Greek Passports
Pursuant to the new law in effect from January 1st 2006, the issuance of new passports with upgraded
security features falls within the competence of Greek Police exclusively.
Greek Consular Missions will be assisting in the following ways:
-Receiving applications and required documents
-Forwarding all these documents to the Greek Police via the Ministry of Foreigh Affairs
-Receiving the new passports from the Greek Police
-Delivering the passports to the applicant
Validity
The period of validity for the new passports is as follows:
1. For adult (holders), and for minors that have completed their 14 years of age, 5 years.
2. For minors up to 14 years of age, 3 years.
The new passports are not renewable. Up to twelve months before the expiring date, holders can
submit an application for the issuance of an new passport. The law also stipulates specific procedures for
replacing a lost or stolen valid passport.
Required Supporting Documents
The required supporting documents must be submitted by the applicant in person, are the following:
1.Two recent digital photographs, 40mmX60mm, printed on colour photographic paper (no use of ink-jet
or laser printing). More techincal specifications can be found at the Ministry of Public Order website
www.ydt.gr.
2.A birth certificate or a family status certificate issued by the competent municipality in Greece that
our Office requests from, or a recent Police Identity Card of the applicant.
3.Canadian driver's licence or other official document which should have the permanent address of the applicant.
4.Previous Greek passport.
A permanent resident abroad who has evaded his mandatory military obligations must submit a certificate
from the competent Military Office in Greece which will certify his military service status.
Minor applicants have to be accompanied by both parents or their legal guardian when they apply for Greek
Passport. The parents, or the legal guardians, should also have their passports on that day.
For Greeks living abroad, the procedures for the issuance of passports will now be inevitably lengthier in
time, due to the fact that the required application and all the supporting documents have to be forwarded to the
Greek Police and then the new passports have to be sent to our Office. Alternatively, Greek citizens living abroad,
when visiting Greece, always have the option to apply directly to the competent authorities in Greece for the
issuance of their passorts.
The fees for the issuance of the new passports are as follows:
A) Passports for applicants over 14 years of age:84,40 Euro
G) Passports for applicants up to 14 years of age:73,60 Euro
For more information please contact:
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Please note: To apply for a passport, you must schedule an appointment.
*Prices in Canadian Dollars are affected by the EURO-CND parity
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