View source for ΔΔ:Residence permit for highly qualified employees (‘E.1’) following approval of the employer’s request – Initial granting

{{process
|process_official_title=Residence permit for highly qualified employees (‘E.1’) following approval of the employer’s request
|process_alternative_titles=Granting of a residence permit for highly qualified employees, ‘EU Blue Card’
|process_description=The procedure concerns the granting of a residence permit for highly qualified employees and is addressed to third-country nationals entering the country with a national visa following the approval of their employment application by their employers.
|process_org_owner_is_private=No
|process_org_owner=56992
|process_provision_org_owner_directory=411257
|process_provision_org=49914
|process_provision_org_directory=Directorate for Residence Permits, Directorate General for Migration Policy
|process_remarks=If the employer has been recognised pursuant to Article 38 of Law 5038/2023, the decision on the application for an ‘EU Blue Card’ is issued and notified no later than thirty (30) days from the date of submission of the complete application.
|process_deadline_duration=P90D
|process_see_also=Approval of employment for a highly qualified third-country national (Article 27 of Law 5038/2023)
|process_evidence_identification_type=Other
|process_evidence_identification_type_other=email and mobile phone
|process_type=Outgoing
|process_trigger=Applied for
|process_trigger_type=Application (digital)
|process_usage=Supporting document
|process_output_type=Administrative Act, Decision, Digital document production
|process_validity_duration_set=Variable subject to conditions
|process_provided_to=Foreigners
|process_tax_type=Residence permits
|process_life_events=Staff employment
|process_sdg_resource=Administrative appeal
|process_sdg_notes=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.
|process_total_duration_steps_min=1047600
|process_total_duration_steps_max=1479600
|process_cost_min=166.00
|process_cost_max=166.00
|process_evidence_cost_guarantee=0
|process_evidence_cost_total_number=0
|process_evidence_ex_officio_total_number=0
|process_evidence_alternative_total_number=0
|process_evidence_prerequisite_total_number=0
|process_evidence_total_number=5
|process_evidence_step_total_number=0
|process_evidence_step_digital_total_number=0
|process_application_type=Application / Solemn Declaration
|process_application_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (digital)
|process_application_owner=Persons
|process_application_description=Residence permit for highly qualified employees (‘E.1’) upon approval of a request by the employer
|process_application_note=The application is submitted online on the special platform of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum.
|process_provided_language=Greek
}}
{{process conditions
|process_conditions_num_id=1
|process_conditions_alternative=No
|process_conditions_type=Administrative
|process_conditions_name=The applicant must have a valid travel document recognised by the competent Greek authorities and fulfilling the criteria set out in Regulation (EU) 2016/399 ‘Schengen Borders Code’.
}}
{{process conditions
|process_conditions_num_id=2
|process_conditions_alternative=No
|process_conditions_type=Administrative
|process_conditions_name=The applicant must have the required national visa.
}}
{{process conditions
|process_conditions_num_id=3
|process_conditions_alternative=No
|process_conditions_type=Administrative
|process_conditions_name=In order for the applicant to obtain a national visa, his/her employment must have been approved by the competent authority of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum. In order to obtain an employment authorisation, the employer who is interested in employing the applicant must submit an application and the required supporting documents.
}}
{{process conditions
|process_conditions_num_id=4
|process_conditions_alternative=No
|process_conditions_type=Of National Security
|process_conditions_name=The applicant 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.
}}
{{process conditions
|process_conditions_num_id=5
|process_conditions_alternative=No
|process_conditions_type=Health
|process_conditions_name=He/she must not pose a risk to public health.
}}
{{process conditions
|process_conditions_num_id=6
|process_conditions_alternative=No
|process_conditions_type=Labour
|process_conditions_name=He/she must be in possession of a valid highly qualified employment contract in Greece with a duration of at least six (6) months, showing that his/her gross annual salary, as resulting from the monthly or annual salary specified in that contract, is not less than the national minimum wage for highly qualified employment.
}}
{{process conditions
|process_conditions_num_id=7
|process_conditions_alternative=No
|process_conditions_type=Professional
|process_conditions_name=He/she must have documents certifying the relevant higher professional qualifications in relation to the work to be performed, in the case of non-regulated professions. In case of a regulated profession, he/she must have documents certifying that he/she fulfils the requirements of Presidential Decree 38/2010 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 78) adapting Greek legislation to Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications for the pursuit of the profession specified in the employment contract.
}}
{{process conditions
|process_conditions_num_id=8
|process_conditions_alternative=No
|process_conditions_type=Insurance
|process_conditions_name=He/she must have proof of health insurance for all risks covered for Greek citizens.
