1. Presentation on Migration data: Asylum and Managed Migration statistics
Working Group "European Statistical Data Support"
21-22 April 2016
Piotr Juchno
Eurostat
Unit F2 – Population and migration

2. 1.3 million asylum seekers in EU in 2015
Asylum applications (non-EU) in the EU-28 Member States, (thousands)

3. 330 000 asylum seekers granted protection status in EU in 2015
Syria
50%
Eritrea 8%
Iraq 7%
Afghanistan 5%
Stateless 3%
Iran 2%
Somalia
Pakistan
Other
21%
Asylum seekers granted protection status in the EU, main citizenships, 2015

4. Content
Background of AMM data collections Major caveats and pitfalls of Eurostat AMM data

5. Background of AMM data collections

6. What does AMM mean? AMM – Asylum and Managed Migration
Migration Statistics Regulation (862/2007)
Asylum (Art )
Asylum seekers and decisions on applications
Dublin statistics (Art. 4.4)
Which MS is responsible for assessing asylum application
Enforcement (EIL) statistics (Art. 5, 7)
Refusals of entry to EU; apprehensions of illegally staying; return decisions and effective returns
Residence permits (Art. 6)
Authorisations to stay at MS territory for specific reasons

7. Data collection frameworks (1)
Data sources – administrative registers
Data coverage – Third Country Nationals (non-EU citizens)
Periodicity:
Asylum: monthly, quarterly and annual
Dublin, EIL and Residence permits: annual
Deadlines for data provision:
2 months for monthly and quarterly Asylum data
3 months for annual Asylum, Dublin and EIL data
6 months for Residence permits data
Data providers:
Predominantly– Ministries of Interior/Justice, Immigration Agencies, Border Guards, Police (as data owners) but also NSIs in some cases
GEO coverage: EU-28, IS, LI, NO, CH

8. Data collection frameworks (2)
Definitions / Concepts:
As set in 862/2007 e.g. application for asylum, refugee status, subsidiary protection etc.
EU legislation in migration area: Asylum Procedures Directive (2013/32), Qualification Directive (2011/95), Dublin Regulation (604/2013), Blue Cards Directive (2009/50), Single Permit Directive (2011/98), ICT Directive (2014/66), Seasonal Workers Directive (2014/36)…
COM Impl. Reg. 216/2010 on definitions of categories of reasons for residence permits
Guidelines e.g. humanitarian status, final decision on asylum, first time applicant, repeated applicant, first residence permit, change of status permit etc.
Statistical unit: persons (one exception: Dublin stats)

9. Dissemination Eurobase:
Asylum: updates every Wednesday and Friday at 11:00 am
Other domains: irregular updates asap after data validation
Statistics Explained articles:
Quarterly SE article on asylum (accompanied by NR)
Annual SE articles (Asylum, Dublin, Residence permit, EIL)
News Releases:
e.g. in 2016 – 6 on Asylum plus others on Permits, Migrant integration
Dedicated section - Asylum and Managed Migration and Migrant integration

10. Major caveats and pitfalls of Eurostat AMM data

11. ASYLUM– what's important (definitions)
First time applicant vs Total applicants
Repeated applicants
First instance decision vs Final decision taken in appeal or review
Resettlement
Asylum vs Refugee Statistics
Unaccompanied Minor

12. ASYLUM – what's important (data interpretation)
Do we have a good count of the asylum influx into EU?
Is everyone entering EU counted as asylum seeker?
Are the asylum seekers multiplied in the EU statistics?
Can we estimate this phenomenon?
Can we compare outcomes of asylum procedures between MS?
Recognition rates per instance level
Composition of asylum influx by citizenship
Dublin transfers not considered as Negative decisions

13. DUBLIN – important statistical concepts
INCOMING vs OUTGOING requests
Similarity to Trade statistics or Mirror migration flows
Taking Back vs Taking Charge requests
Outcomes of Requests
Transfers

14. DUBLIN – data interpretation
Why does the INCOMING data do not perfectly match OUTGOING data?
What to use in this case
Why does the number of Accepted Requests do not match the number of Transfers?

15. OTHER STATISTICS What is a First residence permit
6 months criterion (vs 12 month criterion for immigration/emigration data)
What is a Change of status permit
What is a 'Return rate' why is this interesting for policy makers
Ratio between Effective returns and Return decisions
'Measure' of the effectiveness of migration policy at national level

16. Thank you, any questions?