Greece: visa, passport and entry requirements

Entry document

• ✓Passport
• ✕National ID card

Passport validity
at least 3 months after the day you plan to leave the Schengen area

Your passport must: have a ‘date of issue’ less than 10 years before the date you arrive – if you renewed your passport before 1 October 2018, it might have a date of issue that is more than 10 years ago, making it invalid for entry to the Schengen area have an ‘expiry date’ at least 3 months after the day you plan to leave the Schengen area (the expiry date does not need to be within 10 years of the date of issue) Check with your travel provider that your passport and other travel documents meet requirements. Renew your passport if you need to. — You will be denied entry if you do not have a valid travel document or try to use a passport that has been reported lost or stolen.

Visa

Electronic travel authorisation required

When you travel into the Schengen area for short stays, you may need to register your biometric details, such as fingerprints and a photo. On your first visit into a Schengen country, you may be asked to register your details at a special booth before proceeding to the immigration desk. Follow directions from your travel operator or the staff at your port of entry. You may also need to provide either your fingerprint or photo when you leave the Schengen area. Children aged 11 or younger will not have their fingerprints scanned but can be required to have their photo taken. You do not need to take any action before you arrive at the border on entry to the Schengen area, but EES may take each passenger extra time to complete so be prepared to wait longer than usual at the border and to allow more time for immigration controls when you depart the Schengen area. If you are departing the Schengen area by plane, allow extra time to reach your departure gate as EES checks may take place before boarding. EES is replacing the previous system of manually stamping passports when visitors arrive in the Schengen area for short stays. You may be asked to input biometric details every time you enter or exit. If you enter the Schengen area through the Port of Dover, Eurotunnel at Folkestone or Eurostar at St Pancras International, any information will be taken at the border before you leave the UK. Your digital EES record is valid for 3 years. Greek authorities have indicated that they will not collect biometric data (fingerprints and photos) for UK travellers as part of EES. Follow the advice of authorities on the ground. If you are resident in Greece, make sure to show your residence documentation at passport control to ensure you are not registered in EES. For a longer stay, you must apply to the Greek authorities for a national visa. — 90 days in any 180-day period — There is no cost for EES registration.

Recommended vaccinations

Hepatitis A · tetanus

Check the latest vaccine recommendations for Greece: Hepatitis A, tetanus