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Πολιτογράφηση Αλλογενών Αλλοδαπών
At a glance
Points of service
MINISTRY OF INTERIOR
Digital provision points
- The service is not provided digitally
Number of required documents
Description
This process concerns the acquisition of Greek citizenship, through naturalisation, by non-nationals, including European Union citizens, third-country citizens, refugees, and stateless persons residing legally and permanently in Greece.
Basic information
Competent body
MINISTRY OF INTERIOR
Authority/Public body’s Unit responsible for the institutional framework of the procedure
Application
Application Type
Application
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Title
Application for naturalisation
Notes:
Applicants should submit their application for naturalisation to the Regional Directorate of Nationality in their place of residence in person, through a lawyer acting on their behalf, or by registered post.
All fields on the application form must be completed. The form must be completed in capital letters, using Greek characters or Latin characters (LAT) where required. Where option boxes are available, select one by ticking: v
What you will need
Means of authentication, identification and signature
Related
Means of redress or appeal:
Other
1) Administrative appeal 2) Application for annulment
1) An appeal against a decision to reject an application – on the grounds that the formal requirements for naturalisation have not been met – may be lodged with the Minister of the Interior within the strict deadline of 30 days from the date of notification to the applicant. An appeal lodged in accordance with the foregoing must be accompanied by a fee receipt for one hundred euros (EUR 100) (fee code: 2161).
2) An application for annulment may be lodged at the competent local Administrative Court of Appeal against a decision rejecting an application on the grounds that the substantive conditions for naturalisation have not been met. Article 7(7) of the Greek Nationality Code (KEI), Law 3284/2004, Government Gazette, Series I, No 217)
Other information
Official title
Naturalisation for non-nationals
Languages supported
Greek, English
Categories
Trigger (submission method)
Application (handwritten)
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10
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46278
No
0
0
Indefinite
Identification document
727814
8210
Input in another process
This process concerns the acquisition of Greek citizenship, through naturalisation, by non-nationals, including European Union citizens, third-country citizens, refugees, and stateless persons residing legally and permanently in Greece.
100.00
550.00
10
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1 year
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Age
Applicants must be adults when submitting an application.
No
No
2
Conditions for non-commission of criminal offenses
They must not have a final conviction for an intentional offence given in the ten years before submitting their application for naturalisation.
• They must not have been given a sentence depriving them of their liberty for at least one year.
• They must not have been given a sentence of at least six months, irrespective of when the conviction was handed down, for specific offences listed exclusively in Article 5(b) of the Greek Nationality Code, as currently in force.
No
No
3
Conditions for non-commission of criminal offenses
They must not be under a deportation order or have other pending matters concerning their legal residence status in Greece.
No
No
4
Administrative
Applicants must hold one of the following residence permits:
• A long-term resident’s permit.
• A certificate or other residence document issued to citizens of EU Member States or EFTA countries.
• A residence permit or other residence document issued to family members of a Greek citizen, or a citizen of a Member State of the European Union, or to the parents of a minor Greek national.
• A document recognising the status of refugees or of beneficiaries of subsidiary protection, or of family members of holders of such documents.
• A travel document or special document issued by a national authority, in accordance with the provisions of the New York International Convention on the Status of Stateless Persons.
• A second-generation residence permit.
• A residence permit of unlimited duration.
• A 10-year residence permit.
• A residence permit for investment activity.
• A residence permit for property owners.
• A permanent residence permit for investors.
• A residence permit for citizens of the United Kingdom and their family members who fall within the scope of Article 10 of the Agreement on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.
No
No
5
Establishment
Applicants must have been residing legally and permanently in Greece for seven (7) years prior to submitting an application for Greek citizenship.
No
No
6
Establishment
It is sufficient to have resided lawfully in Greece for three (3) consecutive years (prior to submitting an application for naturalisation), for the following:
• Citizens of a Member State of the European Union.
• Spouses of a Greek citizen with a child.
• Those who have parental responsibility for a child of Greek nationality born in Greece.
• Stateless persons.
Yes
Yes
7
Establishment
Particular cases
• For those who were born in and have resided in Greece continuously, the seven-year residence requirement does not apply.
