--- title: "Greece Working Holiday · Canada requirements 2026: 1-year stay" url: https://settleanywhere.com/countries/greece/working-holiday-canada/ lang: en updated: 2026-10-11 --- Greece · Working holiday # Greece Working Holiday · Canada **Age limit:** Ages 18–35 Working Holiday: Work and Holiday visa for Canadian citizens (type I.5) First checked against official sources on 11 Oct 2026 [Change log](https://settleanywhere.com/changes/) - **First stay:** 1 yr (Up to 1 year; not renewable.) - **Who can apply:** 1 nationalities (Canadian citizens only.) - **Work:** Casual jobs (Work and holiday under the agreement terms.) ## Key facts Working Holiday · Canada is a working holiday route for Greece. Conditions: ages 18–35. Local work: casual jobs. Checked 2026-10-11 against the official source. - **Government fees:** €100 ≈ $110 - **First stay:** 1 yr ## Cost, time and long term **Government fees: €100 ≈ $110** - EUR 100 (≈ $110) Residence permit fee for type I.5. **Renewal: 1 year max, no extension** Valid up to one year and not renewable; Canadians may take part twice, the second time in a different category. [Decentralized Administration of Attica, Greece](https://apdattikis.gov.gr/en/process/6-7-greek-canadian-agreement-on-youth-mobility-article-2a-law-4091-2012-issuance/) [Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadians/international-experience-canada/work-travel-greece.html) **Where to apply: From abroad** Get a long-stay type D visa before the residence permit is issued. [Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadians/international-experience-canada/work-travel-greece.html) [Decentralized Administration of Attica, Greece](https://apdattikis.gov.gr/en/process/6-7-greek-canadian-agreement-on-youth-mobility-article-2a-law-4091-2012-issuance/) ## Why this route may not fit Check this before you apply. - Can't be renewed: 1 year in total at most - Applications are made from outside Greece, not after arriving - Only for passports from Canada - Only for ages 18–35 ### What you'll need #### Who can apply - The applicant is a Canadian citizen aged 18 to 35 taking part in the Greece-Canada youth mobility agreement (Law 4091/2012). - Categories A and B need a job offer or training contract; the working holiday category C does not. #### What you must show - The residence permit fee for type I.5 is EUR 100 (≈ $110). #### Documents - A certified copy of a valid passport and a type D entry visa are submitted. - Proof of an application to the public social insurance agency for healthcare and work-accident cover is required. #### Steps 1. Applicants obtain a long-stay type D visa before the residence permit is issued. 2. The permit is granted by the Minister of Migration and Asylum. #### After you arrive - The residence permit is valid for up to one year. - Applicants may take part twice, the second time in a different category. ## What happens at day 183 How Greece decides tax residence and treats foreign-source income, from its tax records. - **Stay on this route:** **Up to 1 year in total** - **Tax residence:** - **More than 183 days in any 12-month period** Presence in Greece for more than 183 days in total makes a person tax resident from the first day of presence. - **Foreign-source income:** Greek tax residents are taxed on worldwide income, including foreign-source income, at progressive rates from 9% to 44% (scale applied from tax year 2026); residence follows the main home, habitual abode or centre of vital interests, or presence over 183 days. [All tax rules for Greece](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/greece/tax/) Tax records checked 12 Oct 2026 **Full official text** Youth mobility residence permit for Canadian citizens under the Greece-Canada agreement, valid up to one year and not renewable. (sources 1, 2, 3) #### What you must show and pay - A fee of EUR 100 (≈ $110) · Residence permit fee for type I.5. (source 1) #### Requirements - The applicant is a Canadian citizen aged 18 to 35 taking part in the Greece-Canada youth mobility agreement (Law 4091/2012). (sources 1, 3) - Categories A and B need a job offer or training contract; the working holiday category C does not. (source 3) - The residence permit fee for type I.5 is EUR 100 (≈ $110). (sources 4, 1) - A certified copy of a valid passport and a type D entry visa are submitted. (source 4) - Proof of an application to the public social insurance agency for healthcare and work-accident cover is required. (source 4) - Applicants obtain a long-stay type D visa before the residence permit is issued. (sources 3, 4) - The permit is granted by the Minister of Migration and Asylum. (source 1) - The residence permit is valid for up to one year. (source 4) - Applicants may take part twice, the second time in a different category. (source 3) #### Stay - Up to 1 year; not renewable. - First stay: up to 12 months, decided case by case. - Not renewable according to our source. #### Nationality Canadian citizens only. Open to: Canada. #### Work Work and holiday under the agreement terms. Checked 2026-10-11 ## Official sources 1. [Law 5038/2023, Migration Code (Government Gazette A 81/01.04.2023)](https://ia37rg02wpsa01.blob.core.windows.net/fek/01/2023/20230100081.pdf) · Ethniko Typografeio (Government Gazette) · checked 2026-10-11 · published 2023-04-01 2. [Migration Code, art. 163 (other permits: I.5 Canada youth mobility, I.8 sufficient resources), consolidated text](https://www.taxheaven.gr/law/5038/2023/arthro/163) · Taxheaven legal text repository (consolidated Migration Code, Law 5038/2023) · checked 2026-10-11 3. [Work and travel in Greece: