A. SMS Service for automatic information on passports and identity cards:
Upon registration to this service you will have constant, timely and valid information, wherever you are, through SMS:

• Instant information for the receipt of your passport or identity card,
• Reminder for the expiration of your passport or identity card, one month and fifteen (15) days before the expiration.

You can, at any time, through an SMS, activate, temporarily deactivate, reactivate or permanently de-register from the service. Further down you will find instructions on how to register, temporarily deactivate, reactivate and permanently de-register from the service:

Instructions for the registration to the service and the temporary deactivation, the reactivation and the de-registration from the service:

Registration
Send an SMS to 1199 (charges of 3,4 cent per SMS apply), with the text:
RGT(space)IDNumber(space)IDDateofIssue
For example: RGT 123456 01/01/2010


Temporary Deactivation
Send an SMS to 1199 (charges of 3,4 cent per SMS apply), with the text:
NTFΥ(space)OFF

Reactivation
Send an SMS to 1199 (charges of 3,4 cent per SMS apply), with the text:
NTFΥ(space)ΟΝ

De-registration
Send an SMS to 1199 (charges of 3,4 cent per SMS apply), with the text:
UNRGT


B. One-off SMS Service for specific passport and ID:
Without any registration you can be informed about the progress of a specific passport or ID application. You can easily find the application number on the receipt you received when paying the fees during the application submission (Γ.Λ. 301A).

Instructions
Send an SMS to 1199 (charges of 3,4 cent per SMS apply), with the text:
STATUS(space)ApplicationNumber
For example: STATUS 1234567