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Apostille & certified translation

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Provided by FastGreece, part of the VisaPath Network.

Overview

Almost every Greek process — residence, company, property, marriage or study — asks for foreign documents that have been authenticated and translated. Greece is a party to the Hague Apostille Convention, so a document from another member state needs a single apostille from its issuing country rather than consular legalisation, and Greece has issued electronic apostilles through gov.gr since 2023. On the Greek side the document then needs a certified translation, produced by a sworn or otherwise officially recognised translator.

Who it's for

Anyone preparing a Greek application with birth, marriage, criminal-record, education or corporate documents from abroad.

What's included

  • A list of exactly which documents your process needs
  • Guidance on obtaining the apostille in the issuing country
  • Certified Greek translation by a recognised translator
  • Checks that names and dates match across the whole file

How it works

  1. 1

    List what is needed

    We map your specific application to the exact documents and certifications it requires.

  2. 2

    Authenticate at source

    You obtain each document and its apostille in the country that issued it; we tell you exactly what to ask for.

  3. 3

    Translate and assemble

    Certified translations are produced and the file is assembled ready to submit.

Common questions

Then the document goes through consular legalisation instead — certification by your own authorities followed by the Greek consulate. It takes longer, so start earlier.

No. Greek authorities accept translations from officially recognised sources — sworn translators, licensed translation offices, authorised lawyers or the foreign ministry — not self-translations, however accurate.

Many Greek processes expect recently issued documents, and criminal-record certificates in particular tend to have a short shelf life. Sequence matters: get them close to when you will file, not months ahead.

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