{"id":26077,"date":"2023-05-08T13:19:57","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T13:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/05\/08\/would-taking-greek-citizenship-impact-my-fers-pension\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:09:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:09:32","slug":"would-taking-greek-citizenship-impact-my-fers-pension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/your-career\/2023\/05\/08\/would-taking-greek-citizenship-impact-my-fers-pension\/","title":{"rendered":"Would taking Greek citizenship impact my FERS pension?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cI am retired and plan to spend a lot of vacation time in Greece and other European countries — so I thought, if it is not against any federal government rules that could affect my federal government pension, that I would get dual citizenship with Greece. This would give me free access to all EU countries with just a passport —and also give me better economical access to their health care. I was born in Greece and immigrated here when I was 5 years old. I became a U.S. citizen as a child and had a good career with the federal government, mostly DoD. Are the any issues with taking Greek citizenship that would affect my FERS retirement?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Reg\u2019s Response<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Greece is not one of the blocked countries, like North Korea, so getting dual citizenship would have no affect on your entitlement to a federal government pension.<\/p>\n\n\n\t