The categories of residence permits in Greece, as well as the types of permits included therein, are as follows:
a) Residence permits for the provision of dependent employment (category “E”):
aa. Residence permit for the purpose of highly skilled employment pursuant to Directive (EU) 2021/1883 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 October 2021 on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purpose of highly skilled employment, and repealing Council Directive 2009/50/EC (L 382) (residence permit type “E.1”),
ab. Residence permit within the framework of an intra-corporate transfer pursuant to Directive 2014/66/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals in the framework of an intra-corporate transfer (L 157), transposed into Greek legislation by Law 4540/2018 (Government Gazette A’ 91) (residence permit type “E.2”),
ac. Residence permit for employment of a special purpose (residence permit type “E.3”),
ad. Residence permit for employment following invitation (residence permit type “E.4”),
ae. Right of residence and employment for holders of a national visa for seasonal work (residence permit type “E.5”),
af. Residence permit for seasonal workers (residence permit type “E.6”).
b) Right of residence and employment for holders of a national long-stay entry visa (category “Z”):
ba. Digital nomads (residence permit “Z.1”) (Digital Nomads Visa),
bb. Members of artistic ensembles (residence permit type “Z.2”),
bc. Creative artists (residence permit type “Z.3”),
bd. Third-country nationals transferred from an enterprise established in another Member State of the European Union or the European Economic Area for the purpose of providing a service (residence permit type “Z.4”),
be. Third-country nationals transferred from an enterprise established in a third country for the purpose of providing a service (residence permit type “Z.5”),
bf. Leaders of organized tourist groups (residence permit type “Z.6”),
bg. Third-country nationals applying for admission for athletic training (residence permit type “Z.7”),
bh. Higher education students participating in paid internship programs (residence permit type “Z.8”),
bi. Australian citizens participating in the Youth Mobility Program, pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding between Greece and Australia (Work and Holiday Visa), ratified by Law 4353/2015 (Government Gazette A’ 173) (residence permit type “Z.9”),
bj. Flight, technical and administrative personnel entering the country to cover forest firefighting needs during the fire prevention period (residence permit type “Z.10”),
bk. Scholars of the Fulbright Foundation (American Educational Foundation of Greece) (residence permit type “Z.11”),
bl. Third-country nationals applying for admission (i) for study or familiarization with the monastic life of Mount Athos, or (ii) for familiarization with monastic life/monasticism (residence permit type “Z.12”).
c. Residence permits for family reasons (category “O”):
ca. Residence permit for third-country nationals for family reunification pursuant to Council Directive 2003/86/EC of 22 September 2003 on the right to family reunification (L 251), transposed into Greek legislation by Presidential Decree 131/2006 (Government Gazette A’ 143) (residence permit type “O.1”),
cb. Independent residence permit for family members pursuant to Directive 2003/86/EC and for family members of Greek citizens who meet the conditions for granting an independent residence permit (residence permit type “O.2”),
cc. Residence card for family members of a Greek citizen (spouse, parents, children, parents and siblings of minor Greek nationals) (residence permit type “O.3”).
d. Residence permits for investment purposes (category “B”):
da. Residence permit for strategic investors (residence permit type “B1”),
db. Residence permit for investment through the establishment and operation of an enterprise (natural persons – members of the board of directors, shareholders or partners) (residence permit type “B2”),
dc. Residence permit for executives of companies established in Greece, subsidiaries of foreign companies established in Greece which conduct commercial activity (shareholders or partners, board members, managers, legal representatives) (residence permit type “B3”),
dd. Residence permit for financial investments (residence permit type “B4”),
de. Residence permit for investors in real estate (permanent investor residence permit) (residence permit type “B5”),
df. Residence permit for investment in a start-up company (residence permit type “B.6”).
