Civil partnership in Greece

Member since 04 October 2019

yellowskyMember02 December 2019 21:24:27

Hello!

My partner and I are expats in Greece. We are same-sex couple and are planning to enter a civil partnership in Greece.

Does anyone have information about civil partnership in Greece?

I know we can do it through notary and seems like a good option.
I just want to know what to expect....

Thank you!

Patrin Member

Member since 31 July 2018

PatrinMember04 February 2020 15:26:28

Hi yellowsky,
The process is pretty straightforward. You need to sign the contract at the notary office with your partner. You are supposed to be accompanied by two witnesses and a translator (he/she can be one of the witnesses, of course). The cost is about 100-150EUR (I can't remember exactly).
Then you need to register the document at your local municipality office (town hall). They will require proof of your and your's partner's address in Greece. Estynomia document was not enough; we had to have a landline bill or electricity bill with our names.
The good thing is, you don't have to present any document from your home country about your current marital status.
The whole thing (signing civil partnership contract and the will) took us less than one hour at the notary office and a little more at the municipality.

Congrats on your future civil union