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Greece insists on EU citizens having a Residency Permit if they plan to stay for more than 3 months, despite this being illegal under EU law.

And according to the British Embassy in Athens:

The police and government agencies, here in Greece, still require EU citizens to hold a Residency Permit for buying a car and for starting a business in Greece and the Greek Islands.

Currently your local police station in Greece will issue you with a Residency Permit if you go along in person with a photocopy of your passport and at least 4 passport size photographs.

This is likely to change, (if and when) Greece decide to comply with EU law and issue a 5 year Registration Certificate.

The requirements then will be to attend their local Greece police station with the following documents:

• Photocopy of passport
• 4 to 6 passport size photographs

You could also be required to produce :

• An EHIC health card or proof of private health insurance
• A bank book to show you can support yourself
• Or an sworn statement stating you can support yourself, or a document proving that you are receiving a pension,
• Or a work contract.
• If you own property you may be asked for a photocopy of the deeds or building permit.

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