Certificate of registration for citizens of the Union residing in Greece as employees or non-employees

From National Registry of Administrative Public Services



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At a glance

Points of service

Departments of Aliens, Country Security Departments, Police Stations, Country Security Sub-Directorates

Digital provision points

  • The service is not provided digitally

Number of required documents

3 to 5 + (
1
)

Fees

0.5 €

Estimated Time

3 hours

Description

The procedure concerns the issue of a certificate of registration to citizens of the European Union, countries of the European Economic Area and the Swiss Confederation, who are to reside in Greece for a period exceeding three months from the date of their arrival, if they are employed or engaged in independent economic activity.

Basic information

Competent body

MINISTRY OF CITIZEN PROTECTION

Authority responsible for the provision of the procedure

HELLENIC POLICE

Provided to

Related links

Notes

The competent services are the Immigration Departments for residents in the regions of Attica and Thessaloniki and the Sub-Directorates of Security, the Security Departments and the Police Departments that deal with foreigners issues for residents in the rest of the country.

Last update

12/12/2025

Application

Application Type

Application

Submission by:

Submitted by the applicant (exclusively in person)

Submitted by:

Persons

Title

Application for a Certificate of Registration for Citizens of the Union.

Notes:

The application shall be issued by the competent police service at the time of submission.

What you will need

Means of authentication, identification and signature

Identification document

    Print

    Requirements

      Fees

        Related

        Means of redress or appeal:

        Hierarchical appeal/recourse

        Request for treatment or hierarchical appeal pursuant to article 24 of Law 2690/1999. The person concerned may request, either from the administrative authority which issued the act, its revocation or amendment (application for cure), or from the authority which is in charge of the authority which issued the act (Attica and Thessaloniki Aliens Directorates, State Police Directorates), its annulment (hierarchical appeal). The administrative authority to which the application is submitted must notify the person concerned of its decision on the application within thirty (30) days at the latest, unless a different deadline is provided for by special provisions.

        Output & Results

        Output

        Document Production

        Steps

          Digital steps

            Other information

            Alternative titles

            Certificate of Registration for Citizens of the Union for citizens of the Member States of the European Union, the European Economic Area and the Swiss Confederation residing in Greece as employees or non-employees.

            Official title

            Certificate of registration for citizens of the Union residing in Greece as employees or non-employees

            Languages supported

            Greek, English

            Registries updated

            Εθνική Βάση Δεδομένων

            Legislation

              Categories

              Τype of procedure

              Trigger

              Applied for

              Trigger (submission method)

              Application (handwritten)

              Life events

              Type

              Outgoing

              End of Process

              Ιndefinite

              D1, D4

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            • 1 Citizenship The issue of the Certificate of Registration for Citizens of the Union requires the possession of nationality of a Member State of the European Union, a country of the European Economic Area or the Swiss Confederation.

              No No

            • 2 Establishment The issue of a Certificate of Registration for Union citizens requires that Union citizens reside in Greece.

              No No

            • 3 Time limit Union citizens who are going to reside in Greece for a period exceeding three months from the date of their arrival are obliged, after the expiry of the three-month period, to appear in person at the competent police authorities of their place of residence for registration.

              No No

            • 4 Labour In accordance with Article 7(3) of the AD 106/2007, the status of an employed or self-employed person who is no longer an employed person or who does not have an independent economic activity in the Greek territory in the following cases: (a) if the person concerned is temporarily incapable of work as a result of sickness or accident; (b) if the person concerned has been registered as an unintentionally unemployed person who has been employed for more than one year and has been employed for more than one year, and has been registered as an employed person seeking employment in the competent employment service; (c) if the person concerned has been registered as an unintentionally unemployed person after the expiry of the employment contract of employment of a fixed period of less than one year or since he has become an unintentionally unemployed person during the first 12 months and has been registered as an employed person as an unemployed person in the relevant employment service which is not yet in receipt of employment.

              No No

            • 5 Conditions for non-commission of criminal offenses The granting of a Union Citizens' Registration requires that, to the detriment of citizens of the Union who live on Greek territory as employees or self-employed, no restrictions on their freedom of movement and residence have been imposed on them for reasons of public policy or public security.

              No No

            • 1 The official Greek Police is paid for attestations, certificates and documentary evidence of all kinds, issued by services of the Greek Police. The Greek Police stamp is available in electronic format (e-parabo) through the e-parabo application of the General Secretariat of Information Systems Public Administration. 0.5 €

              e-Administrative Fee code 2045

              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

            • 2 The Greek Police Office, which is paid for attestations, certificates and documents of all kinds issued by Greek Police, is also available in paper form to the competent authorities for issuing registration attestations. 0.5 €

              Cost Calculation One-off

              Method of Payment Checkout of a competent authority

              Type of Cost Stamp Duty

              Yes

            • 1

            • 1 A photocopy of a valid identity card or passport. Identification document

              A photocopy of a valid identity card or passport.

              Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person)

              Submitted by: Persons


              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 2244

            • 2 Three (3) color photographs 4x4 cm. Photograph

              Three (3) color photographs 4x4 cm.

              Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person)

              Submitted by: Persons


              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 8298

            • 3 Evidence of a residence address. Indicative information: leases of contracts, titles of property, accounts of ICU/regulated/mobile telephone, taxi clearing documents or any other appropriate document in which the address of the applicant is officially indicated on the Greek territory. Proof of Residence

              Evidence of a residence address. Indicative information: leases of contracts, titles of property, accounts of ICU/regulated/mobile telephone, taxi clearing documents or any other appropriate document in which the address of the applicant is officially indicated on the Greek territory.

              Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person)

              Submitted by: Persons

              Notes: Proof of a residence address is required in order to establish the place of residence of the applicant and the territorial jurisdiction of the relevant police office, as well as the correct indication of the address of the applicant's residence on the registration certificate granted to him or her as provided for in Article 8 of the D.D. 106/2007.

              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 9347

            • 4 Evidence of the exercise of an employed or self-employed person. Proof of Work

              Evidence of the exercise of an employed or self-employed person.

              Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person)

              Submitted by: Persons

              Notes: Indicative documents are: the recruitment/laboration certificate issued by the employer, documents drawn up by the Worker Information System relating to the applicant's contract of employment, documents proving the commencement of an activity of the applicant (e.g. start-up in the relevant IOC), copies of supporting sales or any other relevant document proving that the applicant is an employed person or pursues an independent economic activity.

              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 8181

            • 5 Evidence of temporary incapacity for work due to illness or accident. Health certificate

              Evidence of temporary incapacity for work due to illness or accident.

              Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person)

              Submitted by: Persons

              Notes: According to Article 7(3) of the AD 106/2007, the status of an employed or self-employed person is maintained for a Union citizen who is no longer an employed person or who does not engage in an independent economic activity if the person concerned is temporarily incapable of work as a result of sickness or accident.

              Document submitted under requirements: Yes

              Document’s requirement: Labour

              Alternative document of: 4

              Yes 5511

            • 6 Evidence of registration by competent authority as unintentional unemployed. Proof of Unemployment

              Evidence of registration by competent authority as unintentional unemployed.

              Relevant link: https://www.gov.gr/ipiresies/ergasia-kai-asphalise/anergia/bebaiose-khronou-anergias

              Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person)

              Submitted by: Persons

              Notes: Pursuant to Article 7(3) of the PD 106/2007, the status of an employed or self-employed person is maintained for a Union citizen who is no longer an employed or self-employed person, if the person concerned has been registered as a self-employed person who has been employed for more than one year and has been registered as a person seeking employment in the competent employment office or if the person concerned has been registered as an unintentionally unemployed person since the expiry of the fixed-term employment contract of less than one year or after becoming unintentionally unemployed during the first 12 months and has been registered as a person seeking employment.

              Document submitted under requirements: Yes

              Document’s requirement: Labour

              Alternative document of: 4

              Yes 9040

            • 7 Evidence relating to vocational training courses. Proof of Study

              Evidence relating to vocational training courses.

              Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person)

              Submitted by: Persons

              Notes: Pursuant to Article 7(3) of the Law 106/2007, the status of an employed or selfemployed person is maintained for the citizen of the Union who is no longer an employed person or is not an independent economic activity if the person concerned attends vocational training courses; the maintenance of the worker's status presupposes the existence of a relationship between the previous activity and the training; the fulfilment of the above condition is not required in cases where the person concerned is involuntarily unemployed.

              Document submitted under requirements: No

              Alternative document of: 4

              Yes 2825

            • Ministerial Decision 8000/28/34-ιβ΄ 2021 6070 Β

              Description Under Ministerial Decision No 8000/28/34-l, the classes of the Greek Police are defined.

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20210206070

            • Law 42 4071 2012 85 Α

              Description Article 42 of Law 4071/2012 provides for arrangements to adapt to the provisions of Directive 2004/38/EC concerning the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely in the territory, amending the provisions of Articles 7 and 8 of the DC 106/2007.

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20120100085

            • Presidential Decree 7, 8 106 2007 135 Α

              Description Article 7 of the AD 106/2007 refers to the right of residence of citizens of the Union for more than three months on Greek territory, while Article 8 of the same AD refers to the granting of a certificate of registration to citizens of the Union.

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20070100135

            • Law 38 1884 1990 81 Α

              Description Article 38 provides for the establishment of a Greek Police Office for certificates, attestations or documents of all kinds issued by services of the Greek Police.

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=19900100081

            • 1 Receipt of an application and supporting documentation

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description The competent official shall receive the application and the supporting documents submitted.

              No No


            • 2 Verification of the complete application and supporting documents and preparation of the administrative file

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Inspection

              Description The staff member shall check the application and completeness of the supporting documents and prepare his/her administrative file.

              No No


            • 3 Promoting an administrative file with the Head of the Office for a relevant decision

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description The staff member responsible shall forward his/her administrative file to the Director or Governor or a substitute to his/her Office for the adoption of a decision granting or not of the registration certificate.

              Notes For the Departmental Level Services (Migration Divisions, Police Departments or Security Departments) the Commander or Deputy of the Department shall decide, and for the Subordinate Level Services (State Security Directorates) the Director or Deputy.

              No No


            • 4 Adoption of a decision granting a certificate of registration

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Director

              Μethod of Implementation Signature

              Description The Director or Governor or a substitute for that Office shall, if he discovers that the conditions for granting the registration certificate are met, adopt a decision to grant that certificate.

              Yes No


            • 5 Rejection decision

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Director

              Μethod of Implementation Signature

              Description The Director or Governor or a substitute for that Office shall, if he finds that the conditions for granting the registration certificate are not met, issue a decision rejecting it.

              Yes Yes


            • 6 Completed form of the registration attestation

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description The official responsible shall complete the form of the registration attestation in accordance with Article 8 of AD 106/2007, to which the photograph of the applicant/sanctioner is attached and the signature of the Director or Governor or his alternate and the stamp of the Office shall be placed.

              No No


            • 7 Service of registration attestation

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description The official responsible shall give the certificate of registration to the citizen concerned.

              No Yes


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