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Αυτοδίκαιη κτήση ελληνικής ιθαγένειας ανήλικου τέκνου με τη γέννηση, από Έλληνα ή Ελληνίδα
At a glance
Points of service
Consulates, Municipalities
Digital provision points
- The service is not provided digitally
Number of required documents
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
Application
Application Type
Application
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Title
Application for registering the juvenile child of a Greek citizen in the municipal register
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
Related
Means of redress or appeal:
Administrative appeal, Hierarchical appeal/recourse
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
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
Categories
Trigger (submission method)
Application (handwritten)
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46278
No
3283800
259320
Indefinite
Identification document
997702
285779
3777, 1461
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Digital supporting Document, Input in another process
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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 the applicant (in person or by post)
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 παρ.1
3838
2010
49
Α
Law
1 παρ.1
3284
2004
Law
1 παρ.1
1438
1984
60
Α
1
Issuing a reference number to the application for registration of a juvenile child in the municipal register
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Employee
Μethod of Implementation
Software action
Description
The application is submitted to the municipality where the Greek parent has a family registration.
Notes
If the Greek parent resides abroad, the application is submitted to the Greek consular authority in their place of residence. The application will be sent via diplomatic bag and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the competent municipality, and the aforesaid procedure will then be followed. In this case, the processing time of the specific step is 1 month.
No
No
2
Finding a civil registry birth certificate in the ‘Citizens’ Register’ information system
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Employee
Μethod of Implementation
Software action
Description
For a Municipality to register a juvenile ex officio, the civil registry birth certificate must be available through the ‘Citizens’ Register’ information system.
No
No
3
Verifying that parent(s) are registered in the municipal register of the municipality.
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Employee
Μethod of Implementation
Software action
Description
For a Municipality to register a juvenile ex officio, the parent(s) must be registered in the municipal register of the municipality.
No
No
4
The Mayor’s decision
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Employee
Μethod of Implementation
Software action
Description
Where the conditions for ex officio registration are met, a decision of the mayor will be prepared and signed, and a reference number is issued.
No
No
5
Registration in the municipal register
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Employee
Μethod of Implementation
Software action
Description
A standard registration of the juvenile child is entered in the family registration of the parent(s).
No
Yes
Ministry of the Interior - General Secretariat for Citizenship
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