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Newsroom

April 22, 2026

Welcome to your e-proxeneio!

The Digital Request Management Service for citizens through the Consular Authorities ( Ψ.Υ.Α. / e-proxeneio ), a flagship component of the “Transformation of Consular Services Procedures” project of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has been operational internally within our Consular Authorities for some time. The Digital Service is now also accessible to citizens, enabling […]

May 12, 2025

Invitation to submit an offer for the purchase of a new official vehicle by the Greek Embassy in Helsinki

March 24, 2025

Press Release - Santorini is Ready to Welcome Visitors from Around the World

Press Release

Services

Hospitalization

Greeks who have been hospitalized abroad can bring the relevant paperwork (receipts, medical diagnoses) to the nearest Greek Consular Authority to have them certified and sent to the competent insurance carrier in Greece. If the person in question is in Greece, they may send the paperwork for certification to the Greek Consular Authority in the […]

Transport of bodily remains

If a Greek dies abroad, relatives or friends of the deceased should contact the nearest Consular Authority to facilitate the transport of the remains of the deceased (corpse, bones, ashes), according to the customs that the deceased’s loved ones want to observe. In terms of procedure, the necessary paperwork (death certificate, health code paperwork) – […]

Taxes

To handle their tax affairs, Greeks abroad address themselves – through our Consular Authorities abroad and the Foreign Ministry’s E3 Directorate – to the Finance Ministry and, more specifically, the Economic Affairs Directorate for Residents Abroad – Revenue Section (4 Metsovou St. 1st Floor, 106 82, Athens, tel: 210 8204631, 210 8204627, 210 8204603, fax: […]

Change of Residency

To obtain certification of change of residency, Greeks abroad address themselves to the nearest Consular Authority, where they can obtain information regarding the documentation they will need to make their application. Note that documentation for obtaining permanent residency differs from country to country, as do the competent agencies from which documentation for permanent residency is […]

Arrests, Preliminary Hearings, Detentions, Incarcerations of Greeks abroad

In the above cases, the Foreign Ministry’s E3 Directorate monitors developments and is in constant contact with the Mission Abroad responsible for the region in which a Greek citizen has been arrested or detained.

Customs

To clear cars through customs, Greeks abroad address themselves – via our Consular Authorities abroad and the Foreign Ministry’s E3 Directorate – to the Finance Ministry, and specifically the Directorate General for Customs, DIPEAK (32 Acti Kondyli St., 185 45 Piraeus, tel: 210 4625884, fax: 210 4625182) You can find additional information on the Finance […]