At a glance
Points of service
Digital provision points
Number of required documents
Fees
250 €
Deadline of completion
3 months
Description
Basic information
Competent body
Service / organizational unit of a authority entity
Provided to
Related links
Notes
Last update
13/03/2025
Application
Application Type
Submission by:
Submitted by:
Title
Notes:
What you will need
Means of authentication, identification and signature
Identification with TAXISnet codes, Identification document
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Clear photocopy of identity card or passport. ...
Identification document
Clear photocopy of identity card or passport.
Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by: Persons
Notes: Is submitted for both the recognition of professional qualifications and the recognition of professional equivalence of degree.
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Possession of the degree to be recognized, validated in accordance with the Hague Convention (APOSTI ...
Proof of Study
Possession of the degree to be recognized, validated in accordance with the Hague Convention (APOSTILLE seal), in the original or as a legally validated copy and with an official translation thereof. For countries that have not ratified the Convention or about which Greece has objected, and only for them, the validation is performed by the local Greek Consulate Services. Or For higher education degrees from the United Kingdom: these may be submitted as photocopies validated by the British Council and translated by a competent domestic authority. Or For higher education degrees from France: these may be submitted as photocopies validated by the Institut Français and translated by a competent domestic authority.
Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by: Persons
Notes: Is submitted for both the recognition of professional qualifications and the recognition of professional equivalence of degree.
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Official transcript of courses, with detailed grading of each year of study as well as the dates of ...
Certification
Official transcript of courses, with detailed grading of each year of study as well as the dates of admission and graduation which must be signed and bear the seal of the foreign higher education institute. It is submitted in a legally validated copy and with its official translation by the competent Greek authorities.
Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by: Persons
Notes: Is submitted for both the recognition of professional qualifications and the recognition of professional equivalence of degree.
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Syllabus of the Institute degree, which shall include a presentation of the courses that the applica ...
Proof of Study
Syllabus of the Institute degree, which shall include a presentation of the courses that the applicant has been taught.
Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by: Persons
Notes: Is submitted for both the recognition of professional qualifications and the recognition of professional equivalence of degree. Has to be submitted in Greek when requested by the competent service (Autonomous Department for the Application of European Legislation - ATEEN).
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Certificate or Attestation of Professional Qualifications when the profession/education that is the ...
Certification
Certificate or Attestation of Professional Qualifications when the profession/education that is the object of the application is regulated by law in the country where the professional qualifications were acquired (e.g. registration in a professional Chamber, professional licence et al.).
Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by: Persons
Notes: Is submitted for the recognition of professional qualifications.
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Data of Professional Experience when the profession or the corresponding education are not regulated ...
Certificate of previous service (conditional)
Data of Professional Experience when the profession or the corresponding education are not regulated by law in the member-state of origin, evidence of the last decade in which the professional activity is clearly defined and documented by means of insurance documents and employer attestations.
Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by: Persons
Notes: Is submitted for the recognition of professional qualifications.
Document submitted under requirements: Yes
Document’s requirement: Educational, Professional
Requirements
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Possession of passwords to enter software
The applicant shall have a TAXISnet username and password.
Link Link
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Prior Service
Exercising of a legally regulated profession in another member-state (EU, EEA, Switzerland) either as a freelancer or as a salaried person, including those practicing free professions (for the recognition of professional qualifications).
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Professional
Acquisition of the professional qualifications in the member-state of origin (EU, EEA, Switzerland), for the recognition of professional qualifications.
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Educational
The applicant shall have acquired a formal higher education degree from another member-state or third country:
- Of at least three years of studies and attendance, for a first cycle degree
- Less than three years of studies and attendance for a post-graduate specialization degree, and
- At least three years of studies and attendance for a doctoral cycle of studies (for the recognition of professional equivalence of degree).
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Citizenship
The applicant shall be a national of an EU member-state or of a third country (for the recognition of professional equivalence of degree).
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Other
The applicant shall not meet the requirements for the application of paragraph 1 of article 2 of PD 38/2010 on the recognition of professional qualifications (for the recognition of professional equivalence of degree).
Fees
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For the recognition of professional qualifications: administrative fee (e-paravolo):
100 €
e-Administrative Fee code 1385
Cost Calculation One-off
Method of Payment Bank cashier, Digital (web banking), Digital (debit / credit card)
Type of Cost e-Administrative Fee
Fee Link Link
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For the recognition of professional equivalence of degree: administrative fee (e-paravolo):
100 €
e-Administrative Fee code 1386
Cost Calculation One-off
Method of Payment Bank cashier, Digital (web banking), Digital (debit / credit card)
Type of Cost e-Administrative Fee
Fee Link Link
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In cases of administrative recourse against the decision of the competent authority: administrative fee in favour of the state (e-paravolo):
50 €
e-Administrative Fee code 1387
Cost Calculation One-off
Method of Payment Bank cashier, Digital (web banking), Digital (debit / credit card)
Type of Cost e-Administrative Fee
Fee Link Link
Related
Means of redress or appeal:
Administrative appeal
Output & Results
Output
Steps
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Submission of application and of required documents
Responsible for Implementation Other
Μethod of Implementation Manual Action
Description The interested person submits the application (for the recognition of professional qualifications / professional equivalence of degree) and the necessary supporting documents to the Protocol Office of the Autonomous Department for the Application of European Legislation (ATEEN) or to the KEP-EKE (Citizen Service Center-Points of Single Contact) If the dossier is sent to the Autonomous Department for the Application of European Legislation (ATEEN), an attestation of receipt is sent to the interested person within one (1) month.