• For spouses of Greek diplomatic staff and staff serving in diplomatic and consular authorities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the period of residence abroad due to the service of their Greek spouses is taken into account for the completion of the above time (7 years, or 3 years), provided that they have lived, at any time, for one (1) full year in Greece.
• Non-nationals holding any other valid residence document not included in the above documents must have resided lawfully in Greece for twelve (12) consecutive years prior to submitting an application for Greek citizenship.
Yes
Yes
8
Sufficient knowledge
In order to fulfil their obligations as a Greek citizen, applicants for Greek citizenship must:
• Have a sufficient knowledge of the Greek language.
• Have an adequate knowledge of Greek history and geography, Greek culture and the customs of the Greek people, as well as of the functions of institutions in the country’s political system.
In order to assess applicants’ knowledge of the Greek language, history, geography, culture, and institutions in the political system of Greece, applicants must obtain the Certificate of knowledge proficiency for citizenship by sitting the written examinations which are held twice a year; unless they fall into a category for exemption from this requirement due to having attended a Greek school or university.
No
No
9
Integration
Applicants must be properly integrated in the country’s economic system, and have identified it as the permanent base for their daily activities.
The following are considered proof of economic integration:
A) Income criteria.
B) Compliance with the applicant’s tax and social security obligations.
No
No
10
Integration
Proper integration in the country’s economic system, indicating it as the permanent base for their daily activities.
The following are considered proof of social integration:
• Having an established family link with a Greek citizen.
• Attending a Greek school.
• Vocational training.
• Participation in voluntary activities and civil society events.
• Continuous residence in Greece, in terms of having established stable links to the country, having identified it as the permanent base for their daily activities, whilst residing there continuously
No
No
11
Of National Security
There must be no grounds relating to public order or national security that prevent the applicant from being granted Greek citizenship.
No
No
1
Alien Immigration after 26/3/2019
550 €
No
2
Re-submission request of foreign aliens
200 €
Yes
1
3
Submission/recurrence of Homosexuals, Citizens of the EU, Natives/Paul Refugees, Retaliations
100 €
Yes
1
1
Accurate copy of all pages of the valid passport or travel document or other identity document
Identification document
Accurate copy of all pages of the valid passport or travel document or other identity document
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Persons
Notes:
In the personal deposit and/or deposit with the presence of a proxy lawyer, where the passport is presented to the official of the nationality service, an exact copy of the document for service may be kept; where the application for naturalisation is submitted by post, an exact copy of the passport by a Greek lawyer may be attached to it.
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
2244
2
Legal residence in force
Residence Permit
Legal residence in force
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Persons
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
4178
3
Certificate of Invalidity for Culture (P.E.S.)
Certification
Certificate of Invalidity for Culture (P.E.S.)
Relevant link:
https://exetaseis-ithageneia.ypes.gr/#home
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Persons
Notes:
259001: Application for Participation in the Examination of the Certificate of Conduct for Culture (GSP)
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
8619
4
Original certificate of birth of foreign authorities bearing legal ratifications on the original of the original (notification {tille or similar visas of consular authorities for countries not part of the Hague Convention), accompanied by an official translation
Certification
Original certificate of birth of foreign authorities bearing legal ratifications on the original of the original (notification {tille or similar visas of consular authorities for countries not part of the Hague Convention), accompanied by an official translation
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Persons
Notes:
The decision on naturalisation shall be made on the basis of the particulars in the translation accompanying the birth certificate and shall therefore require the presentation of a birth certificate or other equivalent certificate of the birth of the person concerned as provided for in the legislation of his country of origin.
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
8619
5
Original certificate of marriage of a foreign authority, legally validated and translated, in case of a change of name after marriage
Certification
Original certificate of marriage of a foreign authority, legally validated and translated, in case of a change of name after marriage
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Persons
Notes:
In the event of the conclusion of the marriage of the applicant to the alien, an original certificate of the competent foreign authority shall be submitted, legally validated (notification of the consular authorities or similar visas made by consular authorities for countries not part of the Hague Convention) and officially translated; in the case of spouses who, after marriage, acquire their surname, it is necessary that this change should be reflected in the certificate.
