Issue of residence documents to UK citizens as beneficiaries of the UK – European Union Withdrawal Agreement

From National Registry of Administrative Public Services



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At a glance

Points of service

Country Security Departments, Country Security Sub-Directorates, Departments of Aliens, The competent services are the immigration departments for residents in the regions of Attica and Thessaloniki and the sub-divisions for security and the security departments dealing with foreigners’ affairs at the headquarters of the police directorates located around the country for residents in the rest of the country.

Digital provision points

  • The service is not provided digitally

Number of required documents

4 to 9

Fees

16 €

Estimated Time

15 days

Description

Citizens of the United Kingdom and members of their families, as defined in Article 9 of the Withdrawal Agreement and falling within the scope of Article 10 thereof will, upon application, be issued a residence permit in accordance with Article 18(4) of the Withdrawal Agreement. According to Article 18(4) of the Withdrawal Agreement, ‘Where a host state has chosen not to require Union citizens or United Kingdom nationals, their family members, and other persons, residing in its territory in accordance with the conditions set out in this Title, to apply for the new residence status referred to in paragraph 1 as a condition for legal residence, those eligible for residence rights under this Title have the right to receive, in accordance with the conditions set out in Directive 2004/38/EC, a residence document, which may be in a digital form, that includes a statement that it has been issued in accordance with this Agreement’. The period of validity of the residence permit is set at ten (10) years if the applicants have established a right of permanent residence in Greece and five (5) years if they have not established a right of permanent residence, in accordance with Articles 15 and 16 of the Withdrawal Agreement.

Basic information

Competent body

MINISTRY OF CITIZEN PROTECTION

Authority responsible for the provision of the procedure

HELLENIC POLICE

Service / organizational unit of a authority entity

The competent services are the immigration departments for residents in the regions of Attica and Thessaloniki and the sub-divisions for security and the security departments dealing with foreigners’ affairs at the headquarters of the police directorates located around the country for residents in the rest of the country.

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Last update

24/10/2024

Application

Application Type

Application

Submission by:

Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

Submitted by:

Persons

Title

Application for a residence document under the Agreement on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.

Notes:

The application for a residence permit must be submitted either in person or by an authorised lawyer or by spouses, ascendants, or adult descendants to the competent authorities in each case. The power of attorney must be proved in writing, with the signature of the authorising person authenticated by any public authority. For minor children, the application should be submitted either by the custodial parent or by a lawyer duly authorised by the custodian. Where custody is exercised by both parents, it is sufficient for one of the two parents to be present and for the other to provide their consent in writing, while the handwritten signature of the latter must be verified by any public authority.

What you will need

Means of authentication, identification and signature

Identification document

    Print

    Requirements

      Fees

        Related


        Means of redress or appeal:

        Hierarchical appeal/recourse

        Rules concerning a lack of reply from the competent authority and the legal consequences for the use:

        Disciplinary consequencesOther

        In accordance with the provisions of Article 31 of Directive 2004/38/EC, the applicant is entitled to bring an (hierarchical) appeal against the decision to reject the request within twenty (20) days of its notification before the locally competent director of the police directorate, or the directorates for foreign nationals of Attica and Thessaloniki, who will issue a decision within thirty (30) days.

        Output & Results

        Output

        Administrative Act, Decision, Document Production

        Steps

          Digital steps

            Other information

            Alternative titles

            Issuing a residence document to United Kingdom citizens as beneficiaries of the Agreement on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union

            Official title

            Issuing a residence document to United Kingdom citizens as beneficiaries of the Agreement on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union

            Languages supported

            Greek, English

            Legislation

              Categories

              Τype of procedure

              Trigger

              Applied for

              Trigger (submission method)

              Application (handwritten)

              Type

              Ingoing/Outgoing
              D1, D4


            • 1 Citizenship The applicant must be a national of the United Kingdom or a Member State of the Union (for family members of a beneficiary under the Withdrawal Agreement).


              No No

            • 2 Establishment UK citizens must have exercised their right of residence in Greece in accordance with EU law before the end of the transitional period (31/12/2020) and have continued to reside in Greece thereafter.


              No No

            • 3 Family Citizens of the United Kingdom or citizens of the Union must be family members of the persons referred to in Article 10(1)(b) and have resided within Greek territory in accordance with Union law before the end of the transitional period (31/12/2020) and have continued to reside in Greece thereafter.

