Registration in the special electoral rolls of voters residing abroad

From National Registry of Administrative Public Services



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At a glance

Points of service

Available only digitally

Number of required documents

1

Fees

Provided without cost

Estimated Time

2 months

Description

The procedure concerns the registration of Greek citizens in the special electoral lists so that on the day of the parliamentary elections, the elections of the European Parliament, and the national referendum, they will be able to exercise their voting right if they are outside the Greek territory.

Basic information

Competent body

MINISTRY OF INTERIOR

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


Related links

Notes

The electoral lists of voters living abroad shall be finalised 12 days before the election.

Last update

05/12/2024

Application

Application Type

Application

Submission by:

Submitted by the applicant (digital)

Submitted by:

Persons

Title

Application for registration in the special electoral rolls of voters residing abroad

Notes:

In order to apply for registration in the special electoral lists of voters residing abroad, the person concerned shall visit gov.gr, the single digital portal of public administration.

What you will need

Means of authentication, identification and signature

Identification with TAXISnet codes

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    Requirements

      Fees

        Related

        Means of redress or appeal:

        Other Objection

        Objections to the decision to refuse registration in the special electoral lists of voters residing abroad shall be submitted before the Administrative Court of First Instance (Third Chamber) of the district in whose electoral roll the objector is registered and within ten (10) days of the notification to the applicant of the rejection of the application.

        Output & Results

        Output

        Registry update

        Steps

          Digital steps

            Other information

            Alternative titles

            Facilitation of the exercise of electoral rights by voters outside the Greek territory, Register in the special electoral rolls (for Greek residents abroad)

            Official title

            Registration in the special electoral rolls of voters residing abroad

            Languages supported

            Greek, English

            Registries updated

            Εκλογικοί Κατάλογοι

            Legislation

              Categories

              Τype of procedure

              Trigger

              Applied for

              Trigger (submission method)

              Application (digital)

              Life events

              Type

              Outgoing
              D3

              ,


            • 1 Citizenship A prerequisite for "voters residing outside the Greek territory" to be able to register in special electoral rolls abroad is to have Greek citizenship.


              No No

            • 2 Establishment Voters must be registered on the electoral list and on the day of the election and reside permanently or temporarily outside Greece.


              No No

            • 3 Administrative Voters are required to have an active right to vote (not to have been deprived of his electoral right).


              No No

            • 4 Establishment In order to register on the special lists of foreign voters, the person concerned should have stayed for a total of two (2) years within the Hellenic Republic during the last thirty five (35) years from the date of submission of the application.


              No No

            • 5 Tax The voter should have made a tax declaration in the current or previous tax year. The tax statement means the submission to the Independent Public Income Tax Authority of a personal income tax declaration (Type E1), a detailed statement of property rent income (Type E2), a statement of economic data from business activity (Type E3) or a statement of real estate data (Type E9) as applicable each time.


              No No

            • 6 Tax Respective family members are excluded from limiting the submission of a tax declaration if: (a) they have not completed thirty (30) years and (b) they have submitted a tax declaration of relatives of a degree, in the current or previous tax year.

              Alternative condition of 5

              Yes Yes

            • 7 Possession of passwords to enter software The person concerned should have personal taxisnet codes to apply for entry in the special electoral lists abroad.

              No No

            • 1 Public documents proving two (2) years of residence in the Greek Territory. Alternatively, the voter selects the category of the document by filling in the requested information and authorises the Ministry of Interior to search for the document on its own initiative. Proof of Residence

              Public documents proving two (2) years of residence in the Greek Territory. Alternatively, the voter selects the category of the document by filling in the requested information and authorises the Ministry of Interior to search for the document on its own initiative.

              Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital)

              Submitted by: Persons

              Notes: Public documents as an evidence of two (2) years of residence in the Greek state (e.g. Insurance Contributions - Press Cards, Unemployment Cards, Insurance Agency, OAED Schools, Primary Schools, Student in Secondary Education, School in Postgraduate Education, Student in Technical Education School, Student in Higher Education School, Military Status).

