{"id":399,"date":"2025-08-06T09:04:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T09:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mfa.gr\/uk\/?post_type=service&#038;p=399"},"modified":"2025-09-05T10:45:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T10:45:41","slug":"cessation-of-postponement","status":"publish","type":"service","link":"https:\/\/www.mfa.gr\/uk\/en\/services\/citizen-services\/military-issues\/cessation-of-postponement\/","title":{"rendered":"Cessation of Postponement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you have obtained postponement as a permanent resident abroad and you wish to terminate it, you must submit an application to terminate the postponement and a new Certificate of Permanent Resident Abroad will be issued on submission of the necessary supporting documents.&nbsp; You will then carry out your military service with the next classification (ESSO).&nbsp; The necessary supporting documents for the termination of the postponement as a Permanent Resident Abroad and the re-issue of a Permanent Resident Certificate are those mentioned above, from the date of the issue of the old Certificate to date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NOTE:<\/strong>&nbsp;A period of stay in Greece, for any reason, of more than six months does not count towards the acquisition of permanent resident abroad status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For relevant information you can contact the office of the Military Support Officer of the Embassy at the e-mail address&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:london.cso@hndgs.mil.gr\">london.cso@hndgs.mil.gr<\/a>&nbsp;or book an appointment via the myConsulLive service, category \"General military information\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Consular Fees:<\/strong><\/td><td>The cost for the issue of the above certificates is 50 Euros.<br>Payment is made in cash or by UK issued debit or credit card.<br>For documents that authentication of the original signature is required, it is priced at 10 Euros for Greek\/EU citizens and 30 Euros for third country nationals equivalent in Sterling.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Appointment:<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gr\/uk\/en\/services\/citizen-services\/appointment-booking-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pre-booked appointment<\/a>\u00a0through the online system<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Application Forms:<\/strong><\/td><td><span class=\"wp-rich-text-font-awesome-icon wp-font-awesome-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"fas\" data-icon=\"file-word\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-file-word \" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M64 0C28.7 0 0 28.7 0 64V448c0 35.3 28.7 64 64 64H320c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64V160H256c-17.7 0-32-14.3-32-32V0H64zM256 0V128H384L256 0zM111 257.1l26.8 89.2 31.6-90.3c3.4-9.6 12.5-16.1 22.7-16.1s19.3 6.4 22.7 16.1l31.6 90.3L273 257.1c3.8-12.7 17.2-19.9 29.9-16.1s19.9 17.2 16.1 29.9l-48 160c-3 10-12 16.9-22.4 17.1s-19.8-6.2-23.2-16.1L192 336.6l-33.3 95.3c-3.4 9.8-12.8 16.3-23.2 16.1s-19.5-7.1-22.4-17.1l-48-160c-3.8-12.7 3.4-26.1 16.1-29.9s26.1 3.4 29.9 16.1z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gr\/media\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/stratologia_app_form.doc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">An application form<\/a>&nbsp;is attached.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have obtained postponement as a permanent resident abroad and you wish to terminate it, you must submit an application to terminate the postponement and a new Certificate of Permanent Resident Abroad will be issued on submission of the necessary supporting documents.&nbsp; You will then carry out your military service with the next classification [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":382,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"service_icon":""},"service-category":[39,38],"class_list":["post-399","service","type-service","status-publish","hentry","service-category-manchester-services","service-category-london-services"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mfa.gr\/uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service\/399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mfa.gr\/uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mfa.gr\/uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/service"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mfa.gr\/uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service\/382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mfa.gr\/uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"service-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mfa.gr\/uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service-category?post=399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}