Colombia Standard Naturalization vs Greek Citizenship for Ethnic Greeks (Omogeneia)

Overview

Overview

	CO Colombia Standard Naturalization	GR Greek Citizenship for Ethnic Greeks (Omogeneia)
Country	Colombia	Greece
Program type	Naturalization	Ethnic return
Status	Active	Active

At a glance

At a glance

	CO Colombia Standard Naturalization	GR Greek Citizenship for Ethnic Greeks (Omogeneia)
Program type	Naturalization	Ethnic return
Application fee	$200	$108
Minimum investment	—	—
Processing time	365 days	1,095 days
Dual citizenship	Yes	Yes

Fees

Fees

	CO Colombia Standard Naturalization	GR Greek Citizenship for Ethnic Greeks (Omogeneia)
Application fee	$200	$108
Passport fee	—	$86

Residency requirements

Residency requirements

	CO Colombia Standard Naturalization	GR Greek Citizenship for Ethnic Greeks (Omogeneia)
Residency required	60 months	—
Continuous residency	Yes	No
Maximum absence	365 days	—
Cohabitation required	No	No

Requirements

Requirements

	CO Colombia Standard Naturalization	GR Greek Citizenship for Ethnic Greeks (Omogeneia)
Interview	Required	Required
Source of funds	Not required	Not required
Police clearance	Required	Required
Medical exam	Not required	Not required
Language	Required	Required
Civics test	Required	Required
Oath	Required	Required

Ancestry

Ancestry

	CO Colombia Standard Naturalization	GR Greek Citizenship for Ethnic Greeks (Omogeneia)
Ancestor must have been a citizen	No	No
Ancestor born in the country	No	No
Naturalization breaks the chain	No	No
Ethnic origin required	No	Yes
Ethnic origin type	—	greek

Family and dependents

Family and dependents

	CO Colombia Standard Naturalization	GR Greek Citizenship for Ethnic Greeks (Omogeneia)
Dependents allowed	No	Yes
Spouse included	No	No
Spouse eligible	No	No
Dependent parents	No	No
Maximum child age	—	18
Siblings included	No	No

Benefits

Benefits

	CO Colombia Standard Naturalization	GR Greek Citizenship for Ethnic Greeks (Omogeneia)
EU citizenship	No	Yes
Schengen access	No	Yes
E-2 treaty country	Yes	Yes
Dual citizenship	Yes	Yes

Restrictions

Restrictions

	CO Colombia Standard Naturalization	GR Greek Citizenship for Ethnic Greeks (Omogeneia)
Renunciation required	No	No
Renunciation enforced	No	No
Revocation possible	Yes	No

Application

Application

	CO Colombia Standard Naturalization	GR Greek Citizenship for Ethnic Greeks (Omogeneia)
Method	In person	Both
Application type	Open	Open
Processing time	180–365 days	365–1095 days
Apply from abroad	No	Yes