Kat Reply:
July 16th, 2009 at 22:35

Hi Joyce, this service is supposed to be available at most Greek Embassies and Greek Consulates, allowing Greek citizens to get copies of Greek birth certificates. However, some people have complained that it isn’t, and staff are not helpful.

If that’s the case, he/you need to call City Hall or the Mayor’s office in the municipality where the oikogeneiaki merida (voting rights) are registered and get a copy, i.e., my girlfriend was born in Athens, but she’s registered under her father’s oikogeneiaki merida in Larissa, so she’d need to call Larissa. Alternatively, you can get one from the lixarcheio or ask a KEP location in Athens to assist you.

http://www.ermis.gov.gr/portal/page/portal/ermis/KepIndex

Btw, to get a U.S. Social Security card, you need to have proof of U.S. citizenship.

http://www.socialsecurity.gov/ss5doc/

Kat Reply:
August 29th, 2010 at 23:59

Because you are family, you can contact the city hall or mayor’s office (dimarxeio) in Egion and Mamousia and see if the oikogeneiaki merida is on file there. Inside the file should be important documents, including a death certificate if he is no longer living. Alternatively, you can also check the koinotita in these same areas.

I sometimes recommend contacting KEP (Citzen Service Centre) in Greece to assist, but it will not help in this situation because you are unsure of his whereabouts.

Kat Reply:
August 12th, 2011 at 23:15

This is Greece, so the best answer I can give you is ‘depends.’

A friend of mine sent a package with the full address and phone number but had one wrong digit in the zip code. Never made it here — contents were probably stolen or the whole thing thrown away.

A relative sent me a card with the full address and one wrong digit in the post code. It found me just fine.

Using no address greatly reduces the chance of delivery.

Kat Reply:
April 25th, 2012 at 23:53

As it says in the article above, you/your husband or a relative need to request it from the location of the oikogeneiaki merida in Greece, or through the Greek consulate/embassy nearest your residence.

*I removed the name of your husband and recommend that you not disclose sensitive information in public forums to protect his/your privacy.

Kat Reply:
January 15th, 2014 at 01:40

If your father was born in Greece, he already has an oikogeneiaki merida. If he didn’t set it up himself, his father before him did. Most are located in the village or city where they were born.

A woman cannot set one up herself. She belongs to her father’s if she’s single, then her husband’s when she marries.

Kat Reply:
August 5th, 2014 at 02:11

To gain access to his records and conduct transactions, you need his death certificate and proof of your relationship to him (i.e., a printout from his/your oikogeneiaki merida). Having an AFM is not proof of legality or insurance. Seven years is a long time to wait to inquire and close his affairs, which will raise suspicion or (at least) raise questions about the delay.

If he had OGA, you need to visit an OGA office. KEP does not have information specific to his case.

Kat Reply:
September 6th, 2014 at 22:49

My answer is the same as the article above and replies to Joyce and Elizabeth.

You get it from City Hall/dimarxeio of wherever your great grandfather had his oikogeneiaki merida or voting rights. You can also get it from any KEP Citizen Service Centre, but they will ask you to tell them the location of the oikogeneiaki merida so it’s basically the same as the first option.

Kat Reply:
October 8th, 2014 at 20:31

Non-Greek EU citizens living in Greece for more than 90 days still require a residence certificate (blue paper) for certain bureaucratic transactions, such as transferring ownership, buying a home or vehicle, and getting a motorcycle license to name a few.

Your lawyer is wrong.

Kat Reply:
November 18th, 2014 at 14:43

The only birth certificates available in the country of Greece or accessible via the Greek embassy/consulate are Greek birth certificates for Greek citizens. Therefore, I’m not sure why you’re calling them or leaving a question on this website.

America has nothing to do with Canada or Greece, so I’m again confused by why you’re contacting them. Also be aware that qualifying for U.S. citizenship requires years of residency and successful completion of the naturalization process, not just marriage. http://www.uscis.gov/us-citizenship/citizenship-through-naturalization/naturalization-spouses-us-citizens

You said you’re a Canadian citizen, not a Greek or American citizen, so your parents likely registered your birth via a Canadian embassy/consulate and your certificate is stored in Canada. I found this via a simple Google search using the words ‘Canadian birth certificate.’ http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/subjects/cards/birth_certificate.shtml

Best of luck.