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
8619
6
Proof of payment of e-infringement
Proof of payment / Receipt
Proof of payment of e-infringement
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Persons
Notes:
Submission of the application requires the payment of an error of €550. For an application, the paradigm is set at €200. For an Intrinsic, Refugee and Citizens of the EU, the paradigm is set at €100 either for the initial submission or for the re-introduction of an application.
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
7053
7
Clearing notes or administrative determinations
Proof of Income
Clearing notes or administrative determinations
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Persons
Notes:
Clearing notes to the last 3 or 7 or 12 corresponding to the years of previous legal residence in the country, required on a case-by-case basis, showing the tax liability of the applicant as resident of Greece
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
6430
8
Social security identification number (A.M.C.A.)
Proof of Insurance
Social security identification number (A.M.C.A.)
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Persons
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
7210
9
Supporting documents for the economic integration of the applicant
Supporting documents per case
Supporting documents for the economic integration of the applicant
Relevant link:
https://www.ypes.gr/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/eggr6929-egk81-20220204.pdf
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Persons
Notes:
Acknowledgement of economic integration: incorporation of tax and insurance information ( e-ECA) ; assurance of an insurance institution for the period of employment of insurer; incorporation of financial data from business activity ( Form E3 ); Declaration of real estate data ( Form E9); Confirmation of credit institutions under the supervision of the Bank of Greece for the holding of an active bank account.
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
4332
10
Date of birth: (a) 1966.
Birth certificate
Date of birth: (a) 1966.
Relevant link:
https://www.gov.gr/en/ipiresies/oikogeneia/gennese/lexiarkhike-praxe-genneses
Submission by:
Ex officio (digital), Ex officio (manual), Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Notes:
If the applicant/born in Greece is required to present a birth permit, legally drafted by the competent municipality of the country.
Document submitted under requirements:
No
Alternative document of:
4
Yes
9224
11
Evidence of exemption from the acquisition obligation of P.E.G.P.
Certificate
Evidence of exemption from the acquisition obligation of P.E.G.P.
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Persons
Notes:
• Accreditation of nine-year/six-year successful students in primary and/or secondary education by the relevant Regional Department of Primary and Secondary Education of the Ministry of Education or • a copy of a diploma from Greek-language program of Greek EIT or • a copy of a postgraduate degree in Greek-language program of Greek EIT or • a copy of a doctoral thesis in Greek in Greek.
Document submitted under requirements:
No
Alternative document of:
3
Yes
9703
12
Supporting documents for the social inclusion of the applicant
Supporting documents per case
Supporting documents for the social inclusion of the applicant
Notes:
Acknowledgement of social inclusion: in Greek schools or in Greek pre-school education structures in the country. ▪ Invalidity/acquisition of children/twelfths born in Greece. in Greek schools or in Greek pre-school education facilities in Greece. Invalidity accounts of public utility organisations as well as fixed telephony in his name. indictment of a statement of property rental information (ADE). invaluable attestations of professional education and training issued by competent bodies. ▪ Confirmation of participation in socially beneficial activities and voluntary actions.
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
4332
13
Electronic confirmation of the application for renewal of the residence permit
Certificate
Electronic confirmation of the application for renewal of the residence permit
Submitted by:
Persons
Notes:
In the case of an initial application for the acquisition of the Greek nationality accompanied by an electronic confirmation that the application for renewal of the residence permit is submitted, the final administrative act shall be issued only after it has been presented the final residence permit to be included in the eligible titles for the submission of the application, in accordance with the applicable Code of the Hellenic Nationality per category of application.
