At a glance
Points of service
Digital provision points
- The service is not provided digitally
Number of required documents
1
Fees
10 €
Estimated Time
20 minutes
Description
The procedure relates to the preparation and issuance of a birth certificate by a Greek Consular Authority. The competent local Consular Authority in whose region the birth took place draws up a birth certificate. When the birth certificate is drawn up, it is automatically forwarded by the Consular Authority to the competent Municipality for registration in the population registers and, when it concerns males, in the Register of Males.
Basic information
Competent body
MINISTRY OF INTERIOR
Authority/Public body’s Unit responsible for the institutional framework of the procedure
Provided to
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Validity duration
Indefinite
Notes
A Consular Authority will follow the following procedure when preparing and issuing a birth certificate:
- On the day of the declaration appointment, the interested parent comes to the Authority, presenting the necessary documents, such as the child’s birth certificate, or in the case of newborns, the certificate of the foreign maternity hospital, and completes the relevant application form, in which the details of the child and the parents’ details (name, surname, profession, etc.) are requested.
- The nationality and registration data of the parents with the municipality, which are also required, can be found in the certificate of family status, which is sought ex officio by the consular authority. The declaration of the birth certificate, countersigned by the parent and consular officer, is based on the documents presented, the certificate of family status, and the information filled out by the parent in the application. Declaration of civil status events, such as birth, before the competent consular authorities by Greek residents permanently residing abroad is their obligation, and failure to disclose shall result in specific administrative fines (statutory fines provided for in Presidential Decree 16/2014 (Government Gazette, Series II, No 24).
Last update
30/03/2026
Application
Application Type
Application
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Persons
Title
Statement of birth of a child
What you will need
Means of authentication, identification and signature
Identification document
Print
Requirements
Fees
Related
Output & Results
Output
Document Production, Registry update
Steps
Digital steps
Other information
Alternative titles
Declaration concerning a child
Official title
Birth certificate issued by a Greek Consular Authority
Languages supported
Greek, English
Legislation
Categories
Τype of procedure
Trigger
Applied for
Trigger (submission method)
Application (handwritten)
Life events
Type
Outgoing
End of Process
Ιndefinite
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