Residence permit for humanitarian reasons - Husbands of homogeneous discontinuation of cohabitation – Home administration

From National Registry of Administrative Public Services



9037060a-4d07-4892-ad9e-885a100139d2 937647 Άδεια διαμονής για ανθρωπιστικούς λόγους - Σύζυγοι ομογενών διακοπή συμβίωσης – Αρχική χορήγηση

At a glance

Points of service

Available only digitally

Digital provision points

  • The service is not provided digitally

Number of required documents

6

Fees

16 €

Estimated Time

50 to 60 days

Description

This procedure concerns the granting of a residence permit on humanitarian grounds and is addressed to citizens of third countries who are spouses of persons of Greek origin, with whom their marital relationship has, however, been terminated due to death or divorce or particularly difficult circumstances.

Basic information

Competent body

MINISTRY OF IMMIGRATION AND ASYLUM

Authority/Public body’s Unit responsible for the institutional framework of the procedure

Service / organizational unit of a authority entity

DIRECTORATE OF RESIDENCE PERMITS

Provided to

Related links

Validity duration

1 year

Notes

Τhis residence permit provides right of access to the labour market.

Last update

27/04/2026

Application

Application Type

Application / Solemn Declaration

Submission by:

Submitted by the applicant (exclusively in person)

Submitted by:

Persons

Title

Residence permit for humanitarian reasons - Husbands of homogenous termination of cohabitation

Notes:

An application for this residence permit shall be made only by living at the office of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum upon a relevant scheduled appointment of the applicant/applicant or his/her proxy (Application for an appointment is made by email at bio_rv@migration.gov.gr).

What you will need

Means of authentication, identification and signature

Identification document

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    Requirements

      Fees

        Related

        Means of redress or appeal:

        Administrative appeal

        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 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.

        Output & Results

        Output

        Administrative Act, Decision, Document Production

        Steps

          Digital steps

            Other information

            Alternative titles

            Granting of residence permits to spouses of persons of Greek origin, with whom they no longer cohabit due to death, divorce or particularly difficult circumstances

            Official title

            Residence permit on humanitarian grounds – Spouses of persons of Greek origin (cessation of cohabitation) – Initial issuance

            Languages supported

            Greek, English

            Legislation

              Categories

              Τype of procedure

              Trigger

              Applied for

              Trigger (submission method)

              Application (handwritten), email

              Type

              Outgoing

              End of Process

              Ιndefinite


            • 1 Administrative The person(s) concerned should hold a passport, even if this has expired; however, that residence permit is granted in cases where an objective inability to hold a passport is found, if this is established on a reasoned request by the person(s) concerned and the opinion of the competent immigration committee.

              No No

            • 2 Administrative The applicant/subscriber should have a residence permit for third-country nationals who are resident in the former ECA countries or who are resident in the same Member State and for children, provided that he or she is curated by minors.

              No No

            • 3 Of data provision It should have the necessary documents stating the reasons for cessation of cohabitation (registerary act of death/ decision to cancel the marriage/ complaint of domestic violence or of a family relationship).

              No No

            • 4 Time In the event of a breakdown due to death, members of his/her family who apply for the residence permit should be resident in the country for at least one (1) year prior to the death of the spouse.

              No No

            • 5 Time In the event of a loss of cohabitation due to divorce or annulment of marriage, the marriage should have had at least three (3) years of which one (1) year travelled to Greece.

              No No

            • 6 Insurance It should have evidence of sickness insurance for all the risks covered by national or private insurance contracts.

              No No

            • 7 Health It should not pose a risk to public health.

              No No

            • 8 Of National Security It should not be considered as a threat to public policy, public security or international relations and should not be registered as unwanted in national databases for serious reasons of public order and security for a period beyond five years.

              No No

            • 1 End of electronic residence permit 16 €

              e-Administrative Fee code 2119

              Cost Calculation One-off

              Method of Payment Bank cashier, Digital (debit / credit card), Digital (web banking), Hellenic Post

              Type of Cost Impost

              Fee Link https://www1.gsis.gr/sgsisapps/eparavolo/public/create.htm?langId=2

              No

            • 1 A passport copy, even if it has expired. Passport

              A passport copy, even if it has expired.

              Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person)

              Submitted by: Persons

              Notes: A residence permit shall be issued in cases where an objective failure to provide the person concerned with the passport is detected, if it is established on a reasoned request by the person(s) concerned and the opinion of the competent immigration committee.

              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 3971

            • 2 Residence permit for citizens of third countries, family members of the ex-ECSC countries. Residence Permit

              Residence permit for citizens of third countries, family members of the ex-ECSC countries.

              Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person)

              Submitted by: Persons


              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 4178

            • 3 A copy of the valid residence card of the same person and of the children, if the applicant/sanctioner is curated by the minors. Data Sheet

              A copy of the valid residence card of the same person and of the children, if the applicant/sanctioner is curated by the minors.

              Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person)

              Submitted by: Persons


              Document submitted under requirements: No

              Alternative document of: 2

              Yes 3201

            • 4 An act of preservative/conservative’s death, homogeneous in case the family members reside in Greece for at least one year before his or her death. Death certificate

              An act of preservative/conservative’s death, homogeneous in case the family members reside in Greece for at least one year before his or her death.

