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At a glance

Points of service

Consulates

Digital provision points

• The service is not provided digitally

Number of required documents

3 to 5 + (

1

)

Fees

Provided without cost

Estimated Time

5 days

Description

The procedure concerns the issuing of emergency travel documents (ETDs) by consular posts to Greek citizens who are deprived of a valid travel document in exceptional cases and for humanitarian reasons, so that they can return to Greece or their place of permanent residence.

Basic information

Competent body

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

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

Provided to

Nationals living abroad, Travelers

Related links

Validity duration

5 days

Notes

Under normal circumstances, the national emergency travel document is not issued to residents of the area where the consular authority is based. It is only granted in exceptional cases. The duration of the emergency travel document does not normally exceed 15 days and does not replace the issuance of an ordinary Greek passport. It should also be noted that, pursuant to Article 4(6) of Law 4251/2014 of the Migration and Social Integration Code (Government Gazette, Series I, No 80), a person who is proved to be a Greek citizen or a citizen of an EU Member State cannot be refused entry into Greece, even if they does not have a passport or other travel document.

Last update

08/07/2026

Application

Application Type

Application / Solemn Declaration

Submission by:

Presented by the applicant (email), Submitted by the applicant (exclusively in person)

Submitted by:

Persons

Title

Application for an emergency travel document

Notes:

Even if the person concerned applies for the issuance of an emergency travel document by email, they will have to come to the competent consular authority to be identified and to receive the document.

What you will need

Means of authentication, identification and signature

Identification document, Any public document bearing the applicant’s photograph and details

Print

Requirements

Fees

Related

Output & Results

Output

Document Production

Steps

Digital steps

Other information

Alternative titles

Table of VAT returns / intra-Community transactions (VIES)

Official title

Emergency travel document

Languages supported

Greek, English

Legislation

Categories

Τype of procedure

Attestations, Certificates, Grantings, Implementation

Trigger

Applied for

Trigger (submission method)

email, Application (handwritten)

Life events

Citizens and day-to-day life, Citizen’s identity information and identification documents, Travel

Type

Outgoing

End of Process

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   Supporting document

The procedure concerns the issuing of emergency travel documents (ETDs) by consular posts to Greek citizens who are deprived of a valid travel document in exceptional cases and for humanitarian reasons, so that they can return to Greece or their place of permanent residence. 0.00 0.00 3 2 1

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1 Citizenship Greek citizens and third-country nationals who held a Greek travel document, refugees recognised by Greece, or beneficiaries of international protection.

No No

2 Other Emergency situations, such as: accident, sickness, death, theft, loss, total destruction, misappropriation, etc. of the passport and inability to replace it in due time.

No No

3 Professional In exceptional circumstances, it may be issued for proven serious professional, family or other reasons.

No No

4 Administrative Two witnesses with a valid passport or police identity card confirming the identity of the person concerned, if the applicant does not have an identification document.

No No

5 Age For minors, registration in the Greek population registers is required, as well as the physical presence of both parents, or of one parent with the consent of the other parent, or of the person exercising custody or guardianship of the minor.

No No

1 Two (2) photographs Photograph

Two (2) photographs

Relevant link: https://www.gov.gr/en/ipiresies/polites-kai-kathemerinoteta/stoikheia-polite-kai-tautopoietika-eggrapha/myphoto-gia-polites

Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person)

Submitted by: Persons

Relevant Procedure: MyPhoto for citizens

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 8298

2 Police identity card, old expired passports, driving licence or any public document with bearing a photograph and details of the person concerned. Identification document

Police identity card, old expired passports, driving licence or any public document with bearing a photograph and details of the person concerned.

Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person)

Submitted by: Persons

Notes: In the absence of an identification document, two witnesses with a valid passport or police identity card certifying the identity of the person concerned.

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 2244

3 Confirmation from the nearest local foreign police authority that the loss or theft of the applicant’s Greek passport has been reported. Certificate

Confirmation from the nearest local foreign police authority that the loss or theft of the applicant’s Greek passport has been reported.

Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person)

Submitted by: Persons

Document submitted under requirements: Yes

Document’s requirement: Administrative

No 9703

4 A solemn declaration under Article 8 of Law 1599/1986 regarding the place, time and circumstances of the loss or theft of the passport. Solemn Declaration

A solemn declaration under Article 8 of Law 1599/1986 regarding the place, time and circumstances of the loss or theft of the passport.

