Naming of a minor

From National Registry of Administrative Public Services



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At a glance

Points of service

Registries

Number of required documents

Not required

Fees

Provided without cost

Estimated Time

10 minutes

Description

The procedure concerns the name of the newborn child registered in the birth certificate after a declaration by the parents exercising parental authority or by one of them if they have a written authorisation from the other, certified for the authenticity of signature by a public, municipal or community authority.

Basic information

Competent body

MINISTRY OF INTERIOR


Provided to

Related links

Notes

The naming is declared at the Registry Office, where the birth has been registered but can also be declared at the Registry Office of the parents place of residence where a naming report is drawn up and also via gov.gr.

Last update

25/07/2024

Application




What you will need

Means of authentication, identification and signature

Identification document, Identification with TAXISnet codes

    Print

    Requirements

      Fees

        Related




        Output & Results

        Output

        Digital document production, Launch another procedure, Registry update

        Steps

          Digital steps

            Other information

            Alternative titles

            Name Declaration, Name your child

            Official title

            Naming of a minor

            Languages supported

            Greek

            Registries updated

            ΜΗΤΡΩΟ ΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ

            Legislation

              Categories

              Trigger

              Applied for

              Trigger (submission method)

              Application (digital), Application (handwritten)

              Type

              Outgoing
              G1

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            • 1 Family Naming is carried out by both parents jointly or by one parent with the written authorisation of the other. If the child belongs to a single-parent family, the declaration of naming shall be made by the person exercising parental authority.


              No No

            • 2 Age The person shall be at least 18 years of age.


              No No

            • 3 Identity The persons shall possess the identification documents (identity card, passport, etc.) required by the Administrative Procedure Act.


              No No

            • 4 Administrative The Birth Certificate of the minor must have been drawn up in a registry office in Greece.


              No No

            • 5 Identity For the electronic procedure, when entering gov.gr with Taxisnet codes, a certified mobile phone number in the National Communication Registry is required.

              No No

            • 6 Possession of passwords to enter software The access to Gov.gr gateway and the digital version of the final act requires the possession of Taxisnet codes.

              No No

            • 7 Possession of passwords to enter software The access to gov.gr gateway and the digital version of the final act requires the possession of web banking codes.

              Alternative condition of 6

              Yes Yes

            • Law 25 344 1976 143 Α

              Description Registration of name in the Birth Certificate.

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

            • Law 115 4483 2017 107 Α

              Description Creation of a Register of Citizens.

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20170100107

            • Circular 193 2022

              Description Electronic name statement and electronic declaration of baptism

              Legal references https://diavgeia.gov.gr/doc/6%CE%96%CE%92%CE%9146%CE%9C%CE%A4%CE%9B6-%CE%95%CE%9A%CE%9E?inline=true

              ΑΔΑ 6ΖΒΑ46ΜΤΛ6-ΕΚΞ

            • Joint Ministerial Decision 2 9169 ΕΞ 2022 2022 1210 Β

              Description Electronic naming.

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20220201210

            • 1 Initiation of proceedings



              No No


            • 2 Citizen identification and name registration

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Inspection

              Description Identification of the citizen and registration of the name by the competent official.

              Yes No


            • 3 Authentication User with Taxisnet Codes

              Responsible for Implementation Software


              Description The user enters his/her personal Taxisnet codes.

              Notes One of the two parents / guardians

              Yes No


            • 4 User consent for access to personal data in the register of natural persons


              Description The user consents to the application using the following personal data: VAT number, Name, Surname, Fathers Name, Mothers Name, Year of Birth.

              Notes For the purpose of electronic identification of the user, the "Single Digital Gateway Applications" application requests consent to gain access to the basic data of the Registry of natural persons of the MINISTRY OF FINANCE managed by the Independent Authority for Public Revenue.

              Yes No


            • 5 Data Overview


              Description The fields are displayed pre-filled and locked: First name/ Surname/ VAT number.

              Yes No


            • 6 Select a new application


              Description The parent initiating the procedure clicks on "New request"

              Notes The 2 parents/guardians will digitally co-sign the naming statement. For the 1st parent the option will be "New application" for the 2nd parent the option will be "Pending"

              Yes No


            • 7 Filling additional elements


              Description The user fills in the necessary fields.

              Notes - Τhe users status (father or mother) is selected Τhe following are filled in: - Surname and date of birth of the child - The details of the second parent, if necessary (in the case of one parent exercising parental authority, the details of the second parent are left blank)

              Yes No


            • 8 Child selection to name


              Description The user chooses the child to be named.

              Notes Through interoperability, the birth certificate of the child marked as having NO MAIN NAME is returned to the CIVIL REGISTER. In the case of a multiple pregnancy, all the birth certificates are returned with the order of birth of each child as a distinguishing mark.

              Yes No


            • 9 Name Declaration of a child


              Description The user enters the childs name(s).

              Notes Instructions for the name - The child can have up to three names. - Registration of the name in Greek is mandatory. - In case the child does not have Greek citizenship, the Latin spelling of his/her name is mandatory. - The first letter must be written capitalized and the rest in lower case. - In Greek, it must have only one accent. - It must not contain any numbers or symbols. - The name in Greek must not contain any Latin letters and the name in Latin must not contain any letters other than those of the English language. - It must have exactly one accent. - It must not contain spaces (even after the last character)."

              Yes No


            • 10 Registration of contact details


              Description The user enters his/her mobile phone number and email address

              Notes There is also a free text field for any comments by the parent to the State Department which is responsible for the name

              Yes No


            • 11 One-time password login to the application (OTP)


              Description The user receives on his/her certified mobile phone the one-time use code which he/she enters in the application.

              Yes No


            • 12 Partial submission of a declaration or final submission of a declaration



              Notes In cases where only one parent has parental responsibility, the declaration is completed and the application is automatically sent to the competent registry office and the citizens inbox.

              Yes No


            • 13 Sending information to the parent/guardian


              Description A text message and email is automatically sent to the parent/guardian who initiated the application.

              Yes No


            • 14 Pending option


              Description The 2nd parent chooses to co-sign a pending naming declaration (initiated by the other parent)

              Notes The 2 parents/guardians will digitally co-sign the naming statement. For the 1st parent the option will be "New application" for the 2nd parent the option will be "Pending"

              Yes No


            • 15 Data Overview


              Description The fields are displayed pre-filled and locked: First name/ Surname/ VAT number

              Yes No


            • 16 Verification of overview data



              Yes No


            • 17 Disposable Code Enclosure (OTP)


              Description The user receives on his/her certified mobile phone the one-time use code which he/she enters in the application.

              Yes No


            • 18 Submission of a declaration of naming



              Yes No


            • 19 Sending the application to the competent civil registry


              Description The application is systematically sent to the Civil Registry and specifically to the competent civil registry office and incorporated into the childs details.

              Notes The acceptance of the name is made by the competent Registrar at a second time.

              Yes No


            • 20 Accept declaration name


              Description The registrar accepts the registered name(s) and finalises the change of the childs registration in the Civil Registry.

              No No


            • 21 Sending the Bachelor's Act of Birth to the Citizen's Inbox


              Description The birth certificate with the childs name(s) is automatically sent to the parents Citizen Inbox and a text message and email is automatically sent to the applicant

              Notes The document has an advanced electronic seal and time stamping, code number and QR code for verification. It can be distributed both electronically and in paper form. In the printed form, it does not need to be validated and is confirmed by the gov.gr document guarantee application.

              No Yes



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