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Basic rules about the Greek citizenshipBasic rules about the Greek citizenship By Christos ILIOPOULOS* A person obtains the Greek citizenship, first, by birth. The child of a Greek obtains from his/her birth the Greek citizenship. The Greek citizenship obtains from his/her birth also the person who is born in Greek territory, provided he/she does not obtain by his/her birth a foreign citizenship or he/she is of unknown citizenship. Also, a foreign person born out of wedlock of his/her parents, who was recognized legally as a child of a Greek, so that he/she is completely considered as a legal child of his/her father, becomes Greek from the recognition, if at that time he/she is a minor (under the age of 18). A foreign person who was adopted before he/she became of age (18 years old) as a child of a Greek man or woman, becomes Greek from the time of the adoption. Foreign persons of Greek origin who are admitted to the military schools for officers of the armed forces or are enlisted to the armed forces as volunteers, automatically obtain the Greek citizenship from their admission to the military schools or from their enlistment. Foreign persons of Greek origin when are enlisted as volunteers in time of war or mobilization can obtain the Greek citizenship by applying to the General Secretary of the Region. Special cases of citizenship acquisition. 1. A child born before 8 May 1984 from a mother who was Greek at the time of the birth or at the time of the marriage from which the child was born, becomes Greek, if he declares his relevant will to the General Secretary of the Region, or to the Greek Consular Authority of his place of residence. 2. A child born of a Greek father and a foreign mother before Law 1250/1982 (16 July 1982), provided the child is considered a true child of the father according to article 7 par.3 of the above Law, becomes Greek, if he declares his relevant will to the General Secretary of the Region, or to the Greek Consular Authority of his place of residence. 3. The acquisition of the Greek citizenship in the cases of the above paragraphs is verified with a decision of the General Secretary of the Region. 4. The children of those who obtain the Greek citizenship according to this article, become Greek without any other procedure, if at the time of the declaration are under age or unmarried. Persons of Greek origin who reside in countries of the former Soviet Union can obtain the Greek citizenship after an application to the Greek Consular Authority of the place of their residence, provided: a) They are of age [above 18], b) Their Greek citizenship cannot be recognized according to the Conventions of Ankara and of Lausanne. Reclamation of the Greek citizenship. A Greek woman who lost the Greek citizenship due to her marriage to a foreign person reclaims the citizenship, if she declares her will to do so to the General Secretary of the Region or to the Greek Consular Authority of the place of her residence. A child born to a Greek mother but who lost the Greek citizenship, due to recognition or legalization by a foreign father, reclaims the Greek citizenship, if the child declares his will to do so to the General Secretary of the Region or to the Greek Consular Authority of his place of residence. The children of those who obtain the Greek citizenship according to this article, become Greek, if at the date of the declaration are under age or unmarried. Marriage does not lead to the acquisition or to the loss of the Greek citizenship. *Christos ILIOPOULOS, attorney at the Supreme Court of Greece, LL.M. in International and European Law. e-mail: bm-bioxoi@otenet.gr
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