Visa Formalities

Passports

For EU citizens who travel to Greece, no passport is required, just the

identity card with latin characters is enough. For the non EU citizens, a

valid passport is necessary to enter Greece.

In case you lose your passport in Greece, the local police and the

embassy of your home country must be contacted. It is recommended to

have a photocopy of your passport in order to get the process of

replacement quicker.

Visas

All citizens of foreign countries, except for the countries of the

European Union, the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, need a visa

to enter Greece. For more information, contact the Greek National

Tourist Offices in your country or go to your embassy in Greece. View

list of Embassies in Greece.

IDs

A passport can serve like an ID. Apart from the official identity card

of your country, other form of identification is the driving licence.

Animals' documents

Animals (pets) require a valid health certificate to enter Greece

Source: www.greeka.com

Passports

For EU citizens who travel to Greece, no passport is required, just the

identity card with latin characters is enough. For the non EU citizens, a

valid passport is necessary to enter Greece.

In case you lose your passport in Greece, the local police and the

embassy of your home country must be contacted. It is recommended to

have a photocopy of your passport in order to get the process of

replacement quicker.

Visas

All citizens of foreign countries, except for the countries of the

European Union, the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, need a visa

to enter Greece. For more information, contact the Greek National

Tourist Offices in your country or go to your embassy in Greece. View

list of Embassies in Greece.

IDs

A passport can serve like an ID. Apart from the official identity card

of your country, other form of identification is the driving licence.

Animals' documents

Animals (pets) require a valid health certificate to enter Greece

Source: www.greeka.com

Passports

For EU citizens who travel to Greece, no passport is required, just the

identity card with latin characters is enough. For the non EU citizens, a

valid passport is necessary to enter Greece.

In case you lose your passport in Greece, the local police and the

embassy of your home country must be contacted. It is recommended to

have a photocopy of your passport in order to get the process of

replacement quicker.

Visas

All citizens of foreign countries, except for the countries of the

European Union, the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, need a visa

to enter Greece. For more information, contact the Greek National

Tourist Offices in your country or go to your embassy in Greece. View

list of Embassies in Greece.

IDs

A passport can serve like an ID. Apart from the official identity card

of your country, other form of identification is the driving licence.

Animals' documents

Animals (pets) require a valid health certificate to enter Greece.

Source: www.greeka.com

Travel Formalities Source: www.greeka.com

Travel formalities for EU Citizens

For the citizens of the European Union, no passport is required to travel in Greece. An valid ID with latin characters is enough. There are no customs formalities and vaccines required to travel in Greece.

Travel formalities for Non-EU Citizens

For the citizens of non-EU European counties and other countries of the world, a valid passport is required. Citizens of some countries also need a visa to enter the country. There are exceptions for citizens of the USA, Australia and New Zealand and few other countries that do not need visa, but for the majority of the countries it is obligatory. To learn if you need a visa to travel to Greece, you should contact the Greek Embassy in your country.

Travel formalities for animals

Animals and pets need a health certificate to enter the country. Kindly contact your vet and the Greek Embassy in your country to get informed on the certificates needed for an animal to travel in Greece.

Passports

For EU citizens who travel to Greece, no passport is required, just the identity card with latin characters is enough. For the non EU citizens, a valid passport is necessary to enter Greece. In case you lose your passport in Greece, the local police and the embassy of your home country must be contacted. It is recommended to have a photocopy of your passport in order to get the process of replacement quicker.

Visas

All citizens of foreign countries, except for the countries of the European Union, the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, need a visa to enter Greece. For more information, contact the Greek National Tourist Offices in your country or go to your embassy in Greece. View list of Embassies in Greece.

For more information please visit the website of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum https://migration.gov.gr/en/. The applications for 1) International Protection – Registration, 2) Asylum Applications, 3) Migration and 4) Temporary Protection/ Тимчасовий захист can be done online at the following link: https://migration.gov.gr/en/applications/.

IDs

A passport can serve like an ID. Apart from the official identity card of your country, other form of identification is the driving licence.

Animals' documents

Animals (pets) require a valid health certificate to enter Greece.

Law No 3386/2005 and Presidential Decree 128/2008 specify the procedures and the necessary documents for entry and residence/work permit of 3rd country nationals in Greece.