At a glance
Points of service
Digital provision points
- The service is not provided digitally
Number of required documents
Fees
25.2 €
Estimated Time
6 months
Description
a. The spouses of foreign nationals of Greek descent, who are also foreign nationals, irrespective of nationality, as well as their foreign national minor children from a previous marriages who are under their parental responsibility.
b. Widowed foreign-national spouses of foreign nationals of Greek descent.Basic information
Competent body
Authority responsible for the provision of the procedure
Provided to
Related links
Validity duration
Indefinite
Notes
Last update
14/04/2025
Application
Application Type
Submission by:
Submitted by:
Title
Notes:
What you will need
Means of authentication, identification and signature
Identification document
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A valid passport or other equivalent travel document issued by the Albanian authorities. ...
Travel Document
A valid passport or other equivalent travel document issued by the Albanian authorities.
Submission by: Presented by the applicant
Submitted by: Persons
Notes: To obtain an EDTO, the applicant must hold a passport with a national visa affixed to it, if he/she is required to have such a visa.
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Four (4) recent photographs, dimensioned 2.7 X 2.9 cm, similar to those used for the Greek nationals ...
Photograph
Four (4) recent photographs, dimensioned 2.7 X 2.9 cm, similar to those used for the Greek nationals’ identity cards.
Relevant link: Link
Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by: Persons
Relevant Procedure: MyPhoto for citizens
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2.1
Six (6) recent photographs, dimensioned 2.7 X 2.9 cm, similar to those used for the Greek nationals’ ...
Photograph (conditional)
Six (6) recent photographs, dimensioned 2.7 X 2.9 cm, similar to those used for the Greek nationals’ identity cards.
Relevant link: Link
Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by: Persons
Relevant Procedure: MyPhoto for citizens
Notes: This concerns foreign nationals of Greek descent who are or were Albanian nationals and have been residing in Greece since earlier than 1990 – provided that they are holders of a foreign national identity card, albeit an expired one.
Document submitted under requirements: Yes
Document’s requirement: Time
Alternative document of: 2
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National visa ...
Permit (conditional)
National visa
Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by: Persons
Notes: A foreign national of Greek descent or another eligible person must submit, in person, an application for a national visa to the competent Greek consular authority of his current or last place of residence in Albania. In the case of minor children, the application must be submitted by the person exercising parental responsibility. By way of exception, no special visa from a consular authority is required for the initial issue of an EDTO and of a residence permit for foreign nationals of Greek descent originating from areas with a long-standing presence of a Greek ethnic minority in Albania, in accordance with the list provided in Article 15a. Similarly, no national visa is required for the initial issue of an EDTO and of a residence permit in the case of minor children of foreign nationals of Greek descent holding an EDTO or a residence permit, provided that said children were born and are residing in Greece.
Document submitted under requirements: Yes
Document’s requirement: Citizenship
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3.1
Death certificate for a deceased foreign national of Greek descent ...
Death certificate (conditional)
Death certificate for a deceased foreign national of Greek descent
Relevant link: Link
Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by: Persons
Notes: A death certificate for the deceased foreign national of Greek descent in the case of a widowed foreign national of Greek descent.
Document submitted under requirements: Yes
Document’s requirement: Family
Alternative document of: 4
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3.2
Official document issued by a competent foreign authority awarding the spouse of a foreign national ...
Official document (conditional)
Official document issued by a competent foreign authority awarding the spouse of a foreign national of Greek descent the parental responsibility of his/her minor child.
Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by: Persons
Notes: In the case of a minor child from the previous marriage of a foreign-national spouse who is not a Greek national, an official document issued by a competent foreign authority evidencing that the spouse of the foreign national of Greek descent has been awarded parental responsibility for that child.
Document submitted under requirements: Yes
Document’s requirement: Family
Alternative document of: 4
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3.3
Marriage and family status certificate issued by foreign authorities ...
Certification (conditional)
Marriage and family status certificate issued by foreign authorities
Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by: Persons
Notes: A marriage and family status certificate issued recently by foreign authorities, to evidence the spousal or family relationship, in the case of a foreign national, of a non-Greek-national spouse of a foreign national of Greek descent.
