Do you need a visa to Greece?

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Greece is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world for travelers from different ends of the world. Much among them and Russian tourists, and those who want to go to this country for the first time, do not forget about the rules of visiting its territory. Greece is among the members of the Schengen Treaty, so it can be visited by those who have the appropriate sticker in the passport, or apply for the design of a Greek visa.

Greece on Google Maps

What visas can be issued?

Despite the rumors about changes in the entry regime between the Russian Federation and Greece, in 2017-2018 the rules for the entry of citizens of the Russian Federation to the territory of the state did not change. Travelers, as before, need to issue relevant documents, and the type of visa depends on the purpose and timing of the visit.

Important: The chances of making a Greek visa in many ways depend on the marks in the passport of the tourist. If the document has a journey stamp to Northern Cyprus, get permits for entry will be more difficult. But tourists with reusable can get a reusable Greek visa for a period of five years.

Where to contact?

Those who are sent to Greece with a tourist purpose, to form a visa to better contact the agency that organizes a tour of the tour. With independent travel planning, documents should be submitted to Consulate of state (There are practically in every Russian metropolis) or special visa center. If a person wants to get a multivitz or Schengen, you should go to the organization involved in the design of relevant documents. The deadline for obtaining documents is 2-4 days, but in some cases reaches the month.

Coordinates of the Embassy and Consulates of Greece on Google Maps

How much is it worth getting a visa?

The amount that must be paid for the design of permits depends on the type of visa, and the status for 2017 is:

  • 35 euros when receiving short-term visas;
  • 90 euros for national and multivis.

There are several categories of persons who are exempt from mandatory duties when making permits at the border crossing. These include children who have not reached the six-year-old age, which are introduced into the passport of parents, students of educational institutions, close relatives of residents of Greece and EU countries living in the country.

ATTENTION: When making an entry permission through a visa center, a person who has been applied to a statement will need to additionally pay for services about 1,400 rubles.

Coordinates of Greece visa centers in Russia on Google maps

What documents do you need?

To get permission to cross the Greek border, you need to prepare a certain package, paying attention to the little things and nuances, otherwise it will be problematic to get a visa. It is important that the papers are filed no earlier than three months before departure.

Table. List of necessary documents.

DocumentWhat do you need to remember?
Profile Filled in two copies with Latin letters without errors, the applicant's original signature is put at the end, and it should be a similar signature in a foreign passport. If the document is filled into a minor face, one of the accompanying persons is described.
international passport The validity period of the document should be at least 3 months after the end of the trip, and at the end it is necessary for the presence of at least two pure pages. The passport should not have damage or blots, and all the corrections are assigned to the body that issued it.
Copies of certain pages of passport Copies of the title page and all those where Schengen stamps cost (if any). If there are any inconsistencies - for example, visas were opened by representative offices of some countries, and the printing about the crossing of the border was affixed by other states, the tourist should provide a written explanation of this fact.
Two photographs Colored matte photos with a size of 35x45 mm without ovals or corners, and the applicant's face should take 70-80%. It is necessary to take a picture of at least 6 months before filing documents in dark clothes without black glasses or hats so that the face in the picture is bright and clearer.
Copies of the passport of the Russian Federation Copies of the meaningful pages of the internal Russian passport, and the surname in them must correspond to the names in the passport.
Help from the workplace The document must be issued on the Blanc of the Organization with an indication of all details, posts, experience and employee wages (no less than 20 thousand rubles per month). Additionally, the document indicates a period of paid leave, which was granted to the applicant, valid no more than a month from the date of application. At the end of the help should stand the signature of the head and wet seal. Pensioners who are working, additionally provide a copy of the pension certificate.
Financial documents If the monthly salary of the tourist is less than 45 thousand rubles, it must submit confirmation of the financial situation. As a confirmation, you can make an extract from the bank with an indication of the movement of funds in the account, with the amount on the residue, which is calculated as follows: 57 euros per day, but not less than 1000 per person.
Medical insurance The policy that covers the amount of at least 30 thousand euros, which has the entire travel time on the territory of Schengen.
Confirmation of the place of residence Booking a hotel room for a certain period, housing lease agreement, invitation from a private person, etc.

Important: Since 2015, everyone who claims a Schengen visa must leave their biometric data - fingerprints and digital snapshot. The procedure is performed once every five years, and for its passage, the future owner must appear in the consulate or organization engaged in the design of documents. This fact should be taken into account by tourists who prefer to issue visas on their own, without the help of relevant organizations.