Relevant link: https://www.gov.gr/ipiresies/polites-kai-kathemerinoteta/psephiaka-eggrapha-gov-gr/ekdose-upeuthunes-deloses

Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person)

Submitted by: Persons

Relevant Procedure: Solemn declaration and electronic solemn declaration

Notes: The procedure involves the person concerned issuing an electronic solemn declaration without needing to visit an administrative authority or a Citizens’ Service Centre (KEP). You can access the service for issuing an electronic solemn declaration in the following two (2) ways: a) using your personal web banking codes for one of the available banks or b) using your personal TAXISnet passwords (after logging in once with your web banking codes to confirm your mobile phone number). You will then receive confirmation codes by text message on your mobile phone. The electronic solemn declaration that you will issue is legally equivalent to a solemn declaration bearing an authentic signature and you can either send it electronically or print it out and submit it to a public authority. At the same time, citizens retain the right to physically sign a solemn declaration pursuant to Article 8 of Law 1599/86, and to submit it to the competent authority as a supporting document.

Document submitted under requirements: Yes

Document’s requirement: Other

No 7320

5 Printed travel ticket. Ticket

Printed travel ticket.

Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (in person)

Submitted by: Persons

Document submitted under requirements: No

No 5740

6 A birth or family status certificate, issued by a consulate on behalf of an embassy Birth certificate (Census)

A birth or family status certificate, issued by a consulate on behalf of an embassy

Relevant link: https://www.gov.gr/ipiresies/oikogeneia/gennese/pistopoietiko-genneses

Submission by: Ex officio (digital)

Notes: Infants and minors should first be registered in the Greek population registers. In such cases, the physical presence of both parents, or of one parent with the consent of the other parent, or of the person exercising custody or guardianship of the minor. For more information, please contact the locally competent embassy / consular authority or visit its official website. No emergency travel documents will be issued to non-registered persons or persons with a non-settled civil status. The usual registration procedure in the Greek civil registers should be followed before the passport is issued.

Document submitted under requirements: Yes

Document’s requirement: Age, Administrative

No 9439

Law 1 par. 1 3103 2003 23 Α

Description On the issuance of passports by the Hellenic Police and other provisions. ‘... The powers concerning ... emergency travel documents for the repatriation of Greek citizens and emergency travel documents continue to be exercised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.’

Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20030100023

Law 3 par. b΄ 2968 2001 280 Α

Description Ratifying the decisions of the representatives of the governments of the Member States, meeting within the framework of the Council of the European Union regarding the protection of citizens of the European Union, on behalf of the diplomatic and consular delegations and on the establishment of the emergency travel document.

Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20010100280

Law 299-300 4781 2021 31 Α

Description On the organisation and operation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the World Council of Hellenes Abroad and on the arrangement of matters of international development cooperation and humanitarian aid and other provisions.

Legal references https://www.mfa.gr/images/docs/eukairies stadiodromias/organismos-ypex.pdf

Joint Ministerial Decision 10302 2020 2036 Β

Description On the procedure for the granting of travel documents to beneficiaries of refugee status, beneficiaries of subsidiary protection and applicants for international protection.

Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20200202036

European Directive 997 2019

Description Establishing an EU Emergency Travel Document and repealing Decision 96/409/CFSP.

Legal references https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EL/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32019L0997&from=ES

Law 32,50 5099 2024 48 Α

Description Ex officio retrieval and abolition of the issuance of supporting documents for the processing of administrative procedures

Legal references https://ia37rg02wpsa01.blob.core.windows.net/fek/01/2024/20240100048.pdf

Joint Ministerial Decision 19173 2025 1783 Β

Description Abolition of the issuance of the certificate of marital status and the birth certificate for the processing of administrative procedures.

Legal references https://ia37rg02wpsa01.blob.core.windows.net/fek/02/2025/20250201783.pdf

Joint Ministerial Decision 11007 2025 3570 Β

Description Amendment of Joint Ministerial Decision No 19173/8-4-2025 of the Ministers of the Interior and Digital Governance, ‘Abolition of the issuance of the certificate of marital status and the birth certificate for the processing of administrative procedures’ (Government Gazette, Series II, No 1783).

Legal references https://ia37rg02wpsa01.blob.core.windows.net/fek/02/2025/20250203570.pdf

1 Receipt of request from the citizen

Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

Description The employee receives the application from the citizen.

