Do Russians need a visa to Greece? Self-registration of a visa to Greece: what documents are needed, filling out an application form, photo requirements. Consent to the processing of personal data

Any trip to Greece requires a visa, how long do they give a visa to Greece in 2020 and how can I get it, how long will it take to process and when to apply? It all depends on the purpose of the visit and how the applicant used past permits. Over the past 20 years, Russians have been actively traveling around European countries, but Greece is especially popular. Some visit it only once every few years as a tourist, while others enter local universities, work or even plan to move to Homer's homeland, sometimes Greeks and Russians get married.

Greece is among the 26 countries that have signed the Schengen Agreement. You can visit it not only with a Greek visa, a stamp from the embassy of any other country from the remaining 25 is enough.

Depending on the purpose of the visit and the duration of the intended stay in the country, short-term and long-term permits are possible. They can be single, double or multiple. Getting a short-term Greek visa is quite easy, but with a long-term one, the situation is somewhat more complicated. But in 2020, Schengen has become more affordable, including long-term. The registration rules will be the same in any case, but the package of documents for a long and multiple visit will be puffier, and the cost of contacting intermediaries is many orders of magnitude higher.

Short term permits

In most cases, foreigners stay in Greece for a short period of time in transit, visiting relatives or spending holidays.

Visa for 90 days

In 2020, it is easiest for Russians to obtain a short-term Greek visa. It operates under the 90/180 rules. That is, a foreigner can stay in Greece for 90 days within six months. After this period, you must definitely leave the country, otherwise it will become extremely difficult to get a stamp in your passport again. In addition, they can be issued for a period of 90 days during the year, sometimes it is given exactly for the duration of the trip.

Such visas are made for various purposes. Most often they are used by tourists and guests invited by local residents, but they are also obtained for participation in business and educational events.

The standard consular fee is 35 euros for processing within 10 days and 70 for urgent consideration of the application.

island visa

Of particular note is the short-term permit to visit the islands of Kos, Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Symi and Kastellorizon. Sometimes you can find information about the possibility of visiting Rhodes on a simplified visa, but in 2012 this is not possible. In 2020, it is valid for only 2 weeks and is usually obtained by Russians during their holidays in Turkey. It can be used by sea to get to these islands.

take 2 color photographs in the port;
copy the pages of the passport;
purchase tickets for sea transport;
get a bank statement from an account with at least 500 euros.

Attention! If the trip lasts more than a day, a hotel or hotel reservation will be required.

In 2020, such a visa is given directly in Turkey.

Transit visa

Transit airport visas can also be considered short-term. It gives the right to stay at the airports of Greece during transit flights to other countries. At the same time, you cannot leave the international zone of the airport. To obtain it, a permit to enter the country of destination, transport tickets, internal and foreign passports are sufficient.

Long stay visa

But how long can a lover of frequent holidays or those who, on duty, often visit this country stay in Greece? Long-term Greek visa in 2020 allows you to stay for a year or even 3 years. It is much more difficult to make them than short-term ones. They require multiple entries. Before applying for an annual permit, you need to actively and without violating the law close the short-term one. A few more documents will be required. The applicant must confirm the purpose of the visit and the need to repeatedly visit Greece.

Such permits in 2020 are issued for a variety of purposes. Tourists who often vacation on the islands and leave them in a timely manner simply have to show how many visas have already been closed. However, if the permit was issued but not used, it will no longer be possible to claim an annual stamp. If Greece has remained a favorite holiday destination for a year, a Russian will be able to apply for a three-year permit.

It is also possible to obtain a long-term permit for reunification with relatives, education in Greek academic institutions, work at the invitation of local companies, tourist representation. In such cases, it is possible to obtain a residence permit in the future.

Differences in design depending on the term

The cost and processing times for any Greek visa application in 2020 are the same. The consular fee is set by all Schengen countries in the amount of 35 euros when considering an application within 10 days. You can make an accelerated permit in 3 days and 70 euros. You can get any desired stamp in your passport at the consular authorities, visa centers or accredited travel agencies. Documents should be submitted no earlier than six months before the intended trip, but not put off until the last moment.

The difference will be only in the package of documents to be presented. For a long-term visa in 2020, you will additionally need to confirm the reasons that prompted you to request such permission. Depending on the purpose of the trip, documents may be requested from the Greek side from educational institutions or employers, Russian professional associations, confirming the professional status of the applicant. Be sure to carry old passports with closed visas.
In any case, the documents will be carefully checked and the information in them verified. It is possible to call the employer to clarify the information in the certificate of income and experience.