e. Residence permits for educational purposes (category “H”):
ea. Residence permit for studies under Law 4666/2020 (Government Gazette A’ 35), amending Law 4251/2014 (Government Gazette A’ 80) for the adaptation of Greek legislation to Directive (EU) 2016/801 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of research, studies, training, voluntary service, pupil exchange schemes or educational projects and au pairing (L 132) (residence permit type “H.1”),
eb. Residence permit for voluntary service pursuant to Directive (EU) 2016/801 (residence permit type “H.2”),
ec. Residence permit for research pursuant to Directive (EU) 2016/801 (residence permit type “H.3”),
ed. National entry visa allowing temporary residence for the purpose of internship pursuant to Directive (EU) 2016/801 (residence title type “H.4”),
ee. Residence permit for vocational training (attendance at colleges, Institutes of Vocational Training, Vocational Training Schools and Lifelong Learning Centers) (residence permit type “H.5”),
ef. National entry visa allowing the residence of third-country nationals employed by an enterprise established in a third country or in another Member State of the European Union or the European Economic Area, who participate in study programs at Colleges that exclusively provide studies under certification (validation) or franchising agreements with foreign higher education institutions recognized by the competent authorities of their home country (residence title type “H.6”),
eg. Residence permit for scholarship holders and participants in special programs (such as ERASMUS and State Scholarships Foundation grantees) (residence permit type “H.7”),
eh. National entry visa allowing the residence of higher education students from foreign institutions who participate in summer study programs, in accordance with Article 90 of Law 4692/2020 (Government Gazette A’ 111) (residence title type “H.8”),
ei. Residence permit for attendance at schools and special schools of the Armed Forces, Security Forces, or at the academies and schools of the Merchant Navy, at schools for the training of pilots, engineers, and cabin crew members of aircraft, at the Athonias Ecclesiastical Academy of Mount Athos, at musical educational institutions, or for learning the Greek language in a teaching center or a relevant body of a higher education institution (residence permit type “H.9”),
ej. Residence permit for the acquisition of a medical specialty (residence permit type “H.10”).
f. Residence permits for humanitarian and exceptional reasons (category “A”):
fa. Ad hoc residence permit for humanitarian reasons, granted in particular to: i) third-country nationals who are victims and essential witnesses of criminal acts, victims of domestic violence, victims of crimes with racist characteristics, persons suffering from serious health problems, or victims of occupational accidents; ii) third-country nationals who are legally attending an approved therapeutic program for mental dependence; and iii) third-country nationals who, at the risk of their lives, have performed acts of social virtue, solidarity, or humanitarian contribution that promote the values of humanism (residence permit type “A.1”),
fb. Residence permit for victims of human trafficking covered by the Palermo Protocol, ratified by Law 3875/2010 (Government Gazette A’ 158), who are not covered by Articles 135 to 142 of this Law (residence permit type “A.2”),
fc. Residence permit for third-country nationals who were employed either under particularly exploitative working conditions or as minors, in accordance with Article 89 of Law 4052/2012 (Government Gazette A’ 41) (residence permit type “A.3”),
fd. Residence permit: (i) for adults unable to manage their affairs due to health reasons, or for minors who demonstrably require protective measures and are hosted by institutions or other legal entities of public benefit, where return to a safe environment is impossible; (ii) for minors whose custody has been assigned by decision of a Greek or foreign court recognized by the Greek authorities to families of Greek citizens or families of third-country nationals lawfully residing in Greece, or for whom adoption proceedings are pending before the Greek authorities; as well as (iii) for minors placed in foster families either by court decision or by written agreement between the natural parents or guardian or the body responsible for the minor’s care and the foster parents (residence permit type “A.4”),
fe. Residence permit for minors hosted in boarding schools operating under the supervision of competent ministries (residence permit type “A.5”),
ff. Residence permit for third-country nationals for exceptional reasons granted to parents of minor Greek nationals (residence permit type “A.6”),
fg. Residence permit for victims of human trafficking or migrant smuggling pursuant to Directive 2004/81/EC (residence permit type “A.7”).
