Declaration of theft/loss of a Greek passport

From National Registry of Administrative Public Services



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At a glance

Points of service

Number of required documents

2

Fees

Provided without cost

Estimated Time

30 minutes

Estimated Time (digitally)

13 minutes

Description

The procedure concerns the statement of theft, loss or total destruction (for any reason) of the Hellenic passport in both the Hellenic State and abroad.

Basic information

Competent body

MINISTRY OF CITIZEN PROTECTION

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

Authority responsible for the provision of the procedure

HELLENIC POLICE

Provided to

Related links

Notes

With the digital declaration of theft or loss, through the single digital gate gov.gr, Greek citizens, who have personal codes TaxisNet or e-Banking, are allowed to declare the theft/loss of the Greek passport of the same person, or of the minor person on whom parental care or diligence took place, without having to visit the Police Service or the Consulate Authority in whose territorial competence the loss occurred.

Last update

27/06/2024

Application

Application Type

Declaration

Submission by:

Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

Submitted by:

Persons

Title

Statement of theft/loss of the Hellenic passport.


What you will need

Means of authentication, identification and signature

Identification document, Identification with TAXISnet codes, Web banking codes

    Print

    Requirements

      Fees

        Related


        Means of redress or appeal:

        Other Reporting - Complaint

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

        Other

        Disciplinary Research

        Output & Results

        Output

        Document Production, Registry update

        Steps

          Digital steps

            Other information

            Official title

            Statement of theft/loss of the Hellenic passport

            Languages supported

            Greek, English

            Registries updated

            Διαβατήρια Ελλήνων Πολιτών

            Legislation

              Categories

              Trigger

              Applied for

              Trigger (submission method)

              Application (digital), Application (handwritten)

              Type

              Outgoing
              A1

              ,,


            • 1 Identity The application is submitted by a citizen holding the Greek passport.

              No No

            • 2 Identity The application is submitted by a legally authorised person from the citizen holding the Hellenic passport.

              Alternative condition of 1

              Yes Yes

            • 3 Identity The application shall be submitted by the diligence officer/committee of the minor who possessed the Hellenic passport.

              Alternative condition of 1

              Yes Yes

            • 4 Identity The application is submitted by the designated judiciary of the adult who held the Hellenic passport.

              Alternative condition of 1

              Yes Yes

            • 5 Possession of passwords to enter software The submission of a declaration via the Single Digital Gate requires interested parties to have personal access codes to TaxisNet or to e-Banking.

              No No

            • 1 Identity card, or in the absence of another identification document. Identification document

              Identity card, or in the absence of another identification document.

              Submission by: Presented by the applicant

              Submitted by: Persons


              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 2244

            • 2 Responsible Statement supplemented by the citizen at the service point with regard to the conditions for losing his passport. Solemn Declaration

              Responsible Statement supplemented by the citizen at the service point with regard to the conditions for losing his passport.

              Relevant link: https://www.gov.gr/en/ipiresies/polites-kai-kathemerinoteta/psephiaka-eggrapha-gov-gr/ekdose-upeuthunes-deloses

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

              Submitted by: Persons

              Relevant Procedure: Solemn declaration and electronic solemn declaration

              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 7320

            • 3 Testing of a witness for the event in the event of criminal offences. Witness

              Testing of a witness for the event in the event of criminal offences.

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

              Submitted by: Persons


              Document submitted under requirements: No

              Alternative document of: 1

              Yes 5111

            • Presidential Decree 126 2005 181 Α

              Description Established Passport Address and other provisions.

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20050100181

            • Law 3103 2003 23 Α

              Description Passport issued by Greek Police and other provisions.

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20030100023

            • Presidential Decree 25 2022 66 Α

              Description Passport conditions, time power, replacement, loss and cancellation of these.

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20220100066

            • Joint Ministerial Decision 3021/22/10 2005 932 Β

              Description Documents and procedures for issuing, type and content of passports.