Attention! Documents for a long-term stamp are carefully checked, and it is extremely difficult to make it in the presence of violations on previous trips.

However, in the last couple of years, obtaining such permits has become much easier and more and more Russians are taking advantage of the opportunity to spend in Greece not one, but two or more vacations a year.

As you know, Greece is part of the Schengen area, so many people think that Greece without a visa is an idea that cannot be implemented. At first glance, you need a visa to Greece to travel. How to apply for a visa to Greece, we will tell in one of the following posts. Now - about a trip to Greece without a visa.

In this country, there are places for visiting which you do not need a visa to Greece.

Greece without a visa: terms and list of islands

Starting from 2012, the Greek government introduces a selective facilitated entry regime for tourists from non-Schengen countries, including Russians and Ukrainians. True, only on some islands and only in spring-summer period - until 2018 - from June 7 to September 30, in 2018 - from mid-April to mid-November.

Greece does not need a Schengen visa to visit in the summer islands of Rhodes, Lesvos, Chios, Kos and Samos. All of them are located in the Aegean Sea, not far from Turkey. Therefore, without a Schengen visa, you can get to Greece exactly from Turkish ports, by ferry.

This list of Turkish ports includes Bodrum, Marmaris, Dikili, Foca, Fethiye, Ayvalik, Cesme and Kusadasi. There are 8 ports in total.

The main condition for a tour without a visa to Greece is the availability of a ferry ticket and a hotel reservation on one of the islands. You can buy such tickets either from travel agencies officially operating in Turkey and Greece, or online using the order form that we have posted below. You can also book a hotel on one of the Dodecanese islands online.

Dodecanese hotels: super discounts

One day before the departure of the ferry, you must send a copy of your passport, an application for a single entry visa and a photo of the Schengen sample to the travel agency. Upon arrival at the ferry, travelers provide the originals of these documents and pay a visa fee of 35 euros.

If you are unable to submit documents to in electronic format 24 hours before the start of your trip by ferry, you can get the so-called visa - light right at the border control by presenting a round-trip ferry ticket, a hotel reservation (if you want to stay on one of the islands for several days). It will take more time - therefore, you need to arrive at the Turkish port in advance in order to have time to arrange everything.

The simplified procedure for obtaining a visa to Greece applies to islands of Mykonos and Santorini. In the same period, from mid-April to mid-November, short-term visit visa for a period of 15 days can be obtained directly from the international airports of the Cyclades - Santorini and Mykonos. Permission price - 30 euros.

A similar practice for obtaining a visa to Greece is similar, for example, in Cyprus or in Chinese

A facilitated island visa to Greece costs 35 euros (for the above islands), earlier it was issued for 15 days, in 2018 - only for seven days, such a visa does not give the right to visit the mainland of the country.

The year before last, as an experiment, it was also possible to relax only in Rhodes, but such a lack of a Schengen visa to Greece was very popular.

Tours without a visa to Greece - this is actually the possibility of obtaining a visa directly on the island where you are going to rest, but not more than 15 days.

Now tourists have the opportunity to combine trips to two countries - Greece and Turkey, as well as the possibility of combining holidays at different resorts.

To carry out a tour without a visa to Greece can tourists who travel through travel companies. The difficult economic situation in the country contributes to the fact that the number of available islands will be increased.

Buy ferry tickets from Turkey to Greece

Below we have placed the form for ordering tickets online for ferries from Turkey to Greece. Using the service, you can buy tickets for ferry lines between Greece and Turkey, within Turkey, within Greece.
By booking a round trip ticket open date By booking a hotel in advance, you will significantly save on travel.

General and important information

Important! In St. Petersburg, documents are accepted no earlier than 1 month before the start of the tour.

Attention! From 02/01/2018, in case of non-appearance of the applicant (s) on the day of submission of his documents by the Biblio-Globus tour operator to the Visa Center, a fee of 30 euros is withheld for each tourist from the application, including applicants from 6 years old. A new application to the Visa Center is paid again.

Greece is one of the countries participating in the Schengen Agreement.

Important! Documents for a visa (strictly complete package) Biblio-Globus accepts upon confirmation and payment of the cost of the tour not less than 55%.

To visit Greece, you need to apply for a Schengen visa in the tourist's passport.

To apply for a visa, you must have at least 2 blank pages in your passport. Passport must be valid for at least 90 days from the end of the tour.

Attention! Passports expiring exactly 3 months after the end of the trip must have an additional grace period of 15 days to apply for a visa.