g. Long-term residence permits (category “M”):
ga. Long-term resident permit pursuant to Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents (L 16) (residence permit type “M.1”),
gb. Ten-year residence permit (residence permit type “M.2”).
h. Residence permits for citizens of the European Union and members of their families pursuant to Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States, amending Regulation (EEC) No. 1612/68 and repealing Directives 64/221/EEC, 68/360/EEC, 72/194/EEC, 73/148/EEC, 75/34/EEC, 75/35/EEC, 90/364/EEC, 90/365/EEC, and 93/96/EEC (L 229), transposed into Greek legislation by Presidential Decree 106/2007 (Government Gazette A’ 135) (category “N”).
i. Residence permits for other reasons (category “I”):
ia. Residence permits for the service of public interest (residence permit type “I.1”),
ib. Residence permits: (i) for unmarried adult children over twenty-three (23) years of age of employees, members of diplomatic missions, provided they cohabit with their parents serving in Greece; (ii) for unmarried adult children over twenty-three (23) years of age of employees, members of consular authorities, provided they cohabit with their parents serving in Greece; (iii) for unmarried adult children over twenty-three (23) years of age of employees of international and European organizations notified to the competent Greek authorities, insofar as their legal status is governed by the relevant international conventions, including any headquarters agreement, provided they cohabit with their parents serving in Greece; as well as (iv) for family members, ascendants of the first degree, of employees who are members of diplomatic missions, consular authorities, or international and European organizations notified to the competent Greek authorities, insofar as their legal status is governed by the relevant international conventions, including any headquarters agreement (residence permit type “I.2”),
ic. Residence permits for employees working as private servants of members of diplomatic missions, in accordance with subparagraph (h) of Article 1 of the Vienna Convention of 1961 “On Diplomatic Relations,” ratified by Legislative Decree 503/1970 (Government Gazette A’108), who are abroad and are invited to Greece (residence permit type “I.3”),
id. Residence permits for the purpose of receiving medical, nursing, or palliative care (residence permit type “I.4”),
ie. Residence permits for Canadian citizens participating in the Youth Mobility Program, under the Agreement between Greece and Canada (Work and Holiday Visa), ratified by Law 4091/2012 (Government Gazette A’ 219) (residence permit type “I.5”),
if. Residence permits for foreign press correspondents (residence permit type “I.6”),
ig. Residence permits (i) for study or familiarization with the monastic life of Mount Athos, or (ii) for familiarization with monastic life/monasticism (residence permit type “I.7”),
ih. Residence permit for third-country nationals with sufficient means of subsistence (residence permit type “I.8”).
j. Residence permits for reasons of international and temporary protection (category “P”):
(i) Residence permits for refugees (residence permit type “P.1”),
(ii) Residence permits for beneficiaries of subsidiary protection (residence permit type “P.2”),
(iii) Residence permits for temporary protection (residence permit type “P.3”).
k. Residence permits for persons of Greek origin (category “Y”):
ka. Residence permit for persons of Greek origin who cannot be included in the regulatory framework applicable to persons of Greek origin from Albania, Turkey, or the countries of the former U.S.S.R. (residence permit type “Y.1”),
kb. Residence permits for persons of Greek origin from Albania, Turkey, and the former U.S.S.R. (residence permit type “Y.2”),
kc. Residence permit for family members of persons of Greek origin from the countries of the former U.S.S.R. (residence permit type “Y.3”).
l. Special certificate of lawful residence under paragraph 4 of Article 16 (residence title type “X”).
m. Residence permit for employees, members of diplomatic missions and consular authorities, and employees of international and European organizations notified to the competent Greek authorities, insofar as their legal status is governed by the relevant international conventions, including any headquarters agreement, as well as for their family members:
ma. Residence permit for employees (residence permit type “D.1”),
mb. Residence permit for family members (residence permit type “D.2”).
