Greece: Information for stateless people and those at risk of statelessness fleeing Ukraine ENS Focal Point: Greek Council for Refugees Last updated: 21 June 2022 This briefing provides country-specific information for stateless people and those at risk of statelessness fleeing Ukraine. It is intended as a source of information for refugee response actors and affected individuals. The focus is on stateless people and people at risk of statelessness, including those who are undocumented. Links to more general information for refugees from Ukraine are provided throughout. We will endeavour to keep this information updated. Please contact Ukraine.crisis@statelessness.eu if you have relevant updates. Unless otherwise shown, the source of information provided is the ENS Focal Point. 1. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS & REGISTRATION According to the Ministry of Asylum and Migration by 25 May 2022 more than 30,000 people fleeing Ukraine had arrived in Greece. The main entry points are the Bulgarian land border and the international airports of Athens and Thessaloniki. According to UNHCR Greece, by 19 May 2022 13,400 displaced people from Ukraine had received temporary protection in Greece, and 15,306 refugees had registered their applications. At the northern border, UNHCR staff and interpreters are present to assist the authorities and inform refugees about temporary protection and asylum procedures in Greece, as well as where to find help and accommodation. All those fleeing Ukraine may enter Greece. Lack of travel documents is not an obstacle to entering Greece, although it is difficult to enter Greece in the absence of any documents proving identity. The European Commission confirms that a lack of travel documents or medical documents (certificate of vaccination, COVID19 test) should not be an obstacle to entering the EU throughout the Ukraine crisis. For more information on entry requirements, registration and reception, see FAQs of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum and UNHCR Greece Update on the Ukraine Situation. Documents required • • • Entry and registration • • • Adults: Biometric passport or transit visa issued by the Police for holders of nonbiometric passports (Police will stamp all passports); Ukrainian nationals without travel documents or with expired passports require a document issued by the Ukrainian Embassy in Greece at the Promachonas Border Station (Greece-Bulgaria) Children: same as for adults; accompanying parent’s passport and certificate of marital status, or child’s birth certificate, or parent’s declaration stating number of children, name, gender, date of birth (Police will stamp parent’s passport with number of accompanied minor children) Stateless and undocumented persons: any documents to enter Greece; proof of international or equivalent national protection and residence in Ukraine before 24 February 2022 to apply for temporary protection; to apply for asylum documents proving nationality status or residence are recommended but not required All people fleeing Ukraine may enter Greece; lack of travel documents is not an obstacle to entering Greece Persons not eligible for temporary protection, including stateless and undocumented persons: may enter Greece; must apply for international protection at the border to stay in the country (may have to stay at a Reception and Identification Centre for 25 days); see Section 2 below Unaccompanied children: may cross the border; National Mechanism for Detection & Protection of Unaccompanied Minors will identify and transfer unaccompanied minors to safe accommodation, and provide support, interpreting, and representation (contact +30 213 212 8888 / +30 694 277 3030 / WhatsApp / Viber / ssuuam.tracing@migration.gov.gr)