Employment 2025

GREECE Law and Practice Contributed by: Nikolas Sigkridis, Semina Zavitsanou, Chrysa Kalantzi and Yannis Ragos, POTAMITISVEKRIS

4.2 Registration Requirements for Foreign Workers EU Citizen Card If the EU citizen intends to stay in Greece for more than 90 days, they must register at the local Depart - ment of Aliens of the Hellenic Police (physical pres - ence is required). Furthermore, the issuance of a Greek Tax Number and a Greek Social Security Num - ber is required for the hiring of the EU citizen (this also applies to all third-country nationals who are employed by a Greek company). Third-Country Nationals Law 5038/2023 provides for specific types of resi - dence permit for work purposes. The main ones are the following (please note that all foreign documents should bear apostille stamps, in cases where the country/authority of issuance is a party to the Hague Convention – otherwise, the documents need to be notarised and then certified by the competent Greek Consulate). Residence permit for the provision of work (metaklisi) Act of Ministerial Council No 56/2024, as in force, provides for the relevant positions that may be filled by third-country nationals for the provision of work in Greece, for 2025. The relevant position should be both mentioned in the aforementioned Act and vacant. If the relevant position is included in the aforementioned Act and vacant: • the employer should digitally file an application and the relevant supportive documents to the compe - tent Directorate for Foreign Citizens and Migration of the Decentralised Administration; • following the filing, a decision by such competent authority is issued, which approves the provision of work to the specific employer; and • subsequently, the relevant documentation is for - warded to the competent Consulate. An interview of the third-country national follows, in order for a visa to be issued. Following the issuance of the visa, the third-country national should digital - ly file the relevant documentation to the competent Directorate for Foreign Citizens and Migration of the Decentralised Administration to be provided with a

filing certificate (this stands as a residence and work permit until the issuance of the final residence permit, which is issued following review of the documentation and a biometrics appointment). Residence permit for high-rank executives The aforementioned Act also provides for the high- rank positions that may be filled for 2025. A high-rank executive should submit a pre-approval application to the Ministry of Migration and Asylum, along with supportive documents – ie: • a high-rank employment contract for at least six months, duly signed by the company’s legal repre - sentative and providing for annual remuneration of at least EUR32,000; • official evidence of specialised qualifications (either education degrees in a field similar to the job posi - tion (duration of studies of at least three academic years) or employer certificates proving at least five years of experience at a similar position), and an employer’s tax declaration proving at least gross annual revenue of at least EUR60,000 per high- rank employee, etc. Following the pre-approval, they should visit the com - petent Consulate for issuance of a visa, and then enter Greece to digitally file a residence permit application – alternatively, they should digitally file a residence permit application with the required supportive docu - ments if they have already been in Greece for less than 90 days. Intra-Corporate Transfer (ICT) The third-country national should digitally submit a pre-approval application to the Ministry of Migration and Asylum, along with (inter alia) the following. • Proof that the third-country business and the business in Greece belong to the same group of companies. • Certificates from the Chamber of Commerce (Greek and foreign) for the last three months for both companies. • The statute of the Greek company. • The employment contract of the employee with the third-country company along with a letter of assignment detailing:

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