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How can I verify my signature?
A signature is verified by any administrative authority or Citizen’s Service Centre (CSC), using identity card or the documents provided in the Code of Administrative Procedure for proving the identity of a person. Moreover, a signature can be verified through the website www.gov.gr by entering the single digital platform gov.gr with one of the following ways, with your personal web banking or taxisnet username/ password, after registration to the National Communication Register, to confirm your telephone number.
Is verification of my signature required if a document is transferred electronically?
In such case, if the law provides that the verification of the signature of the interested party is sufficient, the qualified electronic signature or stamp is necessary.
How can I prove my identity information to an administrative authority or a Citizen’s Service Centre (CSC)?
In the case of Greek citizens, identity information is proved by the identity card or the temporary certificate of the competent authority or the passport or the driving license or the health card of all social security institutions. The identity of foreigners is proved, in case of citizens of Countries- Members of the European Union, by the identity card or the passport, while in all other cases, by the passport or any other document required for their entry to the country or the documents issued by the Greek authorities.
Is it necessary to submit original documents or their certified copies at any transaction with any authority or body of the public sector?
It is not necessary to submit original documents, issued by any body or authority of the following: the Public Sector, Local Decentralized Authorities, legal entities governed by public law, any courts, legal entities governed by private law which are State-owned or which regularly receive at least 50% of their annual budget in the form of State subsidies, pursuant to the applicable legal provisions, public enterprises and organizations, as well as legal entities and businesses of the Local Decentralized Authorities, or certified copies of their documents, by the interested persons for their transactions with the said authorities and bodies. Instead of original or certified copies, clear copies of the original documents, issued by the said authorities and bodies, can be submitted and are obligatorily accepted.
Clear copies of private documents certified by a lawyer, as well as clear copies of the original documents certified by any of the following authorities or bodies, are obligatorily accepted by them: the Public Sector, Local Decentralized Authorities, legal entities governed by public law, any courts, legal entities governed by private law which are State-owned or which regularly receive at least 50% of their annual budget in the form of State subsidies, pursuant to the applicable legal provisions, public enterprises and organizations, as well as legal entities and businesses of the Local Decentralized Authorities.
Clear copies of copies of documents issued by foreign authorities and are certified by a lawyer can be submitted and are obligatorily accepted.
Which authority is responsible for granting a certified copy of a document?
Any administrative authority or Citizen’s Service Centre (CSC) can provide certified copies of either an original document or a certified copy of the original document, as provided in article 1 of law no 2690/1999 (Code on Administrative Procedure) of the administrative authority that issued it, in case that said documents are to be submitted to any authority, excluding the ones referred to in the previous question. Also, any administrative authority or Citizen’s Service Centre (CSC) can provide certified copies of private documents or documents issued by foreign authorities, which are certified by a lawyer, in case that said documents are to be submitted to any authority, excluding the ones referred to in the previous question.
How can I draft an authorization with verification of my signature?
You can draft an authorization with the content you wish and visit any administrative authority or Citizen’s Service Centre (CSC), using your identity card or other document proving your identity information (see below). You can draft an authorization with the content you wish through the website www.gov.gr by entering the single digital platform gov.gr with one of the following ways, with your personal web banking or taxisnet username/ password, after registration to the National Communication Register, to confirm your telephone number.
How can I draft a declaration with verification of my signature?
You can draft a declaration with the content you wish and visit any administrative authority or Citizen’s Service Centre (CSC), using your identity card or other document proving your identity information (see below). You can draft a declaration with the content you wish through the website www.gov.gr by entering the single digital platform gov.gr with one of the following ways, with your personal web banking or taxisnet username/ password, after registration to the National Communication Register, to confirm your telephone number.
Can I file a request to a public authority to provide me with documents?
The only requirement set by law to be informed on the content or take copies of a document issued and kept by an authority is “reasonable interest” or “special legal interest” of the person that requests them, in the case of private documents. In the second case the documents shall be related with a case of the interested person, either pending or concluded. The interest of the person shall be clarified in the relevant application of the interested person submitted to the competent authority. In such case the identity of the requested documents shall be defined in a specific way, so that they can be determined individually or based on a special criterion or group, to classify them in a certain category or group, to facilitate their search and finding. In case that the relevant application is rejected, the competent officer shall justify the reason for which the requested documents were not provided, within a time period of 20 days, provided for in article 5 par 6 of the Code for Administrative Procedure. Following the rejection expressed by the Administration, the citizen has the right to resort to the competent prosecutor of first instance according to article 25 para 4 section b of the Code on Courts Organisation and Judges Status, to assess the legal interest and issue a relevant order.
