What Is an AMA Number in Greece and How to Get Yours

You list your place in Greece and three letters keep coming back: AMA. Airbnb asks for it, Booking.com asks for it, your accountant mentions it, and every page explaining it is written in Greek civil service language.

Here it is in plain English: what it is, who needs one, the steps at AADE, and where the number goes.

Last updated: August 2026. Rules and screens change, so confirm the current steps on the official AADE page. For your own case, ask your accountant.

What the AMA is and who needs one

AMA stands for Arithmos Mitroou Akinitou, the property registry number your place receives when you enter it in the Short-Term Stay Property Registry run by AADE, the Greek tax authority.

AADE puts it plainly: an owner who lets short-term must register electronically in the Registry to obtain an AMA and display that number on every digital platform used to let the property (AADE, gov.gr).

Two points surprise most owners. Since 1 January 2024 a short-term lease means any lease of up to and including 59 days of a furnished property, with no service beyond bed linen, so the obligation applies even if you never touch a platform (AADE FAQ, 23 September 2025, questions 1 and 3). And the AMA is issued per property: a room you let on its own counts as a separate property and needs its own AMA (same source, question 7).

If your place holds a Special Operating Mark (ESL) or you have filed an operating notification, the law asks you to display the ESL or notification number in a visible place (article 111 of law 4446/2016, codified by AADE). Letting short-term through platforms under your Unique Notification Number still means entering the property in the Registry and being granted an AMA (AADE FAQ, question 32), while providing services beyond bed linen, meaning you operate as a tourist accommodation, means no Short-Term Stay Declarations in the Registry (question 52). Confirm which case is yours.

What to have ready before you start

Everything happens online, with personal credentials on the myAADE portal. Non-resident owners rarely hold TAXISnet credentials themselves; a Greek accountant usually keeps them and works the portal on the owner's behalf. Either way, gather these first:

Your TAXISnet credentials for myAADE.

The ATAK of the property, the identification number on your E9 form. It is the main thing the application asks for (AADE FAQ, question 30).

The square metres of the space, if this is a partial lease, for example one room inside the house (same question).

A landline, a mobile and an email address, matching the ones you gave the platform where the property is listed (AADE user manual).

If you are a sublessor rather than the owner, the number of the Lease Information Statement the owner filed, with the field granting you the right to sublet short-term ticked (AADE FAQ, question 35).

One catch: bare ownership alone does not let you act as manager and obtain an AMA (same source, question 34).

The steps on the AADE platform

You log in at the Short-Term Property Letting application, the link AADE provides. The screens are in Greek, which is where a Greek-speaking accountant or partner saves you an afternoon. The user manual gives the order:

First login. Fill in the manager contact details, meaning landline, mobile and email, and save.

Property entry. Every new registration starts here.

Capacity. State whether you are owner, co-owner, ESL holder, sublessor or third party.

ATAK. Type the ATAK and the application pulls the address from your property records. Any field that comes back empty you fill in.

Partial lease. Tick this only if you let separate parts of the same property on their own, two rooms of one house for example. Two AMA numbers then come out for the same ATAK.

Notes. Anything that helps you tell properties apart.

Actions. A temporary save lets you leave it half finished; finalisation closes the registration.

Your number. On finalisation the application assigns the AMA and produces a certificate of issue, which you can reprint any time.

The AMA is assigned in real time, with a single login to myAADE (AADE FAQ, question 45). Changing a finalised registration goes through the discontinuation option for that property (user manual).

Where the AMA goes on Airbnb and Booking.com

The law does not just say to hold the number. It must accompany the listing, in a visible place, on digital platforms and in every advertising medium (article 111).

Airbnb. Since 1 June 2021 every new listing has to carry the number (AMA, ESL or MAG) in the platform's mandatory dedicated field, or confirm that the listing is exempt (Airbnb, responsible hosting in Greece).

Booking.com. In the extranet open Property, then General info, choose the licence type, type the number and press "Update your info". If the number concerns individual units, go to Property, then Property layout or Room details, press Edit on each unit and enter it under "Tell us your license number" (Booking.com for Partners).

What happens after you register

The AMA is the start, not the finish. Every time a guest checks out you submit a Short-Term Stay Declaration, by the 20th of the month following departure, and once a year you finalise the Registry, by 28 February of the year you file your income tax return (AADE, gov.gr).

The penalties

Article 111 of law 4446/2016, as published in codified form by AADE, provides:

If you have not registered, or the number does not appear on the listing, a standalone administrative fine per year equal to 50% of the gross income of the tax year, and never lower than 5,000 euros. From the moment the violation is established you have 15 calendar days to comply, and on a fresh violation within a year the fine doubles.

For a late Short-Term Stay Declaration, a standalone fine of 100 euros, not imposed if that income has been included in the income tax return for the relevant year.

For non-submission or an inaccurate declaration, a fine equal to double the rent as it appears on the platform on the day of the audit.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I find or check my AMA number?

Log in to the Short-Term Property Letting application with your TAXISnet credentials and the property appears there with its number. Finalising the registration also produced a certificate of issue, which can be reprinted any time (AADE user manual). If an accountant registered the property for you, they hold the same certificate.

Do I need a separate AMA for each room?

If you let the rooms separately, yes. A room offered on its own counts as a property and needs its own AMA. And if you sometimes let the whole property and sometimes let it room by room, separate numbers are needed for each case (AADE FAQ, question 7).

How long does it take to get an AMA?

AADE states the number is assigned in real time, through a digital procedure completed with a single login to the myAADE portal (AADE FAQ, question 45). In practice the time goes into tracking down the credentials and the E9.

I rent only to friends, without a platform. Do I still need an AMA?

Since 1 January 2024, leases of up to 59 days agreed outside digital platforms also count as short-term: registration in the Registry, an AMA and a Short-Term Stay Declaration all apply (AADE FAQ, question 3).