Greece Talent Visa

Greece – Talent Visa. Greece's **Talent Visa** is a new national-visa category — **type Z.15** — created by **Law 5275/2026, "Promotion of Legal Migration Policies"**, which amends the Greek Immigration Code and took effect on **6 February 2026** ([Bernitsas…

How to Qualify

- **Educational qualification**: advanced university qualifications — **at least a Master's degree** ([Fragomen](https://www.fragomen.com/insights/greece-significant-immigration-reforms-include-tech-and-talent-visa-liberalizing-eu-blue-card.html)). - **Purpose of stay**: entry for the purpose of **job-seeking**; the visa is classified as national visa **type Z.15**, "job-seeking by nationals with high educational qualifications" ([Bernitsas Law](https://bernitsaslaw.com/2026/02/27/overview-of-greeces-new-immigration-legislation-law-52752026)). - **Employer / sponsorship**: **none required** at the application stage — no employer, no job offer and no endorsement body ([Fragomen](https://www.fragomen.com/insights/greece-significant-immigration-reforms-include-tech-and-talent-visa-liberalizing-eu-blue-card.html)). - **Points or endorsement**: **no points system and no endorsement body** is provided for ([Fragomen](https://www.fragomen.com/insights/greece-significant-immigration-reforms-include-tech-and-talent-visa-liberalizing-eu-blue-card.html)). - **Income or…

Salient Benefits

- Entry to an EU and Schengen member state to **search for work** for a full **12 months** with no prior job offer ([Fragomen](https://www.fragomen.com/insights/greece-significant-immigration-reforms-include-tech-and-talent-visa-liberalizing-eu-blue-card.html)). - Qualification is purely educational — **a Master's degree or higher** — with no points test, no endorsement body and no salary threshold ([Fragomen](https://www.fragomen.com/insights/greece-significant-immigration-reforms-include-tech-and-talent-visa-liberalizing-eu-blue-card.html)). - Direct conversion route to the **EU Blue Card**, whose validity was extended to **three years** by the same law ([Fragomen](https://www.fragomen.com/insights/greece-significant-immigration-reforms-include-tech-and-talent-visa-liberalizing-eu-blue-card.html)). - Holders of certain permits no longer need to **leave Greece**…