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| − | |process_official_title=Acquisition of Greek Citizenship with Recognition | + | |process_official_title=Acquisition of Greek nationality upon recognition |
| − | |process_alternative_titles=Acquisition of Greek Citizenship of an Alien Minor due to Recognition by a Greek father | + | |process_alternative_titles=Acquisition of Greek nationality of a foreign minor due to recognition by a Greek father |
| − | |process_description=The procedure concerns the acquisition of Greek Citizenship by recognition and is addressed to foreigners who were born without marriage of their parents and were legally recognised as children of Greeks. These foreigners are granted Greek citizenship if they are minors at the time of recognition. The date of acquisition of Greek nationality is considered to be either the date of the notarial act of recognition or the date on which the judicial act of recognition became final. | + | |process_description=The procedure involves acquisition of Greek nationality upon recognition and concerns any foreigner who was born out of wedlock and was legally recognised as the child of a Greek father. Such foreigners are granted Greek nationality if they are minors at the time of recognition. The date of acquisition of Greek nationality is deemed to be either the date on which the notarial act of recognition was drawn up or the date on which the judicial act of recognition became de jure non-appealable. |
| − | If the recognition was made after the child has reached the age of majority, then the procedure of naturalisation of a homogeneous person may be followed (https://www.ypes.gr/g-g-ithageneias/diadikasies-ktisis-e-i/politografisi-omogenon) | + | If the recognition took place after the child attained the age of majority, the procedure for naturalisation of expatriates can take place (https://www.ypes.gr/g-g-ithageneias/diadikasies-ktisis-e-i/politografisi-omogenon) |
| | |process_org_owner_is_private=No | | |process_org_owner_is_private=No |
| | |process_org_owner=46278 | | |process_org_owner=46278 |
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| | |process_provision_org_group=3777, 1220 | | |process_provision_org_group=3777, 1220 |
| | |process_output_registries=430853 | | |process_output_registries=430853 |
| | + | |process_estimated_implementation_duration_max=P18M |
| | |process_evidence_identification_type=Identification document | | |process_evidence_identification_type=Identification document |
| | |process_type=Outgoing | | |process_type=Outgoing |
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| | |process_sdg_resource_other=Special Administrative Appeal | | |process_sdg_resource_other=Special Administrative Appeal |
| | |process_sdg_lack_of_response_rule=Tacit rejection | | |process_sdg_lack_of_response_rule=Tacit rejection |
| − | |process_sdg_notes=In accordance with Article 45 n. 4604/2019 (A'50) as amended by Article 37 n. 4674/2020 (A'53): Against decisions by Regional Directors of Citizenship and decisions adopted on the basis of an authorisation order, the right to bring an ad hoc administrative action under Article 8 n. 3200/1955 (A'97) before the Minister of the Interior shall be exercised. The appeal referred to above shall be accompanied by a paradoxical amount (100) of EUR. | + | |process_sdg_notes=Under Article 45 of Law 4604/2019 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 50), as amended by Article 37 of Law 4674/2020 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 53): A special administrative appeal under Article 8 of Law 3200/1955 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 97) may be lodged with the Minister of Interior against decisions issued by the Regional Directors of Nationality and decisions issued ‘pursuant to authorisation’. The appeal lodged in accordance with the foregoing must be accompanied by a fee receipt for EUR 100. |
| | |process_total_duration_steps_min=3629100 | | |process_total_duration_steps_min=3629100 |
| | |process_total_duration_steps_max=10195800 | | |process_total_duration_steps_max=10195800 |
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| | |process_application_owner=Persons | | |process_application_owner=Persons |
| | |process_application_description=Application for determination of nationality due to recognition by a Greek father | | |process_application_description=Application for determination of nationality due to recognition by a Greek father |
| − | |process_application_note=The application is filed by the father and/or mother when the child is a minor or by the child himself or herself when he or she has reached the age of majority if the child was recognised at a time when he or she was still a minor. | + | |process_application_note=The application is filed by the father and/or the mother when the child is a minor or by the child themselves when they attain the age of majority, provided recognition took place while they were a minor. Where the application is filed with a Greek consular authority abroad, a consular fee may apply in accordance with the provisions of Presidential Decree 16/2014 on Consular Fees and Royalties. |
| − | In case the application is submitted to a Consular Authority of Greece abroad, a consular fee may be applied according to the provisions of P.D. 16/2014 "On Consular Fees and Rights".
