athkas
Canadian expat in Greece
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Registration: 27 January 2021
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Temporary AMKA for covid vaccine by athkas
"The Temporary AMKA platform is now open for individuals wishing to obtain a temporary AMKA number for vaccination purposes only. Please visit https://emvolio.gov.gr/ ; (go to the AMKA portal on the home screen and select: “If you do not ...
I don't know if the portal was working 2 weeks ago for someone to have applied. Maybe they should try again or as you say, they can go to a KEP. 😊 Read More
Temporary AMKA for covid vaccine by athkas
"The Temporary AMKA platform is now open for individuals wishing to obtain a temporary AMKA number for vaccination purposes only. Please visit https://emvolio.gov.gr/ ; (go to the AMKA portal on the home screen and select: “If you do not ...
A temorary AMKA can also be issued to Greek expats with a Greek ID or anyone who has an ΑΦΜ (Greek tax number) in order to get their Covid vaccine. Read More
Temporary AMKA for covid vaccine
"The Temporary AMKA platform is now open for individuals wishing to obtain a temporary AMKA number for vaccination purposes only. Please visit https://emvolio.gov.gr/ ; (go to the AMKA portal on the home screen and select: “If you do not ... Read More
My wife and I are moving to Athens and we will need some help by Robert Alexander Lambert
Hello everyone! My name is Robert Lambert ..my wife and I are moving to Greece next year god willing ..my situation: I’m an American citizen living in the U.K. in the last 24 years or so ..my mother is Greek and my father American..so for ...
Much better now than when I had to run around 25 years ago. 😂 I ended up in tears at every step. "Go here, get that paper, go upstairs for a signature, go back downstairs to so and so. Did you bring such and such paper, no? Ahhh, ... Read More
My wife and I are moving to Athens and we will need some help by Robert Alexander Lambert
Hello everyone! My name is Robert Lambert ..my wife and I are moving to Greece next year god willing ..my situation: I’m an American citizen living in the U.K. in the last 24 years or so ..my mother is Greek and my father American..so for ...
His mother registered him and hecwas baptised here, so he is Greek. He has to go to the municipality office that he's registered or to a KEP where they may be able to help him. He needs his birth certificate (translated into Greek if it ... Read More
health care and health care costs in Greece by furnitureman
Hello Greece forum members... My wife and I are soon relocating from USA to Greece and will be retired in Thessaloniki. We are so far quite comfortable with every aspect of living in Greece...but we cannot seem to find any websites for private ...
There is a site called insurancemarket. gr that shows numerous insurance companies and what they offer. It is in Greek though and I'm not sure if it's translated. It is good to check around and keep in mind the costs are higher with age and ... Read More
My wife and I are moving to Athens and we will need some help by Robert Alexander Lambert
Hello everyone! My name is Robert Lambert ..my wife and I are moving to Greece next year god willing ..my situation: I’m an American citizen living in the U.K. in the last 24 years or so ..my mother is Greek and my father American..so for ...
If you are registered, go to the municipality that you are registered to get your registration paper. You can then get a Greek ID. You will also need to get a tax number and an AMKA number for health insurance. Your lawyer and your local KEP office ... Read More
Buying lot in Greece Kavala by MEZAPAVLOV
Hi all, My husband and I, we are looking to buy lot in Greece, in Kavala area to build our vacation dream house. We want to buy lot with minimum 5 decars with olive trees .We found one lot, but we are still waiting for map of the plots. My ...
Always better to go through a licenced real estate company, and to have a civil engineer check the building and a lawyer (symvolaiografo) to make sure the land is able to be built on. Now all property and buildings have to have a special number ... Read More
COVID-19: Are you expats getting vaccinated? by Veedushi
Hello everyone! I hope all is well on your side of the world. Many countries around the world have started their vaccination campaigns since a few weeks. Are you expats looking to get vaccinated too? If not, why? For those who would like to ...
Hello Veedushi, Yes, here in Greece we are waiting to be vaccinated. Today, I took my father in law to be vaccinated. Applications are done electronically on the government page. Greece is vaccinating with the Pfizer vaccine the group of people 80 ... Read More
Cost of Living in Greece in 2021 by Cheryl
Hello everybody, We would like to take stock of the changing cost of living in Greece, particularly in your city or region. The aim is to measure the impact that the health crisis may have had on your expenses. This will help other expatriates ...
Hi Cheryl, My monthly shopping for food for a family of 4, (2 adult men and a teenage boy) is roughly 500 euros, probably more. Our heating (gas) is around 50 euros/month in the southern suburbs. Gasoline 1.45/litre, electricity bill is around 75 - ... Read More