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20050200932

            • Joint Ministerial Decision 3021/22/10-δ 2005 1736 Β

              Description Documents and procedures for issuing, type and content of passports

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20050201736

            • Joint Ministerial Decision 3021/22/10-στ 2007 1503 Β

              Description Documents and procedures for issuing, type and content of passports

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20070201503

            • Joint Ministerial Decision 3021/22/10-θ 2010 1298 Β

              Description Documents and procedures for issuing, type and content of passports

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20100201298

            • Joint Ministerial Decision 3021/22/10-ζ 2015 2702 Β

              Description Documents and procedures for issuing, type and content of passports

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20150202702

            • Joint Ministerial Decision 684 2024 2117 Β

              Description Electronic service ‘Declaration of loss of Greek passport’.

              ΑΔΑ https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek_pdf=20240202117

            • 1 Authentication of citizens' identity

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Co-responsible for Implementation MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

              Μethod of Implementation Inspection

              Description The Competent Officer shall verify the identity of the citizen by checking the identification document which he bears and by crossing his data into the databases of the Hellenic Police.

              No No


            • 2 Search for Greek passport

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Co-responsible for Implementation MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

              Μethod of Implementation Inspection

              Description The Competent Officer is looking for passports issued by the citizen in the Register of Greek passports.

              No No


            • 3 Fill in a Tracking/Loss Statement

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Co-responsible for Implementation MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description The citizen fills in a responsible statement with the circumstances, location and time of loss or total destruction of his passport. In the event of theft, the appropriate investigating witness will be obtained.

              No No


            • 4 Passport Register Update

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Directorate

              Μethod of Implementation Software action

              Description The Passport Register is updated on the cancellation of the passport due to theft/loss. At the same time, national and international databases of sought travel documents are updated.

              Notes Passport and Security Documents Directorate of the Headquarters of the Hellenic Police shall be immediately informed, as a competent authority to register the required data.

              No No


            • 5 Acknowledgement of the Torture/Loss Statement

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Co-responsible for Implementation MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description The Competent Officer shall issue a Statement of Crisis/ Loss for use by the citizen.

              Notes Acknowledgement is a prerequisite for the issue of a new Greek passport.

              No Yes


            • 1 Connection with personal TaxisNet or e-Banking passwords

              Responsible for Implementation gov.gr

              Μethod of Implementation Data input in software

              Description The citizen is linked to the application of personal passwords to TaxisNet or e-Banking codes.

              No No


            • 2 Confirm OTP code

              Responsible for Implementation gov.gr

              Μethod of Implementation Data input in software

              Description For strong identification, the citizen receives an OTP code on the mobile phone he has registered in the National Communication Register; then type the code in the application to proceed with the process.

              No No


            • 3 Completion of citizens' personal data

              Responsible for Implementation gov.gr

              Μethod of Implementation Data input in software

              Description The citizen shall complete the necessary personal information and choose whether the declaration to be completed relates to his or her own or minor child.

              No No


            • 4 Passport search

              Responsible for Implementation gov.gr

              Μethod of Implementation Software interaction (interoperability)

              Description Passport numbers for Greek citizens are sought in the Greek citizens' passport register for the information recorded in the previous step. The citizen confirms that the passport details correspond to those of the lost passport.

              No No


            • 5 Selecting authority for the submission of the declaration

              Responsible for Implementation gov.gr

              Μethod of Implementation Data input in software

              Description If a passport has been identified, which has not been cancelled for any reason, the citizen shall select the Police or Consular Authority within whose competence his loss took place.

              No No


            • 6 Production of a declaration

              Responsible for Implementation gov.gr


              Description The statement is produced electronically, stored in the citizen's box and is also sent to the Authority's office selected in the previous step. The declaration is communicated to the passport and security documents directorate/S.A. who is responsible for informing the Greek Citizens' Passport Register of the cancellation of the passport due to loss. At the same time, national and international databases of sought travel documents are updated.

              No Yes


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