An identity document that allows travel abroad (passport) must be issued less than 10 years ago.

Attention! On September 14, 2015, a universal system of biometric visas came into force on the territory of the Russian Federation - Visa information system. In connection with the introduction of the VIS system, biometric data of visa applicants (10 fingerprints and a digital photograph) are being collected.

The following persons are exempted from the fingerprinting procedure:

children under the age of 12 at the time of application;
persons from whom it is physically impossible to take fingerprints;
senior officials and heads of state or government, including their accompanying spouses, as well as members of official delegations when invited by heads of state or international organizations for the purpose of an official visit;
holders of service or diplomatic passports who wish to obtain a long-term visa to assume office as part of a diplomatic mission, within an intergovernmental organization, or consular office, as well as members of their families who have official or diplomatic passports.

The biometric data stored in the VIS system is used for issuing visas for 5 years. The Consulate reserves the right to request the biometrics to be taken again. Previously issued (until September 14, 2015) Schengen visas will be valid until their expiration date.

Attention! The tour operator has the right to refuse to book the service "Issuance of a visa". In this case, tourists can apply for a visa on their own. We remind you that the tour operator provides the service "Visa support", which includes the preparation required documents(the list is indicated on the website www.website) for submission to visa centers and consulates of foreign states

Important! Biblio-Globus does not accept the following documents for obtaining a visa to Greece:

passports of citizens of the Russian Federation issued in the Republic of Abkhazia, as well as those registered in the Republic of Abkhazia. The procedure for issuing visas for these categories of citizens should be clarified independently;
passports of citizens of the Russian Federation issued in the Republic of Crimea, as well as those registered in the Republic of Crimea. The procedure for issuing visas for these categories of citizens should be clarified independently;
if the tourist in the passport has a mark on the refusal of a visa of any country of the Schengen agreement for the last six months at the time of submission of documents.

Important! In all of the above cases, obtaining a visa is carried out by the client independently

Entering Greece on your own visa

If a visa is not required for the following reasons:

the tourist has Valid Visa countries of the Schengen agreement, which fits all the conditions of stay in Greece;
the tourist issues a visa on his own;
other reasons why the client does not need a visa.

Important! put down the status of the visa in the application - " not required"and in without fail upload a supporting image of the visa (residence permit, first page of a foreign passport, etc.) for review by the company's visa department.

AT otherwise, Biblio-Globus reserves the right to unilaterally cancel the application in accordance with the provisions agency agreement taking into account the actual costs incurred by the company.

Attention! The validity of the passport must be at least 3 months from the end of the tour, even if you have a valid visa.

Important! We kindly ask you to very clearly check the documents allowing the tourist to enter / exit the country:

tourist double citizenship(exit / entry is possible only with international passports);
tourist is foreign citizen;
the tourist is a stateless person;
the tourist has a residence permit in an EU country;
the type of visa is different from the tourist type "C".

Visa support from Biblio-Globus

"Visa support" - a service for expedited processing and transfer of a package of documents for the right to receive booked services, which allows the customer to independently issue a visa at the consulate / visa center foreign state. The package of documents is subject to transfer to the customer of the tourist product after confirmation of the application and full payment of the cost of the tourist product.

The package of documents includes: voucher / invitation reservation (invitation), a document confirming air travel or railway transportation, insurance certificate.

Documents included in the visa support can be printed from your personal account by pressing the active button "Visa support" (subject to 100% payment).

"Visa support" - a service that is not separate, booked only as part of the tourist product.

Service cost"Visa support" - 5 c.u. for every tourist.

When submitting documents to the consulate / visa center on your own, you must select the status "Visa support" in the application.

The "Visa support" service is provided according to the tourist's affiliation to the consulates (Moscow, St. Petersburg, etc.), depending on his registration at the place of residence.

Attention! When canceling a tourist product / changing the duration of a tourist trip, if a visa has already been received, or the documents are being processed at the consulate / visa center, information about the change must be reported to the consulate / visa center.

The "Visa support" service is not a guarantee of obtaining a visa, however, it will help to prepare and submit documents to the consulate / visa center in advance.

Otherwise, by virtue of clause 3.1.2 of the "Tourist Service Agreement", the Tour Operator has the right to provide a package of documents no later than 24 hours before departure along the travel itinerary.

List and rules for issuing documents for a visa

Attention! All copies of documents must be of high quality, clear, without foreign objects. In case of providing incorrect copies, acceptance of documents will be refused.

