Greek Passport - Issuing Process

Issuing Process

Greek passports are issued by the National Passport Centre ("Διεύθυνση Διαβατηρίων/Αρχηγείο Ελληνικής Αστυνομίας"). Applicants have to apply in person - in case of a child under 14, accompanied by a parent - at the local police department. Upon submitting all the requirements (special portrait photo, issuing request and fee), the police department begins the issuing procedure. All passports are manufactured centrally at the N.P.C main building in Athens. Depending on the circumstances, passports are issued in 3 to 9 business days and must be picked up at the police department in which the issuing request was made. For this, an applicant must carry with her/him a special receipt they received after applying. Standard passports are valid for a period of 5 years for adults and 2 years for children under 14. If one person is between 14 and 17 years old, then the issued passport is valid until that person becomes 18 years old, at which time they must request an adult one.

Greek passports cannot be renewed. A holder has to make a request for a new one, if their passport expires within the next six months of the request and he/she plans to use it after the expiry date.

The issuing of a standard adult passport costs €84.40, while that of a child costs €73.60. Reissuance of an existing and still valid passport with no blank pages is possible, with a validity date equal to the previous passport and a cost of €53.

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