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.
The Office of the Citizenship and Migration Affairs of the Republic of Latvia
1.2. Contact organisation unit
Migration Division of the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs
1.3. Contact name
Confidential because of GDPR
1.4. Contact person function
Confidential because of GDPR
1.5. Contact mail address
Ciekurkalna 1. linija 1, k-3, LV-1026, Riga, Latvia
1.6. Contact email address
Confidential because of GDPR
1.7. Contact phone number
Confidential because of GDPR
1.8. Contact fax number
Confidential because of GDPR
2.1. Metadata last certified
18 February 2025
2.2. Metadata last posted
18 February 2025
2.3. Metadata last update
20 February 2025
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 01 January 2014.
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
Number of persons.
3.6. Statistical population
See table 3.6. in annex ‘Quality report tables Single Permits’.
3.7. Reference area
Latvia.
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
This metadata information is provided by the authorities of Latvia to ensure compliance with the 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 and on a common set of rights for third-country workers legally residing in a Member State. As required, 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 Eurostat with all the information necessary to evaluate the quality, comparability and completeness of the statistical information.
6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing
Not applicable.
7.1. Confidentiality - policy
The Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (OCMA), in order to ensure the confidentiality of statistical information when processing personal data, complies with the requirements laid down in the following regulatory enactments:
Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation);
Personal Data Processing Law;
Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities;
Statistics Law.
OCMA staff has signed a legal confidentiality agreement.
7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment
No specific national rules applied for treating the data.
8.1. Release calendar
Data is not published at the national level. Data is disseminated yearly through Eurostat online databases.
8.2. Release calendar access
Not applicable.
8.3. Release policy - user access
Not applicable.
Data is disseminated yearly through Eurostat online databases.
10.1. Dissemination format - News release
Not applicable.
10.2. Dissemination format - Publications
Not applicable.
10.3. Dissemination format - online database
Data is disseminated yearly through Eurostat online databases.
10.3.1. Data tables - consultations
Not applicable.
10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access
Not applicable.
10.5. Dissemination format - other
Not applicable.
10.5.1. Metadata - consultations
Not applicable.
10.6. Documentation on methodology
Not applicable.
10.6.1. Metadata completeness - rate
Not applicable.
10.7. Quality management - documentation
Not applicable.
11.1. Quality assurance
Compilation of data is following the guidelines and instructions provided by Eurostat. Consistency validation checks are performed.
11.2. Quality management - assessment
Quality of provided data is good as it is derived from the Residence Permit Register, which includes all cases.
12.1. Relevance - User Needs
The main data user is Eurostat.
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
Overall high accuracy: The reported statistics measure accurately the target population because the database includes all cases.
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
The influence of such types of error is minimal.
13.3.5. Model assumption error
Not applicable.
14.1. Timeliness
Data is provided to Eurostat within the requested deadline - within six months after 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.
15.1. Comparability - geographical
The statistics are comparable between all regions of Latvia. There is only one national system of accumulating and processing the data.
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
There are no sub annual statistics, and the annual SP statistics are comparable over all years.
15.3.2. Coherence - National Accounts
Not applicable.
15.4. Coherence - internal
The statistics are internally coherent, they are produced from one source database.
Not applicable.
17.1. Data revision - policy
No data revision policy.
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
Annually.
18.3. Data collection
Standard Eurostat templates are used for data collection. Data is derived from the Residence Permit Register according to the selection conditions. All types of residence permits issued on the basis of precise article of the Immigration Law. If it is required, additional manual processing is performed to ensure that the data conform to the Eurostat requested breakdown.
18.4. Data validation
Data is checked with the aim to ensure that the population coverage is accurate. The processed results are validated in respect the consistency of a single table and between the tables, as well as yearly data comparison with data of previous periods is performed.
18.5. Data compilation
Data is based on requirements of the Directive 2011/98/EU. Estimation is not used. For each report the required records are extracted, aggregated and counted, and tabulated into the table, all processes are according to the Eurostat guidelines.
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 01 January 2014.
20 February 2025
See table 3.4. in annex ‘Quality report tables Single Permits’.
Number of persons.
See table 3.6. in annex ‘Quality report tables Single Permits’.
Latvia.
Calendar year.
Overall high accuracy: The reported statistics measure accurately the target population because the database includes all cases.
Number of persons.
Data is based on requirements of the Directive 2011/98/EU. Estimation is not used. For each report the required records are extracted, aggregated and counted, and tabulated into the table, all processes are according to the Eurostat guidelines.
See table 18.1. in annex ‘Quality report tables Single Permits’.
Data is disseminated yearly through Eurostat online databases.
Data is provided to Eurostat within the requested deadline - within six months after the end of the reference year.
The statistics are comparable between all regions of Latvia. There is only one national system of accumulating and processing the data.
See table 15.2. in annex ‘Quality report tables Single Permits’.
