Greece: Information for stateless people and those at risk of statelessness fleeing Ukraine
Rights upon
recognition
Registration of the
application: initial interview
about identity and
circumstances; free
interpreters; fingerprints
and pictures; handover of
travel and other relevant
documents.
After registration: issued
International Protection
Applicant’s Card (valid up
to one year); right to stay in
Greece; Tax Identification
Number; Provisional
Insurance and Healthcare
Number.
Interview at the Asylum
Office: confirm identity and
circumstances of journey;
may submit evidence; right
to contact UNHCR &
receive legal, medical,
psychological support; right
to legal assistance &
interpreting; decision
within 6 months; right to
appeal.
Upon request, residence
permit for three years
renewable for three years;
five-year travel document
upon request; social
security number (AMKA);
right to medical care and
social welfare; right to
work; right to apply for
family reunification
(conditions apply); right to
education for children
support@migration.gov.gr
if any issues); full
registration in person at
one of the 5 Asylum Offices
in Greece (Athens,
Thesssaloniki, Alimou, of
Patra, Crete); biometric
data taken; free
interpreters; must present
application number,
identity documents
presented upon entry in
Greece, any documents
issued upon entry;
documents establishing
family links; applicants are
advised to request a receipt
when submitting
application
Residence permit upon
request for one year,
renewable for two years
after re-examination; travel
document upon request
Temporary protection card
with residence permit for
at least one year; social
security number (AMKA)
and tax identification
number (AFM); automatic
access to national
healthcare system
(including COVID
vaccination) and labour
market
For more information, see:
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Ministry of Migration and Asylum, Information for displaced people from Ukraine, Reception and
Identification Procedures, and Applying for Asylum
UNHCR Greece, Information for displaced people from Ukraine, Help for refugees and asylum-seekers
European Council on Refugees and Exiles, Information Sheet
EU Asylum Agency, Who is Who in International Protection, Temporary Protection overview
European Commission, Information for people fleeing the war in Ukraine
Right to Protection, Who are stateless persons who fled Ukraine after the Russian invasion on 24 of
February, 2022
KIND & Child Circle, Note on unaccompanied children fleeing Ukraine