Acquisition of Greek nationality from birth by issuance of a declaratory decision

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At a glance

Points of service

Consulates, Departments for nationality, REGIONAL DIRECTORATES OF NATIONALITY, MINISTRY OF INTERIOR

Digital provision points

  • The service is not provided digitally

Number of required documents

3 to 4 + (
2
)

Fees

From 240 to 340 €

Estimated Time

18 months

Description

The procedure concerns the declaration of Greek nationality from birth by means of a declaration decision.

Basic information

Competent body

MINISTRY OF INTERIOR

Authority/Public body’s Unit responsible for the institutional framework of the procedure

Service / organizational unit of a authority entity

REGIONAL DIRECTORATES OF NATIONALITY

Related links

Notes

The procedure involves the declaration of Greek nationality from birth and concerns:

a) a child born in wedlock to parents who were not Greek at the time of birth but who acquired Greek nationality after the child was born; b) a child born before 18 July 1982 in wedlock to a Greek father joined to a foreign mother by marriage deemed valid under Greek law; and c) a child born before 8 May 1984 in wedlock to a Greek mother joined to a foreign father by marriage deemed invalid under Greek law.

In order for the applicant to acquire Greek nationality, a declaratory decision must be issued.

Last update

15/12/2023

Application

Application Type

Application

Submission by:

Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

Submitted by:

Persons

Title

Application for declaration of Greek nationality from birth (Article 26 of the Greek Nationality Code)

Notes:

Τhe application, together with the other necessary supporting documents, must be submitted either in person or by proxy or by post. The application must be submitted at the applicant’s place of residence either to the Greek Consular Authority or to the Regional Directorate of Nationality to whose territorial jurisdiction the municipality where the person applying for Greek nationality declares that they wish to register is subject (provided their request is accepted).

What you will need

Means of authentication, identification and signature

Identification document

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    Requirements

      Fees

        Related


        Means of redress or appeal:

        Other Special Administrative Appeal

        Rules concerning a lack of reply from the competent authority and the legal consequences for the use:

        Tacit rejection

        Α special administrative appeal may be lodged against decisions issued by the Regional Directors of Nationality and decisions issued ‘pursuant to authorisation’, within 30 days from the date the applicant was notified of the rejection decision. The appeal lodged in accordance with the foregoing must be accompanied by a fee receipt for EUR 100. The Minister of Interior shall decide on the appeal within an exclusive deadline of 60 days from the date the appeal was lodged with the Ministry of Interior.

        Output & Results

        Output

        Decision, Launch another procedure, Registry update

        Steps

          Digital steps

            Other information

            Alternative titles

            Non-automatic acquisition of Greek nationality from birth Declaration of Greek nationality from birth

            Official title

            Acquisition of Greek nationality from birth by issuance of a declaratory decision


            Registries updated

            Ολοκληρωμένο Πληροφοριακό Σύστημα Ιθαγένειας

            Legislation

              Categories

              Τype of procedure

              Trigger

              Applied for

              Trigger (submission method)

              Application (handwritten)

              Type

              Outgoing

              ,,,


            • 1 Identity Proof of identity of the applicant.


              No No

            • 2 Citizenship The Greek nationality of the applicant’s parent, the time and the legal basis for acquiring Greek nationality are checked.


              No No

            • 3 Family Birth within wedlock to a Greek parent and a foreign spouse is required, and the form of the parents’ marriage is checked in order to establish whether the applicant is a legitimate child of the Greek parent (especially the father) and was born within a valid marriage entered into by the Greek parent up to 17 July 1982 or an invalid marriage entered into by the Greek parent up to and including 7 May 1984.


              No No

            • 4 Age The applicants date of birth is checked in order to establish that, at the time they were born, their parent had not acquired Greek nationality or that the applicant was born before 18 July 1982 to a Greek father and a foreign mother or before 8 May 1984 to a Greek mother and a foreign father.


              No No

            • 5 Financial Fee


              No No

            • 1 Declaration of Greek nationality 100 €

              e-Administrative Fee code 2164

              Cost Calculation One-off

              Method of Payment Bank cashier, Digital (debit / credit card), Digital (web banking), Hellenic Post

              Type of Cost e-Administrative Fee

              Fee Link https://www1.gsis.gr/sgsisapps/eparavolo/public/create.htm?langId=2

              No

            • 2 The applicants must pay consular fees in accordance with Presidential Decree 16/2014 only if the application is submitted to the Greek consular authority at the applicant’s place of domicile. 140 € - 240 €

              Cost Calculation Based on condition

              Method of Payment Checkout of a competent authority, Digital (debit / credit card), Digital (web banking)

              Type of Cost Impost

              No

            • 1 Exact copy of the applicant’s passport Identification document

              Exact copy of the applicant’s passport

              Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

              Submitted by: Persons

              Notes: This must be accompanied by an official translation if no Latin characters are used. The applicant’s particulars must match the information in their birth certificate. In the case of residents abroad who submit an application to the Regional Directorate of Nationality, the passport must also indicate the visa allowing entry into Greece.

              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 2244

            • 2 Other proof of identity Identification document

              Other proof of identity

              Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

              Submitted by: Persons

              Notes: This must be accompanied by an official translation if no Latin characters are used. The applicant’s particulars must match the information in their birth certificate. Not accepted in the case of residents abroad who submit an application to the Regional Directorate of Nationality, where a passport indicating the visa allowing entry into Greece is required.

