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H.11 — Post-study or post-research job search or entrepreneurship

GreeceLong-term residence

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What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the status that accumulated residence leads to.

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  • Not established: the correction failed a second independent check (GENERICA: Still describes the route's purpose (one year to seek work as E.1/E.3/E.4 or set up a business); it does not state a status that accumulated residence leads to. The conversion to E.1/E.3/E.4/B.2 is already answered in r5 from C2 there; the round-1 defect persists.)

What qualifying residence period is required and when does the period begin?

No accumulated residence period is required: the permit follows the completion of studies or research. The application may be lodged at least 30 days before the study (H.1) or research (H.3) permit expires; if the diploma or the research-completion confirmation is not yet available, the person may stay to submit it within 3 months of the previous permit's expiry.

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  • Cited Migration Code text is the original Law 5038/2023 (FEK A 81/01.04.2023); Law 5275/2026 was checked for amendments to this provision, but other intermediate amendments were not excluded.
  • POSSIBLE_CATEGORY_MISMATCH: H.11 is a post-study permit, not a status earned by accumulated residence.
  • https://migration.gov.gr/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/%CE%9A%CF%8E%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%B1%CF%82-%CE%9C%CE%B5%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%AC%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%85%CF%83%CE%B7%CF%82.pdf
    4. Ο αιτών δικαιούται να υποβάλει αίτηση για την άδεια διαμονής του παρόντος μέσα σε χρονικό διάστημα τουλάχιστον τριάντα (30) ημερών πριν από τη λήξη της άδειας διαμονής για σπουδές (άδεια διαμονής τύπου «Η.1») ή της άδειας διαμονής για έρευνα (άδεια διαμονής τύπου «Η.3»).
  • https://migration.gov.gr/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/%CE%9A%CF%8E%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%B1%CF%82-%CE%9C%CE%B5%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%AC%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%85%CF%83%CE%B7%CF%82.pdf
    7. Αν τα αποδεικτικά στοιχεία της απόκτησης διπλώματος τριτοβάθμιας εκπαίδευσης ή η επιβεβαίωση του ερευνητικού οργανισμού για την ολοκλήρωση της ερευνητικής δραστηριότητας του ερευνητή δεν είναι διαθέσιμα πριν από τη λήξη των αδειών για σπουδές (άδεια διαμονής τύπου «Η.1») ή για έρευνα (άδεια διαμονής τύπου «Η.3»), ενώ πληρούνται όλες οι λοιπές προϋποθέσεις, οι ελληνικές αρχές επιτρέπουν στον πολίτη τρίτης χώρας να παραμείνει στην Ελλάδα, προκειμένου να υποβάλει τα εν λόγω αποδεικτικά στοιχεία εντός προθεσμίας τριών (3) μηνών από τη λήξη της προηγούμενης άδειας.

Which types of residence count fully, partially or not at all where the official rules specify this?

Qualifying prior residence: holders of a study permit (H.1) or research permit (H.3) who have completed their studies or research; researchers and their family members who resided in Greece under long-term mobility; and, since Law 5275/2026, holders of an H.5.2 permit (college students) after successful completion of their studies. Students must hold a tertiary-education degree.

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  • Cited Migration Code text is the original Law 5038/2023 (FEK A 81/01.04.2023); Law 5275/2026 was checked for amendments to this provision, but other intermediate amendments were not excluded.
  • Paragraphs 1, 2 and 10 are cited from the 2023 text; Law 5275/2026 art. 32 amends paragraph 3 and adds paragraph 11 only.

What absence/continuity rules affect accumulation of the qualifying residence period?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the absence and continuity rules for the qualifying period.

What other major conditions apply, how is the status obtained, and what renewal, document-validity, retention or loss rules matter?

H.11 is granted for one year, provided the conditions of Articles 105(2)(a,c,d,e), 106(1)(b) and 110(1)(a-e) are still met, without the national entry visa requirement; it is renewed under Article 12(5) and is converted into an E.1, E.3, E.4 or B.2 residence permit.

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  • The content of Articles 105, 106, 110 and 12(5) to which the text refers is not reproduced in the captured source.
  • https://migration.gov.gr/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/%CE%A6%CE%95%CE%9A%CE%9117_6.2.2025.pdf
    «Η.11» διάρκειας ισχύος ενός (1) έτους, εφόσον εξακολουθούν να πληρούνται οι προϋποθέσεις που ορίζονται στις περ. α’, γ’, δ’ και ε’ της παρ. 2 του άρθρου 105, στην περ. β’ της παρ. 1 του άρθρου 106, καθώς και στις περ. α’, β’, γ’, δ’ και ε’ της παρ. 1 του άρθρου 110, με την εξαίρεση της απαίτησης της εθνικής θεώρησης εισόδου.
  • https://migration.gov.gr/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/%CE%A6%CE%95%CE%9A%CE%9117_6.2.2025.pdf
    Η άδεια διαμονής της παρούσας παραγράφου ανανεώνεται σύμφωνα με την παρ. 5 του άρθρου 12 και μετατρέπεται σε άδεια διαμονής τύπου «Ε.1», «Ε.3», «Ε.4» ή «Β.2».

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

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