Single - Type Residence Permit for Βeneficiaries of Refugee Status

From National Registry of Administrative Public Services



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At a glance

Points of service

Digital provision points

  • The service is not provided digitally

Number of required documents

4

Fees

Provided without cost

Estimated Time

50 days

Description

Once the decision granting refugee status to a third country national or stateless person has been issued and served, the beneficiary acquires the right to a residence permit. Therefore, the Asylum Service delivers to the beneficiary a decision stating that it has been decided to grant him or her a Single-Type Residence Permit.

Basic information

Competent body

MINISTRY OF IMMIGRATION AND ASYLUM

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

Authority responsible for the provision of the procedure

MINISTRY OF IMMIGRATION AND ASYLUM

Service / organizational unit of a authority entity

Asylum Service

Provided to

Related links


Last update

17/04/2024

Application




What you will need

Means of authentication, identification and signature

Identification document

    Print

    Requirements

      Fees

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        Output & Results

        Output

        Administrative Act

        Steps

          Digital steps

            Other information

            Official title

            Granting of a Single - Type Residence Permit for beneficiaries of refugee status

            Languages supported

            English

            Legislation

              Categories

              Τype of procedure

              Trigger

              Applied for

              Trigger (submission method)

              Application (handwritten)

              Type

              Outgoing

              ,


            • 1 Citizenship Applicants for international protection are third-country nationals or stateless persons who ask not to be deported because they fear persecution on grounds of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, or because they risk being subjected to serious harm in their country of origin or former residence, in particular because they risk the death penalty or execution, torture or inhuman or degrading treatment, or because their life or integrity is at risk as a result of an international or civil conflict.


              No No

            • 2 Citizenship Beneficiaries of refugee status


              No No

            • 3 Administrative Not to be examined for the refugee status beneficiary, withdrawal of status, if there are reasons of public order or national security, although such a case will rarely arise where withdrawal is already being considered when the decision on the application is taken.


              No No

            • 4 Conditions for non-commission of criminal offenses The beneficiary of refugee status must not be serving a prison sentence or imprisonment (i.e. at the time of the positive decision to grant status, he/she must not be detained in a correctional institution - criminal prisoner). In the above case, no decision to issue a uniform residence permit shall be issued until the person is released from prison.


              No No

            • 1 Proof of receipt of supporting documents provided by the Passport Office of the Hellenic Police. Identification document

              Proof of receipt of supporting documents provided by the Passport Office of the Hellenic Police.

              Submission by: Presented by the applicant

              Submitted by: Persons


              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 2244

            • 2 An exact copy of the decision issued by the Head of the Regional Asylum Office showing that the Asylum Service has approved you to be granted a residence permit. Rule

              An exact copy of the decision issued by the Head of the Regional Asylum Office showing that the Asylum Service has approved you to be granted a residence permit.

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

              Submitted by: Persons


              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 1127

            • 3 International Protection Applicants Form stamped with the indication "Pending Residence Permit" from the Regional Asylum Office that issued the decision granting refugee status. Nationality document

              International Protection Applicants Form stamped with the indication "Pending Residence Permit" from the Regional Asylum Office that issued the decision granting refugee status.

              Submission by: Presented by the applicant

              Submitted by: Persons


              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 9368

            • 4 A recent Greek passport-type photograph. Photograph

              A recent Greek passport-type photograph.

              Relevant link: https://www.gov.gr/en/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

              Relevant Procedure: MyPhoto for citizens

              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 8298

            • Law 4636 2019 169 Α

              Description International protection and other provisions.

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20190100169

            • Joint Ministerial Decision 24 7315 2014 2461 Β

              Description Procedure for granting of a Single - Type Residence Permit of beneficiaries of refugee status to beneficiaries of international protection

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20140202461

            • 1 Granting to the beneficiary a decision of a single-type residence permit

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description The competent Regional Asylum Office which has decided on granting of a refugee status to the beneficiary/her shall, following the performance of its decision to grant him a status, give an exact copy of the decision of the Head of the Office with the decision to grant a single-type of residence permit; evidence of the decision to grant a refugee status shall refer to the decision of the Head of the Office of the granting of a single residence permit.

