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Nikolaos

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Hello everyone, I have a difficult situation with documents, I will be very glad if you help. I am 18 years old, I am a citizen of Greece and I have lived in Ukraine since I was a child. When I was 17 years old, I applied to the Greek embassy to get a passport or a travel document, but the ambassador said that for this I needed an identity card or Greek witnesses, the migration service of Ukraine said that they they can't make an ID because I'm a foreigner. And I cannot find witnesses of Greeks in Ukraine. I have been sitting without documents for a year, I cannot leave, study, or work because I do not have an identity card. Please help, any options.?
 
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You're lucky, Greek Embassy would not even acknowledge my Greek citizenship even though I have an expired passport as without knowing where I am recorded in Greece I can't get one. At least you only need a Greek witness which is not so hard.
 
Nikolaos said:
Hello everyone, I have a difficult situation with documents, I will be very glad if you help. I am 18 years old, I am a citizen of Greece and I have lived in Ukraine since I was a child. When I was 17 years old, I applied to the Greek embassy to get a passport or a travel document, but the ambassador said that for this I needed an identity card or Greek witnesses, the migration service of Ukraine said that they they can't make an ID because I'm a foreigner. And I cannot find witnesses of Greeks in Ukraine. I have been sitting without documents for a year, I cannot leave, study, or work because I do not have an identity card. Please help, any options.?
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Surely there must be a naturalisation process which gives you automatic rights to become citizen of Ukraine? What about your parents?...any family?.... going on Social media asking for assistance in your area?...... Good luck!... What about your records? Your birth certificate?...
 
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