Trying to get Greek citizenship

[Holdfast]

Just bribe your way in.

I hear they need the money more than ever these days...

I never bothered to get a Greek passport, though I'm entitled to (Greek mother). I figure teh two nationalities I already have are enough, and I'll skip getting the 3rd and 4th ones I'd be entitled to.

 

[trampledamage]

Just bribe your way in.

I hear they need the money more than ever these days...

I never bothered to get a Greek passport, though I'm entitled to (Greek mother). I figure teh two nationalities I already have are enough, and I'll skip getting the 3rd and 4th ones I'd be entitled to.

I'm impressed, I thought little miss trampledamage was impressive being eligible for three (well she will be once I get round to filling in the Canada forms)

 

[Holdfast]

Just bribe your way in.

I hear they need the money more than ever these days...

I never bothered to get a Greek passport, though I'm entitled to (Greek mother). I figure teh two nationalities I already have are enough, and I'll skip getting the 3rd and 4th ones I'd be entitled to.

I'm impressed, I thought little miss trampledamage was impressive being eligible for three (well she will be once I get round to filling in the Canada forms)

I'm cheating a bit - if I got the 4th one, I'd have to renounce the other three, but still, technically I'm entitled to them all.

 

[John200]

If you only want to live and work there, why is it necessary to become a Greek citizen? Why not just apply for a work visa and/or resident alien status? Are you planning to make Greece your permanent home?

I think it's very difficult to get such a visa, unless you're a very highly skilled (and paid) person. At least it's close to impossible for Europeans to get such a visa in Canada as far as I know and I think these things usually work the same way in both directions.

Yeah I considered the work visa ,but figured it would be harder to get.

 

[John200]

I think most EU countries have their own rules regarding immigration. Have you actually looked into getting a work visa for the UK, John200? I don't want to discourage you, but I think getting Greek citizenship is a rather lengthy process. Also, many countries require language and political knowledge tests before giving you citizenships.

I have looked into it ,but got the bright idea of trying to get EU citizenship.

And I will wait as long as it takes.

 

[John200]

Yeah, I agree. It's also probably a costly process.

I hope not.

 

[TheBrew]

Just bribe your way in.

He said Greece, not Italy.

Naw, he's just trying to greece the wheels a bit.

*Insert Groucho Marx smiley*

 

[Danoz]

Are you sure it's a good time to get a Greek citizenship?

I originally thought the exact same thing. Greece, much like the state of Ohio, is suffering from a great migration of their college educated populations as the economy continues to suffer in recession and absurdly high unemployment.