According to the Decision of the Minister of Citizen Protection dated 19/3/2024:
1. During the period from 31-03-2024 to 31-12-2024, the exit to a third country, outside the Schengen states, and the re-entry of third-country nationals legally residing in Greece, holders of:
a) a valid certificate of application submission for initial issuance or renewal of a residence permit, based on articles 10 and 11 of Law 5038/2023, or
b) a valid special certificate of legal residence based on article 16 of Law 5038/2023, provided they depart from our country within the aforementioned period and hold a valid passport or other travel document recognized by our country.
2. Similarly, until 31-12-2024, the re-entry of the above categories of third-country nationals is allowed, provided they have departed or are going to depart from our country during the period from 01-01-2024 to 30-03-2024, pursuant to the procedure of paragraph 1, and no rejection or revocation decision has been issued in the meantime on the applications for issuance or renewal of permits and valid special certificates, respectively.
3. Holders of a special certificate of legal residence granted to them in accordance with paragraph 5 of article 16 of Law 5038/2023 are excluded from the scope of this provision.
