Computerised form for aliens / foreign nationals of non-Greek origin

From National Registry of Administrative Public Services



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At a glance

Points of service or Responsible unit for initiating the procedure

Available only digitally

Digital provision points

Number of required documents

5 to 7

Fees

Provided without cost

Estimated Time

2 months

Description

The procedure concerns the submission of a computerised application form by aliens / foreign nationals of non-Greek origin for admission to higher education, no exams required.

Basic information

Competent body

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SPORTS AND RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS

Authority/Public body’s Unit responsible for the institutional framework of the procedure

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Related links

Validity duration

1 year

Notes

Aliens / foreign graduates of high schools or equivalent schools in foreign countries may submit a computerised application form for admission to higher education in Greece, under special conditions without exams; multiple applications may be submitted.

Last update

25/07/2024

Application

Application Type

Application / Solemn Declaration

Submission by:

Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (exclusively by courier)

Submitted by:

Persons

Title

Electronic application – computerised form for admission of aliens / foreign nationals of non-Greek origin to higher education.

Notes:

Applicants must be aware that immediately after the application for admission and the computerised form are submitted electronically and completed, they shall:

A. Print directly from the application platform one (1) copy of the computerised application form and the affirmation in lieu shown in the ‘SUMMARY/REVIEW’

B. Sign the above (2) documents (all pages of the computerised form) and send them by courier to the Greek Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports by the specified deadline, together with the required supporting documents as described in the corresponding field.

What you will need

Means of authentication, identification and signature

Identification document, Identification by email and security code

    Print

    Requirements

      Fees

        Related


        Means of redress or appeal:

        Administrative appeal, Hierarchical appeal/recourse

        Request for review or appeal in accordance with Section 24 of Law No 2690/1999. Applicants may request either that the administrative authority which issued the act revoke or amend it (request for review), or that the authority having jurisdiction over the authority which issued the act annul it (appeal). The administrative authority to which the relevant request/appeal is submitted shall notify the applicant of its decision on the request/appeal.

        Output & Results

        Output

        Decision

        Steps

          Digital steps

            Other information

            Alternative titles

            Aliens / Foreign nationals of non-Greek origin

            Official title

            Application – computerised application form for admission to higher education in Greece for the following categories of candidates: (a) aliens / foreign nationals of non-Greek origin (graduates of high schools outside the EU); (b) graduates of high schools or equivalent schools of EU Member States.

            Languages supported

            English, Greek

            Legislation

              Categories

              Τype of procedure

              Trigger

              Applied for, Ex officio

              Trigger (submission method)

              Application (digital), Public service / public body document

              Life events

              Type

              Outgoing
              E1

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            • 1 Educational Secondary education qualification from a foreign school establishing the right to be admitted to universities in the issuing country.

              No No

            • 2 Of Ancestry At least one of the candidates’ parents is not of Greek origin.

              No No

            • 3 Time Having attended at least the last 2 years of high school or equivalent school in a foreign country, on a full-time basis.

              No No

            • 4 Educational Aliens / foreign candidates of non-Greek origin who are graduates of a foreign school (within or outside the EU) legally established and operating in Greece, who obtained qualifications that entitle them to admission to universities in the country whose educational programme aligns with that of the foreign school of graduation.

              Yes Yes

            • 5 Of Ancestry Neither the candidates nor their parents are of Greek origin.

              Yes Yes

            • 6 Time limit A specific deadline for the submission of applications is set for this procedure.

              No No

            • 7 Possession of passwords to enter software Each candidate must be assigned an entry code to the relevant digital platform.


              No No

            • 1 Secondary school-leaving certificate Proof of Study

              Secondary school-leaving certificate

              Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

              Submitted by: Persons

              Notes: Your qualification must be certified by the competent education authority in your country and submitted together with a photocopy of an official Greek translation.

              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 2825

            • 2 Attestation of competence from a foreign general secondary school. Proof of Study

              Attestation of competence from a foreign general secondary school.

              Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

              Submitted by: Persons

              Notes: An attestation of competence from a foreign general secondary school operating abroad or in Greece must be issued by the Directorate for Diaspora Education, Intercultural Education, European and Minority Schools of the Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports or by the Secondary Education Directorates in Greece or by the Education Coordinators of the Greek diplomatic and consular authorities abroad.

              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 2825

            • 3 Grade conversion certificate Certificate

              Grade conversion certificate

              Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

              Submitted by: Persons

              Notes: A grade conversion certificate is required in cases where the grades are not assessed on the 20-point scale; it must be issued by the Directorate for Diaspora Education, Intercultural Education, European and Minority Schools of the Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports or by the Secondary Education Directorates in Greece or by the Education Coordinators of the Greek diplomatic and consular authorities abroad. The average overall score must be expressed using a 20-point scale (0-20), with the highest grade being 20 and the lowest grade being 0.

