Dokument #1164883
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
According to a representative of the
Embassy of Greece in Ottawa, there is no such thing as permanent
residence status for foreigners (9 June 1994). All non-citizens
must obtain an adeia paramonis (permission to stay) which is
temporary and can be of varying length (ibid.). Such temporary
residence status takes the form of an identity card indicating the
period time for which it is valid and containing particular
information about the bearer as well as the individual's photograph
(ibid).
The representative indicated that the
duration of the temporary residence status for a non-citizen male
married to a female Greek citizen would probably be for an initial
one-year period and renewed for the same time period thereafter,
although he did not discount the possibility of a longer adeia
paramonis (ibid.).
Non-citizens with temporary residence
status who are married to Greek citizens have the right to work.
They must first find employment at which time the employer must
apply to the appropriate authorities for a work permit (ibid.).
Such non-citizens also have the same rights and access to health
care services as Greek citizens (ibid.). The representative also
indicated that, after a minimum of three years residence in Greece,
they have the right to apply for Greek citizenship (ibid.). The
representative stated that other non-citizen, temporary residents
of Greece, such as refugees, do not have the above-mentioned rights
(ibid.).
Embassy of Greece, Ottawa. 9 June
1994. Telephone interview with representative.