Initial registration of a minor in the municipal register

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• At a Glance
• Basic information
• Application
• What you will need
• Requirements
• Fees
• Related
• Output
• Steps
• Digital steps
• Other information
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At a glance

Responsible unit for initiating the procedure

Provided ex officio, Municipal Registry Departments

Digital provision points

• The service is not provided digitally

Number of required documents

(

1

)

Fees

Provided without cost

Deadline of completion

50 days

Description

The procedure concerns the initial registration in the municipal register of minor Greek citizens. The registration of a minor is carried out ex officio by the municipality, provided that the civil registry birth certificate is available through the ‘Citizens’ Register’ information system and there is valid registration of the parent(s) in their municipal register.

Basic information

Competent body

MINISTRY OF INTERIOR

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

Service / organizational unit of a authority entity

Municipal Registry Departments

Provided to

Minors

Related links

Validity duration

Indefinite

Last update

13/06/2025

Application

What you will need

Means of authentication, identification and signature

Identification document

Print

Requirements

Fees

Related

Means of redress or appeal:

Administrative appeal, Other Application for review or administrative appeal in accordance with Section 24 of Law 2690/1999

Application for review or administrative appeal in accordance with Section 24 of Law 2690/1999. Applicants may request that the administrative authority which issued the act revoke or amend it (application for review), or that the authority having jurisdiction over the authority that issued the act 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

Decision, Registry update

Steps

Digital steps

Other information

Official title

Initial registration of a minor in the municipal register

Languages supported

Greek, English

Registries updated

ΜΗΤΡΩΟ ΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ

Legislation

Categories

Τype of procedure

Registrations, Registries

Trigger

Ex officio

Life events

Birth

Type

Ingoing/Outgoing

End of Process

Ιndefinite

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   Identification document
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   Supporting document

The procedure concerns the initial registration in the municipal register of minor Greek citizens. The registration of a minor is carried out ex officio by the municipality, provided that the civil registry birth certificate is available through the ‘Citizens’ Register’ information system and there is valid registration of the parent(s) in their municipal register. 0.00 0.00 0 0 1

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1 Administrative The civil registry birth certificate must be available through the ‘Citizens’ Register’ information system.

No No

2 Administrative There must be valid registration of the parent(s) in the municipal register of a municipality.

No No

1 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. Birth certificate

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

Submission by: Ex officio (digital)

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 9224

Law 3463 2006 114 Α

Description Ratification of the Code of Municipalities and Communities.

Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20060100114

Law 344 1976 143 Α

Description On civil status certificates.

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

Presidential Decree 497 1991 180 Α

Description Code of Decrees on Municipal Registers

Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=19910100180

Ministerial Decision 90294 2022 6870 Β

Description Required supporting documents and conditions for carrying out entries, deletions, changes, etc., in the municipal register.

Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20220206870

ΑΔΑ 6ΥΠΕ46ΜΤΛ6-Σ0Ξ

1 The civil registry birth certificate must be available in the ‘Citizens’ Register’ information system.

Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

Μethod of Implementation Software action

Description For a Municipality to register a minor ex officio, the civil registry birth certificate must be available through the ‘Citizens’ Register’ information system.

No No

P3D P1D

2 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 minor ex officio, the parent(s) must be registered in the municipal register of the municipality.

No No

PT10M PT1M

3 Issuance of a decision by the Mayor

Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

Μethod of Implementation Software action

Description If the conditions for ex officio registration are met, the relevant decision of the Mayor is drawn up, signed and recorded.

No No

P10D P1D

4 Registration in the municipal register

Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

Μethod of Implementation Software action

Description A standard registration of the minor child is entered in the family registration of the parent(s).

No No

P2D P1D

Institutional framework and useful documents on Civil and Municipal Status issues - Ministry of Interior Website

https://www.ypes.gr/astiki-dimotiki-katastasi/ Institutional framework and useful documents on Civil and Municipal Status issues - Ministry of Interior Website