ANNUAL POLICY REPORT 2012 submit a request to obtain the status of long term resident, provided that the other conditions foreseen are fulfilled68. Furthermore, the Ministry of Interior clarified that there is a possibility of granting a temporary residence permit for dependent employment to a thirdcountry national who has acquired the status of long term resident in another EU country, provided, however, there are vacancies in the particular specialty, which are not covered by any offer of EU citizens, third-country nationals whose employment status is covered by EU law (eg family members of thirdcountry, researchers, etc.) and third-country nationals residing legally in Greece and receiving unemployment benefits69. The Ministry of Interior informed the devolved administrations of the country that third-country nationals who hold at least Certificate of Proficiency Level B1 issued pursuant to PD 60/2010 will be considered to have sufficient knowledge of the Greek language, history and culture and may submit a request to obtain the status of long term resident, provided that the other conditions specified. Regarding the transposition of Directive 2011/51/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2011 amending Directive 2003/109/EC on the status of long-term residents, expanding its scope to beneficiaries of international protection, the closing date for transposition into national law of the Member States is the 20 May 2013. The Ministry of Public Order and Citizen Protection undertook its incorporation in Greek law. 3.4.2. Highly skilled labor By Law 4071/12, the Greek authorities transposed the provisions of Directive 2009/50/EK on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for highly qualified employment into national law. This law ensured transposition into national law of all provisions of the Directive aiming to improve the capacity of Member States both to attract and retain highly qualified workers from third countries through: (a) adopting flexible admission conditions for highly skilled employees, (b) introducing swift and flexible admission procedure for applicants (c) creation of attractive residence conditions for them and their family members, including facilitation for those who wish to move to another Member State for highly qualified employment (provisions on intra-EU mobility). 3.5 Integration Immigration policy in recent years remained high on the government agenda. This is due to the relatively high proportion of legally residing third-country nationals in Greece compared to the overall population and especially to the fact that Greece is the entry point for the majority of illegal immigrants directed to the EU. Although these are two different categories of immigrants, 68 Min Int. AP oik 30250/08.10.2012 Document: Admission to the long-term resident status. " 69 Ministry of Interior AP 30947/12.11.2012: "Residence permit for dependent employment for third-country nationals who have acquired the status of long term resident in another EU Member State." 31