מוצא — אפירוטים צפוניים (Vorioepirotes)

GR-DSC-05 מכסה כיצד היוונים האתניים של דרום אלבניה הופכים או מוכרים כאזרחים יוונים לפי קוד הלאומיות היוונית הנוכחית (L.3284/2004). החל משנת 2026 היא פועלת באמצעות שני מנגנונים נפרדים: אישור לאום יווני קיים מראש על ידי מוצא Art 1 jus sanguinis, או רכישה על ידי Art 23 L.3838/2010 הקלה על התאזרחות לבעלי תעודת הזהות המיוחדת לעמותות (ΕΔΤΟ). המסלול ACTIVE.

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For the descent limb (as of 2026), eligibility requires an ethnic-Greek Vorioepirote with an ancestor who held Greek nationality and is documentarily traceable in a Greek civil or male registry; there is no age limit and no residence requirement because the status exists ipso jure from birth. For the Art 23 limb, eligibility requires a valid ΕΔΤΟ, adulthood and clean record under Code Art 5(1), and permanent residence in Greece.

ΕΔΤΟ-holders on the Art 23 track are exempt from the ΠΕΓΠ written exam (Greek language at B1-analog plus history/culture/institutions), from the Art 5A substantive conditions, and from the Naturalisation-Committee interview, unless the file is referred for doubts — this exam waiver is the defining facilitation of the route (as of 2026). The descent limb involves no exam at all, being a recognition of pre-existing status rather than a naturalisation.

For descent, the key document is the ancestor's Greek civil-registry proof — a Δημοτολόγιο extract or Μητρώο Αρρένων (Male Registry) entry; where direct registration is absent, older Greek passports and baptismal/ecclesiastical records are accepted case-by-case, plus the full intervening chain of birth/marriage links. For Art 23, the valid ΕΔΤΟ, proof of permanent residence in Greece, and clean criminal records are required. As of 2026 jus-sanguinis status is formally recognised only upon Δημοτολόγιο registration; a Greek birth certificate alone is not proof of citizenship.

For the Art 23 ΕΔΤΟ naturalisation (current 2026 procedure): hold a valid ΕΔΤΟ; file the Art 23 application at the Regional Citizenship Directorate of permanent residence and pay €100; the competent organ decides within one year, normally with no ΠΕΓΠ exam and no Naturalisation-Committee interview; the summary decision is published in the Government Gazette; and the applicant swears the Art 9 oath within one year of publication, acquiring nationality on the oath.

The Art 23 naturalisation carries a one-year decision deadline plus a one-year oath window after Gazette publication (as of 2026). The descent determination procedure runs approximately 18 months in the general living-descendant analog, varying with the completeness of the ancestral chain. No statutory expedite exists for either limb.

The Art 23 ΕΔΤΟ naturalisation fee is €100 (as of 2026) — the reduced co-ethnic rate, well below the €550 allogeneis ordinary-naturalisation fee. The ΕΔΤΟ card carries a nominal administrative fee (the mitos registry records €25.2 for the Albania ΕΔΤΟ procedure). The descent determination carries an admin fee of about €100 plus consular fees of roughly €140–240.

איבר הירידה נשען על קוד אמנות 1(1) (ΦΕΚ Α' 217/10.11.2004, הוחלף בסעיף 1 סעיף 1 L.3838/2010), לפיו ילד לאב או אם יווני רוכש אזרחות יוונית ipso jure בלידה, כאשר כל חוליה יוונית ניתנת לתעודה ללא הגבלת דור ושרשרת לאומית. ניתן להוכיח. נכון לאיחוד ה-17/9/2025 זהו הטקסט האופרטיבי.

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As of 2026 the competent authority for both Art 23 naturalisation and Art 25(2) determination is the Regional Citizenship Directorate (Περιφερειακή Διεύθυνση Ιθαγένειας) of permanent residence, under the General Secretariat for Citizenship of the Ministry of Interior — successor to the Code's 'General Secretary of the Region' / 'Coordinator of the Decentralised Administration' references, with terminology codified by L.5225/2025 Art 95. The ΕΔΤΟ card itself is issued by the Hellenic Police; abroad, the Greek consular authority in Albania handles descent filings.

An ethnic-Greek consciousness without a registered Greek-national ancestor does not establish descent and routes to Art 23 ΕΔΤΟ naturalisation. A descent claim with a gap in the chain may be cured by alternative proof under Code Art 25(2) (Μητρώο Αρρένων, old passports) or pivot to Art 23. The non-ethnic-Greek spouse of an ΕΔΤΟ-holder receives ΕΔΤΟ/residence but not nationality. A Vorioepirote resident in Albania can still claim Art 1 descent (no residence requirement) but cannot use Art 23 until permanently resident in Greece. (As of 2026.)