An applicant whose ancestor was a Greek citizen can approach the Greek Embassy or the Directorate of Civic Status of the Decentralized Administration of the area where they reside with the following documents: • Registry of the ancestor in Greek municipal records. • Documents that prove relationship to the Greek ancestor. The estimated time for this process is 18 months. On the other hand, the process for the 5-year long Golden Visa, residence-by-Investment program, is done through the Consular power of attorney within two-to-three months. The Golden Visa permit also entitles one for citizenship-by-naturalization applications.
