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I.2-P — Dependent parent of diplomatic, consular or international-organisation staff

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

Residence permit type I.2, within category I (residence permits for other reasons). The official source does not state why the status exists.

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Limits of the record
  • The law does not state why the status exists.

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

Family members who are first-degree ascendants (parents) of staff and members of diplomatic missions, of consular authorities, and of staff of international and European organisations notified to the Greek authorities, as far as their status is governed by international conventions, including any headquarters agreement.

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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
    (iv) μελών οικογένειας, ανιόντων πρώτου βαθμού συγγένειας, υπαλλήλων, μελών διπλωματικών αποστο- λών, μελών προξενικών αρχών και ανακοινωθέντων 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

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

The parent is a dependent family member of a member of the diplomatic, administrative or technical staff of a diplomatic mission, or of a consular officer or special consular employee, serving in Greece.

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Limits of the record
  • 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.
  • The dependency condition appears in art. 163 par. 2 (2023 text) but not in the current art. 9 list, and the 2023 text does not mention international-organisation staff.

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

A third-country national who received an entry visa for one of the reasons of art. 163 is granted the corresponding residence permit; the permit is granted by decision of the Secretary of the Decentralised Administration.

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Limits of the record
  • 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.
  • Required supporting documents are set by the ministerial decision under art. 176 par. 1 of the Code, which was not captured.

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 I.2 permit lasts for a period equal to the period of service of the diplomatic, consular or organisation staff member. It gives a right to work only where bilateral agreements between Greece and a third country provide for it. Family inclusion and what happens after the posting ends are not stated.

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Limits of the record
  • 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.
  • The duration rule is from art. 163 par. 2 of the 2023 text, which still says "over 20" while the current art. 9 list says "over 23"; an intermediate amendment to art. 163 par. 2 that was not captured is likely.

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

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