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E.6 — Seasonal-worker residence permit

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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

Third-country nationals who entered Greece on a national seasonal-work visa under an employment approval covering one or more employment periods of up to nine months per twelve months, and who then apply for a residence permit for seasonal employment.

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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
    1. Πολίτης τρίτης χώρας, ο οποίος έχει εισέλθει στην ελληνική επικράτεια δυνάμει έγκρισης απασχόλησης της αρμόδιας υπηρεσίας μίας στάσης, η οποία αφορά σε μια ή περισσότερες περιόδους απασχόλησης μέγιστης διάρκειας εννέα (9) μηνών ανά περίοδο δώδεκα (12) μηνών και εθνικής θεώρησης εισόδου για εποχιακή εργασία έχει τη δυνατότητα να υποβάλει αίτηση για τη χορήγηση άδειας διαμονής με σκοπό την εποχιακή απασχόληση σύμφωνα με το παρόν.

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

Yes. The permit is granted by the Secretary of the Decentralised Administration if a position is available under Article 26 and the applicant submits a valid seasonal employment contract signed by an employer established in Greece and by the applicant.

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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
    4. Με απόφαση του Γραμματέα της Αποκεντρωμένης Διοίκησης χορηγείται στον πολίτη τρίτης χώρας εποχιακή άδεια διαμονής, εφόσον υπάρχει διαθέσιμη θέση εργασίας, σύμφωνα με το άρθρο 26 και εφόσον ο αιτών, πλην των γενικών προϋποθέσεων για τη χορήγηση άδειας διαμονής του άρθρου 8, υποβάλλει τα ακόλουθα: α) έγκυρη σύμβαση εργασίας για τον σκοπό της εποχιακής εργασίας, υπογεγραμμένη από εργοδότη που είναι εγκατεστημένος στην ελληνική επικράτεια

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: seasonal work (up to nine months per twelve in a season-dependent sector), a contract with pay not lower than an unskilled worker's wage, and full health insurance already held during the seasonal 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).

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

The permit allows seasonal employment and residence in Greece for up to nine months in each twelve-month period. The holder may change employer under a new compliant contract, informing the one-stop service. It gives no access to family reunification.

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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 up to five years depending on the employment contract, and may be renewed if all conditions are still met and the holder has complied with all obligations, provided total residence does not exceed ten years. Time spent on it does not count towards long-term resident status.

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).

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

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