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D.2 — Family member of diplomatic, consular or international-organisation staff

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What exactly is the official special programme/status and why does it exist?

Greek residence permit type D.2: the residence permit for family members, within the category of residence permits for staff and members of diplomatic missions and consular authorities and for staff of international and European organisations notified to the Greek authorities (type D.1 is the permit for the staff themselves). The official source does not state why the status exists.

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  • The law does not state why the status exists.
  • Type D.2 was added to the list of art. 9 of the Code by Law 5275/2026 (FEK A 17/06.02.2026); no dedicated article setting out its conditions was found in the captured texts.

Which specific population, role, circumstance or historical/legal situation does it cover?

Family members of: staff and members of diplomatic missions and consular authorities, and staff of international and European organisations notified to the competent Greek authorities, to the extent that their legal status is governed by the relevant international conventions, including any headquarters agreement.

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  • Which relatives count as "family members" for type D.2 is not defined in the captured texts.
  • https://migration.gov.gr/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/%CE%A6%CE%95%CE%9A%CE%9117_6.2.2025.pdf
    ιγ. άδειες διαμονής υπαλλήλων, μελών διπλωματικών αποστολών και προξενικών αρχών, και ανακοινω- θέντων στις αρμόδιες ελληνικές αρχές υπαλλήλων διεθνών και ευρωπαϊκών οργανισμών, στο μέτρο που το νομικό τους καθεστώς διέπεται από τις οικείες διεθνείς συμβάσεις, συμπεριλαμβανομένης και τυχόν συμφωνίας έδρας, και μελών της οικογένειάς τους:

What circumstance, event, relationship, nomination, invitation or status activates access?

Access is linked to the principal (holder of a diplomatic or service passport) who intends to be accredited to a foreign diplomatic or consular authority or to a representation of an international organisation in Greece; their family members are covered by the same rule.

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  • Source is the MFA visa-requirements page, not the residence-permit provision itself.

What sponsor, authority, nomination, certification, evidence or other step must occur before the status can be obtained?

A national visa (type D) issued by the competent Greek consular authority is required.

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Limits of the record
  • Any accreditation/notification step with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not described in the captured sources.

What immigration status and rights result, how long do they last, can family be included, and what happens if the special qualifying circumstance ends?

The D.2 family-member permit is listed among the permit categories treated as single residence permits (residence and work) under the single-permit chapter. The official source does not state the duration, what happens when the principal's posting ends, or other rights.

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Limits of the record
  • Duration of the permit and consequences of the end of the principal's posting are not stated in the captured texts.
  • No POSSIBLE_CATEGORY_MISMATCH identified: the route could also be read as a family route, but the law places it in its own D category.
  • https://migration.gov.gr/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/%CE%A6%CE%95%CE%9A%CE%9117_6.2.2025.pdf
    Οι κατηγορίες αδειών διαμονής, οι οποίες νοούνται ως ενιαίες άδειες διαμονής σύμφωνα με την περ. ιζ) του άρθρου 4, είναι οι εξής:
  • https://migration.gov.gr/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/%CE%A6%CE%95%CE%9A%CE%9117_6.2.2025.pdf
    ιθ) η άδεια διαμονής μελών οικογένειας υπό τοποθέτηση υπαλλήλων, μελών διπλωματικών αποστολών και προξενικών αρχών, ανακοινωθέντων στις αρμόδιες ελληνικές αρχές υπαλλήλων διεθνών και ευρωπαϊκών οργανισμών, στο μέτρο που το νομικό τους καθεστώς διέπεται από διεθνείς συμβάσεις, συμπεριλαμβανομένης και τυχόν συμφωνίας έδρας («Δ.2»).

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