In accordance with the current Ministerial Decision No. 2020/26863/30-4-2020 regarding the basic requirements for the naturalization of expatriates (i.e., individuals of Greek descent) from former Soviet Union countries, an application for Greek citizenship may be submitted within the territory of Greece only if legal entry into the country prior to 31/05/2019 is duly confirmed. Otherwise, the application must be submitted to the Greek consular authority at the expatriate’s..