Greece Launches New Personal Citizen Number on June 3: What You Need to Know

Starting Tuesday, June 3, Greece will officially instrumentality the new Personal Citizen Number (P.A.), which will beryllium mandatory for each residents.

The state is entering a caller integer era, arsenic this unified recognition fig aims to streamline citizens’ interactions with nationalist services—and eventually, private-sector services arsenic well.

What Is the Personal Citizen Number and Why Is It Important?

The Personal Citizen Number is simply a unique, lifelong recognition fig for each citizen. It is designed to regenerate aggregate existing identifiers, such arsenic the Tax Identification Number (AFM), Social Security Number (AMKA), and National ID Number. The extremity is to simplify administrative procedures and trim bureaucracy, allowing citizens to use a single fig for each authoritative transactions.

What Will the Number Look Like?

The fig will beryllium issued via the caller myInfo exertion connected the authorities portal gov.gr. Citizens will beryllium capable to customize portion of the identifier: they tin take two retired of the three alphanumeric characters that precede their AFM. The third quality will beryllium system-generated and service arsenic a cheque digit.

The structure of the Personal Number will beryllium arsenic follows:

• 3 alphanumeric characters (two chosen by the citizen)
• The citizen’s Tax Identification Number (AFM)
• 1 auto-generated quality acting arsenic a cheque digit

The implicit fig will beryllium 12 digits long.

What Changes Should Citizens Expect?

The astir important alteration is the simplification of procedures. The Personal Number will relation arsenic a integer cardinal for each nationalist services, and yet for private-sector transactions, such arsenic with banks oregon security providers.

According to the Ministry of Digital Governance, the Personal Number is permanent, unique, and unchangeable, careless of immoderate changes to name, residence, oregon ID. This means that adjacent if a national updates their ID oregon moves, their fig remains the aforesaid for life.

Requirements and Issuance Process

• To get the Personal Number done myInfo, citizens will need:
• Their Taxisnet login credentials
• A registered mobile telephone fig successful the National Communication Registry (EMEp)
• The issuance process involves:

1. Logging into myInfo using Taxisnet credentials
2. Two-factor authentication (OTP) for unafraid access
3. Reviewing their accusation arsenic listed successful state registries
4. Confirming oregon requesting corrections to their data
5. Once information is verified, the fig is issued and registries are automatically updated

Where Will the Number Be Used?

The fig will appear:

• On the back of the caller National ID cards
• In the digital ID successful the gov.gr Wallet
• Initially, the fig will beryllium used for public-sector services. Over time, it will beryllium adopted by the backstage sector, including banks and insurers, eliminating the request for aggregate IDs.

What About Current ID Cards?

The older “blue” ID cards will beryllium phased retired gradually, successful enactment with EU regulations. They are acceptable to expire in August 2026, unless an hold is granted.

Citizens who already clasp the caller nationalist ID paper bash not request a replacement conscionable to adhd the Personal Number—it will beryllium stored digitally. However, those who wish to person a paper showing the updated fig tin petition a replacement done the usual ID issuance process, which includes scheduling an assignment astatine an ID issuance center via id.gov.gr.

Currently, over 1.7 million new-style IDs person already been issued. Citizens tin use astatine immoderate of the 371 ID centers across Greece, careless of their spot of residence. Authorities are besides considering extended hours—including Sundays—to conscionable increasing demand.

Can You Refuse the Number?

According to the applicable legislation, the Personal Number:

“is recorded connected the Greek citizen’s ID paper and stored successful its embedded integer spot for the intent of enabling integer services and facilitating nationalist transactions.”

For 30 days aft the issuance of the ministerial decision, citizens applying for a caller ID whitethorn petition 1 with oregon without the Personal Number. After this transitional period, the fig becomes mandatory for each caller ID cards, careless of the applicant’s preference.

An objection applies lone if the issuance process for the fig has not been completed done nary responsibility of the citizen.

What If the Personal Number Isn’t Issued Yet?

If a national has applied for the Personal Number but has not yet received it—and the hold is not their fault—they tin still person a valid ID without it. However, they whitethorn instrumentality aboriginal to petition a caller ID with the fig included.

Fixing Errors successful Official Records

The rollout of the Personal Number is besides expected to resoluteness longstanding information issues. Over 2 cardinal citizens are estimated to payment from corrections to their authoritative records, galore of which incorporate duplicates oregon inconsistencies.

Through myInfo, citizens will beryllium capable to:

Review their idiosyncratic information

Request corrections to inaccurate information crossed authoritative registries (e.g., AMKA, AFM, ID number, name)

What Happens to AFM and AMKA?

The Personal Number does not instantly regenerate AFM oregon AMKA. Instead, it will complement existing systems and gradually take precedence successful transactions. Eventually, it is expected to go the sole identifier for each citizen.

Special Cases

For definite groups, specific issuance procedures are successful place:

Minors: Application by a genitor oregon guardian (via myInfo oregon a Citizen Service Center – KEP)

Citizens without Taxisnet oregon mobile phone: Must use successful idiosyncratic astatine a KEP oregon Consulate (if abroad)

Citizens under ineligible guardianship: Guardian indispensable beryllium contiguous with tribunal documentation

Data Protection and Security

The Personal Number complies with high integer information standards, including:

Two-factor authentication (Taxisnet + OTP)

No delicate information embedded successful the fig structure, minimizing information breach risks

Private Sector Integration

Though initially focused connected nationalist services, the fig is expected to beryllium adopted by private institutions, such as: banks, security companies etc.

This will further simplify recognition and trim the request for aggregate ID numbers.

What If There Are Mistakes successful Your Records?

If citizens spot errors during the exertion process, they can:

Submit a correction petition via myInfo

Visit the due nationalist bureau (e.g., Municipality, Tax Office, IDIKA)

More accusation is available astatine the Ministry of Digital Governance’s ιστότοπος oregon successful idiosyncratic at Citizen Service Centers (KEP).