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Attention: Αll the male Greek citizens, who were born in 2007, are obliged to fill in and send to their Military Office in Greece, the enumeration sheet within the period 2.1.2025-31.3.2025 Online declaration of loss of Greek passport or ID card Greek citizens are now able to declare online the loss of their Greek ID card or passport, provided that the citizen holds a TaxisNet or web banking account. Alternatively, they candeclare the loss at their closest Greek Consular Authority. Attention: In accordance with the Community Code on Visas short term visitors to Greece (and to the Schengen area in general) must be in possession of a valid travel document. The Travel document’s validity shall extend at least three months after the intended date of departure from Greece (or the Schengen area in general), and it shall have been issued within the previous 10 years Attention: ETA authorisation will be needed for entry of Greek citizens in the UK from 2 April 2025
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Replacement of UK physical immigration documents with e-visas

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Tuesday, 24 December 2024

Replacement of UK physical immigration documents with e-visas

As a result of the UK authorities’ intention to fully replace the UK physical immigration documents with e-visas, the right to reside in the UK will soon only be proven online, by demonstration of a share code generated by the beneficiary’s UKVI account https://www.gov.uk/view-prove-immigration-status. In the same way, settled/pre-settled status holders can confirm their entitlement to enter the UK with their Greek/EU IDcard https://www.gov.uk/guidance/visiting-the-uk-as-an-eu-eea-or-swiss-citizen.

During the current transitional period, at least until 31.3.2025, physical immigration documents (even if they expired on 31.12.2024 or later) can still be used to enter the UK, as long as the immigration entitlement is valid (settled/pre-settled status or other residence right in the UK). However, in preparation for the full implementation of e-visas, the residents in the UK are advised to create a UKVI account https://www.gov.uk/guidance/online-immigration-status-evisa.

The aforementioned information concern citizens with a residence right in the UK. Greek citizens visiting the UK for a short time can still enter with a valid passport as they used to, until the implementation of the ETA to EU/EEA citizens on 2.4.2025.
For any relevant queries, interested citizens can contact the Home Office authorities (emergency hotline for boarding issues from 31.12.2024: 08008766921 , 02033370927), and with our e-mail address )

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