Greece/Peru: Possibility for a man born in Peru in 1974 of a Peruvian mother and a Greek father to obtain Greek citizenship; conditions and formalities involved
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 21 June 2001 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ZZZ37278.E |
| Reference | 1 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Greece/Peru: Possibility for a man born in Peru in 1974 of a Peruvian mother and a Greek father to obtain Greek citizenship; conditions and formalities involved, 21 June 2001, ZZZ37278.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3df4bed514.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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According to Article 9 of Greece's Law 1438/1984: Amendment of Provisions of the Code of Greek Nationality and of the Law on Certificates of Registration,
1. Children born to a Greek father and an alien mother before the commencement of L. 1250/1982 and provided they are considered legitimate according to the provision of art.7 § 3 of the above law, may become Greek citizens if they declare their intention to that effect to the Minister of the Interior or to the prefect or to the Greek consular authority of their place of domicile or residence.
2. If the children have not attained the 18th year of age the declaration is made by the father. These children within one year from their coming into age may drop the Greek nationality by a declaration to one of the authorities mentioned in the previous paragraph.
On 22 June 2001, an official at the Embassy of Greece in Ottawa stated that "a person born outside of Greece before 1982 to a Greek father and a foreign mother is indeed considered a Greek citizen under Greek law" if his or her parents were married to each other when he or she was born (i.e. if he or she is considered legitimate under L. 1250/1982, quoted above).
Information on Greek nationality by origin can also be found in GRC3064 of 4 December 1989, GRC14738 of 31 August 1993 and GRC30208.E of 6 October 1998.
No specific information on the formalities involved in obtaining or claiming Greek citizenship could be found within the time constraints of this Response.
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 list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
Embassy of Greece, Ottawa. 22 June 2001. Correspondence and telephone interview with an official.
Greece. 1984. Law 1438/1984: Amendment of Provisions of the Code of Greek Nationality and of the Law on Certificates of Registration. (REFLEG)
Additional Sources Consulted
Embassy of Greece, Ottawa
European Bulletin on Nationality
Tolley's Immigration and Nationality Law and Practice 1998, 1999