In August 2026 The deadline for replacing old personality certificates with new ones expires. By this time, all citizens who have Αφμ or Αμκαmust complete the process of receipt Προσωπικός αριθμός (personal number) and arrange a new identity card.
What is a personal number and how it works
Personal number (Πα) is unique to each citizen and consists of an existing tax register number (Αφμ) to which one letter of the Latin alphabet and two additional numbers are added. Of these three new elements, a citizen can choose two – a letter and one of the numbers – through a new platform Myinfoand the third digit is assigned to the system automatically.
Platform Myinfoavailable through Gov.grwill become a starting point for all citizens who want to create their own personal number before registering a new identity card. To create Pa, it is necessary to have or Αφμor Αμκα.
Beware of inconsistencies: what you need to know
At the entrance to Myinfo The system will compare your personal data (name, last name, date of birth, etc.) with records in Register of citizens and archives Greek police. If a discrepancy is found between these databases, the user will receive an automatic notification with a screen report.
In this case, the citizen will have to contact the registry office (ληivalιαρχείο) in order to correct the data and bring it into line in all registers.
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