}}
{{process conditions
|process_conditions_num_id=9
|process_conditions_alternative=No
|process_conditions_type=Time limit
|process_conditions_name=The applicant must submit the application for the residence permit after entering the country and before the expiry of the national visa.
}}
{{process conditions
|process_conditions_num_id=10
|process_conditions_alternative=No
|process_conditions_type=Identity
|process_conditions_name=To submit an application, the applicant must have a mobile telephone number and an email address.
}}
{{process evidences cost
|process_evidence_cost_num_id=1
|process_evidence_cost_alternative=No
|process_evidence_cost_type=e-Administrative Fee
|process_evidence_cost_calculation=One-off
|process_evidence_cost_code=2107
|process_evidence_cost_description=Fee for residence permit, EUR 150
|process_evidence_cost_min=150
|process_evidence_cost_max=150
|process_evidence_cost_url=https://www1.gsis.gr/sgsisapps/eparavolo/public/create.htm?langId=2
|process_evidence_cost_payment_type=Bank cashier, Digital (debit / credit card), Digital (web banking), Hellenic Post
}}
{{process evidences cost
|process_evidence_cost_num_id=2
|process_evidence_cost_alternative=No
|process_evidence_cost_type=Impost
|process_evidence_cost_calculation=One-off
|process_evidence_cost_code=2119
|process_evidence_cost_description=Charge for a printout of the electronic residence permit
|process_evidence_cost_min=16
|process_evidence_cost_max=16
|process_evidence_cost_url=https://www1.gsis.gr/sgsisapps/eparavolo/public/create.htm?langId=2
|process_evidence_cost_payment_type=Bank cashier, Digital (debit / credit card), Digital (web banking), Hellenic Post
}}
{{process evidences
|process_evidence_num_id=1
|process_evidence_type=3971
|process_evidence_is_under_prerequisite=No
|process_evidence_alternative=No
|process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (digital)
|process_evidence_owner=Persons
|process_evidence_description=A copy of the travel document, bearing the required national visa (VISA D).
}}
{{process evidences
|process_evidence_num_id=2
|process_evidence_type=9164
|process_evidence_is_under_prerequisite=No
|process_evidence_alternative=No
|process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (digital)
|process_evidence_owner=Persons
|process_evidence_description=Highly qualified employment contract
|process_evidence_note=Employment contract for highly qualified employees of at least six (6) months in Greece, with authentication of the employers signature by a public authority, showing that the employees gross annual salary does not fall below the national minimum wage for highly qualified employees, which is equal to one point six (1.6) of the average gross annual salary in Greece.
}}
{{process evidences
|process_evidence_num_id=3
|process_evidence_type=5743
|process_evidence_is_under_prerequisite=No
|process_evidence_alternative=No
|process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (digital)
|process_evidence_owner=Persons
|process_evidence_description=Announcement of recruitment in accordance with the applicable provisions.
}}
{{process evidences
|process_evidence_num_id=4
|process_evidence_type=9703
|process_evidence_is_under_prerequisite=No
|process_evidence_alternative=No
|process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (digital)
|process_evidence_owner=Persons
|process_evidence_description=Certificate that an application has been submitted to the relevant insurance institution for receiving full health insurance for all risks covered for Greek citizens
}}
{{process evidences
|process_evidence_num_id=5
|process_evidence_type=8298
|process_evidence_is_under_prerequisite=No
|process_evidence_alternative=No
|process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (digital)
|process_evidence_owner=Persons
|process_evidence_description=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 in force from time to time, as well as in digital format, either on an optical storage disk (CD) or on a magnetic storage medium (USB stick) in JPEG2000 format.
|process_evidence_related_url=https://www.gov.gr/ipiresies/polites-kai-kathemerinoteta/stoikheia-polite-kai-tautopoietika-eggrapha/myphoto-gia-polites
}}
{{process rules
|process_rule_type=Joint Ministerial Decision
|process_rule_decision_number=95931
|process_rule_decision_year=2024
|process_rule_article=4
|process_rule_description=Listing the specific supporting documents, by category of national visa, and the supporting documents required for granting and renewing residence permits, in accordance with the provisions of Law 5038/2023 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 81).
|process_rule_gazette_doc_number=1807
|process_rule_gazette_doc_issue=Β
|process_rule_url=https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek_pdf=20240201807
}}
{{process rules
|process_rule_type=Ministerial Decision
|process_rule_decision_number=118654
|process_rule_decision_year=2024
|process_rule_article=1,2
|process_rule_description=Listing the type, content and procedure for the submission of applications, in accordance with the provisions of Article 176(12) of Law 5038/2023, and the way in which third-country nationals can contact the competent services in accordance with Article 176(16) of Law 5038/2023 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 81).
