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E.2-S — ICT permit — specialist

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

An ICT specialist: a person working within the group who has specialised knowledge essential to the host entity's areas of activity, techniques or management, assessed also by high-level qualifications for work requiring specific technical knowledge, relevant professional experience and possible membership of an accredited profession.

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  • Quoted provision is the original 2023 Migration Code text (Law 5038/2023, FEK A 81/2023); later amendments were checked only against Laws 5100/2024, 5162/2024 and 5275/2026 (FEK A 17/2026).
  • https://migration.gov.gr/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/%CE%9A%CF%8E%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%B1%CF%82-%CE%9C%CE%B5%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%AC%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%85%CF%83%CE%B7%CF%82.pdf
    ο. «εξειδικευμένος εργαζόμενος»: πρόσωπο που εργάζεται εντός του ομίλου επιχειρήσεων και που διαθέτει εξειδικευμένες γνώσεις ουσιώδους σημασίας για τους τομείς δραστηριοποίησης, τις τεχνικές ή τη διοίκηση της οντότητας υποδοχής. Για την αξιολόγηση των εν λόγω γνώσεων λαμβάνονται υπόψη, πέραν των ειδικών γνώσεων των σχετικών με την οντότητα υποδοχής, τα υψηλού επιπέδου προσόντα για τον συγκεκριμένο τύπο εργασίας ή δραστηριότητας που απαιτεί ειδικές τεχνικές γνώσεις, συμπεριλαμβανομένης της κατάλληλης επαγγελματικής πείρας, καθώς και της πιθανής ιδιότητας μέλους αναγνωρισμένων επαγγελμάτων,

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

Yes. It is an intra-corporate transfer: the applicant must show that the Greek host entity and the company established in the third country belong to the same undertaking or group of undertakings, and that after the transfer the person can be transferred back to an entity of the same group established in a third country.

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Limits of the record
  • Quoted provision is the original 2023 Migration Code text (Law 5038/2023, FEK A 81/2023); later amendments were checked only against Laws 5100/2024, 5162/2024 and 5275/2026 (FEK A 17/2026).

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

Decisive factors: at least 12 consecutive months of prior employment in the same undertaking or group immediately before the transfer; a higher-education qualification or proof of the professional qualifications and experience needed by the host entity; and pay not lower than that of Greek nationals in comparable positions.

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Limits of the record
  • Quoted provision is the original 2023 Migration Code text (Law 5038/2023, FEK A 81/2023); later amendments were checked only against Laws 5100/2024, 5162/2024 and 5275/2026 (FEK A 17/2026).

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

The holder may carry out the specific employment activity for which the permit was issued at any host entity in Greece belonging to the employing undertaking or group. Family reunification applies without the usual requirement of a reasonable prospect of permanent residence and a two-year minimum residence, and admitted family members may take up dependent employment and provide services or work.

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Limits of the record
  • Quoted provision is the original 2023 Migration Code text (Law 5038/2023, FEK A 81/2023); later amendments were checked only against Laws 5100/2024, 5162/2024 and 5275/2026 (FEK A 17/2026).

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

The permit is valid for one year, or for the length of the transfer in Greece if shorter, renewable up to a maximum of 3 years for managers and specialists and 1 year for trainees. After the maximum period the transferee must leave Greece, although managers and specialists may apply for an EU Blue Card if its conditions are met.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • Quoted provision is the original 2023 Migration Code text (Law 5038/2023, FEK A 81/2023); later amendments were checked only against Laws 5100/2024, 5162/2024 and 5275/2026 (FEK A 17/2026).
  • https://migration.gov.gr/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/%CE%9A%CF%8E%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%B1%CF%82-%CE%9C%CE%B5%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%AC%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%85%CF%83%CE%B7%CF%82.pdf
    11. Η ισχύς της άδειας ενδοεταιρικής μετάθεσης είναι ετήσια ή ίση με τη διάρκεια της μετάθεσης στην Ελλάδα, εφόσον αυτή είναι βραχύτερη και μπορεί να ανανεωθεί έως τρία (3) έτη κατ’ ανώτατο όριο για τα διευθυντικά στελέχη και τους ειδικευμένους εργαζομένους και έως ένα (1) έτος για τους ασκούμενους εργαζομένους.
  • https://migration.gov.gr/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/%CE%9A%CF%8E%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%B1%CF%82-%CE%9C%CE%B5%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%AC%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%85%CF%83%CE%B7%CF%82.pdf
    9. Η διάρκεια της ενδοεταιρικής μετάθεσης δεν μπορεί να υπερβαίνει τα τρία (3) έτη για τα διευθυντικά στελέχη και τους ειδικευμένους εργαζόμενους και το ένα (1) έτος για τους ασκούμενους εργαζόμενους. Μετά την παρέλευση του χρονικού διαστήματος που έχει οριστεί ως διάρκεια της άδειας, οι ενδοεταιρικώς μετατεθέντες υποχρεούνται να εγκαταλείψουν το έδαφος της Ελλάδας. Κατά παρέκκλιση των ανωτέρω, τα διευθυντικά στελέχη και οι εξειδικευμένοι εργαζόμενοι μπορούν να αιτηθούν τη χορήγηση «Μπλε Κάρτας της ΕΕ», εφόσον πληρούνται οι προϋποθέσεις που προβλέπονται στο άρθρο 31.

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