A new decision from the Immigration Authority regarding
touristic residence permit extensions was published on December 2,
2019 at the Immigration Authority's website. According to this
decision and the subsequent announcement, the Authority is changing
its review process for applications of touristic residence permit
extensions, starting January 1, 2020. With the new review process,
the Authority declared that it will no longer accept any touristic
residence permit extension applications (certain countries are
exempt from this new process, full list shown below), unless the
applicants can provide a justified reason for extension other than
touristic purposes. Therefore, as from January 1, 2020, it will no
longer be possible for foreigners to extend their touristic
residence permits based on touristic purposes.
