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Interview of Olga Kallergi to the National Herald

Interview of Olga Kallergi to the National Herald

Interviews and Publications

«Consult Experts on Inheritance Law regarding Wills» Attorney Olga Kallergi “enlightens” the readers of the «N.H.» NATIONAL HERALD SATURDAY 17 – SUNDAY 18 JUNE 2017 Attorney Olga Kallergi at her Athens offices. By Demetrios Tsakas THE drafting of a Will by Greeks that own assets both in the United States and Greece is a complex matter, on the one hand because it relates to…

Acquisition of Greek Citizenship for children of non-Greeks based on their birth in Greece and attendance of Greek schools

Acquisition of Greek Citizenship for children of non-Greeks based on their birth in Greece and attendance of Greek schools

Immigration

Pursuant to Law 4332/2015, certain statutes of the Greek Citizenship Code were amended. Of interest here is the amendment of Article 1A paragraph 1 of the Citizenship Code. Article 1 of Law 4332/2015 now provides the opportunity to children of non-Greek parents to acquire Greek citizenship, provided they have been born in Greece and have…

Ownership of Real Estate in Greece and related Tax Obligations

Ownership of Real Estate in Greece and related Tax Obligations

Tax Matters

Clients often come to our office and request our assistance in transferring their real estate assets in Greece. And when they do, the first question I always ask is: “have you complied with your tax obligations?”. The answer I receive in the majority of cases is either “But of course! All is in order, I always…

Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act in Greece

Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act in Greece

Tax Matters

More and more Greek-Americans that have bank accounts in Greece are receiving notices from their Banks requesting that they sign W-8 or W-9 (in some instances -though incorrectly-) statements. Some have actually reported that the Banks are taking measures such as freezing their accounts (an act that is not legal under Greek Law) until they…

Radical changes in family law in Greece

Family

We have been hearing a lot about upcoming changes in Family Law. Although no legislation has been implemented as of yet, the changes will be radical in certain areas of family law (at least based on the existing status quo as well as the legal tradition). Some of the discussed and proposed changes will involve…

Residency in Greece through the Acquisition of Real Estate

Residency through Real Estate in Greece

The ongoing crisis in the real estate market in Greece has recently lead the government to rethink its immigration policies. In an effort to encourage investments, the Greek Parliament passed Law 4146/2013 which, among other things, sets the requirements for third country citizens to obtain a residence permit in Greece by investing in or acquiring…

Law 4250/2014: Changes regarding the certification of documents

Certification of documents in Greece

On March 26, 2014, Law 4250/2014 came into effect. Said Law, with the title «Administrative Simplifications – Terminations, Mergers of Public Sector Legal Entities and Agencies – Amendment of the provisions of Presidential Act 318/1992 (Α’ 161) and other regulations», aims to simplify the Public Sector’s operation and efficiency. A new strategy is now pursued…