No No

PT5M PT1M

2 Receipt of supporting documents

Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

Description Receipt of supporting documents and, where necessary, making photocopies for archiving.

No No

PT5M PT1M

3 Check of supporting documents and consultation

Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

Μethod of Implementation Inspection

Description Check of the correctness of the required supporting documents. When Greek salaried Consular Authorities, as authorities of the assisting Member State, receive an application for an EU ETD, they consult (within 2 working days) with the Member State of nationality in order to verify the applicant's nationality and identity.

Notes Provision of full name, nationality, date of birth, sex of the applicant, photograph and identity document of the applicant to the Member State of nationality, as provided for in the relevant legislation.

No No

P7D PT5M

4 Consultation

Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

Description The Greek salaried Consular Authorities, as authorities of the assisting Member State, provide the Member State of nationality with all relevant information, including: (a) the surname, first name(s), nationality, date of birth and sex of the applicant; (b) an image of the applicant's face, taken by the Greek salaried authorities as authorities of the assisting Member State at the time of application or, only where this is not feasible, a scanned or digital photograph of the applicant, based on the standards set out in International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Document No 9303, Part 3, on machine-readable travel documents (seventh edition, 2015) ("ICAO Document 9303"); (c) a copy or scanned copy of any available means of identification, such as an identity card or driving licence, and, where applicable, the type and number of the document being replaced and the national register or social security number.

Notes In justified cases, both the authorities of the Member State of nationality and the Greek salaried consular authorities as authorities of the assisting Member State may exceed the time limits laid down in paragraphs 1 and 3. In extremely urgent cases, the Greek salaried consular authorities, when acting as authorities of the assisting Member State, may issue an EU ETD without prior consultation with the Member State of nationality. Before doing so, however, they must have exhausted all available means of communication with the Member State of nationality.

No No

P2D

5 Waiting for reply from the Member State of nationality

Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

Description As soon as possible, and at the latest within three (3) working days from receipt of the information referred to in paragraph 2 hereof, the Member State of nationality replies to the consultation in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 8 of Law 4566/2018 and confirms whether the applicant is its national. If the Member State of nationality is unable to reply within three (3) working days, it informs, within that deadline, the Greek salaried consular authorities as authorities of the assisting Member State and provides an estimate of when a reply is expected. The Greek salaried consular authorities inform the applicant accordingly.

No No

P3D

6 Drafting and issuing of the temporary EU travel document to the citizen

Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

Μethod of Implementation Action of the executive / co-competent body

Description Following confirmation of the applicant's nationality, the Greek salaried Consular Authorities as authorities of the assisting Member State issue the EU ETD to the applicant as soon as possible and at the latest within two (2) working days from receipt of the confirmation.

Notes In justified cases, both the authorities of the Member State of nationality and the Greek salaried consular authorities as authorities of the assisting Member State may exceed the time limits laid down in paragraphs 1 and 3. In extremely urgent cases, the Greek salaried consular authorities, when acting as authorities of the assisting Member State, may issue an EU ETD without prior consultation with the Member State of nationality. Before doing so, however, they must have exhausted all available means of communication with the Member State of nationality. The Greek salaried consular authorities as authorities of the assisting Member State notify the Member State of nationality, as soon as possible, that an EU ETD has been issued and the identity of the person to whom the EU ETD was issued. This notification includes all the details included in the EU ETD.

No No

P2D

7 Storage and forwarding of copies of the issued EU ETD

Description When Greek salaried consular authorities issue an EU ETD, they store a copy or scanned copy of every EU ETD they issue and send one (1) additional copy or scanned copy to the applicant's Member State of nationality.

No No

8 Return of the EU ETD

Description The recipient of an EU ETD is asked to return the EU ETD, whether or not it has expired, upon arrival at their final destination. Indicatively, the following authorities are mentioned: the authority of their Member State of nationality competent for issuing travel documents, the embassy or consulate of their Member State of nationality or border officials of their Member State of nationality.

No Yes

Foreign authorities

https://www.mfa.gr/appendix/dimereis-sheseis-tis-ellados/alpha.html Foreign authorities

Your Guide to Greece – Travel documents

https://www.gov.gr/sdg/travel-within-eu/travel-documents Your Guide to Greece – Travel documents