Information on the gradual reopening of the Citizenship Services

According to a recent decision of the Minister of Interior, Mr. Takis Theodorikakos, the public services are in full operation from Tuesday, June 9, 2020.

Since the General Secretariat of Citizenship has not issued a relevant announcement regarding the operation of the Citizenship Services, we inform you about their operation upon our communication with the heads of the services, which is as follows:

The Citizenship Service of Athens (Ypatias 6) 

Interested applicants are requested to send their naturalization and citizenship applications by registered mail or courier on the following address: Ministry of Interior, Citizenship Service of Athens, Ypatias 6, 10556 Athens

The reception of the public is done exclusively in extremely urgent cases upon phone appointment. 

Phone: 210 3258343 και 210 3258317

Email: [email protected] 


The Citizenship Service of Central and Western Attica (Favierou 58)

The submission of citizenship / naturalization applications is done upon phone appointment:

For citizenship applications at 2105200942

For naturalization applications at 2105200912

The submission of additional supporting documents is done by registered mail or by email at [email protected] 


The Citizenship Service of Northern & Eastern Attica (Spata Avenue 65, Gerakas)

The submission of citizenship/naturalization applications is done upon phone appointment at: 2106600903, 2106600912, 2106600918, 2106600926 και 2106600935. 

The submission of additional supporting documents is done by registered mail or by email at [email protected] 


The Citizenship Service of of Southern Attica, Piraeus and Islands (Aghiou Dionysiou 5, Piraeus) 

The submission of citizenship/naturalization applications and additional supporting documents is done by registered mail or courier. 

In urgent cases and when it is necessary, the interested applicant is invited to come to the service in person.


*Any information regarding the Citizenship Acquisition Status is available only electronically 

**The naturalization interviews have started and are taking place with the physical presence of the applicants in all Citizenship Services of Attica region. Interested applicants are informed by the services about the interview dates, by phone or registered mail.  

***Information regarding the protocol number in cases of application’s submission by registered mail or courier is done as follows:

Citizenship Service of Athens: The applicant should contact the service by phone or email

Citizenship Service of Central and Western Attica, Citizenship Service of Northern & Eastern Attica and Citizenship Service of Southern Attica, Piraeus & Islands: The services inform the applicant by phone


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