ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR GREECE VISA

1. Indian National holding a valid Indian passport can apply for Greece Visa.
2. Person wishes to travel to Greece for the purpose of Tourism/Family or friends Visit/Business can apply visa through Visa Lounge. Person who seeks employment in Greece is not eligible to apply through Visa Lounge.
3. Travel insurance is mandatory requirement for passengers traveling to Greece. Visa Lounge also provides Travel Insurance to passengers at an additional cost.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED
Business:
1. Valid passport must not be older than 10 years also it must be valid for at least THREE MONTHS longer than the intended stay. The passport must also have at least TWO BLANK PAGES to affix the visa and should be along with all old passport booklets. Handwritten passports, Passports with observation and passports of 20 year validity are NOT acceptable.
2. 1 Application Form filled online- We will fill up the online form and forward the same.
3. 2 Photograph should be latest with 80% face coverage and white background (3.5 mm x 4.5 mm).
4. Covering Letter (addressed to Embassy Of Greece, New Delhi) on company letter head), with mentioning duration of visit, purpose of visit, expenses clause
5. Invitation letter from Greece Company.
6. Travel Insurance as per Schengen specification, matching with ticket dates with risk coverage of Euro 30,000. For downloading the list of Approved Insurance Companies and detailed information on Travel Insurance please visit our visa forms section of our website.
7. Return Confirmed ticket, covering all the sectors
8. Confirmed Hotel as per the ticket (with hotel Name, Address, Telephone no and Email. Id) (Except for GTA Hotel Bookings).
9. PAN Card copy (MUST).
10. Original updated Personal bank statement for last 3 months with bank seal and signature from the authorized person from the Bank with account holder name and address.
11. Personal Income Tax Return for Last 2 years dully original attested by C.A.
12. Occupation proof
      In case of Employee -

      a) ) Pay slip of last 3 months.
      In case applicant is the proprietor / owner of the company-

      b) Cover letter on companies letter head ,company’s Original 3 month’s bank statement (with bank seal and signature) on A4 paper, proof of paid income tax (for 2 years) dully original attested by C.A. ,Company memo, partnership deal, establishment license or proprietorship etc. are required.
      c) If the applicant is sponsored - proof of sponsorship and/or private accommodation by completing a national form of the Schengen State concerned (seethe website of the Member State of destination)
      d) If the applicant is retired- Proof of retirement, pension statements for the last three months; - proof of regular income generated by ownership of property or business.
      e) For Professionals (Doctors, Advocate, Software Eng., Consultants Etc.) Copy of Educational Certificate/Technical Certificates.

Tourist:
1. Valid passport must not be older than 10 years also it must be valid for at least THREE MONTHS longer than the intended stay. The passport must also have at least TWO BLANK PAGES to affix the visa and should be along with all old passport booklets. Handwritten passports, Passports with observation and passports of 20 year validity are NOT acceptable.
2. 1 Application Form filled online- We will fill up the online form and forward the same.
3. 3 Photograph should be latest with 80% face coverage and white background (3.5 mm x 4.5 mm).
4. Personal Covering letter (addressed to Embassy Of Greece, New Delhi), with mentioning duration of visit, purpose of visit, expenses clause .Details of all Applicants with name, passport number, If Applicable
5. Travel Insurance as per Schengen specification, matching with ticket dates with risk coverage of Euro 30,000. For downloading the list of Approved Insurance Companies and detailed information on Travel Insurance please visit our visa forms section of our website.
6. Return Confirmed ticket, covering all the sectors
7. Tour itinerary /Day to day Itinerary
8. Confirmed Hotel as per the ticket (with hotel Name, Address, Telephone no and Email. Id) (Except for GTA Hotel Bookings).
9. PAN Card copy (MUST).
10. Original updated Personal bank statement for last 3 months with bank seal and signature from the authorized person from the Bank with account holder name and address.
11. Personal Income Tax Return for  Last 2 years dully original attested by C.A.
12. Occupation proof
       In case of Employee -

       a) Proof of employment(employment certificate/NOC) and Pay slip of last 3 months.
       In case applicant is the proprietor / owner of the company-

       a) Cover letter on companies letter head ,company’s Original 3 month’s bank statement (with bank seal and signature), proof of paid income tax (for 2 years)  dully original attested by C.A., company memo, partnership deal, establishment license or proprietorship etc are required.
        Student-

        a) leave letter / report card issued from School and ID is required.
       If the applicant is sponsored -

        a) proof of sponsorship and/or private accommodation by completing a national form of the Schengen State concerned (seethe website of the Member State of destination)
        If the applicant is retired-

       a) Proof of retirement, pension statements for the last three months; - proof of regular income generated by ownership of property or business.
       If applicant is travelling for honeymoon then Marriage certificate or Marriage Card and Engagement /Marriage photographs are required.
       If minor is accompanied by one parent/travelling alone shall provide a NOTARIZED NOC from other/both parents with their passport copy.
PROCESSING TIME :
Minimum 10-15 working days (excluding the day of submission at VFS) 

PAYMENTS
Applicants can pay Visa and other fees through Credit Card, Debit Card, Net Banking and IVR.
* Note: Charges will be applied.

NOTE
1. Embassy have stopped accepting the passports which are handwritten or have any observation on the front data page Hence, all such passport holders are requested to get a fresh passport booklet to apply for Visa. 
2. The Embassy reserves the right to ask for additional documents and/or for a personal interview 
3. It is mandatory to submit the supporting documents individually for all family members travelling together . For example, if a family of 4 people is applying for visa, then the supporting documents need to be submitted for all 4 family members (i.e. supporting documents of the Husband (main applicant) needs to be photocopied to make a total of 4 sets for 4 people). Hence, before sending us the visa applications please make photocopies of all supporting documents (of the main applicant) for all family members along with their visa applications. 

4. Request you to keep a gap of at least 20 working days from the date of submission to travel date.

MINOR TRAVELLING ALONE OR WITH A GUARDIAN TO PROVIDE NOC ON NOTARIZED AFFIDAVIT (ON RS 10 STAMP PAPER) FROM BOTH PARENTS

JURISDICTION
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CONSULATE
Name: Embassy of Greece
Address: EP 32, Dr.S Radhakrishnan Marg, Chanakyapuri New Delhi-110021
City: New Delhi
Country: India
Telephone: 011-26880700
Fax: 011-26888010
Submission Details: Passports are submitted through VFS 
Submission Timings: 0800 hours - 1100 hours (Monday - Friday)
Collection Details: Passports are collected through VFS 
Collection Timings: 1500 hours - 1600 hours (Monday - Friday)
Email: gremb.del@mfa.gr