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5 Ways to Get Your Greek Citizenship Done Faster
Written By: Christophoros
As many in the Greek Diaspora know all too well, getting your Greek Citizenship can be a long and difficult process. This is because people are often stuck communicating with the Greek government through consulates and embassies in America, which are often understaffed and poor at communication.
We at KTE have heard countless stories from Greeks living all over the world about how hard it is to track down all the necessary documents to make their Greek citizenry official, even after multiple years into the process. Well, we figured, enough is enough. As Greek Americans who have been through the process and whose father is a lawyer, here are five ways to get your Greek Citizenship done faster.
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Written By: Christophoros
Unlike the United States, where citizenship is assigned by birth in the country’s borders, Greek Citizenship is done by parentage. As far as the legal process goes, Greeks in the diaspora need to prove to the Greek government that they have an ancestor with Greek Citizenship.
Greek Americans are now required to work their citizenship process through one of the eight General Consulates of the Hellenic Republic within the United States that they were born closest to. For instance, Greek Americans born in Seattle, Washington must conduct their citizenship proceedings at the Consulate in San Francisco, because it is their official local Consulate. Likewise, if a Seattle-born Greek American were to move to New York later in life, they would still need to return to the Consulate in San Francisco to file a citizenship application.
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