Reference metadata describe statistical concepts and methodologies used for the collection and generation of data. They provide information on data quality and, since they are strongly content-oriented, assist users in interpreting the data. Reference metadata, unlike structural metadata, can be decoupled from the data.
Statistics on Population and Housing fund Department
1.3. Contact name
Confidential because of GDPR
1.4. Contact person function
Confidential because of GDPR
1.5. Contact mail address
2, P. Volov, Sofia, Bulgaria
1.6. Contact email address
Confidential because of GDPR
1.7. Contact phone number
Confidential because of GDPR
1.8. Contact fax number
Not requested.
2.1. Metadata last certified
20 June 2024
2.2. Metadata last posted
20 June 2024
2.3. Metadata last update
20 June 2024
3.1. Data description
Data collection on Single Permits statistics based on Article 15 of Directive 2011/98/EU on a single application procedure for a single permit for third-country nationals to reside and work in the territory of a Member State.
The following dataset is collected under this framework:
Single Permits issued by type of decision, reason and length of validity (migr_ressing).
Directive 2011/98/EU was transposed at national level on 24 December 2013.
3.2. Classification system
See table 3.2. in annex ‘Quality report tables Single Permits’.
3.3. Coverage - sector
Migration and asylum – Residence permits statistics, Single Permits.
3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions
See table 3.4. in annex ‘Quality report tables Single Permits’.
3.5. Statistical unit
Each table refers to the number of persons, not to the number of administrative decisions or acts.
3.6. Statistical population
See table 3.6. in annex ‘Quality report tables Single Permits’.
3.7. Reference area
Bulgaria.
3.8. Coverage - Time
See table 3.8. in annex ‘Quality report tables Single Permits’.
3.9. Base period
Not applicable.
Number of persons.
Calendar year.
6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements
The compilation of RP is based on Article 6 of Council Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 as amended by the Regulation 2020/851 which depicts in details the data provisions Member States are bound to supply Eurostat with.
Law on foreigners in Republic of Bulgaria last revised 1 May 2024.
6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing
Agreement between NSI and the Ministry of Interior (РД-08-30)
Agreement between NSI and National revenue agency (РД-08-82)
Agreement between NSI and the National employment agency (РД-08-51)
7.1. Confidentiality - policy
Law on Statistics of Bulgaria, art.25.
Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics (recital 24 and Article 20(4)) of 11 March 2009 (OJ L 87, p. 164), stipulates the need to establish common principles and guidelines ensuring the confidentiality of data used for the production of European statistics and the access to those confidential data with due account for technical developments and the requirements of users in a democratic society.
BGNSI works according to the relevant Eurostat guidelines. Technical guidelines for the data collection on residence permits statistics under article 6 of Regulation 862/2007 as amended by Regulation 2020/851.
10.6.1. Metadata completeness - rate
Not applicable.
10.7. Quality management - documentation
Not applicable.
11.1. Quality assurance
NSIBG works in accordance with the Statistics Act (Statistics Act | National statistical institute (nsi.bg)) and has implemented Policy on personal data in the National Statistical Institute Policy on personal data in the National Statistical Institute | National statistical institute (nsi.bg). Source of data on Single Pernimits is the Register of foreigners (Ministry of Interior). Information on "Single Permit" gathered by the Ministry of Interior is provided on annual basis to National Statistical Institute for production of statistics according to international requirements. For successful processing, the initial notification should meet the system rules on validation and control, incl.: totals consistency, changes over time and checking the consistency between statistics by "reason" and statistics by "age" and "sex" categories. These validation checks ensure the internal consistency of the datasets at the level of each aggregation, consistency of data between relevant tables as well as consistency of the data between different reporting periods.The processed results are validated in respect the consistency of a single table and between the tables.
11.2. Quality management - assessment
Not applicable.
12.1. Relevance - User Needs
The main users of SP statistics are Eurostat, DG Home Affairs.
12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction
Not applicable.
12.3. Completeness
See table 12.3. in annex ‘Quality report tables Single Permits’.
12.3.1. Data completeness - rate
Not applicable.
