The applicant must be unemployed, capable of working, and available on the labour market.
The applicant must be looking for a job.
The applicant must not have carried out a liberal profession.
There should be no other reasons for losing unemployed status, e.g. retirement, illness, conscription, imprisonment, moving abroad, etc.
The applicant must have a police identity card, a passport, a driving licence or an insurance booklet, and a tax identification number (TIN), and a social security (AMKA) number. These are only required at the time of renewal at a Citizens’ Service Centre (KEP).
The renewal period starts twenty (20) days before the expiry date of the unemployment card, and lasts until its expiry date.
The e-services of DYPA can be accessed with a username and a password or using TAXISnet codes. Renewal is also done through the Single Digital Portal of the Public Administration (gov.gr) using the TAXISnet codes and by selecting ‘Σύνδεση στο Σύστημα μέσω πιστοποίησης από την ΑΑΔΕ’ (‘Log in to the system through certification by the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (IAPR))’. The username and password remain valid only for users who already have them.
Possession of passwords to enter software
Notification/Uploading document via Information System
The procedure applies to the renewal of unemployment cards. Once issued, an unemployment card is valid for 3 months from the initial registration or the last renewal, at which time it must be renewed again.
Identification via the DYPA (ΔΥΠΑ) codes
DYPA provides the service exclusively through its e-services. The service is not provided in person at DYPA (formerly OAED) agencies.
On the validity of the unemployment card for non-subsidised registered unemployed persons.
Amendment of paragraph 3 of Article 2 of Chapter A of Board Decision no. 18/50/30/15.03.2020 (ΦΕΚ 911/Series II/17.03.2020), as follows:
Amendment and supplement to Decision 3701/55/22.11.2011 of the Board of Directors of the Public Employment Service (Series II, 3018).
Determination of new administrative procedures within the remit of OAED concerning the issue of certificates, submission of benefit applications and renewal of unemployment cards that may also be processed through Citizens' Service Centres, repealing Decision DIADP/A/12604 (ΦΕΚ 927, Series II/04 − 07 − 2003).
If the unemployment card is not renewed within the deadline, it will expire. The unemployed person has the right to lodge an objection with the service (KPA2) to which they are affiliated. The objection is examined by the Unemployment Register Dispute Resolution Committee and the Organisation’s Board of Directors.
The KEP employee carries out an identity check of the citizen concerned, who must produce an identity document.
The KEP employee, in cooperation with the citizen concerned, fills in the required fields.
The system does not authorise the renewal of the active unemployment card.
The KEP employee prints out and hands over to the citizen the proof of that the unemployment card has been renewed, which includes the period of the next renewal.
The system authorises the renewal of the active unemployment card.
Users can log in using their personal TAXISnet credentials.
In order to complete the certification of the users who log in using IAPR certification, the social security (AMKA) number must be provided.
Select ‘Ανανέωση τώρα...’ ‘Renew now ...’ in the main options of the home page of the user tab, after logging in to the e-services.
Select ‘Ανανέωση του Δελτίου Ανεργίας...’ (‘Renew unemployment card ...’).
The system asks you to confirm the renewal of an active unemployment card by selecting ‘OK’ in the window that appears.
After confirmation, a completion message appears, including the ‘Proof of renewal’ option which, when selected, issues a document proving the renewal and indicating the period of the next renewal.
You can log in to the e-services of DYPA either through gov.gr or on DYPA the website at www.oaed.gr.
You can log in to the e-services of DYPA with a username and password, but only if is not possible to log in using TAXISnet codes. Login credentials (key number) are issued by the services of DYPA (KPA2).
At this step, citizens are informed of the conditions for remaining in the Digital Register of Jobseekers, in accordance with Law 4921/2022, and are requested to review them and confirm that they met them both during the current period and during the previous quarter, by selecting YES in the relevant field.
Citizens are informed about the framework of mutual obligations under Law 4921/2022, with a mandatory requirement to confirm that they have read the relevant information text provided.
The procedure may also be carried out through the KEP or via myDYPAapp.
The relevant option ‘Renew now’ is available from 20 days before the unemployment card expires and is valid until its expiry date.
The user is directed to this step when the system determines that no digital Individual Action Plan has been drawn up and that the user has been unemployed for up to 24 months.
Entity software that performs the service
User identification through certification by the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (IAPR)
Providing the user’s social security (AMKA) number
Confirming the renewal of an active unemployment card
User identification using DYPA username and password
Citizen physically identified at the KEP
Application submitted to the information system
Proof of renewal of the unemployment card issued to the citizen
Approval of renewal of unemployment card
Instructions for renewing an unemployment card electronically