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Ειδικό Δελτίο Ταυτότητας Ομογενούς (ΕΔΤΟ) από Αλβανία
At a glance
Points of service
Country Security Departments,
Country Security Sub-Directorates, Departments of Aliens
Digital provision points
- The service is not provided digitally
Number of required documents
Description
The procedure concerns the provision, upon request, of a special identity card of indefinite duration to Albanian nationals of Greek descent and to their children residing in Greece. The following persons are also entitled to obtain the document:
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
MINISTRY OF CITIZEN PROTECTION
Authority responsible for the provision of the procedure
HELLENIC POLICE
Application
Application Type
Application
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Title
Application for obtaining a Special Identity Card for Foreign Nationals of Greek descent (EDTO)
Notes:
A person wishing to obtain an EDTO must, after entering Greece, submit a relevant application to the competent agency of his/her place of residence in Greece.
What you will need
Means of authentication, identification and signature
Related
Means of redress or appeal:
Hierarchical appeal/recourse
The person concerned may lodge an appeal against the decision rejecting his/her application, 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.
Output & Results
Output
Administrative Act, Decision, Document Production
Other information
Alternative titles
Issuing a Special Identity Card for Foreign Nationals (EDTO) who are Albanian nationals and to their family members
Official title
Special Expatriate Identity Card for foreign nationals of Greek descent (EDTO) from Albania
Languages supported
Greek, English
Categories
Trigger (submission method)
Application (handwritten)
D1, D4
ΔΔ
6
3
0
0
3
0
23371
No
15564000
7787400
Indefinite
Any public document bearing the applicant’s photograph and details
Identification document
31247
5092, 4895, 8875
Supporting document
The procedure concerns the provision, upon request, of a special identity card of indefinite duration to Albanian nationals of Greek descent and to their children residing in Greece. The following persons are also entitled to obtain the document:
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.
25.20
25.20
3
0
0
6 months
,,
1
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.
No
No
2
Family
The applicant must be a foreign national of Greek descent or a person related to a foreign national of Greek descent.
No
No
3
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.
No
No
4
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.
Yes
Yes
5
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.
No
No
1
EDTO for persons originating from former USSR states, Albanian nationals, Turkish nationals
25.2 €
No
1
Passport or other equivalent travel document issued by Albanian authorities in force.
Travel Document
Passport or other equivalent travel document issued by Albanian authorities in force.
Submission by:
Presented by the applicant
Submitted by:
Persons
Notes:
For granting a Special Identity Card for Expatriates, the applicant is required to hold a passport on which the national entry visa is affixed if he/she is required to hold a consular entry visa.
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
4746
2
Four (4) recent photos of 2.7 x 2.9 cm, similar to those used for Identity cards for Greek citizens.
Photograph
No
8298
3
Six (6) recent photographs of 2.7 x 2.9 cm, similar to those used for Identity cards for Greek citizens.
Photograph
Yes
8298
4
National Entry Visa
Permit
National Entry Visa
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Persons
Notes:
The expatriate or other eligible person shall submit in person to the competent Greek Consular Authority of his/her current or last residence in Albania, an application for the issuance of a national entry visa. For minor children, the application shall be submitted by the person having parental responsibility. By way of exception, a specific consular visa shall not be required for the initial issuance of a Special Identity Card for Expatriates who come from areas of traditional presence of the Greek National Minority in Albania, according to the list of Article 15A.
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
4627
5
Wedding certificate
Certification
Wedding 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 because of her marriage.
Document submitted under requirements:
Yes
Document’s requirement:
Family
Alternative document of:
4
Yes
8619
6
Evidence of expatriate status
Identification document
Evidence of expatriate status
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Persons
Notes:
Evidence of expatriate status, in particular old Albanian identity cards (‘LETRNJOFTIM’) with an indication of nationality (‘GREKE’) a certificate of the marital status of his/her ascendants from whom he/she is descended (‘trungu familjar’), an old Alien ID card, any entry of his/her ascendant in consular registers or an old consular passport.
Document submitted under requirements:
Yes
Document’s requirement:
Administrative
Alternative document of:
4
Yes
2244
7
Family status certificate for minor children of expatriate nature.
Certificate of marital status
Family status certificate for minor children of expatriate nature.
Relevant link:
https://www.gov.gr/ipiresies/oikogeneia/oikogeneiake-katastase/pistopoietiko-oikogeneiakes-katastases
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Persons
Notes:
Family status certificate or any other official particular or document proving the family relationship of a minor with the relative.
Document submitted under requirements:
Yes
Document’s requirement:
Family
Alternative document of:
4
Yes
3964
8
Act of stepchild or recognised child
Rule
Act of stepchild or recognised child
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Persons
Notes:
In the case of a stepchild or a recognised child, the relevant act of the competent foreign authority or a court decision is required.
