The categories of residence permits in Greece, as well as the types of permits included therein, are as follows:
E. Residence permits for the provision of salaried employment (Category “E”)
• E.1 Residence permit for the purpose of highly skilled employment (Articles 28–51) (Directive (EU) 2021/1883)
• E.2 Residence permit in the context of intra-corporate transfer (Articles 53–58) (Directive 2014/66/EU)
• E.3 Residence permit for employment for a specific purpose
• E.4 Residence permit for employment following invitation
• E.5 Right of residence and employment for holders of a national visa for the purpose of seasonal work (Articles 63–65) (Directive 2014/36/EU)
• E.6 Residence permit for seasonal workers
Z. Right of residence and employment for holders of a national long-stay entry visa (Category “Z”)
• Z.1 Digital Nomads (Digital Nomads Visa)
• Z.2 Members of artistic groups
• Z.3 Intellectual creators
• Z.4 Third-country nationals transferred by an undertaking established in another EU or EEA Member State for the purpose of providing a service
• Z.5 Third-country nationals transferred by an undertaking established in a third country for the purpose of providing a service
• Z.6 Leaders of organized tourism groups
• Z.7 Third-country nationals applying for entry for athletic training
• Z.8 Students of tertiary education in paid internship programs
• Z.9 Australian citizens under the Youth Mobility Program (Work and Holiday Visa) (Law 4353/2015)
• Z.10 Flight, technical and administrative personnel to cover forest-firefighting needs during the fire-prevention period
• Z.11 Scholars of the American College of Greece (Fulbright Foundation)
• Z.12 Entry (i) for study of or familiarization with the monastic life of Mount Athos, or (ii) for familiarization with monastic life – monasticism
• Z.13 National entry visa for transfer from a third-country undertaking to Greece in the context of a contract with a domestic company for the construction/operation of infrastructure
• Z.13A National entry visa for the provision of employment in enterprises registered in the National Registry of Startups (“Elevate Greece”)
• Z.14 National entry visa for citizens admitted as visiting professors in HEIs and N.P.P.E.
• Z.15 National entry visa for job search or professional activity for citizens with high educational qualifications
• Z.16 National entry visa for students of foreign HEIs with agreements with Colleges for courses and internships within the framework of studies
O. Residence permits for family reasons (Category “O”)
• O.1 Residence permit for family reunification (Articles 83–90) (Directive 2003/86/EC)
• Independent residence permit for family members (Articles 83–90) (Directive 2003/86/EC)
• O.3 Residence card for family members of a Greek national (spouse, parents, children, parents and siblings of minor Greek nationals)
B. Residence permits for investment reasons (Category “B”)
• B.1 Residence permit for strategic investors
• B.2 Residence permit for investment through the establishment and operation of a business (board members, shareholders-partners)
• B.3 Residence permit for executives of companies established in Greece / subsidiaries of foreign companies (shareholders-partners, board members, managers, legal representatives)
• B.4 Residence permit for financial investments
• B.5 Residence permit for real estate investors (permanent investor residence permit)
• B.6 Residence permit for investment in a startup
H. Residence permits for educational reasons (Category “H”)
• H.1 Residence permit for the purpose of studies (Directive (EU) 2016/801)
• H.2 Residence permit for the purpose of voluntary service (Directive (EU) 2016/801)
• H.3 Residence permit for the purpose of research (Directive (EU) 2016/801)
• H.4 National entry visa for temporary residence for internship (Directive (EU) 2016/801)
• H.5 Residence permit for vocational training and studies (Colleges, S.A.E.K., Vocational Training Schools, K.D.V.M.)
o H.5.1 Residence permit for vocational training (S.A.E.K., etc.)
o H.5.2 Residence permit for studies at Colleges
• H.6 National entry visa for employees of a third-country undertaking or another EU/EEA Member State participating in study programs at Colleges (validation/franchising)
• H.7 Residence permit for scholarship holders and participants in special programs (such as ERASMUS and IKY)
• H.8 National entry visa for students of foreign HEIs in summer programs (Article 90, Law 4692/2020)
• H.9 Residence permit for attendance at academies/special schools of the HND/SA/EN, pilot/mechanic/crew schools, Athoniada, music institutions, learning Greek, etc.
• H.10 Residence permit for obtaining a medical specialty
• H.11 Residence permit for stay for 1 year after studies/research for job search or entrepreneurship (Directive (EU) 2016/801)
A. Residence permits for humanitarian and exceptional reasons (Category “A”)
• A.1 Residence permit (ad hoc) for humanitarian reasons (victims/witnesses of crimes, domestic violence, racist crimes, work accidents, therapeutic programs for mental addiction, acts of social merit, etc.)
• A.2 Residence permit for victims of human trafficking (Palermo Protocol, Law 3875/2010) excluding Articles 135–142
• A.3 Residence permit for persons employed under particularly abusive conditions or as minors (Article 89, Law 4052/2012)
• A.4 Residence permit for special cases (minors/adults for health reasons, adoption/foster care, serious health problems, persons over 65 with a non-renewable permit, etc.)
• A.5 Residence permit for minors in boarding schools/student residences (Article 134, Law 4823/2021)
• A.6 Residence permit for exceptional reasons
• A.7 Residence permit for victims of human trafficking or smuggling (Articles 135–142) (Directive 2004/81/EC)
M. Long-term residence permits (Category “M”)
• M.1 Long-term resident permit (Directives 2003/109/EC & 2011/51/EC)
• M.2 Ten-year residence permit (type “M.2”)
• M.3 Permanent residence card for family members of a Greek citizen
N. Residence documents for EU citizens and family members (Category “N”)
In accordance with Presidential Decree 106/2007 and Directive 2004/38/EC
I. Residence permits for other reasons (Category “I”)
• I.1 In the service of the public interest
• I.2 Residence permit for specific family members of diplomatic/consular/international organizations (as described)
• I.3 Employed as private servants of members of diplomatic missions (Vienna Convention 1961, Legislative Decree 503/1970)
• I.4 For receiving medical, nursing and palliative care
• I.5 Canadian citizens (Work and Holiday Visa) (Law 4091/2012)
• I.6 Foreign press correspondents
• I.7 Study/familiarization with the monastic life of Mount Athos or monasticism
• I.8 Third-country nationals with sufficient means of subsistence
• I.9 Second-chance residence permit
R. Residence permits for international and temporary protection (Category “R”)
• R.1 Refugee
• R.2 Beneficiary of subsidiary protection
• R.3 Temporary protection
Y. Residence permits for persons of Greek descent (Category “Y”)
• Y.1 Persons of Greek descent without the possibility of inclusion under the Albania/Turkey/former USSR framework
• Y.2 Persons of Greek descent from Albania, Turkey and the former USSR
• Y.3 Family members of persons of Greek descent from countries of the former USSR
X. Special certificate of lawful residence
• X Special certificate of lawful residence of paragraph 4 of Article 16
D. Residence permits of diplomatic missions / consular authorities / international organizations
• D.1 Staff members
• D.2 Family members
K. Residence permits for United Kingdom citizens (Withdrawal Agreement)
• K.1 United Kingdom citizens covered by the Agreement
• K.2 Family members covered by the Agreement
