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A.5 — Institutional or ecclesiastical boarding-school minor

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What exactly is this: asylum, temporary protection, humanitarian admission, resettlement or another protection mechanism?

A national humanitarian residence permit of type A.5 under the Greek Migration Code (category A), for minors hosted in boarding facilities; not asylum or international protection.

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Which population, circumstances or geographic group does the mechanism cover?

Minors hosted in boarding schools operating under the supervision of the competent ministries, in student residences of model ecclesiastical schools (art. 134, Law 4823/2021), or in residences of seminarians of Schools for Candidate Clergy (art. 158, Law 4823/2021).

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  • https://migration.gov.gr/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/%CE%A6%CE%95%CE%9A%CE%9117_6.2.2025.pdf
    β. άδεια διαμονής τύπου «Α.5» σε ανηλίκους φιλοξενούμενους σε οικοτροφεία που λειτουργούν υπό την εποπτεία των αρμόδιων Υπουργείων ή σε μαθητικές εστίες, οι οποίες λειτουργούν σύμφωνα με το άρθρο 134 του ν. 4823/2021 (Α’ 136) και στις οποίες διαμένουν και σιτίζονται μαθητές πρότυπων εκκλησιαστικών σχολείων ή σε εστίες ιεροσπουδαστών Σχολών Μαθητείας Υποψηφίων Κληρικών, οι οποίες λειτουργούν σύμφωνα με το άρθρο 158 του ν. 4823/2021 (Α’ 136).

Where can protection be requested, and is this a direct application, border/in-country request, referral or other process?

This is an in-country route: the permit is granted to third-country nationals who are in Greece. A passport (even expired) is required, unless objective inability is established after a reasoned request and a Migration Committee opinion. The official source does not state who files the application for the minor or at which office.

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  • Quoted from the original 2023 Migration Code (Law 5038/2023, FEK A 81); Law 5275/2026 amends art. 134 only in paras 1 and 4; other intermediate amendments not checked.
  • Who files for the minor and at which office is not stated.

What happens after the request: registration, family handling, major support and rights where officially stated?

The permit is valid for 3 years and renewable for the same period while the conditions persist; if the grounds cease the holder may apply to change permit category (art. 12). A.5 permits give no access to the labour market. The official source does not state registration, family handling or support during the process.

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Limits of the record
  • Quoted from the original 2023 Migration Code (Law 5038/2023, FEK A 81); Law 5275/2026 amends art. 134 only in paras 1 and 4; other intermediate amendments not checked. (fee provision)

Which competent authority, UN body or official assistance channel should the person use?

The permit is granted by decision of the Secretary of the (competent) Decentralised Administration.

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Limits of the record
  • No official fraud/scam warning or dedicated assistance channel found in the captured sources.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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