Hellenic Law Firm, Athens
Greek citizenship: preliminary assessment
This form changes as you fill it in. Questions appear only when your answers make them relevant, so most people see far fewer than the full set.
Greek citizenship by descent is decided by the law in force on the date each ancestor was born, married, or naturalised — not by today’s law. A single detail, such as whether a marriage in 1947 was religious or civil, can change the entire procedure.
Where you do not know an answer, choose or write Unknown. An admitted gap costs far less than a wrong assumption. Approximate dates are fine if you mark them “approx.”.
Three Greek words appear below because there is no English equivalent. A dimotologio is the register of families kept by a Greek municipality — being in one is the strongest proof that a person was a Greek citizen. A mitroo arrenon is a separate register of males, kept for military service. A long-form or full certificate is one that names the parents; a short certificate that names only the person is not accepted.
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Returning this form does not by itself create a lawyer–client relationship. We will review it and reply with a written assessment of your position. That written assessment is a chargeable service: we will quote the fee in advance and in writing, and no work begins and nothing is charged until you confirm that fee in writing. If you then instruct us on the substantive matter, a separate engagement letter governs it.
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Two steps. First save your answers as a file. Then email that file to info@helleniclawfirm.com, together with scans of any documents you hold. Do not send originals.
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How this document may be used
Copyright. © 2026 Konstantinos Gr. Touris / Hellenic Law Firm, Athens. All rights reserved. This questionnaire — including the selection, sequence and wording of its questions, its explanatory notes, and the conditional structure that determines which questions appear — is an original work protected under Greek Law 2121/1993 on copyright and related rights, and under the international conventions to which Greece is a party.
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How we handle your information
Controller. Konstantinos Gr. Touris, Attorney at Law (Athens Bar No. 26644), 12 Athanasiou Diakou St., 117 42 Athens, Greece — kostas@helleniclawfirm.com, tel. +30 210 3636025.
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Purpose. To assess whether you may be entitled to Greek citizenship, identify the correct legal route and required documents, and — if you instruct us — conduct that matter before the competent Greek authorities.
Legal bases. Article 6(1)(b) GDPR (steps taken at your request before entering a contract, and performance of it); Article 6(1)(c) (our legal obligations); Article 6(1)(f) (our legitimate interest in assessing and documenting matters we take on).
Special categories. Some answers may reveal religious beliefs (the denomination of a marriage or baptism) or ethnic origin (Greek descent or community membership). We ask only because Greek citizenship and family law make these legally decisive, and only so far as necessary. We rely on Article 9(2)(f) GDPR (establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims) and, in addition, on your explicit consent under Article 9(2)(a). Health data are requested only if you ask us to seek priority processing on health grounds. Where a question asks about the persecution or forced displacement of an ancestor, it is asked because a dedicated restoration procedure exists for people who held Greek citizenship and lost it in those circumstances; you may answer it in outline only, or ask us to take it by telephone instead.
Other people. This form asks about your relatives. The GDPR does not apply to deceased persons. Where you give information about living third parties, you confirm you are entitled to do so and have informed them, or will inform them, that their details were shared with us for this purpose. We will send them this notice on request.
Recipients. The competent Greek authorities (Citizenship Directorates, the Special Registry, municipalities, consular authorities, the General State Archives), church and civil archives in Greece and abroad, and archival researchers, genealogists, certified translators and IT providers engaged by us under written processing agreements meeting Article 28 GDPR. We never sell or share your data for marketing.
Transfers outside the EEA. Where the matter requires contact with authorities or archives outside the EEA, transfers are made under Article 49(1)(b) and (e) GDPR.
Automated decisions. None. Your answers are assessed by a qualified lawyer. Software, which may include AI-assisted review, is used only in support of that assessment. Article 22 GDPR does not apply.
Retention. If you do not instruct us, we delete this summary and any documents twelve (12) months after our last contact. If you do instruct us, we keep the file for the duration of the retainer and for five (5) years afterwards, or longer where a legal obligation or a pending claim requires it.
Professional secrecy. Everything you tell us is covered by the professional secrecy of the Greek advocate under Article 38 of the Advocates' Code (Law 4194/2013), whether or not you go on to instruct us.
Your rights. Access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, objection, and withdrawal of consent at any time without affecting processing already carried out. These may be limited where professional secrecy, a legal obligation, or the defence of legal claims requires it. Write to us at the address above, or complain to the Hellenic Data Protection Authority, 1–3 Kifisias Ave., 115 23 Athens (www.dpa.gr).