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Άδεια διαμονής ενδοεταιρικής μετάθεσης – Αρχική χορήγηση («Ε.2»)
At a glance
Points of service
Available only digitally
Number of required documents
Description
The process concerns the issuance of a residence permit for the purpose of inter-company transfer and concerns third-country nationals who are employed as management executives, skilled workers, or trainee employees in companies in said third country, and who wish to be seconded and work for short periods of time (up to one year) in a company of the group of undertakings in Greece.
Basic information
Competent body
MINISTRY OF IMMIGRATION AND ASYLUM
Authority/Public body’s Unit responsible for the institutional framework of the procedure
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Validity duration
Variable subject to conditions
Application
Application Type
Application / Solemn Declaration
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Title
Issuance of an inter-company transfer residence permit – Initial issuance (‘E.2’)
Notes:
The application is submitted online on the special platform of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum.
What you will need
Means of authentication, identification and signature
Related
Means of redress or appeal:
The third-country national concerned has the right to appeal against the rejection decision. The application for treatment should be submitted within two (2) months of service of the decision. Applications for treatment are subject to a fee of EUR fifty (50). The request for treatment is submitted to the department that issued the relevant decision, which decides on it within an exclusive period of thirty (30) days from the date of submission.
Output & Results
Output
Administrative Act, Decision, Digital document production
Other information
Alternative titles
Issuance of a residence permit for the purpose of temporary secondment to a company, Issuance of a residence permit for the purpose of inter-company transfer
Official title
Inter-company transfer residence permit – Initial issuance (‘E.2’)
Languages supported
Greek, English
Categories
Trigger (submission method)
Application (digital)
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Variable subject to conditions
email and mobile phone
Other
411257, 112547
Supporting document
The process concerns the issuance of a residence permit for the purpose of inter-company transfer and concerns third-country nationals who are employed as management executives, skilled workers, or trainee employees in companies in said third country, and who wish to be seconded and work for short periods of time (up to one year) in a company of the group of undertakings in Greece.
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Administrative
Interested parties must hold a valid travel document recognised by the competent Greek authorities, meeting the requirements set out in Regulation (EU) 2016/399 ‘Schengen Borders Code’.
No
No
2
Administrative
Applicants must hold the required national visa.
No
No
3
Administrative
In order for applicants to obtain a national visa, their secondment in the context of an inter-company transfer must have been authorised by the competent service of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum. In order for the approval to be issued, the company’s legal representative in Greece, where the employee is to be posted, must submit an application and the required supporting documents.
No
No
4
Capacity
Third-country nationals who wish to be seconded from the group company in a third country to the group company in Greece, must hold one of the prescribed positions in the company in the third country, namely, either that of management executive, skilled worker, or trainee employee.
No
No
5
Prior Service
They must have been employed in the third-country company a specific period of time before applying for secondment to the group company in Greece and/or other EU Member States. More specifically, if they are a management executive or skilled worker, they must have worked at the company for 12 months, and if they are a trainee employee they must have worked at the company for six months.
No
No
6
Labour
They must maintain an employment relationship with the company in the third country and be remunerated by the company in the third country, and this must be documented by the employment contract with the third-country and the assignment letter from the company in the third country, which must be submitted. It should be noted that the assignment letter must include a detailed description of the period of secondment to the group company in Greece (and in other EU member-states, if they are to be posted to more than one member-state).
No
No
7
Insurance
They must have an insurance policy from a private insurance company in Greece or an insurance policy taken out abroad, explicitly stating that it covers the applicant for as long as they reside in Greece.
No
No
8
Time
They must not have exceeded the EU-wide maximum secondment period, which is three years for management executives or skilled workers and one year for trainee employees.
No
No
9
Time limit
Applicants must submit their application for the residence permit after their entry into the country and before the expiry of their national visa for the purpose of the inter-company transfer.
No
No
10
Health
They must not pose a risk to public health.
No
No
11
Of National Security
They must not be considered a threat to public policy, public security, or international relations, and must not have been registered in national databases as a persona non grata for serious reasons of public policy and security for longer than five years.
No
No
12
Identity
To submit an application, applicants must have a mobile telephone number and an email address.
No
No
1
Fee for residence permit, EUR 150
150 €
No
2
Charge for a printout of the electronic residence permit
16 €
No
1
A copy of the travel document bearing the required national visa.
Passport
A copy of the travel document bearing the required national visa.
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Submitted by:
Persons
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
3971
2
An insurance policy from a private insurance body in Greece.
Insurance contract
An insurance policy from a private insurance body in Greece.
Relevant link:
http://www1.eaee.gr/
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Submitted by:
Persons
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
6183
3
An insurance policy concluded abroad, which explicitly states that it covers the interested party for as long as they reside in Greece.
Insurance contract
An insurance policy concluded abroad, which explicitly states that it covers the interested party for as long as they reside in Greece.
Relevant link:
http://www1.eaee.gr/
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Submitted by:
Persons
Document submitted under requirements:
No
Alternative document of:
2
Yes
6183
4
One (1) recent colour photograph in hard copy format, which meets the same technical specifications as those applicable to photographs submitted for Greek passports, as applicable, as well as in digital format, either on an optical storage disk (CD) or on a magnetic storage medium (USB stick) in JPEG2000 format.
Photograph
No
8298
Joint Ministerial Decision
1
163692
2024
2724
Β
Description
Determination of the set of risks and benefits covered for comprehensive illness insurance coverage of third-country nationals applying for the issuance or renewal of a residence permit and insured with private insurance institutions.
Legal references
https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20240202724
Joint Ministerial Decision
5
95931
2024
1807
Β
Law
54
5038
2023
81
Α
1
Receipt of the residence permit application
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Directorate
Μethod of Implementation
Software action
Description
Third-country nationals who have obtained a national visa and entered the country must submit an online application – with the necessary supporting documents – for the issuance of an inter-company transfer permit.
No
No
2
Transmission to the applicant of proof of submission of their application
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Directorate
Μethod of Implementation
Software action
Description
Proof of submission of the online application is provided to the applicant.
No
No
3
Checking of supporting documents
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Employee
Μethod of Implementation
Inspection
Description
A check is carried out to verify that the required supporting documents are complete.
No
No
4
Transmission to the applicant of the certificate of submission of an online application for granting a residence permit
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Directorate
Μethod of Implementation
Software action
Description
A certificate of submission of an online application for granting a residence permit is transmitted to the applicant.
No
No
5
Examination of the application and biometric data
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Employee
Μethod of Implementation
Inspection
Description
At this stage, the application must be examined and the applicant’s biometric data must be obtained.
No
No
6
Issuance of a residence permit
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Director
Μethod of Implementation
Signature
Description
Following an examination of the application, the residence permit is issued.
Yes
Yes
7
Rejection of the application
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Director
Μethod of Implementation
Signature
Description
Following an examination of the application, the application for the issuance of the residence permit is rejected.
Notes
Third-country nationals concerned have the right to appeal against the rejection decision. The objection must be submitted within two (2) months of the decision being issued.
Yes
Yes
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