Document submitted under requirements:
No
Alternative document of:
2
Yes
9703
Law
35-36
4915
2022
63
Α
Description
Time limits and suspension of examination of the application for naturalisation if criminal proceedings are instituted against the applicant for offences resulting in a deprivation of freedom of one year or for other offences, the sentence for which it constitutes a naturalisation block
Legal references
https://api.et.gr/apiLAW/1/2022/4915/pdf
Law
36,37,38
4873
2021
248
Α
Description
Protection of volunteers, strengthening of civil society's action, tax incentives to strengthen the mutual benefit of the U.S. and other provisions; Chapter II; Responsibilities Regulations of the General Secretariat of Citizens;
Legal references
https://api.et.gr/apiLAW/1/2021/4873/pdf
Law
52
4795
2021
62
Α
Description
From the obligation to acquire the P.E.G.P., those who have studied at Greek school or at a school following the mandatory Greek education and teaching program are exempted, since they have successfully completed the follow-up either of nine primary and secondary classes or of six secondary classes of secondary education. Also, those who have graduated from the Greek language program of P.G.I. or have obtained a postgraduate title of Greek language program of Greek E.I. or have prepared a PhD in Greek.
Legal references
https://api.et.gr/apiLAW/1/2021/4795/pdf
Law
4735
2020
197
Α
Description
Modification of the Code of Nationality regarding the essential conditions for the naturalisation of foreigners, the necessary supporting documents and the physicalisation process.
Legal references
https://api.et.gr/apiFEK/1/2020/197/pdf
Law
36, 37,94
4674
2020
53
Α
Description
Amendments to the Code of the Hellenic Nationality regarding the jurisdiction of oath, the right to exercise special administrative appeal against a rejection decision and the time of legal residence for the submission of the application.
Legal references
https://api.et.gr/apiFEK/1/2020/53/pdf
Law
4604
2019
50
Α
Law
31
4531
2018
62
Α
Description
Topics of citizenship that relate to the completion of the time required for the spouses of Greek diplomatic staff, the establishment of 12 years of legal residence for holders of any valid residence permit and the correction of the names of the natural person in respect of their orthopaedic or voyage performance.
Legal references
https://api.et.gr/apiLAW/1/2018/4531/pdf
Law
142
4251
2014
80
Α
Description
A criminal sentence of a foreigner imposed by a suspension of execution of the sentence shall continue to constitute a coma for the acquisition of Greek citizenship by naturalisation, even if the suspension has elapsed, without it being lifted or revoked.
Legal references
https://api.et.gr/apiFEK/1/2014/80/pdf
Law
3838
2010
49
Α
Law
3284
2004
217
Α
Ministerial Decision
Φ. 29845
2021
1652
Β
Ministerial Decision
738
2022
121
Β
Circular
81 (Φ.130181/6929)
2022
Circular
715/Φ.130181/75619
2021
Circular
1465/Φ.131181/63
2021
Circular
207/19857
2022
1
Schedule of application
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Department
Μethod of Implementation
Manual Action
Description
The application shall contain all supporting documents required under the law.
No
No
2
Charge of the case to rapporteur and verification of complete supporting documents
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Department
Μethod of Implementation
Software action
Description
The case shall be charged by the Competent Head in a order of priority as determined by the date of submission of the request in conjunction with the date of acquisition of the EAGF if required.
Notes
Where the supporting documents submitted are incomplete or not lawfully submitted, correspondence shall be made in order to submit them in accordance with the procedure provided for.
No
No
3
Control of standard conditions for naturalisation
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Employee
Μethod of Implementation
Manual Action
Description
It shall be checked by the rapporteur if the supporting documents which he has produced are met,
No
No
4
Self-claimer search for a criminal record and a non-deportation certificate
Co-responsible for Implementation
MINISTRY OF JUSTICE
Μethod of Implementation
Software action
Description
The competent section of the Regional Department of Citizenship shall submit an electronic question via the OPC Nationality to the Ministry of Justice in search of a judicial record and shall address a question to the Ministry of Citizen Protection as to whether the applicant is deported.
No
No
5
Rejection of a naturalisation request on grounds of non-compliance with the formal requirements
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Director
Μethod of Implementation
Signature
Description
Where no formal conditions for naturalisation are met (completion of supporting documents or assistance to criminal offences or expulsion) the application shall be rejected by a decision of the Head of the Regional Integration Directorate.
Notes
A copy of the rejection decision shall be communicated to the applicant.
