Popular British author Victoria Hislop was officially sworn-in as a Greek citizen during a special ceremony held at the Interior Ministry on Thursday. “Today is a very important day because, for many years,…
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The way of acquiring Greek citizenship for a foreigner is changing. According to an Interior Ministry bill that has been submitted for public consultation until September 10, foreign nationals in Greece wanting to acquire citizenship will…
Victoria Hislop, the renowned author of bestsellers including “The Island”, “Those Who Are Loved”, “The Return” and “Cartes Postales from Greece,” can now officially consider herself a Greek. Greece’s President, Katerini Sakellaropoulou…
Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks, who acquired Greek citizenship earlier this year, turns 64 today! The American actor and filmmaker who was born on the 9th July 1956, is married to Greek American actress…
Albanian nationals are the largest group in Greece to be granted Greek citizenship according to the latest data from Eurostat. Some 24, 203 Albanians were granted Greek citizenship in 2018, followed by…
Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks, who recently acquired Greek citizenship, and his Greek American wife Rita Wilson, have released a video inviting people around the world to join the events in commemorating 200…
One of Hollywood’s most loved actors and the latest honorary citizen of Greece, Tom Hanks has been nominated for his first Oscar in almost 20 years, for his portrayal of Mister Rogers…
Tom Hanks may officially consider himself Greek. Greece’s President, Prokopis Pavlopoulos has signed an honorary naturalisation order allowing the 63-year-old actor to claim Greek citizenship. The Hollywood star has made no secret…
Over 34,300 people acquired Greek citizenship in 2017, up 3 percent compared to 2016 and of these, 86.8 percent were Albanians, 1.3 percent were Ukrainians and 1.1 percent were from Moldova. According…
Greek authorities have busted a major racket offering illegal naturalisations that helped dozens of Syrians and Lebanese immigrants to fraudulently acquire Greek citizenship. The revelation came from the General Inspector of Public…
Three migrant fishermen have been sworn in as Greek citizens at the Interior Ministry on Thursday, after being granted Greek citizenship for their extraordinary courage during the deadly fire in Mati that occurred…
Greece’s President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos, will officially present honorary Greek citizenship to the three migrant fishermen who helped rescue dozens of people from the sea during the tragic fires…
Three foreign-born fishermen who desperately helped save many lives during the tragic wildfires in Attica in July will be granted Greek citizenship, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in a video posted on his Twitter. “The fishermen of Nea Makri,…