Your complete guide to a Greek visa for Indians

With the beautiful Aegean Sea, historic monuments, and picturesque towns, Greece has been the setting for many movies in Indian cinema. Here is a guide to getting a visa to Greece for Indian passport holders.

Do Indians need a visa for Greece?

Yes, Indian passport holders are required to have a visa to visit Greece.¹ The visa can be for tourism, business, meeting friends or family that live in the country, or cultural exchanges. Indian passport holders are not eligible for a visa-on-arrival when entering Greece.

Types of Greece visas

Greece offers two kinds of visas, a short-term Schengen visa for a stay less than 90 days and a long-term National D Visa for a stay exceeding 90 days. You can choose your visa depending on the length of your stay. Applications for a visa to Greece can be applied for at the Greece Embassy approved visa applicationcenter in India.²

Greece tourist visa for Indians

Greece offers a short-term Schengen Visa which allows a stay in the country for up to 90 days at a time for six months. On top of tourism, this short-term Schengen visa can also be used for:³

• Visiting family and friends.
• Business commitments.
• Cultural and educational trips.
• Short-term studies.
• Airport transit.
• Medical treatments.

Greece work visa for Indians

Indian citizens who want to work in Greece or have secured employment in Greece must apply for the long-term Greece National D-Visa. This visa allows you to stay in Greece for more than 90 days. But before applying, you must have approval for employment by the relevant prefecture in Greece - where you will be working - and it must have been received officially by the Embassy.⁴

How much does a Greece visa cost?

The Greece visa fee is payable in cash or through UPI when applying to the visa application center.⁵

Tourist Short-term Schengen Type C Visa

Here are the visa charges for tourists and for other short-term stays:

There may be additional fees if you request your visa to be delivered by courier.

Long-term National D Visa

The Long-term National D Visa is for stays for more than 90 days and allows for employment and studying in Greece.

There’s an additional Embassy charge of INR 2,670 for attestation of the applicant’s signature on an employment contract.

Visa fees and currency conversion verified on 17 June 2023.

Greece visa requirements

Indian citizens must meet the following requirements for acquiring a Greek visa:⁷

• Hold a valid passport with a validity period of at least three months after the return date to India, with at least two blank pages and issued within the previous ten years.
• Visa application form completed and signed by the applicant.
• Two recent front-facing passport-sized color photographs with a white background.
• For a work visa, the passport must have a one and a half years validity from the application date.
• Travel insurance policy with a minimum coverage of 30,000 EUR and valid in all Schengen countries
• Meet all the requirements specific to the type of visa you are applying to.

You may be asked to submit additional documents depending on the visa category. Tourists may be asked to submit:

• Your air ticket in and out of Greece.
• Proof of accommodation or hotel bookings for your stay.
• Letter of invitation from family or friends, if applicable.
• Evidence of having sufficient money to fund your Greek vacation.

You will be asked to provide biometric information at the time of your appointment as well. Make sure you have everything applicable from the document checklist before submitting your application.

How to apply for a Greece visa

To apply for a visa to Greece, Indian passport holders will need to print out and complete a document from the authorized visa application center website for the Embassy of Greece in India. The application then needs to be submitted in person at the authorized center along with your documents.

While the authorized center does collect the paperwork, it will be the Embassy that assesses the application and documents. You might be invited for a personal interview at the Embassy during the application process.

Since there is a high demand to go to Greece and other Schengen countries, the Embassy of Greece suggests applying at least 22 to 45 days before your trip so your application is processed in time. Applications submitted less than 22 days before a trip may not be permitted a visa.

Here is the Greek visa application process:⁸

1. Choose the visa applicationcenter most convenient to you.
2. Review the guidelines and select the most appropriate visa.
3. Download the visa application form and fill in your details. Choose the long-term visa application form if you are looking for a work visa.
4. Book an appointment with the Visa Application Centre and bring the documents for submission.
5. Pay the visa fees in cash or through UPI.
6. Get the acknowledgement and wait for the visa approval.

You can track your application online through the visa application center. Once you have been given a decision, you can pick up your documents.

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