Residence permit on humanitarian grounds – Victims of trafficking in human beings – Initial issuance

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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

3

Fees

16 €

Estimated Time

50 to 60 days

Description

This procedure concerns the granting of a residence permit on humanitarian grounds and is addressed at third-country nationals who are victims of trafficking in human beings and fall within the scope of Articles 135 to 142 of Law 5038/2023.

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 residence permit grants access to the labour market.

Last update

08/05/2026

Application

Application Type

Application / Solemn Declaration

Submission by:

Submitted by the applicant (exclusively in person)

Submitted by:

Persons

Title

Residence permit on humanitarian grounds – Victims of trafficking in human beings

Notes:

The application for this specific residence permit shall be submitted exclusively in person to the one-stop shop of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum following a relevant appointment of the applicant or his/her authorised proxy (Appointment requests may be made via email to the email address 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 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 a residence permit to third-country nationals who are victims of trafficking in human beings

            Official title

            Residence permit for humanitarian reasons – Human trafficking victims – Home grant

            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 applicant must hold a passport, valid or otherwise. However, this specific residence permit shall also be granted in cases where the applicant is demonstrably objectively unable to hold a passport, pending confirmation after submission of a substantiated application and the issuance of an opinion of the competent Migration Committee.

              No No

            • 2 Of data provision The applicant must have been recognised as a victim of trafficking in human beings or smuggling of migrants by an act of the competent Public Prosecutor.

              No No

            • 3 Of Will The applicant must have demonstrated a clear intention to cooperate with the authorities.

              No No

            • 4 Compliance or Non-Compliance The applicant must have severed all relations with the alleged perpetrators of the offences referred to in points (k) and (l) of Article 4 of Law 5038/2023.

              No No

            • 5 Other It must be deemed advisable to extend the stay of the applicant in Greece in order to facilitate the ongoing investigation or criminal proceedings.

              No No

            • 6 Of National Security The applicant must not be considered a threat to public order, public security or international relations and must not have been registered in national databases as a persona non grata for serious reasons of public order and security for longer than five years.

              No No

            • 7 Health The applicant must not pose a risk to public health.

              No No

            • 1 Charge for a printout of the 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 An act of the competent Public Prosecutor certifying that the third-country national has been recognised as a victim of trafficking in human beings. Supporting documents per case

              An act of the competent Public Prosecutor certifying that the third-country national has been recognised as a victim of trafficking in human beings.

              Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person)

              Submitted by: Persons


              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 4332

            • 2 Copy of passport, valid or otherwise. Passport

              Copy of passport, valid or otherwise.

              Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person)

              Submitted by: Persons

              Notes: A residence permit may also be granted in cases where an objective inability of the applicant to obtain a passport is established, provided that this is determined following a reasoned application by the applicant and the opinion of the competent Migration Committee.

              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 3971

            • 3 One (1) recent colour photograph in hard copy format, which meets the same technical specifications as those applicable to photographs submitted for Greek passports, as in force from time to time, as well as in digital format, either on an optical storage disk (CD) or on a magnetic storage medium (USB stick) in JPEG2000 format. Photograph

              One (1) recent colour photograph in hard copy format, which meets the same technical specifications as those applicable to photographs submitted for Greek passports, as in force from time to time, as well as in digital format, either on an optical storage disk (CD) or on a magnetic storage medium (USB stick) in JPEG2000 format.

              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 56 95931 2024 1807 Β

              Description To lay down 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 138-142 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 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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