              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 9703

            • 4 Foreign secondary technical vocational training certificate Proof of Study

              Foreign secondary technical vocational training certificate

              Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

              Submitted by: Persons

              Notes: An equivalent of the foreign secondary technical vocational training certificate is required, which must be issued by the Greek National Organisation for the Certification of Qualifications and Vocational Guidance); a grade conversion certificate is also required, which must be issued by the Directorate for Diaspora Education, Intercultural Education, European and Minority Schools of the Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports or by the Secondary Education Directorates in Greece or by the Education Coordinators of the Greek diplomatic and consular authorities abroad.

              Document submitted under requirements: Yes

              Document’s requirement: Educational

              Alternative document of: 2

              Yes 2825

            • 5 In the case of foreign certificates from foreign schools located in Greece, a certificate of equivalence issued by the Greek Secondary Education Directorates is also required. Certificate

              In the case of foreign certificates from foreign schools located in Greece, a certificate of equivalence issued by the Greek Secondary Education Directorates is also required.

              Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

              Submitted by: Persons


              Document submitted under requirements: Yes

              Document’s requirement: Educational

              Alternative document of: 2

              Yes 9703

            • 6 One (1) photocopy of an identity card. Photograph

              One (1) photocopy of an identity card.

              Relevant link: https://www.gov.gr/ipiresies/polites-kai-kathemerinoteta/stoikheia-polite-kai-tautopoietika-eggrapha/myphoto-gia-polites

              Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

              Submitted by: Persons


              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 8298

            • 7 One (1) photocopy of a passport or identity card or other official document with a photograph proving the candidate’s identity. Identification document

              One (1) photocopy of a passport or identity card or other official document with a photograph proving the candidate’s identity.

              Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

              Submitted by: Persons


              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 2244

            • Law 13 4452 2017 17 Α

              Description On the regulation of issues regarding the State Certificate of Foreign Language Proficiency, the National Library of Greece and other provisions

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20170100017

            • Law 50 4415 2016 159 Α

              Description Concerning regulations on Greek Education abroad, on Intercultural Education and other provisions

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20160100159

            • Law 2 2525 1997 188 Α

              Description On unified upper secondary school, access of its graduates to higher education, evaluation of the educational work and other provisions.

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=19970100188

            • Decision Φ.153/38054/Α5/24 2024

              Description On the amendment to Ministerial Decision Φ.151/20049/Β6/20.2.2007 on access to higher education for special categories of secondary education graduates referred to in Section 2(4)(a) of Law 2525/1997 (Series II, No 272), as regards the requirement of full attendance and the members of committees.

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20240202232

            • Decision Φ.153/38644/Α5 2020

              Description On the amendment concerning the number of options in the computerised form

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20200201004

            • Decision Φ.151/118482/Α5 2018

              Description On changes in the requirements for inclusion in the category

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20180203522

            • Decision Φ.151/47149/Α5 2016

              Description On an extensive modification of the abovementioned special categories and the description of the electronic application procedure.

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20160200820

            • Decision Φ.151/20049/Β6 2007

              Description On access to higher education for special categories of secondary school graduates referred to in Section 2(4)(a) of Law No 2525/1997, as replaced by Section 1(2) of Law No. 2909/2001 (Official Government Gazette, Series II, No 90) and Section 13(1),, (2) and (3) of Law No 3404/2005 (Official Government Gazette, Series I, No 260).

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20070200272

            • 1 Receipt of applications

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Commitee

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description The Committee responsible for the collection and verification of supporting documents receives and records the candidates’ applications submitted electronically via the digital platform within a period of 10 days.

              Notes After submitting the computerised form electronically, applicants must print the required documents in accordance with the instructions and send them, together with the other supporting documents, by courier to the competent Committee of the Greek Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports.

              No No


            • 2 The Committee responsible for the collection and verification of supporting documents verifies the supporting documents and compiles an electronic record.


              Μethod of Implementation Inspection

              Description After receiving the supporting documents, the Committee responsible for the collection and verification of supporting documents shall verify whether the candidates meet the requirements for inclusion in the special category and shall compile an electronic record of valid and invalid applications.

              No No


            • 3 Compilation of an electronic record of valid applications

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Commitee

              Μethod of Implementation Software action

              Description The competent Committee shall record the approved applications on a digital platform in order to proceed with the result publication procedure.

              Yes No


            • 4 Compilation of an electronic record of invalid applications

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Commitee

              Μethod of Implementation Software action

              Description The competent Committee shall record applications which were not approved on a digital platform.

              Yes Yes


            • 5 Processing preferences

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Commitee

              Μethod of Implementation Software action

              Description The authority, using an appropriate electronic application, shall process candidates’ preferences and data regarding their grades. This process will be carried out using computerised methods, i.e. special sheets and supporting documents, on the basis of which the selection is made.

              No No


            • 6 Publication of results

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Commitee

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description The results of the selected candidates will be published by the Committee responsible for their publication. The list of names in order of precedence of the candidates admitted to each school or department or their field of study shall be approved by the Committee; a record shall be compiled and sent for signature to the Minister of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports.

              No No


            • 7 Adopting a ministerial decision and notifying the candidates

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Minister

              Μethod of Implementation Signature

              Description The Minister for Education, Religious Affairs and Sports receives the lists of successful candidates and signs the relevant decision.

              No Yes


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