Study in Greece: Admission, Cost, Visa and Scholarships (2027)

Non-EU students who want a full degree in Greece first need a national long-stay (Type D) visa for studies from the Greek embassy or consulate with jurisdiction over their country, then, once in Greece, a residence permit for studies under Article 33 of the Migration Code (Law 4251/2014). The residence permit itself costs EUR 16 to print and asks for proof of enrolment, health cover and sufficient resources for study and living costs, though the resources amount is set separately and was not published on the pages checked. Greek public universities such as the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, the National Technical University of Athens and the Athens University of Economics and Business run English-taught programmes open to non-EU students, and the academic year starts in the autumn.

Verified 28 Sep 2026 Sources

Greece requires non-EU nationals travelling to study a full degree to hold a national long-stay (Type D) visa for studies before entry, issued by the Greek embassy or consulate responsible for their place of residence.

After entry, students apply for the residence permit for studies, run under Article 33 of Law 4251/2014 (Greece's Migration Code) and administered by the Ministry of Migration and Asylum. The ministry's own document for this permit, downloaded from migration.gov.gr, lists the required paperwork for both a first grant and a renewal, and states a fixed EUR 16 fee for printing the permit as a standalone document. It also requires proof of sufficient resources for study and living costs, but the amount is fixed separately by a joint ministerial decision and is not stated in this document.

At university level, Athens universities publish concrete admission facts for non-EU applicants. The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) runs a Medical Degree English Program with a single intake each September; for the 2026-2027 academic year the university charged non-EU (and EU) applicants EUR 17,000 tuition per year and asked for IELTS 7.5 or TOEFL 80. The National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) runs an English-taught MSc, Mathematical Modeling in Modern Technologies and Financial Engineering, charging non-EU students EUR 500 per semester since 2023 and asking for English proficiency at CEFR B2 or above; its academic year 2026-2027 call also named a September start. Neither of these two programmes' pages state a country-wide tuition range for all Greek universities, so no country-level tuition figure is recorded here.

The visa's fee, full document list and processing time are set by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; confirm them with the Greek embassy or consulate responsible for your country.