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Free: Greece Document Checklist

The standard documents required for most Greece citizenship applications — birth records, marriage certificates, apostilles, translations. Delivered as a PDF to your email.

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AdoptionVerified94%·May 2026Adoption — Minor adoption automaticForeign minor adopted by Greek citizen acquires citizenship automatically upon adoption decree.

AdoptionVerified94%·May 2026Adoption — International (Hague 1993 framework)International adoptions per Hague 1993 protocols.

BirthVerified97%·May 2026Birth — Jus soli (Generation 2 schooling pathway)Children born in Greece to non-Greek long-term-resident parents acquire citizenship via 6 yrs secondary OR 9 yrs compulsory Greek schooling.

BirthVerified94%·May 2026Birth — Generation 2 declared parental commitmentAlternative jus soli: parental declaration commitment for child of long-term residents.

BirthVerified94%·May 2026Birth — Foundling / statelessnessBorn in Greece + otherwise stateless OR foundling discovered in Greek territory.

DescentVerified97%·May 2026Descent — Parental Greek citizenship (jus sanguinis core)Person born to at least one Greek-citizen parent acquires Greek citizenship automatically. Gender-equal lineage post-1984; pre-1984 maternal-line births retroactively recognized via Law 2910/2001 §69(6).

DescentVerified97%·May 2026Descent — Grandparental (multi-generational claims)Multi-generational descent through grandparent or earlier ancestor with documented Greek citizenship; unbroken lineage chain required.

DescentVerified94%·May 2026Descent — Pre-1984 maternal-line transitional registrationPersons born pre-1984 to Greek mothers may register for retroactive citizenship recognition.

DescentVerified96%·May 2026Descent — Pontian/ομογενείς (Reform Arc 2 signature)Greek-descended persons from former USSR (RU/GE/UA/KZ) acquire Greek citizenship without prior lineage in Greek state. Requires Πιστοποιητικό Ομογενούς.

DescentVerified96%·May 2026Descent — Northern Epirote (Vorioepirotes)Greek-descended persons from Northern Epirus / southern Albania. 1996-03-21 Treaty (NOT 1992).

DescentVerified94%·May 2026Descent — Constantinopolitan Greeks (Lausanne minority)Descendants of Constantinopolitan Greeks (exempted from 1923 population exchange).

HistoricalVerified96%·May 2026Historical — Lausanne 1923 population exchange descendantsDescendants of Greek Orthodox transferred from Anatolia 1923 (~1.2M); Constantinople Greeks exempted under Convention Art 2.

HistoricalVerified96%·May 2026Historical — Junta cessation era (Reform Arc 3 anchor)Reform Arc 3 historical anchor. NO formal Junta cessation statute; cessation operated through pre-existing Article 19 ND 3370/1955 + individual Pattakos decrees. Mercouri (1967-07-13) famous case.

HistoricalVerified94%·May 2026Historical — Civil War 1946-49 ethnic-Macedonian deprivations~28k child refugees evacuated 1946-1949; ~40k ethnic-Macedonian refugees denied repatriation. JMD 106841/1982 Greeks-by-genus systematically excluded ethnic Macedonians.

HistoricalVerified94%·May 2026Historical — 1955 Istanbul Pogrom + 1964 expulsionsSept 6-7 1955 Istanbul Pogrom (16 killed). 1964 Greek expulsions (~15k Greek nationals deported by Turkey). Reduced Constantinople community 100k → <2k.

HistoricalVerified94%·May 2026Historical — Article 19 deprivation legacy (Statelessness)Cascade-distinctive route. Article 19 created half-century denaturalization mechanism affecting Western Thrace Muslims + Dodecanese 1955-1998. Abolition non-retroactive.

InvestmentVerified95%·May 2026Investor — Golden Visa Tier C 250k EUR (limited zones)Residence permit (NOT citizenship); 250000 EUR property in limited zones (rural, islands). 7y residence then citizenship. Reform Arc 4.

InvestmentVerified95%·May 2026Investor — Golden Visa Tier B 400k EUR (mid-tier zones)400000 EUR investment in mid-tier zones (most of Greece outside zone-A and limited).

InvestmentVerified95%·May 2026Investor — Golden Visa Tier A 800k EUR (zone-A premium)800000 EUR investment in zone-A (Athens center, Thessaloniki center, Mykonos, Santorini). Reform Arc 4 signature. Effective 2024-09-01.

