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The Asylum Service informs, that in accordance with the measures for protecting the public health and preventing the spread of Covid-19, the public can visit Regional Asylum Services only after scheduling an appointment. This includes interviews and registrations. .

According to the relevant Joint Ministerial Decision of 2-7-2021, Regional Asylum Offices are going to serve only urgent registrations, as well as notification of decisions, lodging of appeals, delivery of travel documents and deposition of Dublin documents until July 11th 2021.

The Asylum Service informs that as from Thursday 1.7.2021, new cards will be issued and granted to applicants for international protection that will replace the old (triptychs) whose validity expires on 30.06.2021 after the extension given according to art. 123 of the law 4790/2021 (Gazette 48/A/20121).   

The beneficiaries are kindly requested to search for the time, day and place of their scheduled appointment at the electronic address:

The Asylum Service informs that as from Friday 25.06.2021, new cards will be issued and granted to applicants for international protection, that will replace the old (triptychs) whose validity expires on 30.06.2021.   

Residents of apartments in the ESTIA program in Crete and Western Greece  are kindly requested to search for the time and day of their scheduled appointment at the electronic address:

Notis Mitarachi: ‘’We are ready to work with all European partners in order to ensure a fair burden sharing in migration.''

Ankie Broekers-Knol : ‘’We agree on the need to prevent primary flows as a means to reduce secondary movements, to effectively protect our borders, apply quick procedures and enhance our ability to return those not entitled to international protection through a common European mechanism.’’

The Minister for Migration and Asylum, Mr. Notis Mitarachi, had a meeting today with the Minister for Migration of the Netherlands, Mrs. Ankie Broekers-Knol

The Asylum Service informs that as from Thursday 17.06.2021, new cards will be issued and granted to applicants for international protection, that will replace the old (triptychs) whose validity expires on 30.06.2021.   

Residents of apartments in the ESTIA program in Central Macedonia (Thessaloniki territory) are kindly requested to search for the time and day of their scheduled appointment at the electronic address https://apps.migration.gov.gr/applicant-card-rv/search by entering their case number

The Asylum Service informs  that in accordance with the measures for protecting public health and preventing the spread of Covid-19, the public can visit Regional Asylum Services only after scheduling an appointment. This includes interviews and registrations.

The Asylum Service informs that as from Friday 11.06.2021, new cards will be issued and granted to applicants for international protection, that will replace the old (triptychs) whose validity expires on 30.06.2021.   

Residents of apartments in the ESTIA program in Attica are kindly requested to search for the time and day of their scheduled appointment at the electronic address https://apps.migration.gov.gr/applicant-card-rv/search, by entering their case number.

Meeting between the Minister for Migration and Asylum Mr. Νότης Μηταράκης (Notis Mitarachi) and the EU Commissioner for Home Affairs and Migration Mrs.

The Asylum Service informs that as from Friday 11.06.2021, new cards will be issued and granted to applicants for international protection, that will replace the old (triptychs) whose validity expires on 30.06.2021.   

Residents of apartments in the ESTIA program in Attica are kindly requested to search for the time and day of their scheduled appointment at the electronic address https://apps.migration.gov.gr/applicant-card-rv/search, by entering their case number.

Turkey is designated a safe country for asylum seekers from Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Somalia, according to the Joint Ministerial Decision by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Ministry for Migration and Asylum.