CITIZENSHIP LAW OF GREECE
Acquisition of Greek citizenship by birth
Art. 1
1. The child of a Greek man or a Greek woman acquires from its birth Greek citizenship.
2. Every person born on Greek territory acquires Greek citizenship from his birth, if he does not acquire from his birth a foreign citizenship or if he is of an unknown citizenship.
Acquisition of the Greek citizenship by recognition
Art. 2
A foreigner, who has been born out of wedlock of his parents and has been recognised legally as a child of a Greek man or a Greek woman, and therefore possesses the same legal position as a legitimate child of his parents, becomes Greek citizen from the date of the recognition, if at that moment he has not reached the age of 18.
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ffect of marriage on citizenship
Art. 4
Marriage does not affect the acquisition or loss of Greek citizenship.