Greece

LGBT Rights

Greece is one the most progressive country in southeastern Europe regarding trans and queer rights.

Trans individuals can change gender legally. However, nonbinary identities are not recognized in law.

Same gender marriage has been legal since 2024. Same gender spouses have all the same rights and privileges as opposite gender spouses.

There are anti-discrimination provisions in law, but discrimination is more likely in smaller towns and remote villages as compared to major cities and tourist areas.

There is increasing acceptance of trans, gay, and even nonbinary individuals. There still is some opposition, primarily from the state church and the small far right political parties.

Citizenship Pathway

Greece is a jus sanguinus country. If either parent or any grandparent is a Greek citizen, you are a Greek citizen as well.

The process for claiming citizenship in this situation is known as registration. Registration is a process that can be done at your nearest Greek consulate. Note that it may take a few months to get an appointment to speak to a consular official for your registration.

Summary page from the Greek Consulate of New York

Information on registration of births and marriages

If a parent is a Greek citizen, and they have their documentation demonstrating such, typically a passport (διαβατήριο) or a national ID card (ταυτότιτα), your long form birth certificate, apostilled and translated into Greek; your passport; and your parent's identification should be sufficient to get the process started as the consulate should be able to procure the necessary family status certificate (πιστοποιητικό οικογενειακής κατάστασης). Note that if your parent has a TAXISnet account, they can produce the πιστοποιητικό οικογενειακής κατάστασης themselves to expedite the process.

If a grandparent is a Greek citizen, and they have their documentation demonstrating such, you will also need to register your parent. This will require both parents' birth certificate, apostilled and translated into Greek, and their long form marriage document. This is not the typical marriage certificate. Some jurisdictions have an explicit document intended for international use; some call this an application extract or some other term to denote that it includes all the details of the marriage ceremony, including explicit reference to the number of previous marriages a person has had. If that number is greater than zero, divorce decrees may also be necessary.

Citizenship registration can take two years or more.