Check with the office. The official pages for this service leave out some details, or are older than a year. Use this page as a starting point and confirm fees and documents before you apply.
Greek men living abroad can obtain certificates of permanent residence abroad (conscription postponement), a certificate of stay, or draft-evader-abroad status through the consulate. They are forwarded to the Greek Conscription Service.
Where to apply in Australia
Embassy of Greece consular office in Canberra (ACT); Consulates General in Sydney (NSW), Melbourne (VIC) and Adelaide (SA); Consulate in Perth (WA). Honorary consulates (East Maitland, Darwin, Brisbane, Hobart) are listed on the site but the pages fetched do not say they take these services. Applicants use the post for the state where they last lived.
Contact details for every office are on the page of the embassy and consulates of Greece.
How to apply
Work out your category | apply to the consular authority for your state | the post sends the certificate to the Conscription Service | track the case at stratologia.gr with myTAXISnet codes
Documents you need
- Residence abroad of at least 11 consecutive years, or 7 years of living and working abroad, or birth abroad (permanent-resident certificate)
- Men aged 19-45 abroad at least six months who do not qualify for the above (certificate of stay)
- Detailed document list not published
Fees and processing time
The official pages do not publish a fee for this service. Ask the office before you apply.
Good to know
MyConsulLive lists the permanent-residence-for-military-purposes certificate as available online or in person. No fees published.
Official sources
- mfa.gr/australia/en/services/citizen-services/national-service
- mfa.gr/australia/en/services/citizen-services/myconsullive-services
Check before you apply
This page summarises information published by Greece's official channels, last checked on 24 octubre 2026. Fees and requirements can change at short notice, so confirm with the office that will handle your case.
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More services of Greece in Australia
- Certificate of change of tax residency
- Certificate of residency abroad and municipal/vital record copies
- Certification of foreign documents from non-Hague states
- Greek citizenship registration (by descent)
- Greek passport
- National (long-stay) visa for Greece
- Power of attorney (notarial act)
- Registration of birth, marriage or death (vital records)
- Schengen (short-stay) visa for Greece
- Transport of remains to Greece