Glossary of Greek tax & residence terms
AFM, AMKA, DOY, Taxisnet and the rest — explained in plain English.
AFM (ΑΦΜ)
Αριθμός Φορολογικού Μητρώου — the tax number Greece issues to each person and business; its TIN.
TIN
Tax Identification Number — the worldwide label for what Greece calls the AFM.
AMKA
Αριθμός Μητρώου Κοινωνικής Ασφάλισης — the reference for healthcare and social insurance in Greece.
DOY (ΔΟΥ)
Δημόσια Οικονομική Υπηρεσία — the regional tax office where your AFM file is held.
AADE
The Independent Authority for Public Revenue — Greece's national tax administration.
Taxisnet / myAADE
The revenue authority's online service for returns, certificates and updates.
Tax representative
Φορολογικός εκπρόσωπος — a Greece-based stand-in who enables non-residents to be issued an AFM.
M1 / M7
The registration forms submitted to open or amend an AFM file.
ΦΠΑ (VAT)
Value-added tax registration, needed by most freelancers and companies.
Golden Visa
Greece's residency-through-investment scheme, which requires an AFM up front.
Άδεια διαμονής
The residence permit for non-EU nationals living in Greece long term.
Βεβαίωση εγγραφής
The registration certificate issued to EU citizens staying beyond three months.
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