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EU Blue Card in Greece

One documented route of this kind in Greece, with its conditions, documents, official government fees and process.

EU Blue Card - Highly Qualified Employment (Category E.1)

Residence permit for highly qualified third-country workers with higher professional qualifications and a salary at least 1.6x the average national gross salary.

Processing time
90 days overall (30 days if employer recognized under Art. 38)
Validity
2 years (or contract + 3 months); renewable for 3 further years
Language requirement
None for the permit; B1 Greek for EU long-term residence and naturalization
Permanent residence
5 years (EU long-term resident status)
Citizenship
7 years lawful residence

Requirements

  • Higher professional qualifications, or 5 years comparable experience for non-regulated professions
  • Highly qualified work contract of at least 6 months
  • Gross annual salary at or above 1.6x the average gross national salary (EUR 31,918.83 for 2024)
  • Health insurance

Required Documents

  • Copy of travel document with uniform visa OR entry stamp (visa-free) required
  • Highly qualified employment contract (minimum 6 months) required
  • Job recruitment announcement required
  • Professional-qualification documents (non-regulated) OR ATEEN certification (regulated professions) required
  • Proof of health-insurance application required
  • Employer's prior fiscal-year tax clearance OR legal-entity tax return required
  • Employer corporate documents (articles of association, GEMI certificate) required
  • One recent color photo (hard copy + digital JPEG 2000 on CD/USB) required

Official fees

  • Residence permit fee 150 EUR
  • Electronic card printout 16 EUR

Process Steps

  1. 1

    Enter Greece

    Enter on uniform visa or visa-free regime.

  2. 2

    Submit application

    Submit the application online via the Ministry of Migration and Asylum portal.

  3. 3

    Document verification

    Documents are verified (up to 10 days).

  4. 4

    Biometrics

    Attend the biometrics appointment (10-15 days).

  5. 5

    Decision and card

    Decision (1-5 days) and card issuance.

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