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Highly Qualified Employees EU Blue Card

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  • Determine the best structure (SAS vs SARL).
  • Open a bank account with the draft of the company's articles of association and deposit the share capital (minimum of 1 euro for the share capital).
  • Draft all the legal documentation.
  • Publish the announcement of the company's creation in the official gazette.
  • Registration of the company with the registre du commerce et des sociétés.
  • Obtaining a company number (SIRET number).
  • Receipt of the tax memorandum ("memorandum fiscal") directly by the customer with the intra-Community VAT number and a summary of the tax options chosen.

Greece: Highly Qualified Employees EU Blue Card

to qualify a third country national must meet the following conditions:

MOBILITY WITHIN EU:

KEYNOTES

After 12 months of legal residence in Greece as an EU Blue Card holder, the applicant may move to another EU country under the Blue Card scheme​

GENERALrequirements

  1. Have a valid work contract for highly qualified employment for at least 6 months.
  2. The job must be classified as highly skilled, typically requiring a higher education qualification.
  3. The gross annual salary must not be lower of 1.6 times the amount of the average gross annual salary in Greece (aprox. €32,000 annually).
  4. For a regulated profession the applicant must provide certification.
  5. For non-regulated professions, proof at least five years of professional l exseprience

family membErs

Immediate family members of the Blue Card holder can join them in Greece, provided they do not rely on the Greek welfare system.

RESIDENCE PERMIT:

Timeline details

  • Valid for 2 years.
  • If the employment contract covers a period shorter than the aforementioned, the "EU Blue Card" is valid for at least the duration of the employment contract, extended by three (3) months, but not for a period exceeding two (2) years.

40 days

10 working days

2-3 months

Employer applies for work approval at the Decentralized Administration

Submit an application for EU residence permit at the Ministry

Apply for Visa D at the Greek consulate

The information contained in this document does not constitute legal advice. It is provided for informational purposes only. The author accepts no liability for any consequences arising from its use.

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