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Έγκριση απασχόλησης / μετάκλησης για εξαρτημένη εργασία («Ε.4»)
At a glance
Number of required documents
Description
This process concerns the application for an employment authorisation that employers must submit when they wish to employ a third-country national for the purpose of providing work under an employment relationship.
Basic information
Competent body
MINISTRY OF IMMIGRATION AND ASYLUM
Authority/Public body’s Unit responsible for the institutional framework of the procedure
,
Validity duration
Variable subject to conditions
Application
Application Type
Application
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (exclusively by courier)
Submitted by:
Legal entities, Persons
Title
Employment/hiring authorisation under an employment relationship (‘E.4’)
Notes:
The application submitted by employers to approve the hiring of a third-country national for the provision of work under an employment relationship must be submitted via the electronic services of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum. However, until the activation of the electronic process, the application must be submitted via courier service to the one-stop service of the Directorate of Aliens and Immigration of the Decentralised Administration in which the employer is based. In particular, if a third-country national is being hired as domestic staff, the application must be submitted to the one-stop service within the geographical remit of the place of residence where the domestic services are to be provided. If a third-country national is being hired as a worker in the agricultural sector, the application must be submitted to the one-stop service within the geographical remit in which the agricultural or livestock holding in question is located, under which the employer is requesting the employment authorisation. If a third-country national is being hired as an employee in any other sector, the application must be submitted to the one-stop service, within the geographical remit in which the registered office of the hiring company is located.
The application must also indicate the number of posts, the details, and nationality of the third-country nationals to be employed, their specialisation and period of employment.
What you will need
Means of authentication, identification and signature
Identification with TAXISnet codes
Related
Means of redress or appeal:
Output & Results
Output
Administrative Act, Decision, Digital document production, Launch another procedure
Other information
Alternative titles
Hiring authorisation for a third-country national to provide work under an employment relationship, Employment authorisation for a third-country national with an employment contract
Official title
Employment/hiring authorisation under an employment relationship (‘E.4’)
Languages supported
Greek, English
Categories
Trigger (submission method)
Application (digital), Application (letter)
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4
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3
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56992
No
Variable subject to conditions
Identification with TAXISnet codes
411257, 112547
7166
Supporting document
This process concerns the application for an employment authorisation that employers must submit when they wish to employ a third-country national for the purpose of providing work under an employment relationship.
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1
Availability
There must be a job available in accordance with the provisions of Article 27 of Law 5038/2023.
No
No
2
Labour
Employers should conclude and then submit employment contracts of at least one (1) year for full-time employment for the citizen hired.
No
No
3
Capacity
Employers should demonstrate the relevance of the specialisation of the hired third-country national to the object and general business activity of their business.
No
No
4
Income
The employer must have an annual gross income of at least EUR 22 000 (twenty-two thousand euros) per year per person hired, if the employer is a natural person.
No
No
5
Income
If the employer is a professional with a sole proprietorship or a legal entity, they must have an annual gross income of at least EUR 60 000 (sixty thousand euros) per person hired. If hiring for employment in the agricultural sector, the gross income of the hiring employer, where the employer is a professional with a sole proprietorship or a legal person, is set, in both cases at EUR 22 000, taking into account any subsidy received by the employer, in accordance with the applicable legislation.
Alternative condition of
4
Yes
Yes
6
Possession of passwords to enter software
Employers must have taxisnet codes in order to submit the application.
No
No
1
Employer charge for hiring an employee under an employment relationship It should be clarified that employers will have to pay a fee of EUR 200 for each third-country national they want to employ. If they want to employ three workers, they must pay three fees, namely a total of EUR 600.
200 €
No
1
An employment contract with a duration of at least one (1) year in Greece for full-time employment, showing that the worker’s remuneration is at least equal to the monthly earnings of an unskilled worker.
Contract
An employment contract with a duration of at least one (1) year in Greece for full-time employment, showing that the worker’s remuneration is at least equal to the monthly earnings of an unskilled worker.
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (by courier only), Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Submitted by:
Legal entities, Persons
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
9164
2
A copy of the pages of the candidate worker’s current travel document, containing the identification details and photograph of the third-country national.
Passport
A copy of the pages of the candidate worker’s current travel document, containing the identification details and photograph of the third-country national.