              Document submitted under requirements: No

              Alternative document of: 1

              Yes 2244

            • 3 Lawful residence permit Residence Permit

              Lawful residence permit

              Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

              Submitted by: Persons

              Notes: Only submitted in the case of applications submitted by foreigners permanently resident in Greece.

              Document submitted under requirements: Yes

              Document’s requirement: Administrative

              No 4178

            • 4 Parents’ civil registry marriage certificate: The procedure concerns the issuance of the civil registry marriage certificate, which requires registration of the religious or civil marriage ceremony with the Civil Registry of the municipality where it was conducted, in accordance with Law 344/1976. Marriage certificate

              Parents’ civil registry marriage certificate: The procedure concerns the issuance of the civil registry marriage certificate, which requires registration of the religious or civil marriage ceremony with the Civil Registry of the municipality where it was conducted, in accordance with Law 344/1976.

              Relevant link: https://www.gov.gr/ipiresies/oikogeneia/oikogeneiake-katastase/lexiarkhike-praxe-gamou

              Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

              Submitted by: Persons

              Notes: If the parents married abroad, a certified and translated marriage certificate concerning the parents, issued by a foreign authority, or its relevant entry in the Athens Special Registry must be submitted.

              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 9665

            • 5 The applicants birth certificate or birth registration: the procedure involves the issuance of a civil registry birth certificate and concerns persons for whom a registry birth certificate was prepared at a Greek Civil Registry. Birth certificate

              The applicants birth certificate or birth registration: the procedure involves the issuance of a civil registry birth certificate and concerns persons for whom a registry birth certificate was prepared at a Greek Civil Registry.

              Relevant link: https://www.gov.gr/ipiresies/oikogeneia/gennese/lexiarkhike-praxe-genneses

              Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

              Submitted by: Persons

              Notes: If the applicant was born abroad, a certified and translated birth certificate concerning the applicant, issued by the foreign authority, must be submitted.

              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 9224

            • 6 Family status certificate concerning the parents, issued by a Greek municipality: this procedure concerns the issuance of a family status certificate from the Civil Register where citizens’ family records are kept. For the purpose of issuing the certificate, persons concerned may: (a) contact the Municipality in which they are registered; (b) contact the Citizens’ Service Centres (KEP); (c) go to www.gov.gr and use their TaxisNet codes to issue it digitally. Certificate of marital status

              Family status certificate concerning the parents, issued by a Greek municipality: this procedure concerns the issuance of a family status certificate from the Civil Register where citizens’ family records are kept. For the purpose of issuing the certificate, persons concerned may: (a) contact the Municipality in which they are registered; (b) contact the Citizens’ Service Centres (KEP); (c) go to www.gov.gr and use their TaxisNet codes to issue it digitally.

              Relevant link: https://www.gov.gr/ipiresies/oikogeneia/oikogeneiake-katastase/pistopoietiko-oikogeneiakes-katastases

              Submission by: Ex officio (digital), Ex officio (manual), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

              Submitted by: Persons, Public bodies

              Notes: The parents Greek nationality, the time and the legal basis for acquiring Greek nationality are checked. Sought ex officio if details of the parent’s family registration in a Greek municipal roll are declared in the application.

              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 3964

            • 7 Decision concerning the parent’s acquisition of Greek nationality, following a cross-check against a file in the services records (mandatory in case 1(a)). Rule

              Decision concerning the parent’s acquisition of Greek nationality, following a cross-check against a file in the services records (mandatory in case 1(a)).

              Submission by: Ex officio (manual)

              Submitted by: Public bodies


              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 1127

            • Law 10 4735 2020 197 Α

              Description Procedure for applications to declare Greek nationality from birth.

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20200100197

            • 1 Receipt - Issuance of Reference Number to Application or Consular Transmission Document


              Μethod of Implementation Software action


              No No


            • 2 Assignment to a competent rapporteur

              Responsible for Implementation Responsible Head of Department

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action


              No No


            • 3 Check of case details

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Inspection

              Description The competent rapporteur checks that the details of the application are complete.

              No No


            • 4 Search for Supplementary Information - Cross-check against Service File

              Responsible for Implementation Responsible Head of Department

              Μethod of Implementation Signature

              Description If any defects are found by the jointly competent bodies and/or the person concerned, a search for any supplementary information is carried out and cross-checked against any existing service or other family registration of the applicant.

              No No


            • 5 Completion of the check - drafting of decision

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Software action

              Description Completion of the information check to establish that the required conditions are met and the applicable legal basis, and drafting of decision.

              No No


            • 6 Rejection of the application

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Director

              Μethod of Implementation Signature

              Description The application will be rejected if the conditions are not met, and a copy will be sent to the applicant.

              Yes Yes


            • 7 Issue of Declaratory Decision

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Director

              Μethod of Implementation Signature

              Description If the conditions are met, a decision declaring Greek nationality will be issued.

              Yes No


            • 8 Dispatch to the National Printing House for publication

              Responsible for Implementation Responsible Head of Department

              Μethod of Implementation Software action

              Description Dispatch of the decision to the National Printing House for publication.

              Yes No


            • 9 Upload of a summary of the decision to DIAVGEIA

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Software action

              Description After being published in the Government Gazette, the summary of the decision is uploaded to DIAVGEIA.

              Yes No


            • 10 Notification of acquisition of Greek nationality

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Director

              Μethod of Implementation Software action

              Description Upon receipt of the details concerning publication of the decision in the Government Gazette, whereupon the administrative act generates legal effects, the decision is sent to a municipal roll and sent to the person concerned either directly or through the consular authority, where they reside abroad.

              Yes Yes


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