              Alternative condition of 2

              Yes Yes

            • 4 Family UK or EU citizens must: i. be directly related to a person referred to in 10(1)(b) of the Withdrawal Agreement, ii. have resided outside Greek territory before the end of the transitional period and iii. meet the conditions set out in Article 2(2) of Directive 2004/38/EC at the time of submitting an application for residence for the purpose of reunification with the person to whom they are directly related.

              Alternative condition of 2

              Yes Yes

            • 5 Family UK or EU citizens must have been born to or legally adopted by a person referred to in Article 10(1)(b) of the Agreement after the end of the transitional period, either inside or outside Greece, and meet the conditions of Article 2(2)(c) of Directive 2004/38/EC at the time of applying for residence for the purpose of reunification with the person referred to in point (b) of that Article, and also meet one of the following conditions: i. both parents are persons referred to in point (b), or ii. one parent is a person referred to in point (b) and the other parent is a Greek national, or iii. one parent is a person referred to in point (b) and has the right of exclusive or joint custody of the child, in accordance with the applicable rules of the family law of a Member State or of the United Kingdom, including the applicable rules of private international law according to which rights of custody derived from the law of a third state are recognised in the Member State or the United Kingdom, in particular with regard to the best interests of the child and without prejudice to the smooth functioning of these applicable rules of private international law.

              Alternative condition of 2

              Yes Yes

            • 6 Family UK or EU citizens must be family members who resided in Greece in accordance with Articles 12, 13, or 17 of Directive 2004/38/EC before the end of the transitional period and have continued to reside in Greece thereafter.

              Alternative condition of 2

              Yes Yes

            • 7 Family UK or EU citizens must be persons falling within the scope of Article 3(2)(a) and (b) of Directive 2004/38/EC whose residence was facilitated by Greece in accordance with national legislation before the end of the transitional period in accordance with Article 3(2) of that Directive, provided that they have continued to reside in Greece since the end of the transitional period. This includes persons falling within the scope of Article 3(2)(a) and (b) of Directive 2004/38/EC who submitted an application for facilitation of entry and residence before the end of the transitional period and whose stay is facilitated by Greece in accordance with national legislation after the end of the transitional period.

              Alternative condition of 2

              Yes Yes

            • 8 Family UK or EU citizens must fall under Article 10(4) of the Withdrawal Agreement. In accordance with the article referred to, without prejudice to any own right of residence of the persons concerned and in accordance with its national legislation and Article 3(2)(b) of Directive 2004/38/EC, Greece facilitates the entry and residence of the partner with whom the person referred to in Article 10(1)(b) of the Agreement has a stable relationship, duly proven, if that partner resided outside Greece before the end of the transitional period, provided that the relationship was stable before the end of the transitional period and continues at the time of submission of the residence application by the partner.

              Alternative condition of 2

              Yes Yes

            • 9 Conditions for non-commission of criminal offenses UK citizens residing in Greece must not have been subject to restrictions on the right of entry and residence in accordance with Article 20 of the Withdrawal Agreement.


              No No

            • 10 Of Consent Applicants must consent to the taking of their fingerprints. Failure to consent to the taking of fingerprints is considered failure to meet the conditions for the residence permit and the decision to issue the residence permit is revoked.


              No No

            • 1 Issuing/renewing/replacing a residence permit 16 €

              e-Administrative Fee code 2296

              Cost Calculation One-off

              Method of Payment Bank cashier, Digital (debit / credit card), Digital (web banking), Hellenic Post

              Type of Cost e-Administrative Fee

              Fee Link https://www1.gsis.gr/sgsisapps/eparavolo/public/create.htm?langId=2

              No

            • 1 A valid passport or travel document recognised by Greece. Travel Document

              A valid passport or travel document recognised by Greece.

              Submission by: Presented by the applicant

              Submitted by: Persons


              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 4746

            • 2 Four (4) recent colour photographs in physical form, with the same technical specifications as passports. Photograph

              Four (4) recent colour photographs in physical form, with the same technical specifications as passports.

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

              Submitted by: Persons


              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 8298

            • 3 Proof of the applicant’s home address in Greek territory. Proof of Residence

              Proof of the applicant’s home address in Greek territory.

