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Greece: Whether a child born in Burundi of a Greek mother and a Burundian father has the right to Greek citizenship; the procedures to acquire Greek citizenship

An official at the Greek Consular Office in Toronto indicated during a telephone interview on 15 July 2002 that a person born in Burundi of a Greek mother and a Burundian father would have the right to Greek citizenship (15 July 2002).

The procedure to acquire Greek citizenship depends on whether the woman is married or not (ibid.). If the woman is married to a foreigner, the marriage would have to be registered with the Greek authorities before applying for the child's Greek citizenship. In this case, application for Greek citizenship requires the following documentation:

1. Greek citizenship application form;

2. Parent's Greek marriage certificate;

3. Applicant's statement of birth (long form);

4. Church baptism certificate if one exists;

5. Parent's municipal "registration – family" status certificate from the appropriate municipality or village in Greece and all of their Greek passports if they exist; municipal registration certificates should be "recently issued";

6. Applicants foreign passports, if they exist;

7. One passport size photograph (Greek Consular Office, Correspondence 15 July 2002).

If the woman was not married, the woman would have to make an appointment with a Greek consular officer or with an officer at the Registrar General in Greece in order to register the child as the procedure is much more complex (Greek Consular Office, Telephone interview 15 July 2002).

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the source consulted in researching this Information Request.

References

Greek Consular Office, Toronto. 15 July 2002. Correspondence.

_____. 15 July 2002. Telephone interview with Consular Officer.