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| | |process_estimated_implementation_duration=46656000 | | |process_estimated_implementation_duration=46656000 |
| − | |process_estimated_implementation_duration_max=P18M
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| | {{process conditions | | {{process conditions |
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| | |process_conditions_alternative=No | | |process_conditions_alternative=No |
| | |process_conditions_type=Family | | |process_conditions_type=Family |
| − | |process_conditions_name=To be a child of a foreign mother and a Greek father who was born without a marriage of his parents, does not have, i.e. a ‘retirement of origin from marriage provided for in Article 1465 AK. | + | |process_conditions_name=The person concerned must be a child of a foreign mother and a Greek father born out of wedlock, i.e. there must be no ‘presumption of being born in wedlock’ as provided for in Article 1465 of the Greek Civil Code. |
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| | |process_conditions_alternative=No | | |process_conditions_alternative=No |
| | |process_conditions_type=Citizenship | | |process_conditions_type=Citizenship |
| − | |process_conditions_name=Not to have acquired Greek citizenship in any other legal way before recognition, i.e. to be a foreigner. | + | |process_conditions_name=The person concerned must not have acquired Greek nationality by any other lawful means prior to recognition, i.e. they must be foreign nationals. |
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| | |process_conditions_alternative=No | | |process_conditions_alternative=No |
| | |process_conditions_type=Age | | |process_conditions_type=Age |
| − | |process_conditions_name=The child who will acquire Greek citizenship must not have reached the age of 18 at the date of his/her recognition as a Greek child. | + | |process_conditions_name=The child acquiring Greek nationality must not have attained the age of 18 by the date they are recognised as the child of a Greek father. |
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| | |process_conditions_alternative=No | | |process_conditions_alternative=No |
| | |process_conditions_type=Citizenship | | |process_conditions_type=Citizenship |
| − | |process_conditions_name=The acknowledging father must have Greek citizenship at the time the acknowledgement takes place. | + | |process_conditions_name=The recognising father must hold Greek citizenship at the time the recognition takes place. |
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| | |process_conditions_alternative=No | | |process_conditions_alternative=No |
| | |process_conditions_type=Administrative | | |process_conditions_type=Administrative |
| − | |process_conditions_name=The act of recognition to be valid from the point of view of Greek law, the validity of which is assessed by Articles 11 and 20 AK. | + | |process_conditions_name=The act of recognition must be valid under Greek law, with such validity determined in accordance with Articles 11 and 20 of the Greek Civil Code. |
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| | |process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post) | | |process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post) |
| | |process_evidence_owner=Persons | | |process_evidence_owner=Persons |
| − | |process_evidence_description=Police Identity Card | + | |process_evidence_description=A police-issued ID card |
| − | |process_evidence_note=It is required if the application is submitted by the Greek father. | + | |process_evidence_note=Required if the application is filed by the Greek father. |
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| | |process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post) | | |process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post) |
| | |process_evidence_owner=Persons | | |process_evidence_owner=Persons |
| − | |process_evidence_description=An extrajudicial act of birth of the foreign child. | + | |process_evidence_description=Birth certificate of the foreign child. |
| | |process_evidence_related_url=https://www.gov.gr/ipiresies/oikogeneia | | |process_evidence_related_url=https://www.gov.gr/ipiresies/oikogeneia |
| − | |process_evidence_note=If the child was born in Greece, a birth certificate drawn up before the competent Greek authorities must be submitted. | + | |process_evidence_note=If the child was born in Greece, a birth certificate drawn up by the competent Greek authorities must be submitted. |
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| | |process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post) | | |process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post) |
| | |process_evidence_owner=Persons | | |process_evidence_owner=Persons |
| − | |process_evidence_description=Foreign authority birth certificate. | + | |process_evidence_description=Birth certificate issued by a foreign authority |
| | |process_evidence_related_url=https://www.gov.gr/ipiresies/oikogeneia | | |process_evidence_related_url=https://www.gov.gr/ipiresies/oikogeneia |