Attention! Sample Documents:

Attention! Distribution of regions for issuing visas to Greece:
1. To the district of competence Consulate General of Greece in St. Petersburg includes: Leningrad region, Arkhangelsk, Murmansk, Veliky Novgorod, Pskov and the Republic of Karelia.
2. To the district of competence Consulate General of Greece in Novorossiysk includes: Republic of Adygea (Adygea), Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Republic of North Ossetia– Alania, Krasnodar Territory, Stavropol Territory and Rostov region.
3. Residents of other regions of the Russian Federation are included in the district of competence Consulate General of Greece in Moscow.

The cost of obtaining a visa

For citizens: Russian Federation, Ukraine, Moldova	65 euro
Children - citizens of the Russian Federation with their own passport or inscribed in the parent's passport - from 0 to 6 years*	is free
Children - citizens of the Russian Federation with their own passport or inscribed in the parent's passport - from 6 to 12 years old *	25 euro
CIS citizens and foreigners (regardless of age)	110 euro
Children - citizens of Belarus under 6 years old	25 euro
Citizens of Belarus after 6 years	110 euro
Disabled people** (only citizens of the Russian Federation)	is free
In the event that the child is entered in the parent's passport, but the parent does not need a visa, the child pays the cost of the visa at the rate of a separate passport. * The cost of issuing a visa for the disabled changes only after the entire package of documents is provided to our office with a copy pension certificate and notarized copy(for Moscow) and a copy (for St. Petersburg) of a valid medical certificate indicating the group of disability. Only persons with disabilities of the 1st or 2nd group are exempted from paying the cost of issuing a visa. Disabled persons of the 3rd group and accompanying persons pay the cost of obtaining a visa in full.

Attention!

1. consulate-General Greece has the right not to motivate the reason for refusal / delay in a visa.
2. In case of refusal to issue a visa / mistake in a visa, money and documents submitted for registration are not returned.

Visa processing time

Moscow and St. Petersburg	Yekaterinburg, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Perm, Samara, Ufa
For citizens of the Russian Federation - 4 working days excluding the day of filing For citizens of the CIS and foreigners - 10 working days excluding the day of filing Important!	For citizens of the Russian Federation - 10 working days excluding the day of filing For citizens of the CIS and foreigners - 15 working days excluding the day of filing If additional checks are necessary, in some cases the Consulate General of Greece reserves the right to extend the processing time to 30 calendar days (Article 7 of the Russia-EU Visa Facilitation Agreement) without explanation. Important! Documents are accepted no earlier than 3 months before the start of the tour.

Attention! A visa to Greece is possible at all Biblio-Globus regional offices.

Important!
Passports with ready visas should be obtained by regional agencies themselves at the issuance department, depending on the office for applying for visas at the address:
Moscow, Kazarmenny lane, 8/3
St. Petersburg, st. Marata, 47/49, office 501
Biblio-Globus does not send passports to the regions.

Important! We inform you that the documents for the visa are in deadline accepted strictly until 15:00 in the office of Biblio-Globus, and an appointment for the fingerprinting procedure is scheduled for the next business day during free time

Attention! Citizens of Belarus permanently residing on the territory of Belarus apply for a visa to Greece on their own through the Greece visa center in Minsk.

Required additional documents for filing can be obtained using the service GRC Visa support Minsk. Documents are generated in the application automatically after full payment.

Contacts of the visa application center in Minsk:
Minsk, Zheleznodorozhnaya 33, business center "SV Plaza", first floor
Mail: [email protected]
Website:
Opening hours: 09:00 to 17:00 (Monday to Friday)
Phone: +375 173880243 (from 09:00 to 17:00, Monday to Friday).

Attention! the federal law dated 08/15/96 n 114-fz (as amended on 12/30/2012 with amendments that entered into force on 01/11/2013) \"On the procedure for leaving the Russian Federation and entering Russian Federation\"

Article 20. A minor citizen of the Russian Federation, as a rule, leaves the Russian Federation together with at least one of the parents, adoptive parents, guardians or trustees. In the event that a minor citizen of the Russian Federation leaves the Russian Federation unaccompanied, he must have, in addition to his passport, a notarized consent of the named persons for the departure of a minor citizen of the Russian Federation, indicating the date of departure and the state (states) that (which) he intends to visit .

