2018年投资火热国家中，希腊绝对可以以其性价比高，要求少，截至目前的100%获批率拔得头筹。越来越多的投资人以投资，子女教育，资产配置或移居为目的来到希腊并且爱上希腊。今天就为大家讲解一下，孩子做为附属申请人怎么保持身份和入籍希腊。

根据希腊的投资者永居政策，主申请人是可以携带不超过21岁的子女做为附属申请人一同拿到希腊永居卡的。孩子永居卡的有效期正常情况下到21岁生日时截至。21岁后保留永居身份有如下几种方法：

1. 过户房产到孩子名下，孩子保留身份但是孩子的爷爷奶奶将失去永居身份。
2. 如果孩子21岁时在希腊读书并出具在读证明，永居卡有效期可延续到孩子24岁。
3. 在永居卡到期前，如申请人符合条件，申请并得到欧盟永居或入籍希腊国籍。

除了孩子可以作为附属申请人获得希腊永居卡以外，很多投资人也比较关心孩子在希腊未来的入籍问题， 首先需要强调的是出生在希腊的外籍子女是不可以直接入籍希腊的，主申请人的孩子想要入籍希腊，主要有以下两种方式：

1 在希腊出生：

1) 孩子在希腊出生后在希腊就读小学一年级，并且在父母提交联合声明申请入籍时依然在希腊上学。

2) 父母一方在孩子出生前，在希腊合法连续居住至少5年，那么孩子出生后可以直接申请希腊国籍；如果孩子在父母一方未住满5年的时候出生，那么申请时间顺延到父母一方在希腊居住满十年。

2 在希腊上学，非希腊出生但合法居住在希腊的外籍子女可以通过在希腊上学申请入籍：

1) 非出生在希腊的外籍子女，在希腊完成小学到初中的9年义务教育或是完成初中到高中的6年教育，通过有效毕业证书即可申请加入希腊国籍。托儿所的时期不计入在内。

2) 非出生在希腊的外籍子女，在希腊高等教育或技术高等教育机构毕业、且持有希腊高中毕业证书，就有权获得希腊公民身份，此项适用于高等教育机构毕业后的3年内的申请人。

在最新的Henry＆Partners全球护照含金量排名中，对全球218个国家/地区公民护照免签数额做出统计。该排名是根据一国可享受免签国家的多少来排序，即在不申请签证的情况下，一国护照持有者可以到访多少个国家，可以到访国家越多，则排名越高。希腊护照在218个国家中排名第6名，可以免签183个国家。
  环游世界是很多人向往的梦，通常你都需要一手拿着护照，一手拿着签证，才能畅通无阻的在国外旅游。但如果你持有的护照足够”强”，比如希腊，那么一百多个国家和地区任你穿梭。

How can my children become Greek nationals?

According to the Greek immigration law, the main applicant can only include children younger than 21 years old as dependent applicants for the Greece permanent residence card. Children's permanent residence cards typically expire on their 21st birthday. However, there are several ways to maintain the permanent residence after turning 21 years old:

1. Transfer property to the child, so that the child will maintain residency, although the child's grandparents will lose their permanent residence status;
2. If the child is studying in Greece at the age of 21 and provides studying certificate, the permanent residence card can be valid until the child is 24 years old;
3. Before the expiry of the Greece permanent residence card, if the applicant matches the conditions, he/she may acquire an EU long-term residency permit or become a Greek Citizen.

Although maintaining the permanent residence permit is important, many investors are most concerned about the citizenship of their children in Greece. It must be emphasized that foreign children born in Greece do not directly acquire citizenship. If an applicant's child wants to become a Greek citizen, they must use one of the following methods:

1. A child of foreign parents born in Greece acquires the right to Greek nationality under the following preconditions:

1) He/she has enrolled in the first grade of elementary school and is still attending Greek school at the time the application-declaration is being lodged;

2) One of their parents has been living legally and continuously for at least five (5) years in the country before the child was born. In case the child was born before this five year period had been completed, then the necessary period of legal and continuous residence of the parents is extended to ten (10) years.

2. A non-national minor legally residing in Greece establishes the right to acquire the Greek citizenship if they meet the conditions related to school attendance:

1) A non-national minor legally residing in Greece establishes the right to acquire the Greek citizenship due to school attendance in Greece, provided he/she has successfully completed attendance of either nine (9) grades of elementary and secondary education or six (6) grades of secondary education. Attendance of nursery schools is not included in this period. The successful completion of the required attendance is proven by the relevant certification of the competent authority;

2) A non-national legally residing in Greece and graduate of a Greek higher education or technical higher education institution establishes the right to acquire Greek citizenship provided he/she holds a completion certificate from a Greek high school. The declaration application must be filed within three (3) years of the graduation from the higher education institution.

According to the latest 2018 Henley Passport Index ranking, Greece ranked 6th with 183 countries allowing visa-free access. The Henley Passport Index is a ranking of all the passports of the world according to the number of countries their holders can travel to visa-free. The ranking is based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which maintains the world’s largest and most comprehensive database of travel information and conducts extensive in-house research.

Traveling around the world is a dream for many people. It typically requires a visa, along with limits and many headaches. However, with a strong passport from a country like Greece, travelling to more than 100 countries will be easy and stress free.