Yes
Yes
6
Control of essential conditions for naturalisation
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Employee
Μethod of Implementation
Manual Action
Description
Certification of the economic and social integration of the applicant
Notes
The applicant's economic and social integration shall be distinguished by the presentation of supporting documents certifying the assistance of the economic integration documents in his person for the period defined as follows: • For any person who is required to reside for at least seven years, the economic integration shall be demonstrated for at least five (5) years; • For anyone who is required three years of legal residence shall prove the financial assistance for the three (3) consecutive years. • For anyone who is required to fulfil the economic criteria for at least seven (7) years. • In the case of the applicant who is born and resides continuously in Greece, there is no need for the period of seven years but the essential conditions must be met on his or her person for a period determined on the basis of the time-limits applicable in relation to the residence permit or the status he holds. • In the case of doubts as to the aid or non-economic and social integration, the applicant shall be invited to an interview with a three-member group, in order to establish on the basis of the time-term conditions applicable in relation to the residence permit or status of the applicant. (2) if his or the request for the request from which is not to be granted. (2).
Yes
No
7
Rejection of a naturalisation request on grounds of non-compliance with the essential requirements
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Director
Μethod of Implementation
Signature
Description
If the essential conditions for economic and social integration are not met, a plan for rejecting the application signed by the Head of the Regional Integration Directorate shall be drawn up.
Yes
Yes
8
Self-professional search for reasons of public order or national security
Μethod of Implementation
Software action
Description
The relevant section of the Regional Department of Citizenship submits an e-mail question via the OPC Nationality to the Immigration Department of the Greek Police on non-help to the applicant's person on grounds of public policy or national security
Yes
No
9
Rejection of a naturalisation request for assistance under Article 5B
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Directorate
Μethod of Implementation
Signature
Description
If a foreign national wishing to become a Greek citizen has grounds for public policy or national security, a draft for rejecting the application shall be drawn up.
Notes
In the event of doubts made by the Regional Department of Citizenship regarding the assistance of public policy and national security, the Regional Director of Citizenship shall refer, in accordance with Article 7B(2) of the Greek Constitution to the Minister of Home Affairs for a decision. The Secretary-General may refer the case to the Nationality Council in order to give an opinion on it.
Yes
Yes
10
Receipt of naturalisation request
Responsible for Implementation
Competent General Director
Μethod of Implementation
Signature
Description
If the fulfilment of the essential conditions is established in the person of the alien, a decision is made to accept the application, which, after signature by the Head of the Regional Directorate of Citizenship, is sent with the relevant dossier to the Head of the Directorate-General of the Nationality. The Head of the Directorate-General for Citizenship signs the decision to accept the application for naturalisation and then returns the physicalisation file to the relevant Regional Nationality Directorate for the completion of the procedure.
Yes
No
11
Mission of a summary of the decision for publication at the National Printing Office
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Department
Μethod of Implementation
Software action
Description
The Regional Office of Nationality sends a summary of the decision on naturalisation at the National Printing Office for publication in the Government Journal of the European Communities.
Yes
No
12
Publication of a summary decision
Description
The summary of the decision on naturalisation is published in issue B of the Government Bulletin
Yes
No
13
Invitation of the person concerned to take an oath
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Department
Μethod of Implementation
Software action
Description
Following the publication of the decision on naturalisation, the Regional Department of Citizenship calls for evidence of foreign oath within a period of one year from the publication of the decision; in the case of persons with physical disabilities, the oath may take place in their home or via teleconference.
Notes
The Greek Nationality is acquired by the oath of the foreigner, which must take place within one year after the publication of the decision on naturalisation in the Official Journal of the Government. The decision on naturalisation is revoked if the oath is not given within the annual deadline.
Yes
No
14
Orders for entry in Municipalities
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Directorate
Μethod of Implementation
Software action
Description
The procedure is completed with the adoption of a decision to register the city of permanent residence of the applicant.
Notes
Foreign children of a naturalised foreigner who, on the date of oath of oath, are minor and single and reside permanently in Greece acquire the Greek nationality of their own right under Article 11 of the Code of Nationality as applicable.
Yes
No
Ministry of Interior - General Secretariat of Citizenship
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