The organization of departure from the Russian Federation for recreation and (or) rehabilitation of a group of minor citizens of the Russian Federation left without parental care and staying in organizations for orphans and children left without parental care is carried out by a legal entity responsible established requirements, on the basis of permits to leave the Russian Federation for each such minor citizen of the Russian Federation, issued by the guardianship and guardianship authority, and an agreement on the organization of recreation and (or) rehabilitation of such minor citizens of the Russian Federation, concluded between a legal entity, guardianship and guardianship authority and an organization for orphans and children left without parental care. The procedure for the issuance by guardianship and guardianship authorities of permits for the departure from the Russian Federation of minor citizens of the Russian Federation left without parental care and who are in organizations for orphans and children left without parental care, essential conditions agreements on the organization of recreation and (or) rehabilitation of such minor citizens of the Russian Federation, as well as requirements for legal entities who have expressed their intention to conclude the said agreement are established by the Government of the Russian Federation.

The guardianship and guardianship authorities keep records of minor citizens of the Russian Federation, specified in part two of this article, who left the Russian Federation for recreation and (or) rehabilitation, and also exercise control over their timely return to the Russian Federation in the manner established by the Government of the Russian Federation.

The Consulate General of Greece in Moscow carefully checks all submitted documents, calls all the phones indicated in the certificate of employment, can at any time request any additional documents or call you for an interview, and also has the right to delay documents.

Important information

Obtaining passports by agencies occurs ONLY by proxy - one-time(sample) / general(sample) and upon presentation of the booking sheet. When applying for a visa, a power of attorney is not required.

Pay attention, which, according to the Consulate General of Greece from 13.02.2020 the following changes have taken place:

The Greek Consulate has changed the visa application forms.
Documents for a visa can be submitted six months (180 days) before the start of the trip.
The minimum period for consideration of visas to Greece has not changed.
The maximum period for consideration of visas to Greece has increased to 45 days.
The cost of visas for foreign citizens has changed.

ATTENTION!If before visiting Greece you plan to travel on a foreign passport to any other country, then when applying for a visa, you MUST attach a ticket reservation for this trip.

Documents of the clergy must be submitted for a visa at least 45 days before the start of the trip.
For tourists (pilgrims) traveling to the holy Mount Athos, when booking a diamonitirion (permit to Athos) independently, you must provide a copy of it with the dates of entry and exit from Athos.
If additional checks are necessary, in some cases the Consulate General of Greece reserves the right to extend the processing time to 45 calendar days (Article 7 of the Russia-EU Visa Facilitation Agreement) without explanation.
A visa is issued only upon purchase of a full package of services.
Visa support is provided only with 100% payment for the tour. Requested in personal account.
All copies of documents must be made and submitted in A-4 format.

Visa procedure through Mouzenidis Travel ▼

From September 14, 2015, biometric data must be submitted to all applicants once every 5 years, except for children under 12, therefore

After confirming all the services in the application and paying for it, you must submit a complete set of documents to the visa department of the company no later than the deadline for submitting documents for a visa.
If the tourist has not previously submitted biometric data to the Schengen countries, then the visa department of the company writes the tourist to the visa application center for free date and time, when recording, the wishes of the tourist specified in the questionnaire are taken into account.
On the day of the appointment, the tourist comes to the visa center with a biometrics confirmation sheet. Confirmation for biometrics can be downloaded in your personal account, or by application number
A printout of the confirmation of the entry for biometrics must be presented to the employee of the visa center and then follow the instructions of the employees of the visa center. Attention! A service fee of 25 Euro is not returned to the tourist if the latter does not appear for the submission of biometric data, or if the package of documents is returned by the visa center. A new application to the visa center is paid by the tourist again.

Holiday Calendar for 2020 ▼

the date	Day of the week	Holiday
February 23 - 24	Sunday Monday	Defender of the Fatherland Day
2nd of March	Monday	Orthodox Clean Monday
8 - 9 March	Sunday Monday	International Women's Day
March, 25	Wednesday	Independence Day
17 April	Friday	Orthodox Good Friday
20 April	Monday	Orthodox Holy Monday
May 15	Friday - Tuesday	Labor Day
9 - 11 May	Saturday - Monday	Victory Day
08 June	Monday	Orthodox Spirits Day
12 June	Friday	Russia Day
28 of October	Wednesday	"Oh" Day
November 4	Wednesday	National Unity Day
25 December	Friday	Christmas

List of documents for visa application:

For employees ▼

Questionnaire ;
Questionnaire
General passport + photocopy of the 1st page and all Schengen visas;
Certificate from the place of work indicating the phone number and address of work, position and wages at least 12 thousand rubles, signed by the head and with the blue seal of the organization. Sample letter of employment . (The certificate must be issued no earlier than a month before the date of submission to the consulate, i.e. the certificate is valid for one month from the date of its issuance);
Individuals working for individual entrepreneurs additionally attach a copy of the TIN or OGRN certificate of the organization.