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

              Submitted by: Persons

              Notes: Indicative supporting documents are: rental agreements, property titles, public utility/landline/mobile telephone bills, tax statements or any other appropriate document in which the applicant’s address of residence in the Greek territory is officially indicated.

              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 9347

            • 4 Certificate of registration of a citizen of an EU Member State or a document certifying the permanent residence of a citizen of an EU Member State pursuant to Presidential Decree 106/2007 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 135). Certificate

              Certificate of registration of a citizen of an EU Member State or a document certifying the permanent residence of a citizen of an EU Member State pursuant to Presidential Decree 106/2007 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 135).

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

              Submitted by: Persons

              Notes: If there is doubt that the applicant who holds a certificate of registration of a citizen of an EU Member State or a document certifying the permanent residence of a citizen of an EU Member State pursuant to Presidential Decree 106/2007 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 135) resided within Greek territory before the end of the transitional period in accordance with the law of the Union, the competent police authority may require the production of additional documents for the purpose of proving this fact.

              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 9703

            • 5 Evidence showing that the applicant has resided within Greek territory in accordance with Union law before the end of the transitional period. Proof of Residence

              Evidence showing that the applicant has resided within Greek territory in accordance with Union law before the end of the transitional period.

              Relevant link: http://www.astynomia.gr/index.php?option=ozo content&perform=view&id=98914&Itemid=133&lang=

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

              Submitted by: Persons

              Notes: Where the applicant is a citizen of the United Kingdom who was residing within Greek territory before the end of the transitional period under EU law, without having applied for the issuing of the documents referred to in Presidential Decree 106/2007 and continues to reside there, evidence proving that the applicant has resided within Greek territory since before the end of the transitional period must be produced.

              Document submitted under requirements: Yes

              Document’s requirement: Establishment

              Alternative document of: 4

              Yes 9347

            • 6 Evidence that the applicant continues to meet the requirements of Articles 7, 12, 13, 14, 16 or 17 of Directive 2004/38/EEC, in conjunction with Articles 15 and 16 of the Withdrawal Agreement. Proof

              Evidence that the applicant continues to meet the requirements of Articles 7, 12, 13, 14, 16 or 17 of Directive 2004/38/EEC, in conjunction with Articles 15 and 16 of the Withdrawal Agreement.

              Relevant link: http://www.astynomia.gr/index.php?option=ozo content&perform=view&id=98914&Itemid=133&lang=

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

              Submitted by: Persons

              Notes: Where the applicant is a citizen of the United Kingdom who was residing within Greek territory before the end of the transitional period under EU law and continues to reside there and has either been issued one of the documents provided for in Presidential Decree 106/2007 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 135) or has not requested that they be issued, evidence must be submitted that they meet the requirements of Articles 7, 12, 13, 14, 16 or 17 of Directive 2004/38/ΕC, in conjunction with Articles 15 and 16 of the Withdrawal Agreement.

              Document submitted under requirements: Yes

              Document’s requirement: Time limit

              No 3798

            • 7 Evidence that the applicant meets the conditions set out in subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of point (e) of Article 10(1) and (4) of the Withdrawal Agreement. Proof

              Evidence that the applicant meets the conditions set out in subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of point (e) of Article 10(1) and (4) of the Withdrawal Agreement.

              Relevant link: http://www.astynomia.gr/index.php?option=ozo content&perform=view&id=98914&Itemid=133&lang=

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

              Submitted by: Persons

              Notes: For United Kingdom citizens who are, pursuant to Article 2(2) of Directive 2004/38/EC, family members or are pursuant to Article 3(2) of Directive 2004/38/EC, partners having a duly established fixed relationship with a United Kingdom citizen who has exercised the right to reside within Greek territory in accordance with EU law before the end of the transitional period and continues to reside there, evidence is required that they meet the conditions set out in subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of point (e) of Article 10(1) and (4) of the Withdrawal Agreement if they are subject to the provisions referred to.

              Document submitted under requirements: Yes

              Document’s requirement: Family

              No 3798

            • 8 Medical certificate of permanent or temporary inability of having fingerprints taken. Health certificate

              Medical certificate of permanent or temporary inability of having fingerprints taken.

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

              Submitted by: Persons

              Notes: Persons who are completely unable to provide fingerprints for physical reasons at the time of submission of the application, will submit, together with the supporting documents referred to in Article 2, a medical certificate signed by a doctor of a specialty corresponding to the confirmed condition proving the permanent or temporary inability to have fingerprints taken. Persons who are permanently unable to provide fingerprints for physical reasons are exempted from the obligation to do so.