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Completion check
Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee
Description A competent employee of Autonomous Department for the Application of European Legislation (ATEEN) or of the KEP-EKE checks the dossier for completeness; if it is not complete, the interested person is notified, in order to provide the missing supporting documents. If the application and the supporting documents have been submitted to a KEP-EKE, once the check is completed, the file is forwarded to the ATEEN.
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Check of the file
Responsible for Implementation Head of Organization
Μethod of Implementation Manual Action
Description The Head of the Autonomous Department for the Application of European Legislation (ATEEN) studies the file and the application and decides whether or not to issue a decision on compensatory measures, i.e. about the: - internship or aptitude test, in the case of applications for recognition of professional qualifications, in accordance with the provisions of article 14 of PD 38/2010 - written test of professional equivalence, if the examination of the application and the file show substantial differences between the study program attended by the applicant and the study program of a comparable degree of Higher Education Institutions (AEI) of Greece.
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Possibility of imposition of compensatory measures
Responsible for Implementation Other
Μethod of Implementation Manual Action
Description If the Head of (Autonomous Department for the Application of European Legislation - ATEEN) decides in favour of the imposition of compensatory measures, then the interested party, after completing the said test, submits a request again to ΑΤΕΕΝ, accompanied by the relevant certificate of successful completion of the test.
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Decision and communication to the interested party
Responsible for Implementation Competent Department
Μethod of Implementation Manual Action
Description The Autonomous Department for the Application of European Legislation (ATEEN) issues within three 3 months the certificate of recognition of professional qualifications / professional equivalence of a degree and informs the interested party. The interested party may file a one-time administrative appeal before the Autonomous Department for the Application of European Legislation (ATEEN) against the decision, and request the annulment or the amendment of the decision of par. 1 of article 54 within an exclusive period of sixty (60) days from its notification; the ΑΤΕΕΝ notifies the applicant of its decision at most three (3) months later.
Other information
Official title
Languages supported
Ways of provision
Legislation
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Presidential Decree 38/2010 (Government Gazette 78/Α) Articles 2,14,57Α,56,59,57
Description Adaptation of the Greek legislation to the Directive 2005/36/ΕC of the Eur. Parliament and Council of 7th September 2005, regarding recognition of professional skillset - Article 2 par. 1 & 3: Recognition of professional skillset, recognition of professional equivalence (Scope) - article 14 & 57 Α – Provision for imposing countervailing measures - articles 56 & 59 – Competent authorities - article 57 – procedure for the recognition of professional skill-set/qualifications, legal protection means Amendments: • Law 4763/2020 (GG 254/Α – 2020): - article 164 par.1 – addition of par. 11Α of PD 38/2010 (applications regarding recognition of degree titles of applicants that possess professional qualifications acquired in a third country and that have already been recognized in another member-state) - article 164 par. 7 – amending article 57 (legal means) - amending Law 4635/2019 (GG 167/Α - 2019), article 168 (recognition of professional equivalence of degree titles) • Law 4635/2019 (GG 167/Α - 2019), article 168 – amending Law 4610/2019 (GG 70/Α – 2019) article 98 par.3 (Re-introduction of professional equivalence regarding degree titles) • Law 4610/2019 (GG 70/Α – 2019), article 98 par.3 – abolishment of par.3 of article 4 of PD 38/2010 (recognition of professional equivalence of degree titles) • PD 51/2017 (GG Α 82/9.6.2017), amending PD 38/2010 - article 1 par.2 – Recognition of internships/traineeships (amending article 2 of PD 38/2010) • Law 4111/2013 (GG 2013 (GG 18/Α) – other amendments of PD 38/2010 • Law 4205/2013 (GG 242/Α) – other amendments of PD 38/2010 • Law 4093/2012 (GG 222/Α), amending PD 38/2010: - Θ16 – article 57 Α of PD 38/2010 (decision of the Head of the Autonomous Department for the Application of European Legislation - ATEEN - regarding countervailing measures), article 57 (procedure for the recognition)
Legal references Link
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Joint Ministerial Decision ΔΙΑΔΠ/Φ.Α.2.1/25209/2011 (Government Gazette 2926/Β)
Description Inclusion of the process of recognition of professional qualifications in accordance with Presidential Decree 38/2010 for processing through the Citizens Service Centers that operate as Points of Single Contact (KEP-EKE), in execution of the provisions of Law 3844/2010 (GG 63/A). This JMD was amended by JMD 117821/ΙΑ/2013 (GG 2192/Β).
Legal references Link
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