Non-UK Students who do not have their visa waived will need to apply for a Schengen Visa Type C. This visa allow you to stay for less than 3 months period in Greece.  Studies can travel to countries in the Schengen area for up to 90 days in a 180-day period. During this time you can compete the following activities:

• Tourism
• Visiting family or friends
• Attending business meetings
• Cultural or sports events
• Short-term studying or training

Gather Your Documents

To apply for a Short Stay Schengen Visa C for Studies or Professional Training - you will need to gather the following documents:

• Application form
• ID Photo
• Passport
• Copy of the passport
• U.K. Residence permit
• Copy of the U.K. Residence permit
• Proof of sufficient funds for duration of stay
• Confirmed round trip travel-ticket
• Proof of accommodation
• Travel Insurance
• Proof of current occupation
• Recent (not older than 30 days from the date of application) original letter from school/ college/ university addressed to the Mission with original signature confirming attendance
• Documentation related to the studies/ professional training in Greece
• A certificate of enrolment at an educational establishment (school, university, college, etc.) for the purposes of attending vocational or theoretical courses for basic and further training
• Student card or certificate of the courses to be attended

A full list of documents can be found here.

How to Apply

Students must submit their Schengen visa application in person and appointments can be booked online. Please click here.

The visa applications may be submitted at the Visa Application Centres for Greece in London, Edinburgh and Manchester.

Source: https://uk-gr.gvcworld.eu/en/visa-info-study-or-professional-training

UK and Non-EU Students who want to study or more than 90-days for the purposes of study will be required to apply for a long - term visa (National visa-D Type Visa). A long- term visa (National visa-D Type Visa) is an authorisation issued by the competent Greek Authorities for the entry and stay of third - country nationals in Greek territory for a period exceeding 90 and up to 365 days.

Third-country nationals participating in exchange programs, under interstate agreements, in cooperation projects funded by the European Union or in the «ERASMUS+ program», may be issued, upon physical presence and a corresponding interview, a national visa valid for up to 365 days and then issue a residence permit valid until the end of the program.

The following activities can be conducted via a Long–Term visa:

• Studies
• Voluntary work
• Temporary work of members of artistic groups and tour leaders residence for financially independent persons
• Digital nomads

Gather Your Documents

• Admissions/Acceptance Letter
• A fully completed and signed application form for a long - term national visa, 
• A passport or other recognised travel document 
• Criminal record certificate 

Residence Permit

Prior to applying for a Residence Permit, employers need to request approval from the relevant authority responsible for their profession.

For the Residence Permit third-country shall submit the following supporting documents to the Aliens and Immigration Department. 

 

How to Apply

If your passport is from a country outside the EU/EEA, then you will need to apply for a Student Visa (national visa -D) and after your admission to Greece for a Residence Permit.

http://www.mfa.gr/en/appendix/greece-bilateral-relations/a.htm

Students can apply for a national visa at the Greek embassy or consulate.

UK students wishing to a short A short stay visa (visa C) allows to transit through or stay in the Schengen area for an uninterrupted period of 90 days maximum or for 90 days accumulated in stages over 180 days for:

• tourist or family visits

• business trips (visiting professional partners, negotiating and concluding contracts, etc.)

• participating in conferences (conference speakers and university lecturers) exhibitions, fairs or shows

• participating in board of directors’ meetings and general meetings

• providing services within the same business group, etc.

Gather Your Documents

• Visa application form
• Two recent passport-sized pictures
• Passport
• Valid for at least three months after date of return to U.K.
• Medical insurance

 

How to Apply

Students should apply via their local Visa Application Centre for Greece in London, Edinburgh and Manchester. Click here for further information.

Work over 3 months

UK Students need to apply for a National Visa D for employment to work in Greece for employment over 3 months in Greece. The following activities can be permitted under a National Visa D:

• Studies
• voluntary work
• temporary work of members of artistic groups
• tour leaders and residence for financially independent persons digital nomads

Source: https://uk-gr.gvcworld.eu/en/visa-info-long-term-national-d-visa

Gather Your documents:

• Completed and signed application form for a long-stay national visa
• accompanied by a recent, coloured photograph
• Passport or other travel document
• A certificate of criminal record from the foreign authorities certifying the applicant’s criminal record in his country of residence (either ACRO certificate or DBS Enhanced certificate are accepted and they should be issued within the last 6 months from the date of the application submitted at the VAC).
• A medical certificate from a recognized state or private body,
• Please download, print out and submit the medical certificate filled in, signed and stamped by the doctor along with the required documents at the Visa Application Centre
• DOWNLOAD MEDICAL CERTIFICATE
• travel insurance, with a period of validity equal to the visa issued, as a minimum, which covers the costs that may arise in the event of repatriation for medical reasons, for emergency medical care

How to Apply

Students can submit an application for a long stay visa in Greece at the Visa Application Centres. To book an appointment, please click here.
Subsequently, you must have an in-person interview with the Greek Diplomatic Mission or Consular Post in the jurisdiction of which you legally reside and regardless of the national visa category to be issued, in order to be interviewed, to establish the purpose of your entry and stay in Greece.

Source: https://uk-gr.gvcworld.eu/en/visa-info-long-term-national-d-visa

Source: https://immigration-portal.ec.europa.eu/greece-employed-worker_en

To work in Greece as an employed worker, you need:

• a national visa for employment

• a residence permit for employment

UK Students wishing to work in Greece for a duration of up to 3 months within a 180-day period can do so with the need for a Visa for the following activities:

Employers need to gain approval before providing a Non-EU National with an employment contract. Further details can be found here.

Resident Permit

Upon arrival, UK students will need to apply for a Residence Permit for an employed worker. All applications for residence permits are submitted at the one-stop-shops of the Decentralized Administration. When you apply, and if all the necessary documents are submitted, you are issued a certificate which is valid for one year and during its validity you reside legally in the country.

Gather Your Document

To apply for an initial residence permit, you need:

• a copy of your passport and visa

• photographs

•          a fee of €300

•          your employment contract

•          a certificate that you have applied to the relevant insurance agency for full health insurance

How to Apply

Applicants must lodge their application at the consulate of the country they intend to visit.