View source for ΔΔ:Employment/hiring authorisation under an employment relationship (‘E.4’)

{{process
|process_official_title=Employment/hiring authorisation under an employment relationship (‘E.4’)
|process_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
|process_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.
|process_org_owner_is_private=No
|process_org_owner=56992
|process_provision_org_owner_directory=411257, 112547
|process_provision_org_group=7166
|process_estimated_implementation_duration_min=P50D
|process_estimated_implementation_duration_max=P60D
|process_evidence_identification_type=Identification with TAXISnet codes
|process_type=Outgoing
|process_trigger=Applied for
|process_trigger_type=Application (digital), Application (letter)
|process_usage=Supporting document
|process_output_type=Administrative Act, Decision, Digital document production, Launch another procedure
|process_validity_duration_set=Variable subject to conditions
|process_provided_to=Employers
|process_tax_type=Approvals
|process_life_events=Staff employment
|process_sdg_resource=Administrative appeal
|process_cost_min=200.00
|process_cost_max=200.00
|process_evidence_cost_guarantee=0
|process_evidence_cost_total_number=0
|process_evidence_ex_officio_total_number=0
|process_evidence_alternative_total_number=2
|process_evidence_prerequisite_total_number=2
|process_evidence_total_number=3
|process_evidence_step_total_number=0
|process_evidence_step_digital_total_number=0
|process_application_type=Application
|process_application_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (exclusively by courier)
|process_application_owner=Legal entities, Persons
|process_application_description=Employment/hiring authorisation under an employment relationship (‘E.4’)
|process_application_note=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.
}}
{{process conditions
|process_conditions_num_id=1
|process_conditions_alternative=No
|process_conditions_type=Availability
|process_conditions_name=There must be a job available in accordance with the provisions of Article 27 of Law 5038/2023.
}}
{{process conditions
|process_conditions_num_id=2
|process_conditions_alternative=No
|process_conditions_type=Labour
|process_conditions_name=Employers should conclude and then submit employment contracts of at least one (1) year for full-time employment for the citizen hired.
}}
{{process conditions
|process_conditions_num_id=3
|process_conditions_alternative=No
|process_conditions_type=Capacity
|process_conditions_name=Employers should demonstrate the relevance of the specialisation of the hired third-country national to the object and general business activity of their business.
}}
{{process conditions
|process_conditions_num_id=4
|process_conditions_alternative=No
|process_conditions_type=Income
|process_conditions_name=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.
}}
{{process conditions
|process_conditions_num_id=5
|process_conditions_alternative=Yes
|process_conditions_alternative_of_selector=4
|process_conditions_alternative_of=4
|process_conditions_type=Income
|process_conditions_name=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.
}}
{{process conditions
|process_conditions_num_id=6
|process_conditions_alternative=No
|process_conditions_type=Possession of passwords to enter software
|process_conditions_name=Employers must have taxisnet codes in order to submit the application.
}}
{{process evidences cost
|process_evidence_cost_num_id=1
|process_evidence_cost_alternative=No
|process_evidence_cost_type=Impost
|process_evidence_cost_calculation=One-off
|process_evidence_cost_code=2114
|process_evidence_cost_description=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.
|process_evidence_cost_min=200
|process_evidence_cost_max=200
|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=9164
|process_evidence_is_under_prerequisite=No
|process_evidence_alternative=No
|process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (by courier only), Submitted by the applicant (digital)
|process_evidence_owner=Legal entities, Persons
|process_evidence_description=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.
}}
{{process evidences
|process_evidence_num_id=2
|process_evidence_type=3971
|process_evidence_is_under_prerequisite=No
|process_evidence_alternative=No
|process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (by courier only), Submitted by the applicant (digital)
|process_evidence_owner=Legal entities, Persons
|process_evidence_description=A copy of the pages of the candidate worker’s current travel document, containing the identification details and photograph of the third-country national.
}}
{{process evidences
|process_evidence_num_id=3
|process_evidence_type=6430
|process_evidence_is_under_prerequisite=No
|process_evidence_alternative=No
|process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (by courier only), Submitted by the applicant (digital)
|process_evidence_owner=Persons
|process_evidence_description=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.
}}
{{process evidences
|process_evidence_num_id=4
|process_evidence_type=6430
|process_evidence_is_under_prerequisite=No
|process_evidence_alternative=Yes
|process_evidence_alternative_of_selector=3
|process_evidence_alternative_of=3
|process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (by courier only), Submitted by the applicant (digital)
|process_evidence_owner=Legal entities
|process_evidence_description=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.
}}
{{process evidences
|process_evidence_num_id=5
|process_evidence_type=6430
|process_evidence_is_under_prerequisite=No
|process_evidence_alternative=Yes
|process_evidence_alternative_of_selector=3
|process_evidence_alternative_of=3
|process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (by courier only), Submitted by the applicant (digital)
|process_evidence_owner=Persons
|process_evidence_description=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.
}}
{{process evidences
|process_evidence_num_id=6
|process_evidence_type=4332
|process_evidence_is_under_prerequisite=Yes
|process_evidence_prerequisite=Professional
|process_evidence_alternative=No
|process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (by courier only), Submitted by the applicant (digital)
|process_evidence_owner=Legal entities, Persons
|process_evidence_description=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.
}}
{{process evidences
|process_evidence_num_id=7
|process_evidence_type=4332
|process_evidence_is_under_prerequisite=Yes
|process_evidence_prerequisite=Labour
|process_evidence_alternative=No
|process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (digital)
|process_evidence_owner=Legal entities, Persons
|process_evidence_description=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.
}}
{{process rules
|process_rule_type=Circular
|process_rule_decision_number=6
|process_rule_decision_year=2024
|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
}}
{{process rules
|process_rule_type=Joint Ministerial Decision
|process_rule_decision_number=95931
|process_rule_decision_year=2024
|process_rule_article=7
|process_rule_description=Determination of the supporting documents required for the issuance of an inter-company transfer residence permit
|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=Law
|process_rule_decision_number=5038
|process_rule_decision_year=2023
|process_rule_article=61,62
|process_rule_description=Process for the admission of third-country nationals in the context of an inter-company transfers.
|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 approval of employment
|process_step_official=Competent Directorate
|process_step_implementation=Software action
|process_step_duration_min=PT2H
|process_step_duration_max=PT4H
|process_step_description=Receipt of the application for hiring of a third-country national for the provision of work under an employment relationship.
}}
{{process steps
|process_step_num_id=2
|process_step_exit=No
|process_step_child=No
|process_step_title=Completeness check of the requirements and supporting documents
|process_step_official=Competent Employee
|process_step_implementation=Inspection
|process_step_duration_min=P50D
|process_step_duration_max=P60D
|process_step_description=The application and relevant supporting documents are examined.
}}
{{process steps
|process_step_num_id=3
|process_step_exit=No
|process_step_child=No
|process_step_title=Adoption of an approval act
|process_step_official=Competent Director
|process_step_implementation=Signature
|process_step_duration_min=PT1H
|process_step_duration_max=PT2H
|process_step_description=After verification of the application, the approval act is issued.
}}
{{process steps
|process_step_num_id=4
|process_step_exit=Yes
|process_step_child=No
|process_step_title=Transmission of the approval act to the competent Greek consular authority
|process_step_implementation=Manual Action
|process_step_duration_min=PT1H
|process_step_duration_max=PT2H
|process_step_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.
}}
{{process provision digital locations
|process_provision_digital_location_url=https://portal.immigration.gov.gr/aitiseis-metaklisis-ergodoton/
}}