              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 9347

            • Law 1,2,3,4 4648 2019 205 Α

              Description Facilitation of the exercise of electoral rights by voters outside the Greek territory and amendment to the electoral procedure.

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20190100205

            • Law 101 5003 2022 230 Α

              Description Municipal Police, Public Market Organisations, Simplification of procedures between Local Authorities and Decentralised Administrations, arrangements to smooth the election process of foreign residents and other arrangements.

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20220100230

            • 1 Entry to the single digital gateway of public administration gov.gr

              Responsible for Implementation Software

              Μethod of Implementation Software action

              Description The person concerned enters the single digital gateway of public administration on gov.gr or the route https://apodimoi.gov.gr and is transferred to the initial application connection page, where he/she should complete his/her email address and re-enter it in the email verification field.

              No No


            • 2 New User Registration

              Responsible for Implementation Software

              Μethod of Implementation Software action

              Description The voter introduces to the application the respective codes of the Independent Public Revenue Authority (A.A.D.E.), certified as a user and entered into the application.

              Notes After the introduction of the respective codes, the voter selects an approval and dispatch, is created as a user in the application with the information recovered from the tax register and with the e-mail address that he declared and is linked as a certified user in the application. At the same time, the application sends an email to the email address declared, and the user is asked to confirm the declared e-mail address.

              No No


            • 3 Registration of New Application for Registration

              Responsible for Implementation Software

              Μethod of Implementation Software action

              Description To introduce a new application you have to press Select New Application and then New Registration.

              No No


            • 4 Registration of essential elements of Application for registration

              Responsible for Implementation Software

              Μethod of Implementation Software action

              Description The voter shall seek to register and select it, so that his/her essential elements can be automatically completed in the application.

              Notes Finding personal records and selecting it from the Basic Electoral List is a prerequisite for the registration and submission of the Registration Application.

              No No


            • 5 Dependent Member Information

              Responsible for Implementation Software

              Μethod of Implementation Software action

              Description There are cases where an application is made by a dependent member as provided for in the law; that is to say, persons under 30 who have not submitted tax declarations but who have been declared as dependent members by a relative of a third grade (which in the application is called the Principal Revenue); these relatives may meet the requirement to submit a tax declaration on behalf of the elector.

              Notes In this case, the corresponding Dependent Member must be marked and the VAT of the main taxpayer must be completed.

              No No


            • 6 Contact details and Residence Address Details

              Responsible for Implementation Software

              Μethod of Implementation Software action

              Description The voter enters his/her permanent address, telephone number and e-mail address.

              No No


            • 7 Declaration of desired country and city of vote

              Responsible for Implementation Software

              Μethod of Implementation Software action

              Description The voter selects a country and city that wishes to exercise his/her voting right from the respective lists of the fields concerned.

              Notes This data is limited to the countries and cities where there is a Diplomatic Mission.

              No No


            • 8 Attachment of supporting documents or a declaration of authorisation to search for them ex officio

              Responsible for Implementation Software

              Μethod of Implementation Software action

              Description The voter shall attach the electronic copies of the supporting documents provided for in Article 4(4) of Law 4648/2019.

              Notes Alternatively, the voter selects the category of document, supplementing the information requested and authorising the Ministry of Interior for his/her own request.

              No No


            • 9 Submission of the application for registration

              Responsible for Implementation Software

              Μethod of Implementation Software action

              Description The voter shall confirm that the details of his application are true, he shall be aware that his application is responsible for a declaration and shall select for its final submission.

              Notes After final submission of the application, the voter shall receive in the electronic mail the proof of successful submission of the application with a protocol number.

              No No


            • 10 Application Acceptance

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Directorate

              Μethod of Implementation Software action

              Description The competent Ministry of Home Affairs shall verify the completeness of the application, the supporting documents and a positive decision.

              Yes Yes


            • 11 Application Rejection

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Directorate

              Μethod of Implementation Software action

              Description The competent Ministry of Home Affairs shall verify the completeness of the application, the supporting documents and a negative decision.

              Notes If the application is rejected, the voter shall be informed of the right to appeal.

              Yes Yes



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