              No No


            • 2 Reissuing an Applicant's Card International Protection


              Description The competent Regional Asylum Office shall re-issue the applicants international protection form in the form of a card with a six-month period of issue.

              No No


            • 3 Distribution of information leaflets to the beneficiary of refugee status

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description The beneficiary is given the information leaflet on the rights of beneficiaries of international protection and the information leaflet on the documents to be submitted to the competent police service for the printing of the uniform residence permit.

              No No


            • 4 Information to the beneficiary concerning the period between receipt of the printed residence permit of a single type

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description The beneficiary of refugee status is informed about the period of time that will elapse in order to come to the Regional Asylum Office to receive his/her residence permit, having with him/her the international protection applicant card and the document of receipt of documents that will be issued by the Police.

              Notes The beneficiary is reminded that in the meantime, if his/her international protection card expires, he/she must come to the Asylum Service to renew it.

              No No


            • 5 Submission of an application for the acquisition of a printed residence permit of a single type by the beneficiary to the appropriate Passport Office

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Co-responsible for Implementation HELLENIC POLICE

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description The beneficiary of refugee status will have to submit an application to a Passport Office depending on the region where he/she resides in order to obtain a printed single-type residence permit.

              Notes In order to submit the application, the beneficiary must have the following documents with him/her 1) An exact copy of the decision of the Head of the Regional Asylum Office indicating that the Asylum Service has approved the granting of a residence permit. 2) The International Protection Applicants Bulletin stamped with the indication "Pending Residence Permit" which he also gets from the Regional Asylum Office. 3) A recent Greek passport type photograph. 4) His/her fingerprints will also be taken. It is noted that the beneficiary does not need to pay a fee.

              No No


            • 6 Receipt of evidence to be provided by the Passport Office

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Co-responsible for Implementation HELLENIC POLICE

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description When the beneficiary submits the supporting documents, he/she will be given a receipt from the Passport Office. This receipt should not be lost, as it is necessary to show it when receiving the printed residence permit from the competent Regional Asylum Office / Asylum Self Service Unit.

              Notes Subsequently, the beneficiary of a refugee status should monitor the online communications from the Asylum Service on ready residence permits (https://migration.gov.gr/gas/aitoyntes-kai-dikaioychoi/adees-diamonis/listes-etoimon-adeion-diamonis/) and use his/her case number to check whether the authorisation is ready and to be informed of the date and time to receive it.

              No No


            • 7 Presentation by the beneficiary of the proof of receipt of documents at the competent Regional Asylum Office

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description When the beneficiary arrives at the Regional Asylum Office / Asylum Unit in order to receive his/her residence permit, the competent official asks him/her to show the receipt of documents issued by the competent police service. It is noted that in order to obtain his/her printed residence permit, the beneficiary should bring with him/her, in addition to the above receipt, the International Protection Applicants Card stamped with the indication "Pending Residence Permit", which he/she should hand over to the Asylum Office upon receipt of his/her residence permit.

              Notes The receipt of the residence permit will be made from the Regional Office or the Department of Asylum, which geographically corresponds to the Passport Office in which the application was made. In addition, the beneficiary should receive his/her permit in person.

              No No


            • 8 Preparation and signature of the practical delivery - receipt and delivery of the printed single-type residence permit (ADF) to the beneficiary

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description The residence permit shall be issued to the beneficiary after the delivery/receipt record, where the number of the licence is also stated, has been drawn up and signed by the competent official and by the person concerned.

              No No


            • 9 Removal of the International Protection Applicant Card from the beneficiary

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description The competent official of the Asylum Service shall remove the application form from the refugee beneficiarys refugee status, which shall also be cancelled electronically and with the stamp concerned; the cancelled form shall then be placed in the physical folder of the beneficiary.

              No No


            • 10 Return of proof of receipt of supporting documents to the beneficiary

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description The competent official shall return the proof of receipt of supporting documents provided by the competent police department to the beneficiary.

              No No



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