InvestmentVerified93%·May 2026Investor — Capital injection alternative (Law 4605/2019)Alternative: 400k+ EUR capital deposit, bonds, business equity, mutual funds.

MarriageVerified97%·May 2026Marriage — Greek-citizen spouse 3-year (with child)Foreign spouse + child born of marriage: 3y marriage + 3y residence track. Marriage alone (Law 1438/1984 §4) does not auto-confer.

MarriageVerified94%·May 2026Marriage — Spouse standard residence trackSpouses without children: modified residence; varies by Migration Code.

MilitaryVerified93%·May 2026Military service — Diplomats/military families 3-year trackSpouses of Greek diplomats/military stationed abroad: 3y residence track.

NaturalizationVerified95%·May 2026Naturalization — Standard 7-year residence7y legal continuous residence; ΠΕΓΠ language test (B1 CEFR); income EUR 8500/y; criminal record check; oath ceremony.

NaturalizationVerified96%·May 2026Naturalization — ομογενείς short-trackGreek-descended persons (homogeneis) accelerated naturalization track. Reform Arc 2 signature.

NaturalizationVerified94%·May 2026Naturalization — Recognized refugee 7-year track3y track ABOLISHED 2020-03-11; current 7y same as standard.

NaturalizationVerified94%·May 2026Naturalization — Stateless 3-year expedited trackOfficially recognized stateless persons: 3y residence track. EUR 100 fee.

NaturalizationVerified94%·May 2026Naturalization — Honorary (athletic / cultural distinction)Exceptional grant by Presidential Decree for athletes representing Greece, scholars, meritorious individuals.

NaturalizationVerified94%·May 2026Naturalization — Educational ties (Greek university degree)Greek-degree holders: PEGP language test exemptions; standard 7y residence still required.

NaturalizationVerified94%·May 2026Naturalization — 12-year extended track (Law 4531/2018)Third tier of 3-tier framework: 12y residence for specific applicant categories.

NaturalizationVerified93%·May 2026Naturalization — Pontic Genocide victim descentReform Arc 2 anchor: Pontic Genocide 1916-1923 + 1923 Asia Minor Catastrophe descendants benefit from ομογενείς framework.

RestorationVerified97%·May 2026Restoration — Post-Junta general restorationReform Arc 3. Persons stripped under Article 19 ND 3370/1955 + Pattakos decrees during Junta restored via post-July-1974 cascade. Council of State case law.

RestorationVerified94%·May 2026Restoration — Maternal-line transitional (pre-1984)Closes pre-1984 maternal-line gap.

RestorationVerified96%·May 2026Restoration — Article 19 deprivation legacy (sub-arc)Article 19 of 1955 Code stripped 46-60k Muslims (Western Thrace + Dodecanese) 1955-1998; abolished 1998 NON-RETROACTIVE; ~300-1000 still stateless.

RestorationVerified96%·May 2026Restoration — Holocaust descendant (2017 amendment)Greek Jews born ≤1945-05-09 + direct descendants per 2017 amendment. NARROW; NOT pan-Sephardic. ~300-350 directly affected.

SpecialVerified97%·May 2026Special — Cyprus parallel frameworkGreek-Cypriot dual eligibility via independent jus sanguinis chains. No cross-recognition between GR and CY laws.

SpecialVerified94%·May 2026Special — Northern Epirote Πιστοποιητικό ΟμογενούςGreek-descended in southern Albania receive Πιστοποιητικό Ομογενούς; intermediate status with full citizenship pathway.

SpecialVerified94%·May 2026Special — Sephardic Holocaust-descendant restoration (NARROW)Critical clarification: Greece has NO pan-Sephardic descent restoration law. Framework is Holocaust-descendant specific.

XCTVerified95%·May 2026Cross-border — Pontian source-state coordination (RU/GE/UA/KZ)Reform Arc 2 cross-border with ex-USSR Pontian source states. ~150-200k registered repatriates 1990-2000.

XCTVerified95%·May 2026Cross-border — Cham Albanian cessation sub-arc (1944-1947)Cham Albanian sub-arc within GR-AL: 1944-45 expulsion (~25k) + 1947 Special Law denationalization. Diaspora primarily in Albania.

XCTVerified94%·May 2026Cross-border — Israel Holocaust-descendant restorationBilateral with Israel: Greek-Jewish Holocaust descendants. KIS Greek coordination. Same statute as GR-SPC-04 / GR-RST-04.