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Thank you all for your input.

I am told I need to provide a Certificate of Marital Status. I am resident here in Crete. How do I go about getting this document?

SMS sent this morning, but no response. Tried a second time, still no response. Is 13033 working?

I never cease to be amazed and impressed by the number of contributors to this board who have PhDs in hindsight.

ELTA cost is €67.50

Rates of tax are exactly the same as last year. I was expecting an increase this year!

https://www.dei.gr/en/oikiakoi-pelates/ ... ogariasmou

Click on each individual "i" symbol for explanation in English

As with so many articles in the Express, it is best to read it in full before reacting to the headline. "Crete itself is considerably safer than other parts of Greece, such as Athens, where protests are regularly taking place across the city."

PS - the deadline has been extended to 9th January -
see http://www.ekathimerini.com/214944/arti ... d-to-jan-9

Those of us living in the Rethymno area have similar problems, since our number plates start with the letter 'P' - which is, of course, the Greek letter rho. Try typing in a capital 'R' and the system will miraculously print a 'P'.

Worth noting that - certainly with the Piraeus system - you can use your account to pay any car tax bill, not just your own, and pay any number of such bills. It may save some of your friends without on-line banking the need to queue up for hours at the bank or post office and it will save you the n...

Various schemes of this sort have been going on for some years now - in Crete the latest was, I think, in November of last year. http://www.chaniapost.eu/2015/11/13/platanias-we-collect-bottle-caps-we-buy-wheelchairs/ However, can I urge a little caution here? It takes over half a million tops (abou...

If the mail does not appear in your Inbox, check SPAM. Some mail programs are quite sensitive about incoming mail from 'unusual' sources.

peebee, Had the same problem with Piraeus - who have TWO formats for payments to OTE. One is simply called 'Cosmote - Mobile' and the second 'Cosmote Fixed - OTE TV - Residential'. Confusing. If you are paying for a landline and/or TV, obviously use the second - and your account number is the nine d...

"it is important to register a new passport with the bank when it is renewed. " - and, indeed, to advise your accountant and have your AFM records updated.