| − | |process_evidence_note=If the child recognized was born outside Greece, a birth certificate from a competent foreign authority must be presented, which must bear the legal validations (apostille mark or the corresponding endorsements of consular authorities for a country that does not belong to the Hague Convention), accompanied by an official translation. | + | |process_evidence_note=If the child recognised was born outside Greece, a birth certificate issued by a competent foreign authority must be presented, with the original document bearing legal certification (Apostille or the corresponding certification of consular authorities in the case of a country that has not ratified the Hague Convention), accompanied by an official translation. The foreign birth certificate may function as an act of recognition, in which case a recognition report will be drawn up by the competent consular authority. |
| − | The foreign birth certificate may serve as an act of recognition, in which case a report of recognition is drawn up by the competent consular authority. | |
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| | |process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post) | | |process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post) |
| | |process_evidence_owner=Persons | | |process_evidence_owner=Persons |
| − | |process_evidence_description=An act of voluntary recognition drawn up before a notary in which the Greek father recognises the child as genuine with the consent of the foreign mother. | + | |process_evidence_description=A voluntary recognition act drawn up before a notary public, whereby the Greek father recognises the child as legitimate with the consent of the foreign mother. |
| − | |process_evidence_note=In the case of voluntary recognition, a notarial deed of recognition must be produced, which must be drawn up in accordance with the provisions of Article 1475 AK on voluntary recognition. | + | |process_evidence_note=In the case of voluntary recognition, a notarial recognition deed must be produced, drawn up in accordance with the provisions of Article 1475 of the Greek Civil Code on voluntary recognition. If the child is recognised after they have attained the age of three, the foreign mother must hold a lawful residence permit in order for the notarial recognition deed to be drawn up. |
| − | If the child is recognised at the age of more than three years, the foreign mother must be in possession of a legal residence permit in order to draw up a notarial deed of recognition. | |
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| | |process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post) | | |process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post) |
| | |process_evidence_owner=Persons | | |process_evidence_owner=Persons |
| − | |process_evidence_description=Judicial decision on the recognition of paternity. | + | |process_evidence_description=A court judgment recognising paternity |
| − | |process_evidence_note=In the case of a judgment by a Greek court, according to which the Greek father is recognised as a biological father of the minor child, a copy of the judgment of the court of recognition shall be presented, accompanied by a certificate of finality. | + | |process_evidence_note=In the case of a decision handed down by a Greek court whereby the Greek father is recognised as the biological father of the minor child, a copy of the recognition judgment must be produced, accompanied by a certificate confirming that it has become de jure non-appealable. |
| | + | If the recognition was effected pursuant to a judgment handed down by a foreign court which has become irrevocable, its res judicata must also be recognised in Greece. |
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| | |process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post) | | |process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post) |
| | |process_evidence_owner=Persons | | |process_evidence_owner=Persons |
| − | |process_evidence_description=Certificate of demographic registration of the Greek father | + | |process_evidence_description=The Greek father’s certificate of municipal registration |
| − | |process_evidence_note=A certificate of registration from the competent Municipal Registry of the Municipality is required, proving the Greek citizenship of the father at the time of the recognition. | + | |process_evidence_note=A certificate of registration in the competent municipal roll of the municipality must be produced, proving that the father held Greek nationality at the time of recognition. |
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| | |process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post) | | |process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post) |
| | |process_evidence_owner=Persons | | |process_evidence_owner=Persons |
| − | |process_evidence_description=Certificate of marital status of the foreign mother. | + | |process_evidence_description=Family status certificate of the foreign mother |
