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Z.11 — Fulbright scholar

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What education or training is this pathway designed for?

This route is for third-country nationals entering Greece as grantees of the Fulbright Foundation (American Educational Foundation in Greece), under the 1948 Greece-US agreement and the 1980 convention. The official source does not state the level or type of study or research.

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  • The level or type of study/research is not specified.

What type of institution/course must accept or enrol the applicant?

The official source does not state a specific type of institution or course. The applicant must hold a scholarship certificate from the American Educational Foundation in Greece (Fulbright Foundation) showing the duration and purpose of the stay in Greece.

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  • No Greek host institution requirement is stated.

What are the most important financial or study-related conditions: tuition, funds, insurance, full-time study, attendance or equivalent?

The scholarship certificate must show coverage of travel and residence costs, full medical and pharmaceutical care and any repatriation costs; the visa is exempt from the fee.

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Can the student work? Under what major restrictions? What is the family position where clearly stated?

Family members may accompany with a national visa of the same duration marked "Family members of Fulbright scholar", on presenting a family-status certificate and proof of coverage of travel, residence, full medical care and repatriation costs. Work rights are not stated.

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  • Whether the scholar may work is not stated.
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    3. Οι ανωτέρω πολίτες μπορούν να συνοδεύονται από τα μέλη της οικογένειάς τους, κατά την έννοια της περ. λε’ του άρθρου 4, στα οποία χορηγείται ομοίως εθνική θεώρηση εισόδου, ισόχρονη της θεώρησης των συντηρούντων και με την ένδειξη «Μέλη οικογένειας υποτρόφου Ιδρύματος Fulbright», εφόσον προσκομίσουν: α) πρόσφατο πιστοποιητικό οικογενειακής κατάστασης ή άλλο ισοδύναμο έγγραφο, επίσημα επικυρωμένο και μεταφρασμένο, από το οποίο προκύπτει η συγγενική σχέση και β) αποδεικτικά στοιχεία, περί κάλυψης των εξόδων ταξιδιού και διαμονής τους στη χώρα, κάλυψης πλήρους ιατρικής και φαρμακευτικής περίθαλψης, καθώς και κάλυψης των εξόδων επαναπατρισμού τους.

How long does the status last, how is it renewed, and what officially documented post-study work or residence possibilities exist?

The visa lasts as long as the scholarship, up to 12 months. If the scholarship is extended beyond the visa, a residence permit (Art. 163(1)) may be granted to the scholar and family, applied for before the visa expires, lasting the extension plus one month. The official source does not state any post-study work or residence option.

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  • No post-study work or residence option stated.

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