At a glance
Points of service
Digital provision points
- The service is not provided digitally
Number of required documents
Fees
From 240 to 340 €
Estimated Time
18 months
Description
Basic information
Competent body
Service / organizational unit of a authority entity
Provided to
Related links
Notes
- 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.
Last update
14/04/2025
Application
Application Type
Submission by:
Submitted by:
Title
Notes:
What you will need
Means of authentication, identification and signature
Identification document
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1
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.
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2
1.1
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.
Alternative document of: 1
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4
2
Parents’ civil registry marriage certificate: The procedure concerns the issuance of the civil regis ...
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: Link
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.
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5
3
The applicants birth certificate or birth registration: the procedure involves the issuance of a civ ...
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: Link
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.
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3
4
Lawful residence permit ...
Residence Permit (conditional)
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
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6
5
Family status certificate concerning the parents, issued by a Greek municipality: this procedure con ...
Certificate of marital status (ex officio)
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: Link
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.
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7
6
Decision concerning the parent’s acquisition of Greek nationality, following a cross-check against a ...
Rule (ex officio)
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
Requirements
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1
Identity
Proof of identity of the applicant.
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2
Citizenship
The Greek nationality of the applicant’s parent, the time and the legal basis for acquiring Greek nationality are checked.
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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.
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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.
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5
Financial
Fee
Fees
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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 Link
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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
Related
Means of redress or appeal:
OtherSpecial Administrative Appeal
Rules concerning a lack of reply from the competent authority and the legal consequences for the use:
Tacit rejection
Output & Results
Output
Steps
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1
Receipt - Issuance of Reference Number to Application or Consular Transmission Document
Μethod of Implementation Software action
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2
Assignment to a competent rapporteur
Responsible for Implementation Responsible Head of Department
Μethod of Implementation Manual Action
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Other information
Alternative titles
Official title
Languages supported
Legislation
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Law 4735/2020 (Government Gazette 197/Α) Articles 10
Description Procedure for applications to declare Greek nationality from birth.
Legal references Link
Categories
Τype of procedure
Trigger
Trigger (submission method)
Type
End of Process
Ιndefinite