For entrepreneurs without forming a legal entity ▼

Questionnaire ;
Questionnaire with the tourist's signature in the "Signature" column (marked with a tick). Documents will not be accepted without submitting a questionnaire. YOU DO NOT NEED TO FILL OUT A QUESTIONNAIRE, JUST SIGN.
General passport + photocopy of the 1st page and all Schengen visas;
A photocopy of the old or second valid national passport - 1st page and all Schengen visas from 2015 and older
1 color photograph on a light background (3.5 x 4.5). Without corner and oval. The photograph must be no more than 6 months old;
Photocopies of two pages of a general civil internal passport (page 1 and page with registration);
Photocopy of temporary registration at the place of stay, valid for at least 3 months at the time of submission of documents to the consulate (for tourists working in another region);
A photocopy of the certificate of registration of private entrepreneurship, registered in the register Individual entrepreneurs after 01/01/17, provide an entry sheet in the USRIP;
A photocopy of the tax registration certificate;
Certificate of income from the tax authorities or a copy of the tax return for the last quarter;
If you have your own seal - a certificate from the place of work (The certificate must be issued no earlier than a month before the date of submission to the consulate, those. certificate valid for one monthsince its issuance). Sample certificate from the place of work for individual entrepreneurs.

For pensioners and unemployed ▼

Questionnaire ;
Questionnaire with the tourist's signature in the "Signature" column (marked with a tick). Documents will not be accepted without submitting a questionnaire. YOU DO NOT NEED TO FILL OUT A QUESTIONNAIRE, JUST SIGN.
General passport + copy of the 1st page and all Schengen visas;
A photocopy of the old or second valid national passport - 1st page and all Schengen visas from 2015 and older
1 color photograph on a light background (3.5 x 4.5). Without corner and oval. The photograph must be no more than 6 months old;
Photocopies of two pages of a general civil internal passport (page 1 and page with registration);
Photocopy of temporary registration at the place of stay, valid for at least 3 months at the time of submission of documents to the consulate;
A photocopy of the pension certificate, or a copy of the certificate from pension fund RF;
Original certificate from the place of study (photocopy of student card). During the vacation period, a certificate is not required;
Bank statement on account status preferably with cash flow for the last 3 months with the specified amount on the account of at least 45 thousand rubles (the certificate must be issued no earlier than a month before the date of submission to the consulate, i.e. the certificate is valid for one month from the date of its issuance). Or sponsorship letter in any form from close relatives with a certificate from the sponsor's place of work and a copy of the document confirming the relationship. Sample sponsorship letter.

For children under 18 (having their own passports or inscribed in their parents' passports) ▼

For children of any age, inscribed in the parent's passport, it is necessary to paste a photo in the foreign passport. Upon reaching the age of 14, children must have a separate foreign passport.
If the parents or the accompanying person specified in the consent to leave the child have a valid Schengen visa at the time of the trip, it is MANDATORY to attach a copy of it and a spread of 1 page of the international passport to the set of documents for the child.
If the dates of the open visas of the parents differ, the child's visa is requested on the dates of the visa of the parent whose period of stay is shorter.
The probability of obtaining a multiple-entry visa increases if the consent to travel for a minor is issued for a period of more than 3 years.
The date of issuance of consent to the departure of a minor must be no older than a year at the time of the start of the trip.

- If going on a trip with two parents▼

Multiple entry visas

The Consulate General of Greece reserves the right to issue multiple entry visas!

Multiple entry visas are issued only if you have a previously issued Schengen visa. If you have a Schengen visa in the old RFP, you need to attach a copy of the 1st page and copies of the Schengen visas; (Original old passports are not accepted!!!)
The period of validity of the visa, as well as the number of days of stay in Greece, is determined by the Consulate General of Greece.

The following are NOT ACCEPTED for visa processing:

Documents of citizens living and working in the Chechen Republic, the Republic of Ingushetia and the Republic of Dagestan are accepted by the Consulate of Greece only upon personal submission.

