Checklist: Greek Citizenship by Naturalisation (Immigrant 7-Year Route)

Valid passport or travel document What is required: A copy of all pages, with the biographical details.

Valid residence permit or residence title What is required: A valid permit or title, or confirmation of a pending electronic renewal application where applicable. A valid residence permit is both a document in the dossier and an eligibility gate. Sort out your residence status before filing.

ΠΕΓ Certificate of Knowledge Adequacy for Naturalisation What is required: Proof of a pass in the exam, or documentary evidence of an exemption such as a certificate of nine years' schooling in Greek schools, or a Greek-language university, postgraduate or doctoral qualification.

Original birth certificate Form required: Issued by the foreign authority, properly certified (apostille where applicable) and officially translated into Greek.

Marriage certificate When required: Where the applicant's name changed after marriage; issued by the foreign authority, certified and translated.

Proof of fee payment What is required: The e-παράβολο electronic-fee receipt for the naturalisation application.

εκκαθαριστικά Tax clearance documents What is required: Tax clearance documents for the required years.

AMKA — Greek social-security number What is required: Your Greek social-security registration number (Α.Μ.Κ.Α.).

Economic-integration evidence Accepted evidence: Bank statements, employment contracts, and property declarations showing continuous employment, business activity or income.

Social-integration evidence Accepted evidence: Marriage registration, children's birth acts, school-attendance records, and evidence of voluntary work.

Birth-registry act When required: Where the applicant was born in Greece.