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E.5-F — Seasonal work visa — fishing

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

The pathway is designed for non-EU citizens employed as fishery workers: a non-EU citizen approved to enter Greece to be employed as a fishery worker receives a visa for seasonal employment.

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Limits of the record
  • The document does not provide further details on the specific occupation or professional activity beyond 'fishery worker'.
  • Conditions - Employment in fisheries
    A non-EU citizen who has received approval to enter the country in order to be employed as a fishery worker receives a visa for seasonal employment by the competent consular authorities.

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

Yes, the applicant needs an employer who initiates an invitation procedure. The visa is issued for seasonal employment and grants access to employment exclusively for the specific post and to the specific employer who initiated the invitation procedure.

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  • Conditions
    Consular authorities issue visas for seasonal employment of the same duration as the employment contract, which cannot exceed six (6) months and grants access to employment exclusively for the specific post and to the specific employer who initiated the invitation procedure for this visa to be issued.

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

Distinctive fit: seasonal work of up to nine months in total per twelve-month period in a sector with a periodic, season-dependent labour peak, under a contract whose pay may in no case be lower than an unskilled worker's wage.

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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).
  • The Code does not name this sector; eligible sectors are set in the Article 26 admission-volume decision, not captured.

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

The permission allows seasonal employment as a fishery worker for a specific employer and post. The holder cannot change employer or professional activity during the visa's validity, except for employees in fisheries under the bilateral agreement between Greece and Egypt, who may sign a contract with another employer if they lose their job. The official source does not state family accompaniment.

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Limits of the record
  • The document does not state whether family members can accompany the seasonal worker.
  • The exception for changing employer applies only to employees in fisheries under the bilateral agreement between Greece and Egypt; it may not apply to all fishing seasonal workers.
  • Rights - Change of employment
    As a seasonal worker, you sign a fixed-term contract with a specific employer for up to six months. During this period you cannot change employer or professional activity. This means that the particular type of visa cannot be modified during its period of validity.
  • Rights - Change of employment
    Employees in fisheries falling under the bilateral agreement between Greece and Egypt, and in case they loose their job, it is possible to sing an employment contract with another employee during the time their visa is valid and for the period until this visa expires.

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

The permission is granted for a maximum of ten months per year for fishery workers, but the document also states a maximum of six months (or eleven months if employed in fisheries) in the duration section, creating a conflict. The document does not mention renewal. Long-term residence is not applicable for seasonal workers.

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Limits of the record
  • The document contains conflicting durations: ten months per year in the Conditions section and eleven months in the Duration of validity section for fisheries.
  • The document does not state whether the visa can be renewed.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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