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Greece: Update to Response to Information Request GRC26539.E of 11 April 1997 on whether public schools require prospective students to prove that they are Greek citizens or have legal residence in Greece before they are admitted to schools

Publisher Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Author Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada
Publication Date 1 May 1997
Citation / Document Symbol GRC26942.E
Cite as Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Greece: Update to Response to Information Request GRC26539.E of 11 April 1997 on whether public schools require prospective students to prove that they are Greek citizens or have legal residence in Greece before they are admitted to schools, 1 May 1997, GRC26942.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acda80.html [accessed 29 May 2023]
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For information on the documentation to be presented in order to register in Greek public schools, and on who is eligible to attend schools when adequate documentation is lacking, please consult the attachment. Please note that the information contained in the attachment is in response to the following question: do public schools in Greece require prospective students to prove that they are Greek citizens or have legal residence status in Greece before they are admitted to schools?

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.

Attachment

Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs, Hellenic Republic, Athens. 7 May 1997. Facsimile sent to the DIRB by the Special Secretary of Education for Greeks Abroad and Intercultural Education.

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