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C-VF — Visa-free Schengen short stay

GreeceShort stays and visits

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

No advance visa is required for nationals the Greek MFA table marks VISA-FREE (ordinary passports), e.g. Australia, Canada and Japan; others, e.g. India, need a visa. For some countries (note 1, e.g. Albania) the exemption applies only to biometric passports. The full nationality matrix is on the MFA page.

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Limits of the record
  • MFA table is undated and cites the regulations up to 2018/1806; later list changes not checked.

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

Short stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period for which the traveller justifies the purpose. The Schengen Borders Code's non-exhaustive list of supporting documents (Annex I) refers to business trips; study or other types of training; tourism or private reasons; and political, scientific, cultural, sports or religious events or other reasons.

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Limits of the record
  • Annex I lists supporting documents by purpose; it is not an exhaustive legal list of permitted purposes.
  • Which nationalities are visa-free is set by Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, which was not captured.

What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

Stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period, counting the 180 days preceding each day of stay; the entry date counts as the first day and the exit date as the last; time under a residence permit or long-stay visa is not counted.

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Limits of the record
  • Schengen Borders Code quoted in its original 2016 version (CELEX 32016R0399); later amendments not checked.
  • https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32016R0399
    For intended stays on the territory of the Member States of a duration of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period, which entails considering the 180-day period preceding each day of stay
  • https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32016R0399
    For the purposes of implementing paragraph 1, the date of entry shall be considered as the first day of stay on the territory of the Member States and the date of exit shall be considered as the last day of stay on the territory of the Member States. Periods of stay authorised under a residence permit or a long-stay visa shall not be taken into account in the calculation of the duration of stay on the territory of the Member States.

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

A valid travel document valid at least 3 months after intended departure and issued within the previous 10 years; justification of purpose and conditions of stay; sufficient means of subsistence for the stay and return/onward travel. Means may be shown by cash, travellers' cheques or credit cards, and sponsorship declarations or host guarantee letters may count where national law provides.

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Limits of the record
  • Schengen Borders Code quoted in its original 2016 version (CELEX 32016R0399); later amendments not checked.
  • Greek reference amounts for means of subsistence not captured.

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm where to apply and when a stay can be extended or changed.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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