Recognition of foreign divorce decisions and decrees in Greece
The divorce process is often complex and emotionally charged, and when combined with the dimension of international regulations and jur...
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EU long-term residence permit in Greece: Conditions and procedure for obtaining the long-term resident status
Obtaining long-term resident status is a key objective for many third-country nationals residing in Greece, due to the beneficial conse...
Residence permit for financially independent persons (FIP) in Greece: Increase to the amount of sufficient resources required
The residence permit for financially independent persons (FIP - more precisely "residence permit for persons with sufficient means of s...
Residence Permits for Employment in Greece: All Categories and Requirements
In recent years, there has been a growing interest among third-country nationals in working in European Union countries, including Gree...
The new changes in the Greek Golden Visa procedure after Law 5100/2024
Radical changes are about to take place in the process of issuing investor residence permits in Greece (Golden Visa) following the publ...
National entry visa (Visa) and residence permit for Digital Nomads in Greece: The documents required under the new Immigration Code
On 20.03.2024, the Joint Ministerial Decision of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Immigration and Asylum No. 95391/20-03-2024 was i...
Residence permit in Greece for “highly qualified” employees (EU Blue Card)
It was the need to attract highly qualified personnel that led to the introduction of a special residence permit in Greece for "highly ...
Residence permit in Greece for Financially Independent Persons (FIP): What changes after 01st of April 2024
On 01.04.2024 the implementation of the new law 5038/2023 (New Immigration Code) will begin. The new law has caused concern among peopl...
Post study work residence permit in Greece
One of the most frequent issues that concerns citizens of third countries who have a residence permit for studies in Greece is their st...
New type of residence permit in Greece for illegal immigrants
With article 193 of Law 5078/2023 (Government Gazette A΄211/20.12.2023), a new type of residence permit is introduced in Greece for cit...
Residence permit in Greece for digital nomads: Answers to the main questions of the applicants
Greece is a particularly popular destination for digital nomads, i.e. people who work remotely using technological means. Precisely for...
Ten-year residence permit in Greece (residence permit type M2)
According to article 161 of Law 5038/2023, it is stipulated that third-country citizens who reside in Greece are granted a ten-year res...
Mass legalization of illegal immigrants in Greece: New type of residence permit for illegal immigrants expected to be introduced
According to an amendment submitted on 16.12.2023 to the draft law of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security entitled "Professional ...
Retire in Greece: Attractive Tax Scheme for Foreigners
As the famous Greek poet Odysseas Elytis who won the Nobel Prize in Literature (1979) once said "If you disconnect Greece, in the end y...
Civil partnership agreement in Greece and residence permit in Greece based on a civil partnership with a Greek citizen
The civil partnership (cohabitation) agreement was established in Greece for the first time as an institution in the year 2008 and was ...
Residence permit for digital nomads in Greece: What changes from 01.01.2024 (Law No 5038/2023)
A major innovation in Greek immigration legislation was the institution of a new category of national entry visa (visa type D) for digi...
Obtaining a child through a surrogate mother in Greece: Conditions and Procedure
The institution of surrogacy serves the woman's need to have a child, when she is unable to carry it for medical reasons, but also...
Residence Permit in Greece for Family Members of a Greek Citizen: Prerequisites and Procedure
The New Greek Immigration Code (Law 5038/2023 – former Law 4251/2014) provides the possibility of granting a residence permit to third-...