How to get a visa to Greece

Greece is an embodied paradise for tourism lovers. Its unique landscapes, a mild climate, distinctive kitchen, historical, architectural and religious attractions will not leave anyone indifferent, even the most sophisticated seeker of new impressions. On the eve of the summer holidays, many begin to interest the actual question, how to get a visa to Greece, which we will answer in this article.

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Selection of a visa institution

Select an institution in which you will submit documents for registration of a visa. In Russia, it may be Visa service center or consulate-General. At the official site you can familiarize yourself with the information about the location of branches of these institutions in your city. You can also use the services of travel agencies, if you do not want to independently deal with the opening of the visa.

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The documents

To get a visa to Greece, you will need:

application for issuing a visa;
passport, whose deadline will end not earlier than six months since the submission of an application for a visa;
passport, whose validity period has expired, but not more than 3 years ago;
passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation;
2 photos with a size of 3.5x4.5 cm, prescription no more than six months;
medical insurance, which covers the entire Schengen zone (coating amount - from 3000 euros).

To all documents are attached to photocopies. One who is going to open multivitz will need to attach copies of Schengen visas over the past 3 years. You will also need to sign a consent that your personal data will be processed in the process of consideration of documents.

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Confirmation of intent

Next, you will need to confirm the availability of work in Russia or another source of income:

To do this, you can ask for a certificate from official work.
Those who work for an individual entrepreneur must provide a copy of the certificate of registration of IP.
Pensioners should be made a photocopy of a pension certificate, a document certifying the conduct of pension payments, or provide an application from one of the close relatives on the payment of the trip from its part.
Minors will need a copy of the birth certificate, certified by the notary, original and a copy of the certificate from the educational institution, a student card or a counters, a statement from one of the parents about the sponsoring of the journey.

The purpose of your trip will necessarily need to confirm documented:

If you are a tourist, attach an invitation to the Greek tourist operator, a voucher and a letter from the Russian travel agency that applies to the issuance of a visa.
For traveling on their own confirmation there will be a reservation in the hotel or the rental agreement.
For a business trip, the receiving party invitation or letter from the employer will be required.
For those who are going to study or participate in events, you need to provide a request for a host or certificate of enrollment from the future place of learning.
If you drive Greece with transit, then submit to the establishment of the route tickets and confirmation of intention to get to the country of destination (visa, hotel reservation, etc.). You will also need to confirm the route you specified. This can be done by providing tickets or driver's license, a plan of travel and insurance.

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Children

All documents for a minor child submits one of his parents. Children from 14 years old are obliged to have a separate passport. To the documents described above, you will need to attach:

certificate of birth and its photocopy;
consent from the second parent for the departure of a child, certified by the notary (if necessary);
documents confirming the deprivation of parental rights of the second parent (if necessary).

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Consideration of applications and reasons for refusal

After submitting documents to get a visa to Greece, pay the consular fee of 35 euros. Additional information about the size of the consular fee, depending on the category of visas, can be found here. Also on this page you can see the categories of citizens freed from payments on this collection. Here You can view the degree of readiness of your documents. Usually, their term of consideration is up to 3 working days.

Refuse to receive a visa may if:

your salary is less than 20,000 p.;
you exceeded the length of stay in one of the Schengen countries;
you have a conflict with representatives of one of the Schengen countries;
you provided incorrectly executed documents.

If you have difficulty in getting a visa to Greece, you may be interested in information that for several years this country has been able to visit the Islands of Lesbos, Rhodes, Chios, samos from June 7 to September 30 to September 30, Kos, Castelorizo \u200b\u200band Sima in a visa-free order when ferry by ferry through Turkey. Good luck to you and enjoy your holiday!