|process_rule_gazette_doc_number=2303
|process_rule_gazette_doc_issue=Β
|process_rule_url=https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek_pdf=20240202303
}}
{{process rules
|process_rule_type=Circular
|process_rule_decision_number=6
|process_rule_decision_year=2024
|process_rule_description=Application of the provisions of Law 5038/2023.
|process_rule_ada=9Ε2Π46ΜΔΨΟ-Δ39
|process_rule_url=https://diavgeia.gov.gr/search?advanced=true&query=ada:%229%CE%952%CE%A046%CE%9C%CE%94%CE%A8%CE%9F-%CE%9439%22&page=0
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{{process rules
|process_rule_type=Law
|process_rule_decision_number=5038
|process_rule_decision_year=2023
|process_rule_article=28-41
|process_rule_description=Conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purpose of highly qualified employment.
|process_rule_gazette_doc_number=81
|process_rule_gazette_doc_issue=Α
|process_rule_url=https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek_pdf=20230100081
}}
{{process steps
|process_step_num_id=1
|process_step_exit=No
|process_step_child=No
|process_step_title=Receipt of the application for a residence permit
|process_step_official=Competent Directorate
|process_step_implementation=Software action
|process_step_duration_min=PT1H
|process_step_duration_max=PT1H
|process_step_description=A third country citizen who has obtained a national visa and has entered the country applies online and submits the necessary documents to be granted a residence permit for a highly qualified employee.
|process_step_note=Initially, a request for authorisation of highly qualified employment must be submitted by the employer interested in employing a third-country citizen and the relevant authorisation must have been granted. The relevant procedure is published under code 723227 and title ‘Approval for the employment of highly qualified third-country nationals’ (Article 27 of Law 5038/2023).
}}
{{process steps
|process_step_num_id=2
|process_step_exit=No
|process_step_child=No
|process_step_title=Transmission to the applicant of proof of submission of his/her application
|process_step_official=Competent Directorate
|process_step_implementation=Software action
|process_step_duration_min=PT1H
|process_step_duration_max=PT1H
|process_step_description=Proof of submission of the online application is provided to the applicant.
}}
{{process steps
|process_step_num_id=3
|process_step_exit=No
|process_step_child=No
|process_step_title=Checking of supporting documents
|process_step_official=Competent Employee
|process_step_implementation=Inspection
|process_step_duration_min=P10D
|process_step_duration_max=P10D
|process_step_description=A check is carried out to verify that the required supporting documents are complete.
}}
{{process steps
|process_step_num_id=4
|process_step_exit=No
|process_step_child=No
|process_step_title=Transmission to the applicant of the certificate of submission of an online application for granting a residence permit
|process_step_official=Competent Directorate
|process_step_implementation=Software action
|process_step_duration_min=PT1H
|process_step_duration_max=PT1H
|process_step_description=A certificate of submission of an online application for granting a residence permit is transmitted to the applicant.
}}
{{process steps
|process_step_num_id=5
|process_step_exit=No
|process_step_child=No
|process_step_title=Examination of the application and biometric data
|process_step_official=Competent Employee
|process_step_implementation=Inspection
|process_step_duration_min=P1D
|process_step_duration_max=P2D
|process_step_description=At this stage, the application must be examined and the applicant’s biometric data must be obtained.
}}
{{process steps
|process_step_num_id=6
|process_step_exit=Yes
|process_step_child=Yes
|process_step_previous_child_selector=5
|process_step_previous_child=5
|process_step_title=Issuance of a residence permit
|process_step_official=Competent Director
|process_step_implementation=Signature
|process_step_duration_min=P1D
|process_step_duration_max=P5D
|process_step_description=Following an examination of the application, the residence permit is issued.
}}
{{process steps
|process_step_num_id=7
|process_step_exit=Yes
|process_step_child=Yes
|process_step_previous_child_selector=5
|process_step_previous_child=5
|process_step_title=Rejection of the application
|process_step_official=Competent Director
|process_step_implementation=Signature
|process_step_duration_min=P1D
|process_step_duration_max=P5D
|process_step_description=After the application is reviewed, the application for a residence permit is rejected.
|process_step_note=The third-country national concerned has the right to appeal against the rejection decision. The application for treatment must be submitted within two (2) months from service of the decision.
}}
{{process provision digital locations
|process_provision_digital_location_title=Online Application
|process_provision_digital_location_url=https://portal.immigration.gov.gr/electronic-applications/
}}