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Registering a birth and acknowledging parentage of a child in Greece

If your child is born in Greece, you must register the birth in Greece. If you live in the Netherlands, you must also register the birth in the Netherlands. You can acknowledge parentage of the child in either country.

Registering a birth

You must always register the birth of your child in the country where they were born. How you register a birth varies by country. If you live in the Netherlands and your child was born abroad, you must also register the birth in the Netherlands.

Acknowledging parentage of a child

You can acknowledge parentage of your child if you are not automatically the legal parent. By doing so you declare that you are the child’s parent.

Other important information

If a father acknowledges parentage of his child after the birth, it is possible to change the child’s surname within the first year of the child’s birth. A declaration from both parents is needed for this.

Attention: If you want to arrange something for your child, you may need their birth certificate or a declaration of acknowledgement of parentage.

More information

Find out more about becoming a parent outside the Netherlands

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