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Application for an emergency travel document
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.
Submitted by the applicant (exclusively in person)
Greek citizens and third-country nationals who held a Greek travel document, refugees recognised by Greece, or beneficiaries of international protection.
Emergency situations, such as: accident, sickness, death, theft, loss, total destruction, misappropriation, etc. of the passport and inability to replace it in due time.
In exceptional circumstances, it may be issued for proven serious professional, family or other reasons.
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.
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.
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.
Police identity card, old expired passports, driving licence or any public document with bearing a photograph and details of the person concerned.
Confirmation from the nearest local foreign police authority that the loss or theft of the applicant’s Greek passport has been reported.
A solemn declaration under Article 8 of Law 1599/1986 regarding the place, time and circumstances of the loss or theft of the passport.
A birth or family status certificate, issued by a consulate on behalf of an embassy
Any public document bearing the applicant’s photograph and details
In the absence of an identification document, two witnesses with a valid passport or police identity card certifying the identity of the person concerned.
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.
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.
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.
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.
On the procedure for the granting of travel documents to beneficiaries of refugee status, beneficiaries of subsidiary protection and applicants for international protection.
Ex officio retrieval and abolition of the issuance of supporting documents for the processing of administrative procedures
Abolition of the issuance of the certificate of marital status and the birth certificate for the processing of administrative procedures.
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).
Issuance of passports by the Hellenic Police and other provisions.
Establishment of an EU (ΕΕ) emergency travel document and repeal of Decision 96/409/CFSP
For transposition into the national legal order
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU (ΕΕ)) 2024/2662 of 14 October 2024 establishing the standard application form for an EU emergency travel document and amending Implementing Decision (EU (ΕΕ)) 2022/2452
COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE (EU (ΕΕ)) 2024/1986
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU (ΕΕ)) 2022/2452
Transposition into Greek law of Council Directive 2015/637/EU (ΕΕ) of 20 April 2015 (Official Journal L 106/24.4.2015) and other provisions.
The employee receives the application from the citizen.
Receipt of supporting documents and, where necessary, making photocopies for archiving.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Action of the executive / co-competent body
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.
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.
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.
Check of supporting documents and consultation
Waiting for reply from the Member State of nationality
Drafting and issuing of the temporary EU travel document to the citizen
Storage and forwarding of copies of the issued EU ETD