General Information

• Visa Information
• Employment in Greece for US Citizens
• Applying for Greek Citizenship (for individuals of Greek descent)
• Getting married in Greece

V I S A

For holders of regular passports of the following countries no visa is required :
Argentina, Andorra, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Republic of Korea, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lichtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Saint Christopher-St.Nevis-Anguilla, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Slovenia, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Uruguay, USA

If you are holding a permit to re-enter the United States or a Political Refugee travel document you do need a visa.

Only Visa applicants residents of the States of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania should appear in person at the Consulate General of Greece for an interview and present :

1. Valid Passport
2. Green Card
3. One passport size color photo
4. Round trip ticket to Greece or official travel agency's itinerary with closed dates entering and exiting Greece
5. Letter of reference from employer which states position and monthly or annual salary. If you have your own company a letter from the bank you are dealing with, stating that the company is in good standing
6. Hotel accommodations in Greece
7. For women who hold their maiden name their marriage certificate is needed.
8. Minor children can not apply for their visa. Both parents have to appear in person and sign the application form before us.

The Consulate General reserves the right to ask for further documentation in addition to the aforementioned. Visa fees vary depending on length of stay and citizenship of visitor.

EMPLOYMENT IN GREECE FOR US CITIZENS

US citizens who wish to be employed in Greece, must request from their employer to apply on their behalf to the appropriate Greek Authorities for a work permit.

APPLYING FOR GREEK CITIZENSHIP

Submit the following original documents:

1. Birth certificate
2. Certificate of baptism
3. Marriage certificate
4. Current passport
5. Father's birth certificate
6. Parents' marriage certificate from church and marriage registration certificate from the city. If the father was not registered in Greece then:
7. Grandfather's certificate of registration from the municipal records of the city/town where he was registered
8. Grandparents marriage certificate

GETTING MARRIED IN GREECE

Birth certificates of both parties, if it is going to be a church wedding then baptismal certificates as well. If either was married before then the divorce decree or the death certificate of the previous spouse. These documents have to be legalized by our Consulate and translated. You will also need an affidavit from the American Consulate in Greece that both parties ore over the age of 18, free to marry and that there is no impediment to the wedding. The marriage license which will be issued in Greece in a week is used also for the mandatory announcement of the wedding in the local newspaper for a period of at least one (1) week.

Additional Information can be obtained from the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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