Ministry of Migration (Greece)
Greek ministry responsible for Digital Nomad Visa processing under Law 5275/2026.
Last refreshed: 8 May 2026 · Appears in 1 active topic
Why has Greece's Ministry of Migration not published processing times for the nomad visa?
Timeline for Ministry of Migration (Greece)
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Which ministry in Greece is responsible for the Digital Nomad Visa?
What does the Greek Ministry of Migration do?
Background
Greece's Ministry of Migration (formally the Ministry of Migration and Asylum) administers the country's residence permit and Visa-processing framework, including the Digital Nomad Visa. Under Law 5275/2026, the Ministry became the responsible authority for the consulate-only application regime that replaced the previous in-country conversion route. As of 8 May 2026, the Ministry had not published consular processing-time guidance for the peak May-June application wave.
The Ministry also administers the STR registration suspension system operating under Law 5275/2026 through coordination with municipal authorities. It works alongside AADE (the Greek tax authority) on property registration, and it is the decision-making body that would publish any expansion of the Thessaloniki neighbourhood STR caps or the reviews under way for Santorini, Paros, Chania and Halkidiki.
For applicants, the Ministry's processing-time silence is the operative variable heading into summer 2026. Portugal's AIMA provides a precedent for what happens when peak-season demand outpaces published capacity guidance: pending caseloads exceeding 300,000 and complaints rising 37%.