I received a document (an extra-judicial invitation, a notice, an order for payment, a legal document) from a court bailiff. What should I do?
You should contact your lawyer, because a deadline may start from the date of receipt of the document.
I received a document (an extra-judicial invitation, a notice, an order for payment, a legal document) from a court bailiff. What should I do?
You should contact your lawyer, because a deadline may start from the date of receipt of the document.
How can I issue an electronic fee (e-paravolo)?
You can issue an e-paravolo through the website of the General Secretariat of Information Systems https://www.gsis.gr/, i.e. through the electronic service e-paravolo, by filing a request for granting an e-paravolo with all the necessary information. Filing the request for granting an e-paravolo can be proceeded in any Citizen’s Service Centre (CSC).
Which authority is responsible for granting a birth certificate?
Said certificate is issued through the website www.gov.gr by entering the single digital platform gov.gr with your taxisnet username/ password. Also, you can file an application to the competent Population Registration Office, where your birth was registered, or any Citizen’s Service Centre (CSC).
Which authority is responsible for granting a civil status certificate?
Said certificate is issued through the website www.gov.gr by entering the single digital platform gov.gr with your taxisnet username/ password. You can book your appointment through myKEPlive to be served by an official of a Citizen’s Service Centre (CSC). Also, you can file an application to the competent Population Register, where your family is registered, or any Citizen’s Service Centre (CSC).
Which authority is responsible for granting a criminal record?
You can apply for a copy of your criminal record at any Criminal Record Service of any Prosecutor’s Office in the First Instance Courts the country or the special criminal record division of the Ministry of Justice. You can also apply to any Citizen’s Service Centre (CSC) through the web portal “Ermis” or the National Criminal Record web portal. You can receive a copy of your criminal record at any Criminal Record Service of any Prosecutor’s Office in the First Instance Courts the country or the special criminal record division of the Ministry of Justice or in any Citizen’s Service Centre (CSC). You can also receive a copy of your criminal record electronically through the digital services for providing criminal record copies or the National Criminal Record web portal.
Which authority is responsible for granting a certificate proving that my business was not set under bankruptcy or conciliation proceedings?
You can book your appointment through myKEPlive to be served by an official of a Citizen’s Service Centre (CSC). Also, you can file an application online through the applications service of the Courts Digital Services Platform, which courts shall be gradually integrated into, or the First Instance Court of the headquarters of the business.
Which authority is responsible for granting a certificate proving that my business was not placed under compulsory administration?
You can book your appointment through myKEPlive to be served by an official of a Citizen’s Service Centre (CSC). Also, you can file an application online through the applications service of the Courts Digital Services Platform, which courts shall be gradually integrated into, or the First Instance Court of the headquarters of the business.
Which authority is responsible for granting a certificate proving that a person was placed under judicial interdiction?
You can book your appointment through myKEPlive to be served by an official of a Citizen’s Service Centre (CSC). Also, you can file an application online through the applications service of the Courts Digital Services Platform, which courts shall be gradually integrated into, or the First Instance Court of your place of residence.
Which authority is responsible for granting a death certificate?
Said certificate is issued through the website www.gov.gr by entering the single digital platform gov.gr with your taxisnet username/ password Also, you can file an application to the competent Population Registration Office, where the death was registered, or any Citizen’s Service Centre (CSC).
Which authority is responsible for granting a certificate proving the close relatives of a deceased?
Said certificate is issued through the website www.gov.gr by entering the single digital platform gov.gr with one of the following ways, with your personal web banking or taxisnet username/ password, after registration to the National Communication Register, to confirm your telephone number. If by any reason the issuance of said certificates by electronic means is not possible, you can book your appointment through myKEPlive to be served by an official of a Citizen’s Service Centre (CSC). Also, you can file an application to the competent Population Register of the residence place of the deceased or to any Citizen’s Service Centre (CSC).
Which authority is responsible for granting a certificate proving that a will was not published?