The cost of a visa to Greece at the Consulate General of Moscow ▼

The cost of a visa to Greece at the Visa Application Center in Chelyabinsk ▼

The cost of a visa to Greece at the Visa Application Center in Tyumen ▼

Visa Application Centers related to Gen. Consulate of Greece in Moscow ▼

City	Address	The term for issuing a visa from the date of submission of biometric data
Moscow	Moscow, st. Mytnaya, 66	4 working days
Voronezh	Voronezh, st. Voroshilov 16	10 working days
Yekaterinburg	Yekaterinburg, Kuibysheva st., 44 (Business hotel "Panorama" entrance from Belinsky st., 2nd floor)	7 working days
Kazan	Kazan, street of the Paris Commune, 8	6 business days
Nizhny Novgorod	Nizhny Novgorod, st. Shcherbakova, 15	6 business days
Novosibirsk	Novosibirsk, Chelyuskintsev street, 15	14 business days
Omsk	Omsk, Frunze st., 1/4	10 working days
Permian	Perm, Chernyshevsky st., 28	7 working days
Samara	Samara, Michurina st., 78 (Business Center Millennium 2 floor of 2)	9 working days
Saratov	Saratov, Vavilov st., 38/114	10 working days
Ufa	Ufa, Chernyshevsky st., 82	7 working days
Chelyabinsk	Chelyabinsk, st. Karla Marksa, 38, office 204 (BC Arkaim Plaza)	8 business days
Tyumen	Tyumen, st. Sergei Ilyushin, 10	8 business days
Smolensk	Smolenk, st. Nikolaev, d.20, fl. one	7 business days (self-submission only)
Khabarovsk	Khabarovsk, Istomina street, 22a
Vladivostok	Vladivostok, Oceansky prospect, 17	10 working days (self-submission only)
Irkutsk	Irkutsk, st. Sverdlova, 10, fl. 2	10 working days (self-submission only)
Krasnoyarsk	Krasnoyarsk, Mayorchaka st., 16	10 working days (self-submission only)
Kaliningrad	Kaliningrad, st. 1812, d. 126	10 working days (self-submission only)
Vologda	Vologda, Prechistenskaya embankment, 34a, 1st floor	10 working days (self-submission only)

Everyone finds their own reason to go to Greece, but among the main ones, everyone notes the gentle sea, clean sandy beaches. Indeed, the mild Mediterranean climate guarantees a comfortable stay from April to the end of October. It offers tourists sandy beaches on the mainland and numerous islands, including the Greek half of Crete. Many of them are marked with the blue flag of the European Commission as part of the Blue Flag environmental program, which means they are tested according to 32 criteria. Delicious dishes of national cuisine and unusual wine add a special flavor to the rest.

Do Russians need a visa to Greece in 2020?

No changes have taken place in 2020: Russians must obtain a Schengen visa to travel to Greece. You can arrange it with the help of intermediaries or independently. In the second case, our article will help you.

Main types of visas

To visit Greece, Russians need to obtain a visa. It can be short-term Schengen or long-term national. In any case, the appeal involves the submission of fingerprints, a digital photo.

An application for a Schengen is submitted if they plan to stay in Greece or other EU countries for no more than 90 days. It can be one trip for 3 months or several. The main thing is that their total duration for six months does not exceed the agreed 90 days and most of the first visit to the EU falls on Greece. Most often, Russians apply for a "guest" or tourist Schengen visa type C, less often for a transit visa (type A) and others.

Schengen visa

Having a national visa (type D) will allow you to stay in Greece for more than 3 months and periodically travel to other European countries. The most common reasons for applying for it are study, work, long-term treatment, business interests.

How much does a visa to Greece cost in 2020?

The cost of a Greek visa depends on its type and the chosen method of obtaining. The first is the consular fee. Some categories of applicants are exempted from its payment. Whether a particular citizen belongs to beneficiaries must be clarified before applying.

Consular fee for obtaining Greek visas:

35 € for Schengen;
180 € for national;
90 € for a national student.

Additional costs include a 20 € service charge. It is paid by those who apply to.

All fees are paid in rubles. The specific amount is indicated on the websites of consulates, visa centers. It is reviewed periodically and depends on the current exchange rate.

Important: consular and service fees are non-refundable even if the right to enter Greek territory is denied.

How to apply for a visa to Greece on your own?

You can get a Greek visa without the help of intermediaries if you apply directly to the Consulate of Greece or to one of the visa centers of the Global Visa Center World (GVCW). Only she, from April 26, 2018, is authorized to accept documents for their further transfer to employees of Greek diplomatic institutions.

The most expensive option for obtaining a Greek visa is to contact accredited travel agencies.

Through the visa center

Applying to the GVCW Visa Application Center can save a lot of time and money. For most Russians, applying for a visa through a Consulate located in another city or even a region of the Russian Federation costs more than a 20 euro service fee. In addition, it is much easier to get an appointment at the EC than at the Consulate General.

