Passengers must have a passport or another travel document accepted for entry.
"}]}]},{"sectionName":"Travel Document Validity","subsectionInformation":[{"subsectionName":"Travel Document Validity","documentParagraph":[{"paragraphText":"Travel documents must be valid for at least 3 months longer than the duration of stay.
"}]}]},{"sectionName":"Travel Document Information","subsectionInformation":[{"subsectionName":"Travel Document Validity","documentParagraph":[{"paragraphText":"Travel documents issued more than 10 years before arrival are not accepted, unless the passenger resides in a Schengen Member State.
"}]}]},{"sectionName":"Visa Requirements","subsectionInformation":[{"subsectionName":"Visa Requirements","documentParagraph":[{"paragraphText":"Passengers must have a valid visa issued by Greece.
"}]},{"subsectionName":"Exemptions for 3rd Country Visa","documentParagraph":[{"paragraphText":"Passengers can enter with a \"C\" or \"D\" visa issued by another Schengen Member State for a maximum of 90 days in a period of 180 days.
"}]},{"subsectionName":"Exemptions for Residents","documentParagraph":[{"paragraphText":"Passengers with a residence permit issued by Greece do not need a visa.
"}]},{"subsectionName":"Exemptions for 3rd Country Residents","documentParagraph":[{"paragraphText":"Passengers with an EU Blue Card (residence permit) issued by Cyprus traveling on business do not need a visa for a maximum of 90 days in a period of 180 days.
"},{"paragraphText":"Passengers with a residence permit issued by Monaco or another Schengen Member State do not need a visa for a maximum of 90 days in a period of 180 days.
"}]},{"subsectionName":"Exemptions for Pupils","documentParagraph":[{"paragraphText":"Pupils who reside in Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland or an EU Member State and travel as part of a school group accompanied by a teacher do not need a visa if they arrive from Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland or an EU Member State and the teacher has a \"List of Travellers\" (LOT) with the list of names of the pupils stamped by the school.
"}]}]},{"sectionName":"Visa Information","subsectionInformation":[{"subsectionName":"Visa Information","documentParagraph":[{"paragraphText":"Schengen \"D\" Visas issued by Portugal with the remark \"CPLP\" are not accepted.
Schengen \"C\" visas must be valid for the visited Schengen Member State. This is specified in the \"valid for\" field of the visa.
\"C\" visas issued by Bulgaria or Romania before 31 March 2024 are not accepted.
"}]},{"subsectionName":"Visa Validity","documentParagraph":[{"paragraphText":"A visa in an expired travel document is accepted if the passenger also has a new travel document.
"}]}]},{"sectionName":"Residency Document Information","subsectionInformation":[{"subsectionName":"Residency Document Information","documentParagraph":[{"paragraphText":"Passengers returning to Greece with:
- a certificate of electronic submission of a residence permit application; or
- a certificate of electronic submission of a residence permit renewal application
are allowed to re-enter Greece if they left Greece on or after 1 January 2025. The certificate is issued two languages (Greek and English) and within 20 days of submission of the residence permit application. The following is stated on the document:
\"The holder resides legally in Greece for as long as this certificate is valid and enjoys all rights granted by the residence permit he/she is renewing, according to par.10 of art.11 of L.5038/2023. This certificate is automatically invalidated if a renewal decision or a decision to reject the application is issued. The accuracy and validity of this certificate can be verified, either through interoperability of public authorities with the Integrated Information System 'Immigration' of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum, or by checking the third country citizen's application status online, using the Ministry's electronic service https://migration.gov.gr/ . The holder of this Certificate must carry and display it together with his/her passport and the residence permit he/she is renewing.\"
Visitors without a return/onward ticket could be refused entry.
"}]}]},{"sectionName":"Entry Restrictions Information","subsectionInformation":[{"subsectionName":"Entry Restrictions Information","documentParagraph":[{"paragraphText":"Residents of Israel that have a blue or brown colored Travel Document are allowed entry if it contains a permanent re-entry permit for Israel.
"}]}]},{"sectionName":"Transit Information","subsectionInformation":[{"subsectionName":"Transit Information","documentParagraph":[{"paragraphText":"If the passenger is traveling to another Schengen country, please verify both travel document and visa requirements of the final destination (i.e. the other Schengen country).
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