Document submitted under requirements: Yes
Document’s requirement: Family
Alternative document of: 4
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3.4
Act of adoption or recognition of a child ...
Rule (conditional)
Act of adoption or recognition of a child
Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by: Persons
Notes: In the case of an adoptive or recognised child, the relevant decision of the competent foreign authority or court judgement must be submitted.
Document submitted under requirements: Yes
Document’s requirement: Family
Alternative document of: 4
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Family status certificate for the minor child of a foreign national of Greek descent. ...
Certificate of marital status (conditional)
Family status certificate for the minor child of a foreign national of Greek descent.
Relevant link: Link
Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by: Persons
Notes: A family status certificate or any other official file or document evidencing the family relationship between a minor child and the foreign national of Greek descent.
Document submitted under requirements: Yes
Document’s requirement: Family
Alternative document of: 4
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3.6
Evidence of status of a foreign national of Greek descent ...
Identification document (conditional)
Evidence of status of a foreign national of Greek descent
Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by: Persons
Notes: Evidence of status of a foreign national of Greek descent, in particular an old Albanian identity card (‘LETRNJOFTIM’) indicating that the applicant or his/her immediate descendants is/are Greek (‘GREKE’) national(s), a family status certificate for his/her immediate descendants from whom he/she derives his/her status of a foreign national of Greek descent (‘trungu familjar’), a former foreign national identity card, any registration of his/her immediate descendants in consular registries, or an old consular passport.
Document submitted under requirements: Yes
Document’s requirement: Administrative
Alternative document of: 4
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5
3.7
Marriage certificate ...
Certification (conditional)
Marriage certificate
Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by: Persons
Notes: A marriage certificate, in the case of a married woman who has changed her surname as a result of marriage.
Document submitted under requirements: Yes
Document’s requirement: Family
Alternative document of: 4
Requirements
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Citizenship
Albanian foreign nationals of Greek descent and their children residing in Greece are issued with, upon request, a special identity card for foreign nationals of Greek descent (EDTO) of indefinite duration. The document
may also be issued to:
a. The spouses of foreign nationals of Greek descent, who are also foreign nationals, irrespective of nationality, as well as their foreign national minor children from previous marriages who are under their parental responsibility.
b. Widowed foreign-national spouses of foreign nationals of Greek descent.
Also, foreign national of Greek descent who are or were Albanian nationals and have been residing in Greece since before 1990 – provided that they are holders of a foreign national identity card, albeit an expired one – as well as their children, are entitled to obtain an EDTO upon request.
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Family
The applicant must be a foreign national of Greek descent or a person related to a foreign national of Greek descent.
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Administrative
No special visa from a consular authority is required for the initial issue of an EDTO and of a residence permit for foreign nationals of Greek descent originating from areas with a long-standing presence of a Greek ethnic minority in Albania, in accordance with the list provided in Article 15a of Joint Ministerial Decision No 4000/3/10-πγ/20.01.2015, as corrected in the Greek Government Gazette, Series II, No 243/17.02.2015. Similarly, no national visa is required for the initial issue of an EDTO and of a residence permit in the case of minor children of foreign nationals of Greek descent holding an EDTO or a residence permit, provided that said children were born and are residing in Greece.
Alternative condition of 2
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Administrative
A foreign national of Greek descent or another eligible person must submit, in person, an application for a national visa to the competent Greek consular authority of his/her current or last place of residence in Albania. In the case of minor children, the application must be submitted by the person exercising parental responsibility.
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Conditions for non-commission of criminal offenses
The applicant must not be subject to restrictions on grounds of national security or have taken action in the interest of a foreign state, which is incompatible with the status of a foreign national of Greek descent and/or contrary to the interests of Greece.