To submit documents to the CC, it is recommended to pre-register on the GVCW website. This will allow you to submit documents as quickly and conveniently as possible. Particularly relevant is the electronic registration in the exhibition centers of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Chelyabinsk, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg during the high season. When registering, a separate time is reserved for each applicant, except for the children included in the parents' passport. After choosing the date and time of your visit to the Greek Visa Application Center, you need to print the receipt. It will need to be presented when visiting the EC.

Everyone must submit documents in person so that GVCW staff can take biometric data for the VIS database. An exception is made for children under 12 years of age (inscribed in the parents' passport) and those who have already submitted Schengen biometrics over the past 59 months. In the latter case, an official power of attorney is required to apply.

Especially demanding or busy clients of the Greek Visa Application Centers can use the VIP Lounge. This service is available so far only in the ECs of Moscow, Kaliningrad, St. Petersburg and Yekaterinburg. Its cost is an additional 50-70 euros (depending on the EC) for each individual application or 100-150 euros for a family (parents + 2 children).

GVCW customers in some cities can use the Personal Assistant service. For 40 euros (for each applicant) or 100 euros for a family, you can get priority service and support from an EC specialist at all stages of applying, submitting biometrics.

Some visa application centers offer a Prime Time service, which allows you to apply outside of business hours for an additional 35-50 euros. In the exhibition centers of St. Petersburg, Murmansk and Petrozavodsk, for 20-35 euros, you can order the Priority Delivery service to avoid queues.

Some VCs also provide Additional services:

300 rub. for filling out the questionnaire;
300 rub. for 6 photos;
300 rub. for priority issuance of a passport;
15-20 rub. for one photocopy.

Also, some ECs provide services of health insurance, mobile biometrics, "Visa to the house" (departure to the client's home / office), courier delivery of passports. The cost and availability of services must be specified directly in the VC.

Important: ordering additional services does not exempt you from paying consular (35 €) and service (20 €) fees. Also, additional services do not affect the speed of consideration of the application by the Consulate and the adoption of a decision.

Through the consulate

Applying for a visa to Greece is possible after preliminary online registration on the website of the Consulate General. The form must be filled out in Latin letters in strict accordance with the passport. This registration method is suitable for anyone who needs a Schengen visa to Greece. But applicants for a national Greek visa for registration need to call directly to the Consulate General of Greece in Moscow, Novorossiysk and St. Petersburg.

A complete package of documents will need to be submitted to the Consulate General at the appointed time. Documents collected at the visa centers also come here. Unlike the EC, consular staff do not help fill out the questionnaires and do not provide other services.

All applications are processed on a general basis. The consulate may invite the applicant for an interview, ask to clarify or supplement some data.

Greece visa application

The questionnaire forms are free of charge. They can be downloaded from the websites of the Consulate, GVCW or obtained directly from these institutions.

GVCW offers to fill out an application for a Greek Schengen visa online electronically. After filling it out, you will need to print it out in order to present it during your visit to the EC. After submitting the questionnaire electronically, it is important to save the created identification number.

Greece visa application form

The questionnaire is completed in Greek or English printed letters. You can do this yourself, but it is better to entrust this to the employees of the visa centers (for Schengen) for 300 rubles, or find an experienced consultant to fill out the form for a national visa.

Unfortunately, there is no template for filling out a national Greek visa.

Documents for a visa to Greece: a list of 2020

Both clients of visa centers and those who apply to the Consulate must provide a separate package of documents. It consists of a standard list and an additional one, depending on the purpose of the trip. All visa documents must be issued on A4 sheets.

Applicants for a visa to Greece in 2020 must provide:

Application form (filled out, signed);
1 photo (complies with ICAO standards, cut out along the contour);
Greek documents on the planned place of residence (optional hotel reservation / invitation from a Greek citizen / real estate lease agreement);
Travel information (tickets / itinerary + documents on the car);
(certificate from work or Bank statement). If the applicant is a dependent (child/student/housewife) or temporarily unemployed, a sponsorship letter ( financial document sponsor, confirmation of relationship with the sponsor, copy of the first page of the sponsor's passport);
Original and copies of all completed pages of the current one;
Canceled passport (if any) - a copy of the 1st page + Schengen visas for the last 3 years;
Copies of all completed pages of the civil passport;
Insurance policy - a copy;
Receipt of payment of the consular fee;
Consent to the processing of personal data.

When collecting documents for obtaining a visa, you need to remember that the Consulate returns only a passport. The rest of the documents are not subject to return, so it is recommended to provide copies and have the originals with you at the time of application.

Photo for a visa to Greece

Consulate General of Greece in Moscow