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N-ST — EU/EEA/Swiss student

GreeceFree movement

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Which citizenship, status or regional agreement creates the person's right to move/reside?

The right rests on EU citizenship under the EU free movement directive: an EU citizen may move to another EU country to study. The official source does not state the position of EEA and Swiss nationals.

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Limits of the record
  • Your Europe is EU-level guidance; the Greek implementing act (P.D. 106/2007) and Greece-specific formalities (country selector loads by JavaScript) were not captured.
  • The captured pages address EU citizens; EEA and Swiss nationals are not expressly covered by these slices.

Under which circumstances can the person reside: worker, self-employed, student, jobseeker, self-funded person or another recognised basis?

The person resides as a student for the duration of studies, if enrolled in an approved educational establishment, with sufficient income from any source to live without income support and comprehensive health insurance; the income required may not exceed the level qualifying for basic income support. The right may be lost after studies end without work or sufficient resources.

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Limits of the record
  • Your Europe is EU-level guidance; the Greek implementing act (P.D. 106/2007) and Greece-specific formalities (country selector loads by JavaScript) were not captured.
  • The captured pages address EU citizens; EEA and Swiss nationals are not expressly covered by these slices.
  • https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/residence/residence-rights/students/index_en.htm
    You have the right to live in the EU country where you are studying for the duration of your studies if you: are enrolled in an approved educational establishment have sufficient income, from any source, to live without needing income support have comprehensive health insurance cover there. National authorities may not require your income to be above the level that would qualify you for basic income support. You could lose your right to stay in the country if you finish your studies and cannot prove you are working or have sufficient resources to support yourself.

What entry, registration or residence-document formalities remain?

No registration can be required in the first 3 months. After 3 months the host country may require registration and issue a document; the documents are proof of enrolment, proof of comprehensive health insurance and a declaration of sufficient resources, and no other documents may be requested.

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Limits of the record
  • Your Europe is EU-level guidance; the Greek implementing act (P.D. 106/2007) and Greece-specific formalities (country selector loads by JavaScript) were not captured.
  • The captured pages address EU citizens; EEA and Swiss nationals are not expressly covered by these slices.
  • https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/residence/residence-rights/students/index_en.htm
    During the first 3 months of your stay, your host country cannot require you to register your residence. You can do so if you wish. After 3 months, your host country may require you to register your residence with local authorities, to show that you meet the conditions to stay as a student and obtain a document confirming your right to stay. You will need: proof of enrolment at an approved educational establishment proof of comprehensive health insurance declaration that you have sufficient resources to support yourself without needing income support: resources may come from any source Warning You don't need to provide other documents.

Which non-member-country family members can accompany or join, and what broad rights do they receive?

A non-EU spouse (and children) may stay with an EU student if the student is enrolled in an approved establishment and has sufficient income and comprehensive health insurance for the whole family. A student's parents are treated as more distant relatives (case-by-case, dependent relatives).

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Limits of the record
  • Your Europe is EU-level guidance; the Greek implementing act (P.D. 106/2007) and Greece-specific formalities (country selector loads by JavaScript) were not captured.
  • The captured pages address EU citizens; EEA and Swiss nationals are not expressly covered by these slices.

When do permanent/long-term rights arise and what continuity, absence or retention conditions matter?

Permanent residence is acquired automatically after 5 continuous years of legal residence meeting the conditions; continuity tolerates absences under 6 months a year, military service and one 12-month absence for important reasons; it can be lost after more than 2 consecutive years abroad.

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Limits of the record
  • Your Europe is EU-level guidance; the Greek implementing act (P.D. 106/2007) and Greece-specific formalities (country selector loads by JavaScript) were not captured.
  • The captured pages address EU citizens; EEA and Swiss nationals are not expressly covered by these slices.
  • https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/residence/residence-rights/students/index_en.htm
    If you have lived legally, meeting the conditions to stay in another EU country, for a continuous period of 5 years, you automatically acquire the right of permanent residence there. This means that you can stay in the country as long as you want. Your continuity of residence is not affected by: temporary absences (less than 6 months per year) longer absences for compulsory military service one absence of 12 consecutive months, for important reasons such as pregnancy and childbirth, serious illness, work, vocational training or a posting to another country You can lose your right to permanent residence if you live outside the country for more than 2 consecutive years.

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

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