Citizens living permanently abroad can obtain their number through Greek consulates, ensuring universal access to the new digital identity system.

While designed to simplify digital services, Greece’s new Personal Number system poses potential risks to citizens’ sensitive data if misused or mishandled

The deadline for Greek citizens to obtain their Personal Number—the permanent digital ID required for all public services—expires today, November 5. Those who do not act in time will have one automatically generated.

Twenty-one thousand Greek citizens had completed the process of issuing the new personal identification number (PIN) within the first hour of the platform opening up to the public on Tuesday, June 3. The use of the new PIN marks the beginning of a gradual phase-out of the old identity card number, AMKA (social security number), […]

The reform, ground-breaking by modern Greece’s bureaucratic standards, aims to improve the delivery of public services

The new unified Personal Citizen Number will replace AFM, AMKA, and other identifiers in a bid to streamline public services

Existing ID cards that do not include the Personal Identification Number will remain valid until their expiration date or until they are replaced.

Through myinfo, citizens will have the ability to verify or update their personal information as recorded in the Civil Registry.

Greece’s new ID cards will include a 12-digit PIN for digital access to public services. Replacing legacy IDs is mandatory by 2026.