              Document submitted under requirements: Yes

              Document’s requirement: Health

              No 5511

            • 9 A medical certificate stating that the applicant is unable to travel or has substantial difficulty in travelling to the competent fingerprinting service. Health certificate

              A medical certificate stating that the applicant is unable to travel or has substantial difficulty in travelling to the competent fingerprinting service.

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

              Submitted by: Persons

              Notes: If the applicant has particularly serious health reasons, as proven by a medical certificate issued by a doctor of a specialty corresponding to the confirmed condition, which make it impossible or substantially impede them from travelling to the competent service (hospitalised at home or in a nursing institution, disabled persons), then, by way of exception, an official of the service will travel to the place where the person concerned is located to take their fingerprints, bringing the appropriate electronic equipment, and the fingerprinting procedure will be followed.

              Document submitted under requirements: Yes

              Document’s requirement: Health

              No 5511

            • European Regulation 1954 2017

              Description Regulation (EU) 2017/1954 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2017 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002 laying down a uniform format for residence permits for third-country nationals.

              Legal references https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EL/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32017R1954

            • European Regulation 380 2008

              Description Council Regulation (EC) No 380/2008 of 18 April 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002 laying down a uniform format for residence permits for third-country nationals.

              Legal references https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EL/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32008R0380

            • European Regulation 1030 2002

              Description Council Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002 of 13 June 2002 laying down a uniform format for residence permits for third-country nationals.

              Legal references https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/el/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32002R1030

            • European Directive 2004/38/EK 2004

              Description European Directive 2004/38/EC is the legal basis for the issue of the residence document under Article 18(4) of the Agreement on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.

              Legal references https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EL/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02004L0038-20110616

            • Decision of the European institutions 1114 2020

              Description European Commission Implementing Decision 2020/1114 concerns the documents to be issued by Member States to United Kingdom citizens and their family members, irrespective of nationality, in accordance with Article 18(1) and (4) and Article 20 of the Agreement on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community.


            • Decision of the European institutions 18 παρ. 4 της Συμφωνίας Αποχώρησης 135 2020

              Description Council Decision (EU) 2020/135 of 30 January 2020 on the conclusion of the Agreement on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community. In addition, pursuant to Article 18(4) of the Withdrawal Agreement, ‘... those eligible for residence rights under this Title shall have the right to receive, in accordance with the conditions set out in Directive 2004/38/EC, a residence document, which may be in a digital form, that includes a statement that it has been issued in accordance with this Agreement.’

              Legal references https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EL/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:12020W/TXT&from=EN

            • Presidential Decree 106 2007 135 Α

              Description Presidential Decree 106/2007 concerns the free movement and residence with Greek territory of citizens of the European Union and their family members, by which Directive 2004/38/EC was incorporated into national law. The aforementioned Presidential Decree was applied to citizens of the United Kingdom until the end of the transitional period, i.e. 31 December 2020, the date until which they were treated as citizens of the Union.

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20070100135

            • Joint Ministerial Decision 1 και 2 4000/1/113-α΄ 2020 4610 Β

              Description Article 1 refers to the issuing of residence permits to beneficiaries of the Withdrawal Agreement, while Article 2 refers to the required supporting documents.

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20200204610

            • Formal document C 173/01 2020

              Description Commission Communication – Guidance Note relating to the Agreement on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community.

              Legal references https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EL/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:52020XC0520%2805%29&from=EN

            • 1 Receipt of application and supporting documents

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Department

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description An official of the competent police service receives the application and the supporting documents submitted.

              No No


            • 2 Verification of the completeness of supporting documents and fulfilment of the conditions for issuing the document

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Department

              Μethod of Implementation Inspection

              Description The competent police authority checks the completeness of the supporting documents and the applicants fulfilment of the conditions to receive the residence document referred to in Article 18(4) of the Withdrawal Agreement.

              No No


            • 3 Preparing an administrative file and forwarding it to the head of the service

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Department

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description For department-level services (departments for foreign nationals or security departments), decisions are made by the administrator or their deputy and for sub-directorate level services (security directorates of the country) by their director or their deputy.