Video - Visa Registration in Greece

Additional documents

In addition to the above packet, some categories of applicants will need to attach additional documents to it. Thus, students should submit a document from the place of study and a copy of the student ticket, and businessmen are copies of certificates from tax authorities (on registration, registration of IP). For non-working persons, confirmation of a sufficient amount of funds in a bank account, but the financial document can be replaced by a statement from who agrees to incur all costs for staying a foreigner in Greece (perhaps only in the presence of close relatives living in the country, as well as documents confirming the relationship) .

Tourists additionally must attach to a common document package Description of the planned route, and those who are sent to the country inviting resident - official confirmation and information about inviting, including personal information, address, confirmation of related links, discharge from the tax declaration for the last year.

Visa for minor

For registration of entry documents, minor travelers must be submitted to the Consulate of Greece:

  • birth certificate;
  • passports of Mother and Father, in which children must be inscribed;
  • questionnaires that are filled separately for each child;
  • certificate from the place of work of parents with all the details of the company, positions and salaries of the person;
  • if a minor face travels with one of the parents, the documents need to be attached notarized permission written by both parents;
  • if the mother and father have different surnames, you need to submit a certificate of marriage.

ATTENTION: Representatives of Greek consulates reserve the right to demand additional documents from parents, as well as the personal presence of a minor applicant.

Step-by-step instructions for receiving a visa

To obtain a Greek visa, several steps should be performed, each of them is very important for the final result.

Step 1. Collect all the documents and fill out an application - forms can be downloaded on the official websites of Greece representative offices or get in the consulate.

Step 2.. Pay consular fee and attach a receipt to the packet package.

Step 3.. To surrender the documents in and expect the decision of the representative office, if necessary, to appear for the interview.

Step 4.. If the solution is positive, pick up ready.

Video - Visa to Greece 2018

What problems may occur from applicants?

In some cases, the applicants receive a refusal to obtain permission, and in the passport they are stamp with a certain combination of numbers and letters:


If the applicant received a refusal to receive a visa for a non-existent reason, he can appeal to the Consulate of Greece in the capital. It must be indicated which representative office of the state refused the issuance, the reasons for this decision, and also express the request to revise the application.

Island visas

In cases where the tourist travels to the island part of the country in water from Turkey, you can visit the Greek Islands with a special visa that you do not need to receive in the consulate. It is issued for two weeks, does not work on the rest of the country and imposes certain restrictions on the tourist - he must return to Turkish territory, and from there go home.

You can arrange a document through a guide at the hotel or representatives of travel agency, submitting the following documents:

  • two photographs that meet general requirements;
  • photocopy of an overseas passport;
  • tickets for both ends on a ferry or ship;
  • confirmation of the hotel's booking if the tourist is going to make a tour;
  • extract from a bank account, which should be at least 500 euros.

Important: To make a visa to visit the Islands of Greece is quite difficult, so it is better to do this through a travel agency - many agencies provide a similar service even without buying a tour.

Special short-term visa is issued and to visit Mount AthosBut the applicant must be a professor, a teacher or a student who specializes in a certain direction (history, theology, philosophy, etc.). Ordinary tourists can visit this place only on a recommendation letter from the Russian consulate in the Ministry of Northern Countries.

Greece Attractions on Google Maps

Business and working visa

In connection with the delayed economic crisis, the Greek employers reluctantly take the work of citizens from other countries, unless they are investors who are ready to invest in the development of the country. Accordingly, preference is given to foreigners who concluded marriage with citizens of the country, as well as businessmen.

To get a working visa, a person must be an immigrant, that is, to express the desire to live in Greece for at least several years. He must present a document that its border crossing was legal (for example, a visa), as well as a medical certificate about the absence of dangerous diseases. Potential investors need to additionally submit a predetermined business plan and an extract from a bank account, which should be at least 60 thousand euros.

In addition, students who are trained in Greek universities for more than three months can receive permits for work in Greece (work on an incomplete day), as well as in the presence of an employment contract and invitations from a particular organization. Paper must be certified by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Greece, and the working visa is issued for a year.

Rules of entry into Greek territory: a tourist should not violate internal legislation, as well as the period of staying in the territory of the state, otherwise the problems may arise not only to obtain a visa to Greece, but also to the rest of Schengen.

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