Birth certificate issued by a Greek Consular Authority

From National Registry of Administrative Public Services



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At a glance

Points of service

Digital provision points

  • The service is not provided digitally

Number of required documents

1

Fees

10 €

Estimated Time

20 minutes

Description

The procedure relates to the preparation and issuance of a birth certificate by a Greek Consular Authority. The competent local Consular Authority in whose region the birth took place draws up a birth certificate. When the birth certificate is drawn up, it is automatically forwarded by the Consular Authority to the competent Municipality for registration in the population registers and, when it concerns males, in the Register of Males.

Basic information

Competent body

MINISTRY OF INTERIOR

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


Related links

Validity duration

Indefinite

Notes

A Consular Authority will follow the following procedure when preparing and issuing a birth certificate: On the day of the declaration appointment, the interested parent comes to the Authority, presenting the necessary documents, such as the child’s birth certificate, or in the case of newborns, the certificate of the foreign maternity hospital, and completes the relevant application form, in which the details of the child and the parents’ details (name, surname, profession, etc.) are requested. The nationality and registration data of the parents with the municipality, which are also required, can be found in the certificate of family status, which is sought ex officio by the consular authority. The declaration of the birth certificate, countersigned by the parent and consular officer, is based on the documents presented, the certificate of family status, and the information filled out by the parent in the application. Declaration of civil status events, such as birth, before the competent consular authorities by Greek residents permanently residing abroad is their obligation, and failure to disclose shall result in specific administrative fines (statutory fines provided for in Presidential Decree 16/2014 (Government Gazette, Series II, No 24).

Last update

15/12/2023

Application

Application Type

Application

Submission by:

Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

Submitted by:

Persons

Title

Statement of birth of a child

What you will need

Means of authentication, identification and signature

Identification document

    Print

    Requirements

      Fees

        Related




        Output & Results

        Output

        Document Production, Registry update

        Steps

          Digital steps

            Other information

            Alternative titles

            Declaration concerning a child

            Official title

            Birth certificate issued by a Greek Consular Authority

            Languages supported

            Greek, English

            Legislation

              Categories

              Τype of procedure

              Trigger

              Applied for

              Trigger (submission method)

              Application (handwritten)

              Life events

              Type

              Outgoing
              G1

              ,,


            • 1 Administrative The child must have been born in the Consulate’s area of jurisdiction.


              No No

            • 2 Citizenship One of the parents must be listed in the Greek Municipal Registers.


              No No

            • 1 Consular stamp. 10 €

              Cost Calculation One-off

              Method of Payment Checkout of a competent authority

              Type of Cost Impost

              No

            • 1 Birth certificate Birth certificate

              Birth certificate

              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: Contact the Consulate because there are several circumstances, such as a child in marriage, a child out of wedlock, a child of a foreign mother, etc. On a case-by-case basis, you may additionally require different supporting documentation. Each consular authority’s website has information as well.

              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 9224

            • European Regulation 2016/1191 2016

              Description Public documents issued by the population registers and civil registries of the country covered by Regulation (EU) 2016/1191, for which the European Commission has developed multilingual standard forms with the intention of submitting them to the administrative authorities of EU Member States without validation.

              Legal references https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EL/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32016R1191

            • Law 299, 300 4781 2021 53 Α

              Description Organisation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – duties of Consular Authorities.

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20210100053

            • Law 27-35 4674 2020 53 Α

              Description Strategic development perspective of Local Government Organisations, regulation of matters falling under the purview of the Ministry of the Interior, and other provisions.

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20200100053

            • Law 4483 2017 107 Α

              Description Creation and maintenance of a “Citizens’ Register” information system, which incorporates all Municipal Register records as well as all civil registration events that have occurred in Greece as well as those of Greeks living abroad.

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeskApi/?fek pdf=19760100107

            • Law 1-51 344 1976 143 Α

              Description On civil status certificates.

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=19760100143

            • Joint Ministerial Decision 45927 2021 2705 Β

              Description Joint Ministerial Decision (JMD) on the case study of the Special Registry under the provisions of Article 31 of Law 4674/2020.

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20210202705

              ΑΔΑ 65ΚΗ46ΜΤΛ6-2ΕΨ

            • Joint Ministerial Decision 14720 2020 2255 Β

              Description Issuing extracts from civil status documents and civil registry certificates using the Public Administration’s Single Digital Portal.

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeskApi/?fek pdf=20200202255

            • Ministerial Decision 31293/Σ.8336 2019 1600 Β

              Description Adjustments to the “Citizens’ Register” information system required by Article 115 of Law 4483/2017 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 107), in order to support the procedure for registering and/or correcting civil status documents required under Article 249 of Law 4555/2018 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 133).

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20190201600

              ΑΔΑ ΨΛΖΑ46ΜΤΛ6-ΤΧΡ

            • Decision of an Independent Authority 77 2015

              Description Decision of the Personal Data Protection Authority on the issuance of civil status certificates.

              Legal references https://www.dpa.gr/sites/default/files/2019 10/77 2015anonym.pdf

            • Circular 697 2021

              Description Amendments to civil status legislation, access to the “Citizens’ Register” information system by Greek consular authorities.

              Legal references https://diavgeia.gov.gr/search?query=ada:%2267%CE%9D%CE%9246%CE%9C%CE%A4%CE%9B6-4%CE%98%CE%A7%22&page=0

              ΑΔΑ 67ΝΒ46ΜΤΛ6-4ΘΧ

            • Circular 208 2020

              Description Granting of Municipal Register certificates and extracts of Land Registry Acts via the Single Digital Portal of Public Administration.

              Legal references https://diavgeia.gov.gr/doc/%CE%A8%CE%A6%CE%A7%CE%9246%CE%9C%CE%A4%CE%9B6-%CE%A99%CE%A0?inline=true

              ΑΔΑ ΨΦΧΒ46ΜΤΛ6-Ω9Π

            • 1 Receipt of application

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description Receipt of application and verification.

              No No


            • 2 Verification of documents

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Inspection

              Description Verification of all required supporting documents

              No No


            • 3 Registration of birth certificate

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Software action

              Description Transcription of the data from the supporting documents into the software application.

              No No


            • 4 Verification of the civil status certificate

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Inspection

              Description Verification of the correctness of the entries in the civil status certificate with those of the supporting documents.

              No No


            • 5 Printing a birth certificate for a parent to inspect

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description Presentation of the certificate of civil status to the parent and verification of any objections by the parent.

              No No


            • 6 Finalisation of the act

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Signature

              Description The act is finalised once the parent has approved it.

              No No


            • 7 Printout

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Software action

              Description A printout is made.

              No No


            • 8 Signatures of parent and of the Head

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Signature

              Description It is signed by both the parent and the head of the Consular Authority.

              No No


            • 9 Payment and affixing a consular stamp

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description Payment and affixing a consular stamp.

              No No


            • 10 Delivery of the civil status certificate to the parent

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description The birth certificate is delivered to the parent.

              No Yes


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