Asylum permit

Long-term residence permit

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.

Yes

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 available information

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

Not available information

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

compliant

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	Yes		Underestimation with 2% impact in the total of the asylum permits
Humanitarian reasons	Yes		Underestimation with 2% impact in the total of the asylum permits
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	Yes		Underestimation with 2% impact in the total of the asylum permits
Subsidiary protection	Yes		Underestimation with 2% impact in the total of the asylum permits
Other reasons	Yes		Underestimation with 2% impact in the total of the asylum permits
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
Indicator type

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 registration, not reported
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 registration, not reported
Family members			No registration, not reported

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

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)

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

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

Not available information

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"

Not available information

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.

Not available information

9. Accessibility and clarity

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9.1. Dissemination format - News release

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

Not available information

9.2. Dissemination format - Publications

Not applicable

9.3. Dissemination format - online database

Not applicable

9.3.1. Data tables - consultations

Not applicable