Greece Work Visa for

Greece offers two broad categories of work visas: "C" visas for short stays and "D" visas for lengthy stays. Short-term visas enable travellers to enter or remain in the Schengen region for up to 90 days continuously, or 90 days totaled throughout a 180-day period. Most likely, your staff will require a long-stay or D visa to enter Greece and apply for a residence permit. The maximum duration of work visas in this category is one year. Anyone entering the country on a D visa must apply for a residence permit right away.

Documents required before applying for a Greece work visa are listed below

• Fully completed D visa application form in English or Greek
• Passport valid for at least three months after the expiration date of the D visa
• Copies of data page and residence permit
• A recent passport-size colour photo not older than six months
• Travel medical insurance valid for the D visa’s period
• A medical fitness certificate
• A copy of the applicant’s criminal record.

Your employees must acquire a work permit in Greece after receiving a working visa in order to legally work for your business. You, the employer, must be incorporated and have a local business licence. After that, you can apply for a work permit on the employee's behalf. Employees only need a work permit and a lengthy stay visa in order to live and work lawfully in the nation because work permits now also serve as residency permits. Work permits are normally location-, employer-, and occupation-specific and last for a year.

Application process- Work Visa Greece

Your employees must apply for a work permit in person at their neighbourhood municipal office or police station within 30 days of arriving in Greece. What kind of job they have determines the kind of work permit they require, which can also affect how long the permit is valid. The fundamental application steps comprise:

• Obtaining social security number from the Social Security Institute and a tax identification number from the local tax agency
• Filing a Greek-language residence permit application in person or through an authorised attorney with power of attorney
• Displaying a copy of a passport, visa, passport photo, proof of health insurance, and a state hospital health certificate
• Establishing a local address, a means of support, and paying the needed fee.
• Your staff members will receive a blue form after completing these steps, which serves as a receipt indicating that the application is being processed. Once they receive this form, they can start working for you right away.

Note: At least 60 days before it expires, your employees must renew their work permits at the prefecture or municipal office nearest them. A current passport in good standing, copies of all the pages of the passport, a certified copy of the original work permit, a filled-out application form, and potentially more documents, depending on the kind of permission, are required.