{"id":453,"date":"2025-08-07T09:34:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T09:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mfa.gr\/uk\/?post_type=service&#038;p=453"},"modified":"2025-09-10T07:31:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T07:31:17","slug":"declaration-of-birth-of-a-child-of-a-greek-mother-and-a-greek-or-foreign-father-born-out-of-wedlock-or-greek-civil-partnership","status":"publish","type":"service","link":"https:\/\/www.mfa.gr\/uk\/en\/services\/citizen-services\/registration-birth-marriage-divorce-death\/declaration-of-birth\/declaration-of-birth-of-a-child-of-a-greek-mother-and-a-greek-or-foreign-father-born-out-of-wedlock-or-greek-civil-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"2. Declaration of birth of a child of a Greek mother and a Greek or foreign father born out of wedlock or Greek civil partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The birth of a child born out of wedlock is registered by his Greek parent, on the condition that the father has proceeded to the recognition of the child before the British Authorities, in accordance with British Law (co-signing of the birth certificate).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Documents<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 <strong>Birth Declaration Application<\/strong>: Please fill in the application form before arriving at the Consular Office<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 <strong>Original birth certificate from a British registry<\/strong> (Full Birth Certificate), which bears the signatures of both parents, authenticated with an Apostille stamp by the competent British Authorities. A translation of the British birth certificate is not required. It is noted that in case of non-validation of the certificate presented with the Hague seal, the registration will not be completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 <strong>Valid passports or Greek ID cards of both parents<\/strong>. In case one of the two is a citizen of an EU Member State, the declaration can be made by presenting the identity card of the Member State. For third-country nationals, a valid passport is required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Fees:<\/strong><\/td><td>Declaration 10\u20ac or equivalent in Sterling.<br>Copy 10\u20ac or equivalent in Sterling.<br>Payment in cash,\u00a0 debit or credit card.<br>See section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gr\/uk\/en\/services\/citizen-services\/consular-fees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Consular Fees<\/a> for itemised fees.<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>Appointments:<\/strong><\/td><td>Make an appointment via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gr\/uk\/en\/services\/citizen-services\/appointment-booking-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">e-appointments system<\/a>.<br>Each registration act requires a separate appointment.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Applications:<\/strong><\/td><td>1. <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\/aitisi_dilosis_gennisis.doc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Declaration of Birth Application<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The birth of a child born out of wedlock is registered by his Greek parent, on the condition that the father has proceeded to the recognition of the child before the British Authorities, in accordance with British Law (co-signing of the birth certificate). Documents: \u2022 Birth Declaration Application: Please fill in the application form before [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":451,"menu_order":10,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"service_icon":""},"service-category":[38,39],"class_list":["post-453","service","type-service","status-publish","hentry","service-category-london-services","service-category-manchester-services"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mfa.gr\/uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service\/453","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\/451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mfa.gr\/uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"service-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mfa.gr\/uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service-category?post=453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}