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, Departments of Aliens, Country Security Sub-Directorates, 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.

Provided to

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Last update

29/11/2024

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

              End of Process

              Ιndefinite

              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.

              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.

              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.

              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.

              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.

              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.

              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 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 Travel Document

              Submission by: Presented by the applicant

              Submitted by: Persons


              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 4746

            • 2 Photograph

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

              Submitted by: Persons


              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 8298

            • 3 Proof of Residence

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

              Submitted by: Persons


              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 9347

            • 4 Certificate

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

              Submitted by: Persons


              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 9703

            • 5 Proof of Residence

              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


              Document submitted under requirements: Yes

              Document’s requirement: Establishment

              Alternative document of: 4

              Yes 9347

            • 6 Proof

              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


              Document submitted under requirements: Yes

              Document’s requirement: Time limit

              No 3798

            • 7 Proof

              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


              Document submitted under requirements: Yes

              Document’s requirement: Family

              No 3798

            • 8 Health certificate

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

              Submitted by: Persons


              Document submitted under requirements: Yes

              Document’s requirement: Health

              No 5511

            • 9 Health certificate

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

              Submitted by: Persons


              Document submitted under requirements: Yes

              Document’s requirement: Health

              No 5511

            • European Regulation 1954 2017
            • European Regulation 380 2008
            • European Regulation 1030 2002
            • European Directive 2004/38/EK 2004
            • Decision of the European institutions 1114 2020


            • Decision of the European institutions 18 παρ. 4 της Συμφωνίας Αποχώρησης 135 2020
            • Presidential Decree 106 2007 135 Α
            • Joint Ministerial Decision 1 και 2 4000/1/113-α΄ 2020 4610 Β
            • Formal document C 173/01 2020
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              Responsible for Implementation Competent Department

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action


              No No


            • 2

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Department

              Μethod of Implementation Inspection


              No No


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              Responsible for Implementation Competent Department

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action


              No No


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              Responsible for Implementation Competent Director

              Μethod of Implementation Signature


              Yes No


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              Responsible for Implementation Competent Director

              Μethod of Implementation Signature


              Yes No


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              Responsible for Implementation Competent Director

              Μethod of Implementation Inspection


              Yes No


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              Responsible for Implementation Competent Department

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action


              No No


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              Responsible for Implementation Competent Department

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action


              No No


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              Responsible for Implementation Competent Department

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action


              No No


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              Responsible for Implementation Competent Department

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action


              No No


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              Responsible for Implementation Competent Directorate

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action


              No No


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              Responsible for Implementation Competent Directorate

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action


              No No


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              Responsible for Implementation Competent Department

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action


              No Yes



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