Need clarification on obtaining certain paperwork in Greece

[AnKSol 0]

Hi all,

My husband and I are gathering paperwork wanted from NVC. I need some clarification from my Greek peeps if they can help us out.

We are rather confused with the difference between a police report and the court reports.

The police station told us just to get a "Piniko Mhtro" however isn't that technically the court reports? What is the police report called? They're telling us that there is only one form....

Please let me know.

Thank you :-)

[Laspoxaroumeni 68]

U need a paper called piniko mitroo.

U will go to kep to apply for it (but it takes like a month or two) or u will go to the court in leoforou alexandrou and get it. Actually u apply and they will send it to the greek embassy. U must pay something for it i think 100 or 150

PENAL RECORD: A penal record for judicial purpose can be obtained by presenting Form DS-2002 at the Public Prosecutors office in the district of the applicants birth, or from the Bureau of Penal Records Ministry of Justice, for persons born in Athens/Piraeus district. For persons born outside Greece, this certificate is obtainable from the Penal Service for foreigners (Mesogion 96, Athens, Greece). If applying from outside of Greece, both Greek and foreign nationals must apply to the Greek Embassies at their place of residence and include in their written application full details of their identity & residence in Greece. Penal Records will be sent directly to the Greek Embassies from where the request was filed.

NOTE: Penal records for JUDICIAL USE will be sent directly to the U.S. Embassy in Athens-they will not be sent or given to the applicant. Please do not obtain penal record for General Use as it is NOT acceptable by the U.S. Embassy.

Call the greek embassy tomorrow to tell u exactly!

[AnKSol 0]

U need a paper called piniko mitroo.

U will go to kep to apply for it (but it takes like a month or two) or u will go to the court in leoforou alexandrou and get it. Actually u apply and they will send it to the greek embassy. U must pay something for it i think 100 or 150

PENAL RECORD: A penal record for judicial purpose can be obtained by presenting Form DS-2002 at the Public Prosecutors office in the district of the applicants birth, or from the Bureau of Penal Records Ministry of Justice, for persons born in Athens/Piraeus district. For persons born outside Greece, this certificate is obtainable from the Penal Service for foreigners (Mesogion 96, Athens, Greece). If applying from outside of Greece, both Greek and foreign nationals must apply to the Greek Embassies at their place of residence and include in their written application full details of their identity & residence in Greece. Penal Records will be sent directly to the Greek Embassies from where the request was filed.

NOTE: Penal records for JUDICIAL USE will be sent directly to the U.S. Embassy in Athens-they will not be sent or given to the applicant. Please do not obtain penal record for General Use as it is NOT acceptable by the U.S. Embassy.

Call the greek embassy tomorrow to tell u exactly!

Thank you so much!

[Laspoxaroumeni 68]

Thank you so much!

I wish u luck and soon be together guys and done with those !

[B & G 200]

Police certificate (piniko mitroo) is completely separate to court records. Court records are required if your husband has had any run ins with the law arrests, convictions etc. You need to provide court records for those.

A police certificate is ordered through the Department of Justice, and it is sent through to the US embassy in Athens, and that is after the US embassy has received your case file from NVC. This means you will not be able to include it in your IV package when you send it to NVC.

Just make a note your IV cover letter that, greek police certificate cannot be included as it is forwarded straight through to the US embassy.

[Kev-N-Ann 45]

Police certificate (piniko mitroo) is completely separate to court records. Court records are required if your husband has had any run ins with the law arrests, convictions etc. You need to provide court records for those.

A police certificate is ordered through the Department of Justice, and it is sent through to the US embassy in Athens, and that is after the US embassy has received your case file from NVC. This means you will not be able to include it in your IV package when you send it to NVC.

Just make a note your IV cover letter that, greek police certificate cannot be included as it is forwarded straight through to the US embassy.

I second that!

You don't need court records if the Greek person did not have any law problems in the past.

The penal records have to be for judicial use and the police send them directly to the Embassy within max. a week after you apply for them. It is a record that the Embassy will ask for, when they receive your file from NVC.

Another thing that I found out on my inteview date (30th of January): when they ask for birth certificate, they actually mean the "lixiarchiki praxi gennisis" (birth registry). Luckily, I had both available.

Good luck!

[Laspoxaroumeni 68]

I second that!

You don't need court records if the Greek person did not have any law problems in the past.

The penal records have to be for judicial use and the police send them directly to the Embassy within max. a week after you apply for them. It is a record that the Embassy will ask for, when they receive your file from NVC.

Another thing that I found out on my inteview date (30th of January): when they ask for birth certificate, they actually mean the "lixiarchiki praxi gennisis" (birth registry). Luckily, I had both available.

Good luck!

U requested poiniko mitroo from the police station? U didnt went to dikastiria euelpidon????

Liksiarchiki praxi gennisis u got it from KEP?

Edited May 4, 2014 by Laspoxaroumeni

[Kev-N-Ann 45]

U requested poiniko mitroo from the police station? U didnt went to dikastiria euelpidon????

Liksiarchiki praxi gennisis u got it from KEP?

My lawyer went to Evelpidon and requested them, because I was in the US back then.

As for the liksiarchiki praxi gennisis, I think you can get it from KEP, but I had to go to the municipality's office (Athens in my case), because there was a mistake in my name, which I had to have corrected

[Laspoxaroumeni 68]

My lawyer went to Evelpidon and requested them, because I was in the US back then.

As for the liksiarchiki praxi gennisis, I think you can get it from KEP, but I had to go to the municipality's office (Athens in my case), because there was a mistake in my name, which I had to have corrected

How much it cost the thing from evelpidon? Do u remember? I think u must pay around 150 but I'm not sure.

[Kev-N-Ann 45]

How much it cost the thing from evelpidon? Do u remember? I think u must pay around 150 but I'm not sure.

To get the penal records for judicial use?? No, it doesn't cost a dime. Maybe you have to put an "ensimo" on the application or something, but that would be less than 5 Euros max.