🇬🇷 Greece
Before you travel
- Travel documents must be valid for at least 3 months longer than the duration of stay.
Official channel
The consulate for the main destination, normally through its appointed visa centre
Source record
Rules and exceptions
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Applies to you1
Passengers must have a valid visa issued by Greece.
Every other rule for this destination8
Passengers can enter with a "C" or "D" visa issued by another Schengen Member State for a maximum of 90 days in a period of 180 days.
Passengers with a residence permit issued by Greece do not need a visa.
Passengers with an EU Blue Card (residence permit) issued by Cyprus traveling on business do not need a visa for a maximum of 90 days in a period of 180 days.
Passengers with a residence permit issued by Monaco or another Schengen Member State do not need a visa for a maximum of 90 days in a period of 180 days.
Pupils who reside in Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland or an EU Member State and travel as part of a school group accompanied by a teacher do not need a visa if they arrive from Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland or an EU Member State and the teacher has a "List of Travellers" (LOT) with the list of names of the pupils stamped by the school.
Schengen "D" Visas issued by Portugal with the remark "CPLP" are not accepted. Schengen "C" visas must be valid for the visited Schengen Member State. This is specified in the "valid for" field of the visa.
"C" visas issued by Bulgaria or Romania before 31 March 2024 are not accepted.
A visa in an expired travel document is accepted if the passenger also has a new travel document.