The data refers to new permit authorisations issued by national authorities to non-EU citizens that allows them to stay in the country for employment, family, education or other reasons, so they can be interpreted as how many third-country people moved to live in a certain country. The data, however, also include permits issued because of a change to a previous residence status or reissued after a gap of at least six months.
Yesterday, under the terms of this ground-breaking new treaty, the first group of people to cross the Channel were detained after their arrival at Western Jet Foil and will now be held in detention until they can be returned to France.