Automatic acquisition of Greek citizenship by a juvenile child born to a Greek citizen

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At a glance

Points of service

Consulates, Municipalities

Digital provision points

The service is not provided digitally

Number of required documents

(

2

)

Fees

Provided without cost

Estimated Time

3 days to 2 months

Description

The procedure concerns the right to automatically acquire Greek citizenship upon birth and it concerns any juvenile child born to at least one Greek parent, where the child was not registered, on their birth, in the municipal register of a municipality in Greece.

Basic information

Competent body

MINISTRY OF INTERIOR

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

Provided to

Minors, Nationals living abroad, Parents

Validity duration

Indefinite

Last update

06/08/2026

Application

Application Type

Application

Submission by:

Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

Submitted by:

Persons

Title

Application for registering the juvenile child of a Greek citizen in the municipal register

Relevant link

https://id.mitos.gov.gr/826564

Notes:

The procedure applies exclusively to juvenile children who, at the time of their birth, automatically acquire Greek citizenship by virtue of being born to one or both Greek parents who already held Greek citizenship at the time of their childs birth. The parents (at least one Greek parent) must be registered in the municipal register.

The marriage of the parents of the juvenile child, and the birth of the child must be registered in the civil registry to satisfy the requirements for automatic acquisition of Greek citizenship upon birth. Applications are submitted by the Greek parent to the municipality where they are registered.

In the case of divorced or separated parents, the application is submitted by the person with custody of the juvenile child. In the case of joint custody of children, the application is submitted either jointly or by the parent in whose family register the juvenile child is registered in the municipal register.

In the case of residents abroad, the application is submitted to the competent Greek consular authority in the applicant’s place of domicile.

What you will need

Means of authentication, identification and signature

Identification document

Print

Requirements

Fees

Applicants may request that the administrative authority which issued the act revoke or amend it (application for review). Or they may request the authority with oversight over the authority which issued it to annul it (administrative appeal). The administrative authority to which the relevant application has been submitted must notify the applicant of its decision on the application no later than within thirty (30) days, unless a different deadline is set out under specific provisions.

Output & Results

Output

Administrative Act, Decision, Launch another procedure, Registry update

Steps

Digital steps

Other information

Alternative titles

Automatic acquisition of Greek citizenship by a juvenile child upon birth, Automatic acquisition of Greek citizenship upon birth

Official title

Automatic acquisition of Greek citizenship by a juvenile child born to a Greek citizen

Languages supported

Greek, English

Registries updated

ΜΗΤΡΩΟ ΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ

Legislation

Categories

Trigger

Applied for

Trigger (submission method)

Application (handwritten)

Life events

Birth, Family status, Elections

Type

Outgoing

End of Process

Ιndefinite

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   No
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   259320
   
   
   Indefinite
   
   Identification document
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   285779
   
   
   3777, 1461
   
   
   Digital supporting Document, Input in another process

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1 Age The child acquiring Greek citizenship must be a juvenile when the relevant application is submitted.

No No

2 Citizenship At least one parent must hold Greek citizenship at the time the child is born and be registered in the municipal register of a Greek municipality, either in the parent’s family registration or their own.

No No

3 Family Where a child acquires Greek citizenship having a Greek father, the child must have been born in wedlock (religious or civil), or in a civil partnership in accordance with the requirements of Law 4356/2015, currently in force. The parents’ family registration must indicate that the childs parents are married. Marriage is not relevant in the case of birth to a Greek woman, however, she must also be registered in her own family registration in a municipal register of a Greek municipality. A juvenile child born out of wedlock may acquire Greek citizenship automatically upon birth only if they are born to a Greek mother.

No No

4 Administrative If the parents are not registered in a joint marriage register, the marriage, when performed in Greece, must be registered in the Civil Registry of a Greek municipality.

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

Yes Yes

5 Administrative If the marriage of the parents has not been registered in the municipal register, the foreign marriage certificate of the parents of the juvenile child must be registered in the Citizens’ Register by a Consular authority or the Special Registry, in accordance with the provisions on marriages performed in Greece.

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

Yes Yes

6 Administrative The civil registry birth certificate of the juvenile child must be prepared by the Civil Registry of a Greek municipality for persons born in Greece.

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

No No

7 Administrative Where the juvenile child was born abroad, their foreign birth certificate must be registered by the Consular authority or the Special Registry in the Citizens’ Register, as provided for in cases of persons born abroad.