Document submitted under requirements:
Yes
Document’s requirement:
Family
Alternative document of:
4
Yes
1127
9
Certificate of marriage and family status issued by foreign authorities
Certification
Certificate of marriage and family status issued by foreign authorities
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Persons
Notes:
Recently issued certificate of marriage and family status for foreigners of a recent version as an evidence of marital or family bond, in the case of a foreign spouse of a nationality.
Document submitted under requirements:
Yes
Document’s requirement:
Family
Alternative document of:
4
Yes
8619
10
An official document of a competent foreign authority assigning his/her spouse to the parental care of a child of his or her child.
Official document
An official document of a competent foreign authority assigning his/her spouse to the parental care of a child of his or her child.
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Persons
Notes:
In the case of a child of an alien spouse from a previous marriage, an official document of a competent foreign authority proving that the parental care of that child has been entrusted to his spouse.
Document submitted under requirements:
Yes
Document’s requirement:
Family
Alternative document of:
4
Yes
6440
11
Death certificate of the deceased expatriate
Death certificate
Death certificate of the deceased expatriate
Relevant link:
https://www.gov.gr/ipiresies/oikogeneia/apoleia/lexiarkhike-praxe-thanatou
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Persons
Notes:
Death certificate of the deceased expatriate in the case of a widowed expatriate
Document submitted under requirements:
Yes
Document’s requirement:
Family
Alternative document of:
4
Yes
1701
Joint Ministerial Decision
4000/3/10
2012
3043
Β
Joint Ministerial Decision
4000/3/10
2015
119
Β
Other
2015
1
Receipt of an application and supporting documentation
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Department
Μethod of Implementation
Manual Action
Description
The official of the competent Police Service shall receive the application and the supporting documents submitted.
No
No
2
Verification of complete supporting and fulfilling the conditions for granting
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Department
Μethod of Implementation
Inspection
Description
The competent police department shall verify the completeness of the supporting documents and the fulfilment by the applicant-supplier of the conditions for granting the Special Identity Card for Expatriates.
No
No
3
Verification of authenticity
Responsible for Implementation
Competent body
Μethod of Implementation
Inspection
Description
The authority issuing the Special Identity Card for Expatriates requests the Greek Consulate Authority to send copies of the dossier of the person concerned in paper or, if possible, in electronic format. After receiving them, it shall state hierarchically to the Immigration Directorate of the Hellenic Police Headquarters and submit additional record reports.
No
No
4
Attestation of the lodging of supporting documents
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Department
Μethod of Implementation
Manual Action
Description
Albanian citizens and members of their families who apply for the issuance of a Special Identity Card for Expatriates, if the conditions are met and until the completion of the procedure of examination of their application, are issued a certificate of submission of supporting documents.
No
No
5
Preparation of an administrative file and forward of it to the Head of the Office
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Department
Μethod of Implementation
Manual Action
Description
For the Departmental Level Services (Ministry of Immigration or Security Departments) the Administrator or a deputy of him/her shall decide, while for the Subordinate Level Services (State Security Directorates) the Director or a deputy of that.
No
No
6
Adoption of a decision for granting the Special Identity Card for Expatriates
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Director
Μethod of Implementation
Signature
Description
The Director or the Administrator or their deputies of the competent police service, if they approve the applicants application, shall issue and sign the decision to grant a Special Identity Card for Expatriates.
Yes
No
7
Rejection decision of a Special Identity Card for Expatriates
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Director
Μethod of Implementation
Signature
Description
The rejection of the request for the granting of the Special Identity Card for Expatriates, is made by a reasoned decision, which is communicated with evidence and includes a return decision (Article 21(1) of Law 3907/2011, A 7), if the person concerned resides in the country. Against the above decision, the person concerned is entitled, within ten (10) days of its notification, to to bring an appeal before the locally competent Director of the Police or Aliens Directorate, who shall decide on the matter within 30 days.
Yes
No
8
Examination of a rejection decision of a Special Identity Card for Expatriates
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Director
Μethod of Implementation
Inspection
Description
The lodging of an appeal in due time and in due form and the time limit for lodging it shall suspend the execution of the refund decision. If the appeal is upheld, the case shall be referred back to the locally competent Governor of the of the authority referred to in paragraph 1. 3 of Article 1, for the purpose of issuing the Special Identity Card for Expatriates, and, if the application is successful, a reasoned decision shall be issued, notified to the person concerned by means of a certificate, ordering the return decision to be enforced.
Yes
No
9
Granting of a Special Identity Card for Expatriates
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Department
Μethod of Implementation
Manual Action
Description
The competent police service invites the person concerned to come to the Service and proceeds with the granting of the Special Identity Card for Expatriates.
No
Yes
Procedure Instructions
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