Glossary of Greek tax & residence terms
AFM, AMKA, DOY, Taxisnet and the rest — explained in plain English.
- AFM (ΑΦΜ)
- Αριθμός Φορολογικού Μητρώου — the Greek tax registration number, the local form of the TIN, required for any Greek transaction.
- TIN
- The international term, Tax Identification Number, that foreign banks and forms use for what Greece calls the AFM.
- AMKA
- Αριθμός Μητρώου Κοινωνικής Ασφάλισης — the social-insurance and healthcare number, relevant once you actually live or work in Greece.
- DOY (ΔΟΥ)
- Δημόσια Οικονομική Υπηρεσία — a branch tax office; non-residents are handled by the Athens office for foreign residents.
- AADE
- The Independent Authority for Public Revenue — Greece's national tax administration behind the DOY and myAADE.
- Taxisnet / myAADE
- The online revenue platform where, once you have an AFM, certificates and filings are produced — accessible from abroad.
- Tax representative
- Φορολογικός εκπρόσωπος — a Greece-resident contact registered against a non-resident's AFM, the mechanism that makes remote registration possible.
- M1 / M7
- The registration forms used to create an AFM and to link a non-resident to a tax representative.
- ΦΠΑ (VAT)
- Value-added tax registration, needed when an investor trades through a Greek company or freelances here.
- Golden Visa
- Greece's residency-by-investment route; each applicant must hold an AFM before any funds move.
- Άδεια διαμονής
- The residence permit a non-EU investor obtains to turn a Greek investment into the right to live in the country.
- Βεβαίωση εγγραφής
- The EU registration certificate filed by EU/EEA citizens who decide to stay in Greece beyond three months.
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