Residence permit for humanitarian reasons - Therapeutic Resistance Therapeutic Dependency Program – Initial dosing

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At a glance

Points of service

DIRECTORATE OF RESIDENCE PERMITS, MINISTRY OF IMMIGRATION AND ASYLUM

Digital provision points

  • The service is not provided digitally

Number of required documents

4

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 third-country nationals who are participating in a therapeutic programme for substance dependence and are in the phase of rehabilitation or reintegration.

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

This rresidence permit grants 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 - Therapeutic Responsibility Therapeutic Response Programme

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

    Print

    Requirements

      Fees

        Related

        Means of redress or appeal:

        Administrative appeal

        The third-country person concerned/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 served; applications for treatment shall be accompanied by an incorrect amount of EUR 50 (50); an application for treatment shall be submitted to the service which adopted the decision in question, which shall be decided on it within 30 (30) days of its submission.

        Output & Results

        Output

        Administrative Act, Decision, Document Production

        Steps

          Digital steps

            Other information

            Alternative titles

            Granting of residence permits to third-country nationals participating in a treatment programme for substance dependence.

            Official title

            Residence permit on humanitarian grounds – Therapeutic programme for substance dependence (Article 134(1) of Law 5038/2023, A1) – 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 Of data provision The person(s) concerned should be involved in a therapy programme for mental dependence and should be able to demonstrate with evidence that he/she is involved in it.

              No No

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

              No No

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

              No No

            • 5 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 Confirm the participation of the third-country citizen in the rehabilitation or reintegration phases of a mental dependence therapy programme issued by the approved rehabilitation body at the time of the application. Certificate

              Confirm the participation of the third-country citizen in the rehabilitation or reintegration phases of a mental dependence therapy programme issued by the approved rehabilitation body at the time of the application.

              Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person)

              Submitted by: Persons

              Notes: The attestation should indicate the programme of the therapeutic programme, its nature and duration, as well as the time of the applicant's/demand's membership.

              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 9703

            • 3 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

            • 4 Private-insurance insurance policy Insurance contract

              Private-insurance 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: 3

              Yes 6183

            • 5 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

              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 the submission of applications pursuant to 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 Directorate

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

              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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