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Greek Citizenship by Descent

Greek citizenship is acquired at birth from a Greek parent. We document your line of descent and complete your registration with the Greek registries, remotely.

Citizenship Through Ancestry

Where to Start

Legal Routes to Greek Citizenship

How to Apply

Why Apply for Greek Citizenship

Changes of Surname

Acquisition Through Marriage

Why it matters

What Greek citizenship opens for you

Greek citizenship is citizenship of the European Union. It gives you the right to live, work and study in any country of the Union, and to hold a Greek passport.
The right does not stop with you. Once you are registered, your children are registered too, and your family’s connection with Greece continues into the next generations.

WHAT WE HANDLE

Every stage of the case

Archival research

Locating your Greek ancestor’s entry in the municipal rolls, the male registers and the civil registry.

Municipal roll registration

Registration of your parent and then of yourself in the municipality of origin.

Filing & follow-up

Filing the file with the competent authority and following it through to completion.

Naturalization for Greek descent

Preparing and supporting the naturalization file, where that is the right route.

Foreign civil records

Registration of births and marriages that took place abroad with the Special Registry of Athens, for each generation.

Name corrections

Resolving differences in the spelling of names and details between documents.

Certificates & passport

Issuing certificates after registration and guiding you through the passport application.

ROUTES

The routes to Greek citizenship

By descent

For the children of a Greek citizen. The citizenship exists from birth and is documented and registered.

Naturalization for persons of Greek descent

For homogeneis whose unbroken line of descent cannot be documented. The application is filed with the consulate or the competent authority, which assesses the Greek descent.

By marriage

For spouses of Greek citizens, under the conditions set by law.

WHEN YOU NEED IT

Common situations

How the procedure works

1

Free review

We examine your family history and the documents you hold.

2

Archival research

We locate the record of your Greek ancestor.

3

Registering the line

We register the foreign civil records for each generation.

4

Municipal roll

Your registration as a Greek citizen is completed.

5

Certificates & passport

Certificates are issued and we guide you through the passport.

WHAT TO SEND US

Documents that help

We handle the official translations. If a document is
missing, we locate it.

TIME & COST

A written estimate before we start

The time depends on how many generations must be registered and on the authority handling the case.
After the free review you receive a written fee estimate and a realistic time frame. Fees for official certificates, apostilles and translations are listed separately.

QUESTIONS

About Greek citizenship

Do I keep the citizenship I already have?
Greek law permits dual citizenship. Acquiring Greek citizenship does not require you to renounce the citizenship you already hold.
No. Language requirements apply to naturalization, not to citizenship by descent.
No. With a power of attorney signed before a notary with apostille, or at a Greek consulate, we act on your behalf at every stage.
Yes. Citizenship passes from generation to generation. Your parent is registered first, and then you.
Yes. Your children acquire Greek citizenship by descent from you and are registered on the basis of your record.
Yes. Naturalization is available for persons of Greek descent, through a separate procedure in which the Greek descent and the evidence supporting it are assessed. We examine which route fits your case and handle the file.

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Genealogical & Archival Research

Locating the records that prove your line of descent.

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Cypriot Citizenship by Descent

Registration as a citizen of the Republic of Cyprus.

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Name Change & Correction of Records

Correcting spelling differences so your file is consistent.

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Certified Translations

Greek to English and English to Greek, for use before the Greek authorities.

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CASE REVIEW

Tell us about your case so we can review it.

Answer a few short questions. We review your answers free of charge and reply in writing with your options and the next steps.

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No obligation. We reply within one business day.

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