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (by courier only), Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Submitted by:
Legal entities, Persons
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
3971
3
An income tax statement for the previous financial year, if the employer is a natural person, showing their ability to pay monthly salaries, as defined in the employment contract, and showing a gross income of at least EUR 22 000 (twenty-two thousand euros) per person hired.
It should be noted that if hiring for employment in the agricultural sector, the gross income of the employer, where the employer is a professional with a sole proprietorship or a legal person, is set at EUR 22 000, taking into account any subsidy received by the employer, in accordance with the applicable legislation.
Proof of Income
An income tax statement for the previous financial year, if the employer is a natural person, showing their ability to pay monthly salaries, as defined in the employment contract, and showing a gross income of at least EUR 22 000 (twenty-two thousand euros) per person hired.
It should be noted that if hiring for employment in the agricultural sector, the gross income of the employer, where the employer is a professional with a sole proprietorship or a legal person, is set at EUR 22 000, taking into account any subsidy received by the employer, in accordance with the applicable legislation.
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (by courier only), Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Submitted by:
Persons
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
6430
4
If the employer is a legal entity, a copy of this legal entity’s tax return, showing the employer is able to pay the monthly remuneration indicated in the employment contract, and that such entity has a minimum gross annual income of EUR 60 000 per person hired.
Proof of Income
If the employer is a legal entity, a copy of this legal entity’s tax return, showing the employer is able to pay the monthly remuneration indicated in the employment contract, and that such entity has a minimum gross annual income of EUR 60 000 per person hired.
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (by courier only), Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Submitted by:
Legal entities
Document submitted under requirements:
No
Alternative document of:
3
Yes
6430
5
If the employer is a professional with a sole proprietorship, an income tax statement showing their ability to pay the monthly remuneration indicated in the employment contract, as well as a gross income of at least EUR 60 000 per person hired.
Proof of Income
If the employer is a professional with a sole proprietorship, an income tax statement showing their ability to pay the monthly remuneration indicated in the employment contract, as well as a gross income of at least EUR 60 000 per person hired.
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (by courier only), Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Submitted by:
Persons
Document submitted under requirements:
No
Alternative document of:
3
Yes
6430
6
If the employer is a business or a legal entity, they must submit evidence showing the relevance of the third-country national’s specialisation to the object of the enterprise and its business activity.
Supporting documents per case
If the employer is a business or a legal entity, they must submit evidence showing the relevance of the third-country national’s specialisation to the object of the enterprise and its business activity.
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (by courier only), Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Submitted by:
Legal entities, Persons
Document submitted under requirements:
Yes
Document’s requirement:
Professional
No
4332
7
A certificate from the competent services of the Ministry of Rural Development and Food on ‘Hiring third-country nationals’ regarding the correspondence of the cultivated area or livestock per worker, including the use of the Work Unit (WU), as defined in Article 1(2) of Decision No 169653/3-6-2011 (Government Gazette, Series II, Issue 1181), as amended by Decision No 1415/80082/12-07-2016 (Government Gazette, Series II, Issue 2386), where required.
Supporting documents per case
A certificate from the competent services of the Ministry of Rural Development and Food on ‘Hiring third-country nationals’ regarding the correspondence of the cultivated area or livestock per worker, including the use of the Work Unit (WU), as defined in Article 1(2) of Decision No 169653/3-6-2011 (Government Gazette, Series II, Issue 1181), as amended by Decision No 1415/80082/12-07-2016 (Government Gazette, Series II, Issue 2386), where required.
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Submitted by:
Legal entities, Persons
Document submitted under requirements:
Yes
Document’s requirement:
Labour
No
4332
Circular
6
2024
Joint Ministerial Decision
7
95931
2024
1807
Β
Law
61,62
5038
2023
81
Α
1
Receipt of the application for approval of employment
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Directorate
Μethod of Implementation
Software action
Description
Receipt of the application for hiring of a third-country national for the provision of work under an employment relationship.
No
No
2
Completeness check of the requirements and supporting documents
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Employee
Μethod of Implementation
Inspection
Description
The application and relevant supporting documents are examined.
No
No
3
Adoption of an approval act
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Director
Μethod of Implementation
Signature
Description
After verification of the application, the approval act is issued.
No
No
4
Transmission of the approval act to the competent Greek consular authority
Μethod of Implementation
Manual Action
Description
The act authorising the hiring of the worker shall be transmitted by email, together with the contract of employment signed by the employer, to the competent Greek consular authority.
No
Yes
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