All citizens from EU and Schengen countries enjoy travel to Greece without a visa, plus certain non-EU citizens from countries with which Greece has signed an agreement.
Visas are determined by your passport and your citizenship only. Marriage to an EU/Greek citizen and/or the passport of your spouse does not matter; blood relationships also do not matter.
Travelers should have a passport or other travel document valid for at least three (3) months past the intended departure date.
All citizens from these countries do not need a visa to visit or travel to Greece.
- Article last updated January 1, 2024. However, answers in Comments reflect a person’s specific case and whatever laws were in effect at the time.
Schengen member states as of January 2024
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Republica Cehă
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France and Monaco
- Germany
- Grecia
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
EU countries
Citizens from these EU countries that are not part of Schengen may also visit Greece without a visa.
- Croatia as of July 1, 2013
- Cyprus
- Ireland
- United Kingdom
Non-EU Countries
Citizens of the following non-EU countries can travel to Greece without first getting a Schengen or national visa from the Greek consulate/embassy and can stay a maximum of 90 days within any 180-day period as a tourist. During this time, (s)he is not permitted to work in Greece or any EU/Schengen country without first securing a work permit; and (s)he is not permitted to stay longer than 90 days in any 180-day period without first applying for a residence permit.
If you are not a citizen from one of these countries with the proper passport, and you do not have a residence permit from the EU or Schengen countries listed in previous sections, stop now. You need a visa.
- Albania (biometric passport holders, as of December 15, 2010)
- Andorra
- Antigua and Barbuda (added May 29, 2009)
- Argentina
- Australia
- Bahamas (added May 29, 2009)
- Barbados (added May 29, 2009)
- Bolivia
- Bosnia (biometric passport holders, as of December 15, 2010)
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Canada
- Chile
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
- Holy See (State of the Vatican)
- Honduras
- Hong Kong (blue and red passports)
- Israel
- Japan
- Macao (holders of Região Administrativa Especial de Macau)
- Macedonia/FYROM (as of December 19, 2009)
- Malaysia
- Mauritius (added May 29, 2009)
- Mexico
- Moldova (biometric passport holders, as of April 27, 2014)
- Monaco
- Montenegro (biometric passport holders, as of December 19, 2009)
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Paraguay
- St. Kitts and Nevis (added May 29, 2009)
- San Marino
- Serbia (biometric passport holders, as of December 19, 2009)
- Seychelles (added May 29, 2009)
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Taiwan (only holders of passports containing an ID number as of January 11, 2011)
- Turkey (Green passports only, as of July 28, 2010; certain persons who are members of associations and sports clubs. Visa-free travel for Turkish citizens was discussed in March 2013, but nothing approved.)
- United States
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
Turkish citizens may also visit the islands of Chios, Kastellorizo, Kos, Lesvos, Rhodes and Samos for 7 days without a visa between May and October for 2024.
Future visa-waiver candidates
The European Union has proposed that the following nations enter visa-free status in the future.
- China Saint Lucia
- Colombia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Dominica Samoa
- Grenada Solomon Islands
- Kiribati Timor-Leste
- Marshall Islands Tonga
- Micronesa Trinidad and Tobago
- Nauru Tuvalu
- Palau United Arab Emirates
- Peru Vanuatu
- Russia
As of last update, citizens from these countries still need a visa and should apply at the relevant consulate/embassy. Citizens should not depend on news sources that report hopes, votes, agreements and approvals, which is the not the same as official real-life implementation.
- Afghanistan
- Albania — Non-biometric passport holders ³
- Algeria
- Angola
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia ¹
- Bosnia — Non-biometric passport holders ³
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burma/Myanmar
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- China
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo
- Cote D’Ivoire
- Cuba
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Ghana
- Grenada
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Jamaica
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Maldives
- Mali
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- Northern Marianas (islands)
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Peru
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Russia*
- Rwanda
- Samoa
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
- St. Lucia
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Swaziland
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey (all citizens except green passport holders from July 28, 2010)²
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates**
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