| − | |process_evidence_note=The certificate must bear the legal validations (apostille or the corresponding consular endorsements for a country that is not a member of the Hague Convention) on the original, accompanied by an official translation. | + | |process_evidence_note=The original of the certificate must bear legal certification (Apostille or the corresponding certification of consular authorities in the case of a country that has not ratified the Hague Convention) and be accompanied by an official translation. Production of the aforesaid certificate (or its alternatives) is necessary in order to verify whether the main requirement for the validity of the recognition is met, i.e. confirmation either that the child to be recognised is the child of an unmarried mother, or that the child was born in wedlock by their foreign mother but the presumption of their origin from this marriage has been rebutted. |
| − | The production of the above certificate (or its alternatives) is considered necessary in order to verify whether the main condition for the validity of the recognition is fulfilled, which is the confirmation either that the recognised child is the child of an unmarried mother, or that he/she was born within a legal marriage of his/her foreign mother but that the presumption of origin of the child has been overturned by this marriage.
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| | |process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post) | | |process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post) |
| | |process_evidence_owner=Persons | | |process_evidence_owner=Persons |
| − | |process_evidence_description=Certificate of celibacy of the foreign mother. | + | |process_evidence_description=Certificate of non-impediment of the foreign mother |
| − | |process_evidence_note=The certificate must bear on the original the legal validations (apostille or the corresponding consular endorsements for a country that is not a member of the Hague Convention), accompanied by an official translation. | + | |process_evidence_note=The original of the certificate must bear legal certification (Apostille or the corresponding certification of consular authorities in the case of a country that has not ratified the Hague Convention) and be accompanied by an official translation. |
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| | |process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post) | | |process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post) |
| | |process_evidence_owner=Persons | | |process_evidence_owner=Persons |
| − | |process_evidence_description=Declaration of celibacy of a foreign mother | + | |process_evidence_description=Solemn declaration of non-impediment of the foreign mother |
| − | |process_evidence_note=It is submitted by the foreign mother if there is an objective impossibility to issue a certificate of celibacy. If the declaration is drawn up in another language, it must be accompanied by an official translation. | + | |process_evidence_note=Submitted by the foreign mother if it is objectively impossible to issue a certificate of non-impediment. If the solemn declaration is prepared in a language other than Greek, it must be accompanied by an official translation. The solemn declaration must be accompanied by a certificate, issued by the competent foreign authorities, duly certified and officially translated, on the non-issuance of a certificate of non-impediment or similar certificates |
| − | The solemn declaration must be accompanied by a certificate from the competent foreign authorities, duly certified and officially translated, stating that no certificate of celibacy or corresponding certificates have been issued. | |
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| | |process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post) | | |process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post) |
| | |process_evidence_owner=Persons | | |process_evidence_owner=Persons |
| − | |process_evidence_description=An exact copy of a valid passport of a foreign mother. | + | |process_evidence_description=Exact copy of the foreign mothers valid passport |
| − | |process_evidence_note=An exact copy of the foreign mothers passport is required in order to identify her. | + | |process_evidence_note=An exact copy of the foreign mother’s passport is required in order to confirm her particulars |
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| | |process_evidence_prerequisite=Administrative | | |process_evidence_prerequisite=Administrative |
| | |process_evidence_alternative=No | | |process_evidence_alternative=No |
| − | |process_evidence_description=Residence permit of a foreign mother | + | |process_evidence_description=Residence permit of the foreign mother |
| − | |process_evidence_note=It is required if the application for citizenship with recognition is (also) submitted by the foreign mother to the competent citizenship office of the country. | + | |process_evidence_note=This is required if the application to acquire nationality upon recognition is (also) submitted by the foreign mother to the competent Greek nationality service. |
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