• Confirmation by the relevant Regional Tourism Office, where the Greek tourist office is located, stating that the work of the alien as Tour Leader is approved.
• A certificate from the foreign tourist office that the alien in question is employed and paid by it.
• A solemn statement by the Greek tourist office working with a foreign tourist office that the alien will not be hired and that he will be employed outside the office to serve the tourist groups arriving through a foreign tourist office for a specified period not exceeding eight (8) months.
• Insurance attestation to cover costs of hospitalization, medical and pharmaceutical care and to cover a work accident. Where a transnational health and labour accident insurance agreement exists with the country of the country, it shall be sufficient to provide a certificate from his/her country that s/he is insured with its social security system; if not, to provide a guarantee from the State of origin, that it will cover the insurance risk arising from the above causes or insurance policy of a private insurance company covering the above risks for his/her employment as Tour Leader in Greece.
• EUR 150 administrative fee  
• The general supporting documents as described under the section "General supporting documents".

The duration of the visa may not exceed eight months.

Holders of an entry visa of this category shall not be granted a residence permit. Therefore, particular attention should be paid to the duration of the labour contract mentioned and a national visa of equivalent duration should be issued.

Fees

The below rates are applicable and they may vary at any time:

• All Fees are payable in the equivalent amount in pound sterling (GBP) as per the current exchange rate, at the time of submission of the application at the London Visa Application Centre for Greece and are subject to change without notice.
• All Fees are non-refundable.
• Please note that applicants need to pay Service Fee of GBP 18.92 per application over and above the above mentioned Fees.
• All the above mentioned fees can be paid in cash or credit/ debit card.

• Certificate of registration and payment of fees to the relevant educational institution, where required or confirmation that s/he has been accepted for enrolment in a higher education institution in the Greek territory to attend a course of study
• Evidence demonstrating that s/he has sufficient resources to cover the costs of studies and subsistence of a minimum amount of EUR 400 per month, as determined by reference to JMD 41712/2014 (B’ 2285). The amount of sufficient resources is evidenced by a deposit account, bank transfer, grant or salary receipt in case the student is part-time employee (on renewal of the residence permit).
• Consent of the parents or the person exercising parental care for the intended stay if they are less than 18 years of age.
• The general supporting documents as described under the section "General supporting documents".

It is noted that at the beginning of each academic year (September) the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs forwards to the consular authorities, the decision ratifying “Lists of aliens graduates of secondary education or of the relevant schools of EU Member States of non-Greek origin admitted in the departments/introductory sections and in higher education schools”, including the full names and data of aliens, in order to issue the relevant student visas, where appropriate, if the other conditions of entry are fulfilled.

Professional activity of students

According to Article 36 of L. 4251/2014 "third-country nationals who have obtained a residence permit for study purposes may only work part-time in accordance with the relevant provisions of the relevant legislation. In any event, the number of working hours may not be less than 10 hours per week or their equivalent in days or months per year.”

Accelerated procedure for post-graduate students

According to Article 37 of L. 4251/2014 the country's HEI shall inform consular officers by all appropriate means of any accelerated procedure for issuing residence permits to postgraduate students.

MARKINGS:

• They may not be accompanied by members of their families
• For Greek language learning see category B.13 ‘Learning Greek language in a teaching Centre or relevant University institute.
• This also applies to the foreign language courses in HEI under Article 37 L. 4251/2014, as amended by Article 94 of L. 4692/2020 and applicable:

Article 37

Accelerated procedure for granting residence permits to students of the 1st 2nd and 3rd cycles of study in Hellenic Universities

1. The country's higher education institutes (HEI)  offering first, second and third cycle courses may conclude tripartite contracts with the Ministry of immigration and Asylum and the Decentralized administration, in the territorial jurisdiction of which the A.E.I. is based to establish a procedure for the rapid granting of residence permits to students, third-country nationals admitted to their study programmes and entering Greece with a national visa  for study purposes, subject to the following conditions:

(A) the compulsory length of study shall be at least: (aa) three years for first cycle programmes, (ab) annual for second cycle programmes and (ac) three years for third cycle programmes;

(b) the conditions laid down in articles 32 and 33 for issuing residence permits under such agreements are fulfilled.

The contract referred to in this paragraph may relate to all or part of the study programmes of the relevant University which admit third-country nationals as students. [...]

4. The application for a residence permit shall be submitted, by the relevant HEI to the competent authority for Aliens and Immigration of the Decentralized administration, in accordance with Article 8, and shall be accompanied by the necessary supporting documents for the issue of the residence permit, as specified in the decision in paragraph 1 of article 136.

5. The residence permit for this purpose shall be issued by decision of the coordinator of the Decentralized administration no later than forty (40) days after the date of submission of a complete documentation file and receipt of the required biometric data, in accordance with the arrangements laid down in Article 1 of L. 4018/2011.

6. The residence permit is valid for a period equal to the maximum duration of the study programme, to which a third-country national has been admitted. Where there is a need for renewal to complete the study of a third-country national, the residence permit may be renewed in accordance with Article 34 in the context of the accelerated procedure laid down in this Article. The obligation to submit the data of case c΄ of paragraph Article 3(34) to the competent authority for immigration and immigration is to be borne by the relevant HEI.

7. After the conclusion of the contract under paragraph 1, the University shall, by all appropriate means, inform the Greek consular authorities of third countries from which citizens wish to enter in order to register in their respective University programmes of study, of the current Convention and the conditions for the accelerated procedure for granting residence permits to third-country nationals.

8 A decision of the Ministers for Education and Religious Affairs and immigration and Asylum shall address any questions relating to the application of this Article, in particular as regards the content of the Convention on the procedure for the rapid grant of residence permits to third-country nationals, who have been admitted to study programmes in HEI and any other procedural issues (--> not yet available).

Fees

The below rates are applicable and they may vary at any time:

• All Fees are payable in the equivalent amount in pound sterling (GBP) as per the current exchange rate, at the time of submission of the application at the London Visa Application Centre for Greece and are subject to change without notice.
• All Fees are non-refundable.
• Please note that applicants need to pay Service Fee of GBP 18.92 per application over and above the above mentioned Fees.
• All the above mentioned fees can be paid in cash or credit/ debit card.

National entry visas are issued regardless of whether or not the applicant, third - country national, is subject to an entry visa obligation, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 539/2001 of the European Union Council of March 15, 2001, as amended and in force, and does not grant its holder an irrevocable right of entry.

Meeting the requirements of the Joint Ministerial Decree provided by paragraph 1, Article 136 of Act 4245/2014 does not prejudge the issuance of a national long - term visa, which falls under the exclusive competence of the Diplomatic Mission or Consular Post.