              No No


            • 4 Issuance of a decision to issue the residence document

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Director

              Μethod of Implementation Signature

              Description If the director or the administrator of the competent police service or their deputies approve the applicant’s application, they issue and sign the decision to issue the residence permit referred to in Article 18(4) of the Withdrawal Agreement.

              Yes No


            • 5 Issuance of a rejection

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Director

              Μethod of Implementation Signature

              Description Rejection of the application is made by reasoned decision of the director or administrator, and is notified with proof of delivery in accordance with Article 30 of Directive 2004/38/EC and includes a return decision in accordance with Article 21(1) of Law 3907/2011 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 7), provided that the legal conditions for this are met.

              Notes In accordance with the provisions of Article 31 of Directive 2004/38/EC, the applicant is entitled to bring an (hierarchical) appeal against the above decision within twenty (20) days of its notification before the locally competent director of the police directorate, or the directorates for foreign nationals of Attica and Thessaloniki, who will issue a decision within thirty (30) days.

              Yes No


            • 6 Examination of an appeal against a rejection decision and issuance of decision

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Director

              Μethod of Implementation Inspection

              Description If the applicant submits an appeal to the locally competent director of the police directorate or directorates for foreign nationals of Attica and Thessaloniki, the application and the supporting documents are reviewed by the latter and a decision is issued within thirty (30) days.

              Notes If the appeal is accepted, the case is returned to the local director or administrator of the service for the residence permit to be issued, and, where the application is rejected, a reasoned decision is issued,that is notified to the applicant, accompanied by evidence, and the enforcement of the return decision is ordered, provided that the legal conditions for this are met.

              Yes No


            • 7 Issuance of a certificate of submission of supporting documents

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Department

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description If their application is approved and until their residence permit is issued, applicants are provided with a certificate of submission of supporting documents.

              No No


            • 8 Ex officio transmission of the decision granting residence and referral of the applicant to the competent fingerprinting service

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Department

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description Upon completion of the registration procedure, and if it decides to issue the residence permit, the competent police authority officially sends a copy of the decision and refers applicants to the competent fingerprinting service in order to have their fingerprints taken.

              No No


            • 9 Fingerprinting of applicants

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Department

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description The competent fingerprinting service obtains and encrypts the fingerprints of the index fingers of both hands of applicants unless the applicant is a minor under the age of six (6) years and is therefore exempt from this obligation. in the event of permanent or temporary inability to obtain the fingerprint of the index finger, then the fingerprint of the thumb or the middle finger or the ring finger of the same hand is taken in that order, while in the event of a one-handed person, the fingerprint of a second finger from the existing hand is taken, in the same order as above. Persons who are permanently unable to provide fingerprints for physical reasons are exempted from the obligation to do so. if the applicant has particularly serious health reasons, as proven by a medical certificate issued by a doctor of a specialty corresponding to the confirmed condition, which make it impossible or substantially impede them from travelling to the competent service (hospitalised at home or in a nursing institution, disabled persons), then, by way of exception, an official of the service will travel to the place where the person concerned is located to take their fingerprints, bringing the appropriate electronic equipment, and the fingerprinting procedure will be followed.

              Notes Applicant citizens submit their fingerprints to the relevant departments for foreign nationals of the Hellenic Police for those residing in the regions of Attica and Thessaloniki and to the relevant passport offices established and operating in the countrys police directorates for those residing in the rest of the country.

              No No


            • 10 Sending documents and biometric data

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Department

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description Once fingerprints have been taken, the competent fingerprinting service sends via courier a copy of the decision to issue the residence permit that was transmitted to them, the fingerprinting form, and the encrypted page with the fingerprints and the details of the person to whom they belong to the Passports and Security Documents Directorate of the Hellenic Police Headquarters.

              No No


            • 11 Printing of residence document

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Directorate

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description The Passports and Security Documents Directorate of the Hellenic Police Headquarters prints the residence permit within fifteen (15) calendar days from the receipt of the decision and the required documents.

              No No


            • 12 Sending of printed residence document

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Directorate

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description The Passports and Security Documents Directorate of the Hellenic Police Headquarters forwards the printed residence document by courier, via the competent fingerprinting service, to the competent police service issuing the document.

              No No


            • 13 Service of printed residence document

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Department

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description Upon receipt of the printed residence document, the competent police service issuing the document invites the applicant to come to the service to hand over the certificate of submission of documents given to them when their request was approved and to be served the residence document.

              No Yes



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