              Relevant link: https://www.gov.gr/en/ipiresies/oikogeneia/apoleia/lexiarkhike-praxe-thanatou

              Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person)

              Submitted by: Persons


              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 1701

            • 5 A decision on the annulment of a marriage or a divorce decision or a decision on the termination of the cohabitation agreement registered in the City Hall where the marriage or cohabitation agreement lasted for at least three years, one of which in Greece lasted. Rule

              A decision on the annulment of a marriage or a divorce decision or a decision on the termination of the cohabitation agreement registered in the City Hall where the marriage or cohabitation agreement lasted for at least three years, one of which in Greece lasted.

              Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person)

              Submitted by: Persons


              Document submitted under requirements: No

              Alternative document of: 4

              Yes 1127

            • 6 A certified copy of the complaint submitted by the applicant/applicant to the Greek competent authority, in the case of the exercise of domestic violence and/or of a family relationship and/or assistance particularly difficult, as the marriage or cohabitation agreement existed. Report / Complaint

              A certified copy of the complaint submitted by the applicant/applicant to the Greek competent authority, in the case of the exercise of domestic violence and/or of a family relationship and/or assistance particularly difficult, as the marriage or cohabitation agreement existed.

              Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person)

              Submitted by: Persons

              Notes: The certified copy of the complaint shall be accompanied by a report by the Social Service relating to the exercise of domestic violence or a disruption of the family relationship.

              Document submitted under requirements: No

              Alternative document of: 4

              Yes 6357

            • 7 Report of the Regional Social Service, in the case of domestic violence and/or agitation of a family relationship and/or assistance particularly difficult, as the marriage or cohabitation agreement existed. Report

              Report of the Regional Social Service, in the case of domestic violence and/or agitation of a family relationship and/or assistance particularly difficult, as the marriage or cohabitation agreement existed.

              Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person)

              Submitted by: Persons

              Notes: The report of the Social Service shall be submitted together with the certified copy of the complaint in the case of domestic violence.

              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 6631

            • 8 Acknowledgement that an application has been made to the insurer concerned for the receipt of full sickness insurance for all the risks covered by the nationally. Certificate

              Acknowledgement that an application has been made to the insurer concerned for the receipt of full sickness insurance for all the risks covered by the nationally.

              Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person)

              Submitted by: Persons


              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 9703

            • 9 Private insurance policy. Insurance contract

              Private insurance policy.

              Relevant link: http://www1.eaee.gr/

              Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person)

              Submitted by: Persons


              Document submitted under requirements: No

              Alternative document of: 8

              Yes 6183

            • 10 One (1) recent colour photography, the technical specifications of which are the same as those of photographs submitted for Greek passports, as they apply, as well as in digital format, either in a visual storage drive (CD), or in a magnetic storage medium (USB stick) in a JPEG 2000 graphical form. Photograph

              One (1) recent colour photography, the technical specifications of which are the same as those of photographs submitted for Greek passports, as they apply, as well as in digital format, either in a visual storage drive (CD), or in a magnetic storage medium (USB stick) in a JPEG 2000 graphical form.

              Relevant link: https://www.gov.gr/en/ipiresies/polites-kai-kathemerinoteta/stoikheia-polite-kai-tautopoietika-eggrapha/myphoto-gia-polites

              Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person)

              Submitted by: Persons

              Relevant Procedure: MyPhoto for citizens

              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 8298

            • Joint Ministerial Decision 48 95931 2024 1807 Β

              Description Establishment of the supporting documents required for granting a residence permit for humanitarian reasons

              Legal references https://ia37rg02wpsa01.blob.core.windows.net/fek/02/2024/20240201807.pdf

            • Law 134 5038 2023 81 Α

              Description Residence permits for humanitarian reasons (Article 134, par.1, No. 5038/2023, A1)

              Legal references https://ia37rg02wpsa01.blob.core.windows.net/fek/01/2023/20230100081.pdf

            • Decision 1-2 144338 2025 5007 Β

              Description Amendment to Article 1(2) of No 11854/2024 (B' 2303) Decision of the Minister for Migration and Asylum on the definition of the procedure for submitting applications, in accordance with Article 176 (12) of Law No 5038/2023 (A'81).

              Legal references https://ia37rg02wpsa01.blob.core.windows.net/fek/02/2025/20250205007.pdf

            • 1 Contact the applicant/applicant

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Directorate

              Μethod of Implementation Software action

              Description The office of a stopover of the Ministry of Immigration and Asylum, having received an e-mail address bio_rv@migration.gov.gr, the relevant request of the third-country citizen with the necessary supporting documents, contacts him/her to inform him/her of the date and time to be taken to the Ministry of Immigration and Asylum to submit his/her application and biometric data.

              No No


            • 2 Receipt of the application for a residence permit

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Directorate

              Μethod of Implementation Action of the executive / co-competent body

              Description Submission of the application and all supporting documents required by the person(s) concerned.

              No No


            • 3 Control of supporting documents and receipt of biometric data

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Inspection

              Description A check shall be carried out on supporting documents submitted and on the biometric data of the applicant/applicant.

              No No


            • 4 Issue of an application for a residence permit

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description The application for a residence permit shall be issued and issued to the applicant/applicant.

              No No


            • 5 Checking for the application

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Inspection

              Description At this stage, the applicant/applicant’s application shall be examined.

              No No


            • 6 Adoption of a residence permit

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Director

              Μethod of Implementation Signature

              Description After the verification of the application, the residence permit shall be issued and delivered to the applicant/applicant.

              Yes Yes


            • 7 Rejection of an application

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Director

              Μethod of Implementation Signature

              Description Rejection of an application for a residence permit.

              Notes The third-country person concerned shall have the right to challenge the rejection decision; the application for treatment should be submitted within two (2) months of the decision being delivered.

              Yes Yes


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