Greek companies have given positive feedback to the Technology Visa, a new national entry visa valid for one year, which allows highly skilled talent to be registered in the National Startup Register (Elevate Greece). You will have the possibility to work in Greece for startups, i.e. technology companies. Based in or present in this country.
Previously, Greece has attracted digital nomads, nationals from third countries who bring laptops to remotely provide services to employers outside Greek territory, but now with technology visas Employees with specialized knowledge will also be invited to work at Elevate Greece. Permit your company to obtain a residence permit in the country as soon as possible. More than 800 startups have already registered with Elevate Greek.
“If we don’t have access to people from different markets, with different knowledge and employment, the ecosystem will not evolve. At the same time, 40-50% of job openings in Greece by startups are not filled. ”, Panagiotis Karabinis, managing director of Endeavor Greece, the organization that proposed the creation of the technical visa, told Kathimerini.
“Start-up companies, by their outward appearance, need executives from many industries with international experience. However, although the Greek ecosystem has improved, it is not as mature as in other countries. The population is still declining and there is a gap between the labor market and the education system. This is especially true for the technology industry. New programming languages are being developed and artificial intelligence requires the development of new skills. .”
He has seen an increased interest from Endeavor member companies in bringing staff to Greece from countries outside the EU, adding: “Third countries either have ecosystems that are not working well or There is an opportunity, either because there is an abundance of human resources or not.” Or because there may be an exodus of talent for various reasons (e.g. Turkey, Egypt). ”
The technical visa can be extended to close relatives, and they can apply for a blue card, a residence permit valid for two years, just before it expires.