International Experience Canada](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadians/international-experience-canada/work-travel-greece.html) · Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · checked 2026-10-10 4. [Greek-Canadian Agreement on Youth Mobility (Law 4091/2012): residence permit issuance](https://apdattikis.gov.gr/en/process/6-7-greek-canadian-agreement-on-youth-mobility-article-2a-law-4091-2012-issuance/) · Decentralized Administration of Attica, Greece · checked 2026-10-10 ## Working Holiday · Canada and its alternatives | Route | Money needed | Stay | Work | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Working Holiday · Canada | – | 1 yr | Casual jobs | | [Working Holiday · Australia](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/greece/working-holiday-australia/) | – | 1 yr | Casual jobs | | [Working Holiday](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/portugal/working-holiday-youth-mobility/) Portugal | – | 1 yr | Casual jobs | | [Working Holiday · Argentina](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/spain/working-holiday-argentina/) Spain | – | 1 yr | Casual jobs | | [Working Holiday · Australia](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/italy/working-holiday-australia/) Italy | Ages 18–35 · funds needed €10k ≈ $11k | 1 yr | Casual jobs | ## Questions people ask ### How much money do I need for the Working Holiday · Canada? A fee of EUR 100 (≈ $110). Residence permit fee for type I.5. ### How long can I stay on the Working Holiday · Canada? Up to 1 year; not renewable. ### Can I work on the Working Holiday · Canada? Casual jobs. Work and holiday under the agreement terms. ### Who can apply for the Working Holiday · Canada? Canadian citizens only. Open to: Canada. ### How are Working Holiday · Canada holders taxed in Greece? No special regime in our records is tied to the Working Holiday · Canada. The standard rules apply: Greek tax residents are taxed on worldwide income, including foreign-source income, at progressive rates from 9% to 44% (scale applied from tax year 2026); residence follows the main home, habitual abode or centre of vital interests, or presence over 183 days. ## More in Greece [Digital nomad visa](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/greece/digital-nomad-visa-i8/) [Business investor permit](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/greece/business-investment-b2/) [Blue Card](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/greece/blue-card-e1/) [Intra-company transfer](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/greece/intra-company-transfer-e2/) [Researcher permit](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/greece/researcher-h3/) [Work permit](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/greece/employment-e4/) [Large-company director permit](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/greece/company-executive-b3/) [Seasonal worker permit](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/greece/seasonal-worker-e5/) ## Similar visas elsewhere [🇩🇪 Working Holiday](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/germany/working-holiday/) [🇫🇷 Working Holiday](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/france/working-holiday/) [🇬🇧 India Young Professionals visa](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/united-kingdom/india-young-professionals/) [🇳🇱 Working Holiday](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/netherlands/working-holiday/) [🇪🇪 Working Holiday · Japan](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/estonia/working-holiday-jp/) [🇨🇿 Working Holiday · Australia](https://settleanywhere.com/countries/czechia/working-holiday-australia/) ≈ USD figures are approximate: daily reference rates from ExchangeRate-API, dated 12 Oct 2026, refreshed when the site is updated. ## How this was checked **Checked on 2026-10-11 against 4 official sources.** Status: verified against the official sources. Every figure on this page comes from the official source it links to. The record was researched against these sources, then reviewed separately, with special attention to effective dates and amendments. Where a source does not state something, the page leaves it out. 1. [Law 5038/2023, Migration Code (Government Gazette A 81/01.04.2023)](https://ia37rg02wpsa01.blob.core.windows.net/fek/01/2023/20230100081.pdf) · Ethniko Typografeio (Government Gazette) · checked 2026-10-11 2. [Migration Code, art. 163 (other permits: I.5 Canada youth mobility, I.8 sufficient resources), consolidated text](https://www.taxheaven.gr/law/5038/2023/arthro/163) · Taxheaven legal text repository (consolidated Migration Code, Law 5038/2023) · checked 2026-10-11 3. [Work and travel in Greece: International Experience Canada](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadians/international-experience-canada/work-travel-greece.html) · Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · checked 2026-10-10 4. [Greek-Canadian Agreement on Youth Mobility (Law 4091/2012): residence permit issuance](https://apdattikis.gov.gr/en/process/6-7-greek-canadian-agreement-on-youth-mobility-article-2a-law-4091-2012-issuance/) · Decentralized Administration of Attica, Greece · checked 2026-10-10 Tracked since 2026-10-10. Rule changes and corrections are listed on the [changes page](https://settleanywhere.com/changes/), and the [methodology page](https://settleanywhere.com/methodology/) explains how facts are checked. Found something out of date? Email [contact@stayglobe.app](mailto:contact@stayglobe.app?subject=Correction) with a link to the official source.