E.5-EG — Seasonal work visa — bilateral Egypt route

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

Fishery workers covered by the bilateral agreement between Greece and the Arab Republic of Egypt ratified by Law 1453/1984, who receive a national seasonal visa for fishery work.

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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).

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δ) ειδικά για αλιεργάτες που υπόκεινται στις ρυθμίσεις της διμερούς συμφωνίας μεταξύ της Ελληνικής Δημοκρατίας και της Αραβικής Δημοκρατίας της Αιγύπτου, η οποία έχει κυρωθεί με τον ν. 1453/1984 (Α’ 88), εθνική θεώρηση εισόδου για εποχιακή εργασία αλιεργάτη, μέγιστης διάρκειας ισχύος και παραμονής έντεκα (11) μηνών.

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

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the employer, sponsor or transfer relationship required.

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

The employment contract must state pay that may in no case be lower than an unskilled worker's wage. No fishing-specific qualification is stated in the Code.

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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).
Terms of the 1984 Greece-Egypt agreement were not captured.

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γστ) η αμοιβή του εργαζομένου, η οποία δεν μπορεί να είναι, σε καμία περίπτωση, μικρότερη από τις αποδοχές ανειδίκευτου εργαζομένου,

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

The seasonal visa gives labour-market access only for the contracted work and, save for the extension rule, only with the specific inviting employer. The official source does not state family accompaniment.

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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).
Family position not stated; possible Egypt-agreement rules on changing employer not captured.

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Η θεώρηση εισόδου της παρούσας παρέχει δικαίωμα πρόσβασης στην αγορά εργασίας αποκλειστικά για την παροχή της εργασίας που προβλέπεται στη σύμβαση εργασίας και, με την επιφύλαξη της παρ. 3, στον συγκεκριμένο εργοδότη, ύστερα από πρόσκληση του οποίου αυτή χορηγήθηκε.

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

The fishery-worker visa lasts up to eleven months; after reaching the maximum stay these workers may return once one month has passed since the end of their seasonal employment of up to eleven months. The official source does not state renewal or a longer-term residence direction.

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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).

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
εξαιρουμένων των αλιεργατών που υπόκεινται στις ρυθμίσεις της διμερούς συμφωνίας μεταξύ της Ελληνικής Δημοκρατίας και της Αραβικής Δημοκρατίας της Αιγύπτου, η οποία έχει κυρωθεί με τον ν. 1453/1984, οι οποίοι δεν μπορούν να επανέλθουν στην ελληνική επικράτεια, εάν δεν έχει συμπληρωθεί ένας (1) μήνας από την ολοκλήρωση της εποχιακής απασχόλησης μέγιστης διάρκειας έντεκα (11) μηνών.

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E.5-EG — Seasonal work visa — bilateral Egypt route

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

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

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

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

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

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