Fees
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EDTO for persons originating from former USSR states, Albanian nationals, Turkish nationals
25.2 €
e-Administrative Fee code 6018
Cost Calculation One-off
Method of Payment Bank cashier, Digital (debit / credit card), Digital (web banking), Hellenic Post
Type of Cost e-Administrative Fee
Fee Link Link
Related
Means of redress or appeal:
Hierarchical appeal/recourse
Output & Results
Output
Steps
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Receipt of application and supporting documents
Responsible for Implementation Competent Department
Μethod of Implementation Manual Action
Description An official of the competent police agency should receive the application and the supporting documents submitted.
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Verification of the completeness of supporting documents and fulfilment of the requirements for obtaining the document
Responsible for Implementation Competent Department
Μethod of Implementation Inspection
Description The competent police agency should verify that all supporting documents have been submitted and the applicant meets the requirements for obtaining an EDTO.
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Verification of authenticity
Responsible for Implementation Competent body
Μethod of Implementation Inspection
Description The EDTO issuing agency should ask the competent Greek consular authority to provide them with copies of the applicant’s file in hardcopy format or, if technically feasible, in electronic format. After receiving the copies, the issuing agency should, following the chain of hierarchy, report to the Foreign Nationals Division of the Hellenic Police Headquarters and submit a supplementary registration report.
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Certificate of submission of supporting documents
Responsible for Implementation Competent Department
Μethod of Implementation Manual Action
Description Albanian nationals and their family members applying for an EDTO must, where the relevant requirements are met and until the procedure for considering their request is completed, be provided with a certificate of submission of supporting documents.
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Preparation of an administrative file and communication thereof to the head of the agency
Responsible for Implementation Competent Department
Μethod of Implementation Manual Action
Description In the case of department-level agencies (Departments for Foreign Nationals or Anti-Crime Police Departments), the relevant decision will be made by the department director or his/her deputy; in the case of subdivision-level agencies (Anti-Crime Police Subdivisions), the relevant decision will be made by the subdivision director or his/her deputy.
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Issuance of a decision for granting the EDTO
Responsible for Implementation Competent Director
Μethod of Implementation Signature
Description If the director/chief of the competent police agency, or his/her deputy, approves the applicant’s application, he/she should issue and sign the decision to grant the EDTO.
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Issuance of a decision for refusing the EDTO
Responsible for Implementation Competent Director
Μethod of Implementation Signature
Description The application for an EDTO may be rejected by reasoned decision, which must be notified with proof of receipt and must include a return decision Article 21(1) of Law 3907/2011 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 7), where the person concerned is residing in Greece. The person concerned may lodge an appeal against the above-mentioned decision, within ten (10) days of notification thereof, before the local competent Director of a Police Division or Foreign Nationals Division, and the latter must decide on the appeal within 30 days.
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Examination of an appeal against a rejection decision and issuance of decision
Responsible for Implementation Competent Director
Μethod of Implementation Inspection
Description Where an appeal is lodged in a timely and lawful manner and during the deadline set for lodging such an appeal, the enforcement of the return decision will be suspended. If the appeal is upheld, the case must be referred back to the local competent chief of the agency referred to in Article 1(3) in order for the latter to issue the EDTO; if the appeal is rejected, a reasoned decision must be issued, which must be notified to the person concerned with proof of receipt, and the enforcement of the return decision must be ordered.
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Provision of the EDTO
Responsible for Implementation Competent Department
Μethod of Implementation Manual Action
Description The police agency responsible for issuing the EDTO should invite the person concerned to the agency premises and should then provide the EDTO to the person.
Other information
Alternative titles
Official title
Languages supported
Legislation
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Joint Ministerial Decision 4000/3/10/2015 (Government Gazette 119/Β)
Description Amending the provisions of Joint Ministerial Decision No 4000/3/10−πβ΄/14.11.2012 on the residence and employment of foreign nationals of Greek descent from Albania (Government Gazette, Series II, No 3043).
Legal references Link
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Joint Ministerial Decision 4000/3/10/2012 (Government Gazette 3043/Β)
Description On the residence and employment of foreign nationals of Greek descent from Albania.
Legal references Link
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Other
Description Correction of mistakes.
Legal references Link
Categories
Τype of procedure
Trigger
Trigger (submission method)
Life events
Type
End of Process
Ιndefinite