13.1. Accuracy - overall
The requested statistics relate to third-country nationals who have been granted a "Single Permit". Each person is counted only once during the reference period in accordace with The Technical Guidelines for residence permit statistics (RESPER TG 2023 V1.0).As the "Single Permit" is issued to a specific person by name, each person is counted only one. NSI applies the initial validation checks of the permit statistics before providing data to Eurostat.
13.2. Sampling error
Not applicable.
13.2.1. Sampling error - indicators
Not applicable.
13.3. Non-sampling error
Not applicable.
13.3.1. Coverage error
Not applicable.
13.3.1.1. Over-coverage - rate
Not applicable.
13.3.1.2. Common units - proportion
Not applicable.
13.3.2. Measurement error
Not applicable
13.3.3. Non response error
Not applicable.
13.3.3.1. Unit non-response - rate
Not applicable.
13.3.3.2. Item non-response - rate
Not applicable.
13.3.4. Processing error
Not applicable.
13.3.5. Model assumption error
Not applicable.
14.1. Timeliness
Residence permits statistics covered by Article 6 shall be supplied to Eurostat within six months of the end of the reference year.
14.1.1. Time lag - first result
Not applicable.
14.1.2. Time lag - final result
Not applicable.
14.2. Punctuality
See table 14.2. in annex ‘Quality report tables Single Permits’.
14.2.1. Punctuality - delivery and publication
Not applicable.
Data are provided respecting the RESPER Technical Guidelines.
15.1. Comparability - geographical
Data is collected and processed for the different territorial units using one and the same methodology and definitions. Data are provided respecting the RESPER Technical Guidelines.
15.1.1. Asymmetry for mirror flow statistics - coefficient
Not applicable.
15.2. Comparability - over time
See table 15.2. in annex ‘Quality report tables Single Permits’.
15.2.1. Length of comparable time series
Not applicable.
15.3. Coherence - cross domain
Not applicable.
15.3.1. Coherence - sub annual and annual statistics
Not applicable.
15.3.2. Coherence - National Accounts
Not applicable.
15.4. Coherence - internal
Not applicable.
Not applicable.
17.1. Data revision - policy
Not applicable.
17.2. Data revision - practice
See table 17.2. in annex ‘Quality report tables Single Permits’.
17.2.1. Data revision - average size
Not applicable.
18.1. Source data
See table 18.1. in annex ‘Quality report tables Single Permits’.
18.2. Frequency of data collection
Annual data collection.
18.3. Data collection
Data supplier is the Ministry of Interior.
18.4. Data validation
Data is checked and controlled. The processed results are validated in respect the consistency of a single table and between the tables.
18.5. Data compilation
Data is processed according to the rules for validation and control of the events.
Data collection on Single Permits statistics based on Article 15 of Directive 2011/98/EU on a single application procedure for a single permit for third-country nationals to reside and work in the territory of a Member State.
The following dataset is collected under this framework:
Single Permits issued by type of decision, reason and length of validity (migr_ressing).
Directive 2011/98/EU was transposed at national level on 24 December 2013.
20 June 2024
See table 3.4. in annex ‘Quality report tables Single Permits’.
Each table refers to the number of persons, not to the number of administrative decisions or acts.
See table 3.6. in annex ‘Quality report tables Single Permits’.
Bulgaria.
Calendar year.
The requested statistics relate to third-country nationals who have been granted a "Single Permit". Each person is counted only once during the reference period in accordace with The Technical Guidelines for residence permit statistics (RESPER TG 2023 V1.0).As the "Single Permit" is issued to a specific person by name, each person is counted only one. NSI applies the initial validation checks of the permit statistics before providing data to Eurostat.
Number of persons.
Data is processed according to the rules for validation and control of the events.
See table 18.1. in annex ‘Quality report tables Single Permits’.
Annually.
Residence permits statistics covered by Article 6 shall be supplied to Eurostat within six months of the end of the reference year.
Data is collected and processed for the different territorial units using one and the same methodology and definitions. Data are provided respecting the RESPER Technical Guidelines.
See table 15.2. in annex ‘Quality report tables Single Permits’.