The Court of First Instance, within the territorial jurisdiction of which the inherited person was resident or ordinarily resident and if the inherited person was not resident, the Athens Court of First Instance, in case that the death occurred before 28.2.2013, while in case that the death occurred after 1.3.2013, the District Court is competent, within the territorial jurisdiction of which the inherited person was resident or ordinarily resident and if the inherited person was not resident, the District Court of Athens. The Athens Court of First Instance keeps a book, where all the wills are published, either provided by the said court or by other courts or consular authorities. You can apply online through the applications service of the Courts Digital Services Platform, which courts shall be gradually integrated into. If by any reason the issuance of said certificates by electronic means is not possible, you can book your appointment through myKEPlive to be served by an official of a Citizen’s Service Centre (CSC).
A relative died recently and I heard that I am the person to accept the inheritance as a heir. Also, I heard that my relative had debts. Which are the next steps?
According to article 1847 of the Civil Code, you have the right to waive the succession within 4 months, starting from the time you were in knowledge of the succession and its reason. Knowledge of the succession means knowledge of the death of the deceased, while knowledge of the reason of the succession means knowledge of the way of succession, i.e. through intestate or testate succession. In the case of testate succession, the time period of 4 months starts following the publication of the will. If the last place of residence of the deceased was abroad or if the heir heard about the succession, when s/he resided abroad, the time period lasts one year.
How can somebody waive the succession?
By declaring said waive before the secretariat of the inheritance court. In such case the District Court is considered as the inheritance court, within the territorial jurisdiction of which the inherited person was resident or ordinarily resident and if the inherited person was not resident, the District Court of Athens. For the waive of succession by a representative, a special authorization given by means of a notarial document.
Can a minor waive the succession?
Yes, following acquiring a relevant license by the competent court.
Which authority is responsible for granting a certificate proving the waiver of succession?
The inheritance court, i.e. the Court of First Instance, within the territorial jurisdiction of which the inherited person was resident or ordinarily resident and if the inherited person was not resident, the Single Member Court of Athens, in case that the death occurred before 28.2.2013, while in case that the death occurred after 1.3.2013, the District Court is competent, within the territorial jurisdiction of which the inherited person was resident or ordinarily resident and if the inherited person was not resident, the District Court of Athens. You can apply online through the applications service of the Courts Digital Services Platform, in which courts shall be gradually integrated into. If by any reason the issuance of said certificates by electronic means is not possible, you can book your appointment through myKEPlive to be served by an official of a Citizen’s Service Centre (CSC).
Which authority is responsible for granting a certificate proving that an inheritance right has not been challenged?
The inheritance court, i.e. the Single Member Court of First Instance, within the territorial jurisdiction of which the inherited person was resident or ordinarily resident and if the inherited person was not resident, the Single Member Court of Athens, in case that the death occurred before 28.2.2013, while in case that the death occurred after 1.3.2013, the District Court is competent, within the territorial jurisdiction of which the inherited person was resident or ordinarily resident and if the inherited person was not resident, the District Court of Athens. You can apply online through the applications service of the Courts Digital Services Platform, which courts shall be gradually integrated into. If by any reason the issuance of said certificates by electronic means is not possible, you can book your appointment through myKEPlive to be served by an official of a Citizen’s Service Centre (CSC).
Which authority is responsible for granting a certificate proving that an order for payment issued by the District Court has not been challenged?
The secretariat of the District Court, following the submission of a relevant application.
Which authority is responsible for granting a certificate proving that an order for payment issued by the Court of First Instance has not been challenged?
The secretariat of the Court of First Instance, following the submission of a relevant application.
Which authority is responsible for granting a certificate proving that a decision of the District Court has not been challenged?
The secretariat of the District Court, following the submission of a relevant application.
Which authority is responsible for granting a certificate proving that a decision of the Court of First Instance has not been challenged?
The secretariat of the Court of First Instance, following the submission of a relevant application.
Which authority is responsible for granting a certificate proving that an order for payment issued by the Court of First Instance has not been challenged?
The secretariat of the Court of First Instance, following the submission of a relevant application.
Which authority is responsible for granting a certificate proving that no action was filed for the taking into care of children?
The Single Member Court of First Instance, where the action was filed, or the Single Member Court of First Instance, where the applicant resides, following the submission of a relevant application.
Which authority is responsible for granting a certificate for the status of criminal proceedings?
The competent division of the prosecution office.