Link https://mitos.gov.gr/index.php/%CE%94%CE%94:%CE%9B%CE%B7%CE%BE%CE%B9%CE%B1%CF%81%CF%87%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE %CF%80%CF%81%CE%AC%CE%BE%CE%B7 %CE%B3%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%BD%CE%AE%CF%83%CE%B5%CF%89%CF%82 %CE%B1%CF%80%CF%8C %CE%B5%CE%BB%CE%BB%CE%B7%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE %CE%A0%CF%81%CE%BF%CE%BE%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE %CE%91%CF%81%CF%87%CE%AE

Yes Yes

1 The procedure and, in particular, the preparation of any consular birth and marriage certificates may include the application of a consular fee in accordance with the provisions of Presidential Decree 16/2014 on consular fees and charges. €

Cost Calculation Based on condition

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

Type of Cost Impost

No

1 The procedure involves issuing a civil registry birth certificate for a Greek citizens juvenile child, for persons with a civil registry birth certificate issued by a Greek Civil Registry. Birth certificate

The procedure involves issuing a civil registry birth certificate for a Greek citizens juvenile child, for persons with a civil registry birth certificate issued by a Greek Civil Registry.

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

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

Submitted by: Persons, Software through interoperability

Notes: Civil registry birth certificates can be found in the Citizens’ Register if the juvenile child was born in Greece.

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 9224

2 Birth certificate for a juvenile child, born abroad, of a person applying for Greek citizenship. Registry certificate

Birth certificate for a juvenile child, born abroad, of a person applying for Greek citizenship.

Relevant link: https://mitos.gov.gr/index.php/%CE%94%CE%94:%CE%9B%CE%B7%CE%BE%CE%B9%CE%B1%CF%81%CF%87%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE %CF%80%CF%81%CE%AC%CE%BE%CE%B7 %CE%B3%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%BD%CE%AE%CF%83%CE%B5%CF%89%CF%82 %CE%B1%CF%80%CF%8C %CE%B5%CE%BB%CE%BB%CE%B7%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE %CE%A0%CF%81%CE%BF%CE%BE%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE %CE%91%CF%81%CF%87%CE%AE

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

Submitted by: Persons

Notes: If the juvenile child was born abroad, the competent local Consular authority where the birth took place must prepare a civil registry birth certificate.

Document submitted under requirements: No

Alternative document of: 1

Yes 1275

3 Family status certificate of the Greek parent. Certificate of marital status

Family status certificate of the Greek parent.

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

Submission by: Ex officio (digital)

Submitted by: Persons

Notes: The Greek parent must have their own family registered in a municipal register. Where the Greek parent is the father, the juvenile child must have been born within wedlock or a civil partnership. Where the Greek parent is the mother, the juvenile child may also have been born out of wedlock.

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 3964

1 para. 1 3838 2010 49 Α

Description The child of a Greek man or woman acquires Greek citizenship upon birth.

Legal references https://api.et.gr/apiFEK/1/2010/49/pdf

Law 1 para. 1 3284 2004

Description The child of a Greek man or woman acquires Greek citizenship upon birth.

Legal references https://api.et.gr/apiFEK/1/2004/217/pdf

Law 1 para. 1 1438 1984 60 Α

Description The child of a Greek man or woman acquires Greek citizenship upon birth.

Legal references https://api.et.gr/apiFEK/1/1984/60/pdf

Law 32,50 5099 2024 48 Α

Description Ex officio retrieval and abolition of the issuance of supporting documents for the processing of administrative procedures

Legal references https://api.et.gr/apiLAW/1/2024/5099/pdf

Joint Ministerial Decision 19173 2025 1783 Β

Description Abolition of the issuance of the certificate of marital status and the birth certificate for the processing of administrative procedures.

Legal references https://api.et.gr/apiFEK/2/2025/1783/pdf

Joint Ministerial Decision 11007 2025 3570 Β

Description Amendment of Joint Ministerial Decision No 19173/8-4-2025 of the Ministers of the Interior and Digital Governance, ‘Abolition of the issuance of the certificate of marital status and the birth certificate for the processing of administrative procedures’ (Government Gazette, Series II, No 1783).

Legal references https://api.et.gr/apiFEK/2/2025/3570/pdf

1 Issuing a reference number to the application for registration of a juvenile child in the municipal register