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19-Year-Old from Lesvos Faces Bureaucratic Struggle for Identity Card

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A 19-year-old from Polichnitos, Lesvos cannot obtain her identity card.
Despite being registered in Greek records, authorities do not recognize her as a Greek citizen.
Her Bulgarian registration is also absent, creating a bureaucratic limbo.
This situation has severely affected her daily life and basic rights.

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A 19-year-old from Lesbos, Greece, is facing a significant bureaucratic challenge that has left her without identity documentation. Born in 2007 to an unmarried Greek father and a Bulgarian mother, the young woman finds herself in a unique predicament where neither Greece nor Bulgaria recognizes her as a citizen. This situation has emerged as she attempts to obtain an ID card, a basic necessity for everyday life.

Despite being born and raised in Greece and having attended local schools, the lack of a legal identity has trapped her between two countries. Reports indicate that the relationship status of her parents at the time of her birth has contributed to the complexities of her citizenship status, leading her to feel abandoned by both governments. Authorities in both Greece and Bulgaria have yet to provide a solution to her identity crisis, leaving her without access to essential services and rights typically afforded to citizens.

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