‘Greece needs you!’ – Greek citizenship dominates conversation in Sydney

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A visiting delegation of officials from Greece spent an day with galore representatives of Greek Australian organisations arsenic they discussed the subject of Greek citizenship with a very wide and nonstop message: “Greece needs you!”.

The delegation spoke straight with the representatives astatine the lawsuit organised by the Greek Consulate Beta Bar successful Sydney connected Wednesday day (8 October), speaking straight connected matters concerning citizenship and however Greek Australians tin use for it.

Athanasios Balermpas (Secretary General for Home Affairs & Organisation, Ministry of Interior), Dimitrios Karnavos (Secretary General for Citizenship, Ministry of the Interior), and Katerina Ouli (General Manager for Citizenship) each shared insights into the topic.

A cardinal theme that arose is the conception that integer advancements will assistance simplify the process, with their ultimate purpose being for arsenic galore Greeks of the diaspora arsenic imaginable to summation citizenship.

“We are anxious to perceive the problems and try to fig retired the solutions,” said Balermpas during the discussion.

The gathering explored the value of citizenship successful galore areas, with a main constituent stressed being its quality to assistance radical go eligible to vote successful Greek elections.

Karnavos stated the Sydney visit is 1 of galore destinations crossed Australia and New Zealand the delegation will spell to arsenic they look to walk connected their accusation surrounding Greek citizenship.

The lawsuit featured an extended Q&A conception with unfastened dialog a large diagnostic of the meeting.

A main constituent that was emphasised is the request to study each large alteration (e.g. marriages, births of children, divorces etc.) with the due documentation to the Consulate, and that doing so astatine the clip each alteration occurs is the recommended suggestion.

They further noted the due way for gaining citizenship done the registration method indispensable relationship for each missing links, i.e. if you wish to use for citizenship and your grandparent was a national but your genitor is not, your genitor indispensable get registered archetypal arsenic a national earlier you can.

The delegation confirmed that speaking with the Consulate anterior to visiting it tin clarify what documentation is required for each person’s case, while besides highlighting the increasing integer developments such arsenic done the Greek state portal (gov.gr) arsenic working to simplify the process arsenic well.

A question was raised connected the anticipation of being capable to simultaneously study each the required documentation alternatively of having to o.k. each substance 1 astatine a time, with the delegation expressing they are working towards implementing such a model.

The theme of citizenship continued aft the gathering arsenic three individuals were officially confirmed of their Greek citizenship.

The individuals participated successful a ceremonial looked aft overseen by Ioannis Loverdos, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, who is the caput of the visiting delegation from Greece.

Loverdos expressed immense pridefulness to oversee the ceremony, stating that Greece is not conscionable the onshore within its geographical borders but besides the ideas it has fixed commencement to and that welcoming caller citizens is different way of embracing Hellenism.

“We person to stand together if we want to flooded the difficulties of our times,” the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs said.