Visa Requirements for Greek Citizens
Visa Information for Passport Holders of Greece
Freedom of Travel
Greek passport holders can travel to 30 destinations without a visa. Identify cards or passports may be required.
- Austria PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement.
ID card valid. - Belgium PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement.
ID card valid. - Bulgaria PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Croatia PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid. - Cyprus PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Czech Republic PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement.
ID card valid. - Denmark PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement (DK).
ID card valid. - Estonia PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Finland PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - France PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement (in Regions of France)
ID card valid - Germany PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Hungary PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Iceland PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Ireland PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement.
ID card valid. - Italy PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement.
ID card valid. - Latvia PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement.
ID card valid. - Liechtenstein PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement.
ID card valid. - Lithuania PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement.
ID card valid. - Luxembourg PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement.
ID card valid. - Malta PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement.
ID card valid. - Netherlands PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement (European Netherlands)
ID card valid - Norway PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Poland PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Portugal PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Romania PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Slovakia PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Slovenia PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Spain PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement.
ID card valid. - Sweden PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Switzerland PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid
Visa Not Required
89 destinations allow visa-free entry to Greek citizens.
- Albania PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 daysID card valid.
- Andorra PermalinkShow on MapVisa-FreeID card valid
- Angola PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 days30 days per trip, but no more than 90 days within any 1 calendar year for tourism purposes only.
Visitors must have a return/onward ticket and a hotel reservation confirmation.
An International Certificate of Vaccination is required. - Antigua and Barbuda PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Argentina PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Armenia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free180 days
- Bahamas PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Barbados PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Belarus PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 daysVisa-free until 31 December 2024.
- Belize PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free1 month
- Bolivia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Bosnia and Herzegovina PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 6-month period.
ID card valid. - Botswana PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Brazil PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period.
- Brunei PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Canada PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free6 monthseTA required if arriving by air.
- Cape Verde PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 daysMust register online at least five days prior to arrival.
- Chile PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- China PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free15 daysVisa-free from October 15, 2024 to December 31, 2025.
24-hour visa-free transit through any international airports of China, allows domestic travel through different airports.
72-hour visa-free transit through Changsha, Guilin and Harbin airports, or Beihai port.
144-hour visa-free transit through Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Jieyang, Kunming, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qingdao, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang, Tianjin, Wuhan, Xiamen and Xi'an airports, or Dalian, Guangzhou, Lianyungang, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Wenzhou, Xiamen and Zhoushan ports.
Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan count as third countries under the 24, 72 and 144-hours transit without visa (TWOV) policies. - Colombia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days – extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period.
- Costa Rica PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Dominica PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period.
- Dominican Republic PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Ecuador PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- El Salvador PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Eswatini PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 days
- Fiji PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free4 months
- Gambia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Georgia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free1 yearID card valid
- Grenada PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Guatemala PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Guyana PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Haiti PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Honduras PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Israel PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Jamaica PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 days
- Japan PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Kazakhstan PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 days
- Kiribati PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period.
- Kyrgyzstan PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free60 days
- Laos PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free15 daysVisa not required from 1 July to 31 December 2024.
eVisa and Visa on arrival also available.
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e-Visa may be used to enter Laos through Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 3 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges
Visa on arrival is available at Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, the 4 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges
Visa on arrival is extendable for an additional 60 days at the Department of Immigration in Vientiane. - Macedonia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 daysID card valid
- Malaysia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Marshall Islands PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period
- Mauritius PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Mexico PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free180 days
- Micronesia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period
- Moldova PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period
ID card valid - Monaco PermalinkShow on MapVisa-FreeID card valid
- Mongolia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 daysThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia has exempted visas for 34 countries from January 2023 to December 2025.
- Montenegro PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 daysID card valid for 30 days.
- Morocco PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Nicaragua PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Palau PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period.
- Panama PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Paraguay PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Peru PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 6-month period.
- Philippines PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 days
- Qatar PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Rwanda PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 days
- Saint Kitts and Nevis PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Saint Lucia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period.
- Samoa PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period.
- San Marino PermalinkShow on MapVisa-FreeID card valid.
- Senegal PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Serbia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 6-month period.
ID card valid. - Seychelles PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Singapore PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Solomon Islands PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period.
- South Africa PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Suriname PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 daysAn entrance fee of USD 25 or EUR 25 must be paid online prior to arrival.
Multiple entry e-Visa is also available. - São Tome and Príncipe PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free15 days
- Tajikistan PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 dayse-Visa holders can enter through all border points.
- Thailand PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free60 daysMaximum two visits annually if not arriving by air.
- Timor-Leste PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period.
- Tonga PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period.
- Trinidad and Tobago PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period.
- Tunisia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free1 monthID card valid on organized tours.
- Türkiye PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 monthsID card valid.
- Tuvalu PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period.
- Ukraine PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period.
- United Arab Emirates PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period.
- United Kingdom PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free6 monthsID card valid until 1 October 2021.
- Uruguay PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Uzbekistan PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 days
- Vanuatu PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period.
- Vatican PermalinkShow on MapVisa-FreeID card valid.
- Venezuela PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Zambia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 daysAlso eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zimbabwe.
Visa On Arrival
A visa can be obtained upon arrival at 11 destinations for passport holders of Greece.
- Bangladesh PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival30 days
- Burundi PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival1 month
- Comoros PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival45 days
- Guinea-Bissau PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival90 days
- Lebanon PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival1 monthExtendable for 2 additional months.
Granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or seal, holding a telephone number, an address in Lebanon, and a non refundable return or circle trip ticket. - Madagascar PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival60 days
- Maldives PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival30 days
- Mauritania PermalinkShow on MapVisa On ArrivalAvailable at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
- Namibia PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival3 monthsAvailable at Hosea Kutako International Airport, Trans Kalahari border post and Walvis Bay Airport.
- Somalia PermalinkShow on MapVisa On ArrivalAvailable at Berbera, Borama, Burao, Erigavo and Hargeisa airports.
30 days, available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport. - Zimbabwe PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival30 daysAlso eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zambia.
eVisa
Greek passport allows entry to 29 destinations with an eVisa obtained prior to arrival.
- Australia PermalinkShow on MapeVisa90 days90 days on each visit in 12-month period if granted.
- Azerbaijan PermalinkShow on MapeVisa30 days
- Benin PermalinkShow on MapeVisa30 daysMust have an international vaccination certificate.
- Bhutan PermalinkShow on MapeVisa
- Cameroon PermalinkShow on MapeVisa
- Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) PermalinkShow on MapeVisa3 monthse-Visa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo PermalinkShow on MapeVisa7 days
- Djibouti PermalinkShow on MapeVisa90 days
- Equatorial Guinea PermalinkShow on MapeVisa
- Gabon PermalinkShow on MapeVisa90 dayse-Visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
- Guinea PermalinkShow on MapeVisa90 days
- India PermalinkShow on MapeVisa30 dayse-Visa holders must arrive via 31 designated airports
An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year.
Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e-Visa. - Iran PermalinkShow on MapeVisa30 days
- Kenya PermalinkShow on MapeVisa3 monthsApplications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance.
eTA fee is USD 32.50.
Proof of reservation at the hotel where visitors plan to stay is required (if staying with friends, an invitation letter is also acceptable).
Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries. - Lesotho PermalinkShow on MapeVisa
- Libya PermalinkShow on MapeVisaPersons with passports indication previous travel to Israel will be denied entry to Libya.
- Myanmar PermalinkShow on MapeVisa28 dayse-Visa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports or via land border crossings with Thailand — Tachileik, Myawaddy and Kawthaung or India — Rih Khaw Dar and Tamu.
e-Visa available for both tourism (allowed stay is 28 days) or business (allowed stay is 70 days) purposes. - New Zealand PermalinkShow on MapeVisa3 monthsOnly Greek passports issued by the Passport Division of the Hellenic Police on and after 1 January 2006 are acceptable. Passports issued before this date are unacceptable, and visas will not be endorsed in them.
International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy must be paid upon requesting an Electronic Travel Authority.
Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure. - Nigeria PermalinkShow on MapeVisa90 days
- Oman PermalinkShow on MapeVisa30 days
- Pakistan PermalinkShow on MapeVisa90 days
- Papua New Guinea PermalinkShow on MapeVisa60 daysAvailable at Gurney Airport (Alotau), Mount Hagen Airport, Port Moresby Airport and Tokua Airport (Rabaul).
- Russia PermalinkShow on MapeVisa16 days
- South Korea PermalinkShow on MapeVisa90 daysThe validity period of a K-ETA is 3 years from the date of approval.
- South Sudan PermalinkShow on MapeVisaObtainable online.
Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel. - Syria PermalinkShow on MapeVisa
- Togo PermalinkShow on MapeVisa15 days
- Uganda PermalinkShow on MapeVisa3 months
- Vietnam PermalinkShow on MapeVisa30 dayse-Visa is valid for 90 days and multiple entry.
eVisa / On Arrival
For 17 destinations, On-Arrival visa or an electronic visa / auhtorization is available to passport holders of Greece.
- Bahrain PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival14 days
- Burkina Faso PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival
- Cambodia PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Egypt PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 daysEntry will be refused if there is any indication of previous travel to Israel.
- Ethiopia PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrivalup to 90 daysVisa on arrival is obtainable only at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.
e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.
e-Visa is available for 30 or 90 days. - Indonesia PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Iraq PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival60 days
- Jordan PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival
- Kuwait PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months
- Malawi PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival90 days
- Mozambique PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Nepal PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival90 days
- Saudi Arabia PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival90 days
- Sierra Leone PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months / 30 days
- Sri Lanka PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival60 days / 30 daysThe standard visitor visa allows a stay of 60 days within any 6 month period.
Visa fees (for Standard visitor visa):
SAARC - USD 35
Non SAARC - USD 75
e-Visa categories will be charged an additional USD 18.50 service fee.
If transiting from any of the Sri Lankan airports, An e-Visa is exempted (2 day transit period). - Tanzania PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months
- United States of America PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival90 daysESTA is valid for 2 years from the date of issuance.
ESTA is also required when entering the country by cruise ship or land.
Visa required if Nationals of VWP countries who have travelled or been present in Iraq, North Korea, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, or Yemen at any time on or after 1 March 2011 (with limited exceptions), or those who have travelled or being present in Cuba at any time on or after 12 January 2021, or nationals of VWP countries who are also nationals of Iraq, Syria, Iran, North Korea or Sudan.
Pre-arranged Visa Required
16 destinations require a visa obtained at an embassy or consulate prior to arrival from passport holders of Greece. This requirement may be waived off if Greek citizens meet certain alternate requirements such as holding other visas or resident permits.
- Afghanistan PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Algeria PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Central African Republic PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Chad PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Congo PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Cuba PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required90 daysCan be extended up to 90 days with a fee.
- Eritrea PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Ghana PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Liberia PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Mali PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Nauru PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Niger PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- North Korea PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Sudan PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Turkmenistan PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Yemen PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
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