Tourist visa guide for Indian travellers

Greece
visa requirements.

Prepare your tourist visa application using the document checklist supplied for Greece.

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preparation guide.

Documents from the supplied file

Tourist visa checklist

The following content has been organised from GREECE TOURIST VISA.pdf. Requirements can change without notice, so verify current forms, fees and appointment rules before applying.

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    (APPLIED THROUGH Global Visa Services) KINDLY PROVIDE ALL THE DOCUMENTS IN A4 SIZE.

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    PLEASE DO NOT STAPLE ANY DOCUMENTS change frequently without any intimation.

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    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.

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    OLD passports All Old passports are mandatory to be submitted along with the latest passport

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    1 visa application Form filled online at http://in-gr.gvcworld.eu . This form needs to be printed and signed by the applicant at the appropriate places.

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    Photocopy of all pages of passport

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    2 Recent Coloured Photograph (Fresh ones i.e. NOT used earlier for any visa) should be: -

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    35mm x 45mm in dimension

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    On matte finish paper

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    With White background

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    With 80% face coverage, non-smiling [without glasses, a hat/cap or other head covering, unless the applicant wears such items because of their religious belief or ethnic background and not previously used in a visa

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    Personal Covering letter (addressed to Embassy Of Greece), with mentioning duration of visit, purpose of visit, expenses clause .Details of all Applicants with name, passport number, If Applicable

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    Travel Insurance as per Schengen specification, matching with ticket dates with risk coverage of Euro

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    30,000. For downloading the list of Approved Insurance Companies and detailed information on Travel

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    Insurance please visit our visa forms section of our website.

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    Confirmed Return Ticket (or ticket with Live PNR), covering all the sectors (The gap between submission of the application and travel date should be 15 working days. )

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    Tour itinerary

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    Confirmed Hotel as per the ticket (with hotel Name, Address, Telephone no and Email. Id) (Except for

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    GTA Hotel Bookings).

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    PAN Card copy (MUST).

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    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.

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    Personal Income Tax Return for Last 2 years.

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    Occupation proof

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    In case of Employee -Proof of employment(employment certificate/NOC)and Pay slip of last 3 months.

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    In case applicant is the proprietor / owner of the company-,Cover letter on companies letter head

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    ,company`s Original 3 month`s bank statement (with bank seal and signature), proof of paid income tax (for 3 years), company memo, partnership deed, establishment license or proprietorship etc are required.

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    For student- leave letter / report card issued from School and ID is required.

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

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    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.

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    If applicant is travelling for honeymoon then Marriage certificate or Marriage Card and Engagement

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    /Marriage Photograph are required.

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    Spouse travelling together Spouse name to be endorsed in both the passports otherwise Original

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    Marriage Certificate required apostille from MEA

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    If minor is accompanied by one parent/travelling alone shall provide aNOTARIZED NOC from other/both parents with their passport copy.

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    Note - Visa applications should be lodged no later than 15 working days prior to departure. Applicants submitting their visa application at a Visa Application Centre in India other than the one in New Delhi, need to calculate 5 extra days to their minimum processing time as their visa application will first be dispatched to the GVCW New Delhi VAC for Greece, from where it will be forwarded to the Embassy of

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    Greece - Consular Office in New Delhi the following day.

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Important notes

  • NOTE:
  • 1.)Blank Passport holder or passport without Schengen travelled TWICE, will have to come for personal interview on the dates provided by embassy after submission of their visa applications
  • 2.) 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.
  • 3.The Embassy reserves the right to ask for additional documents and/or for a personal interview
  • 4.)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.
  • 5.)Please note that the photocopies of all pages of the current passport is also mandatory
  • 6.)In case you fail to send us the photocopies of the documents (as explained above), Jetsave will be doing it at our end. However, in such case, all photocopy work will be chargeable and there may be one day delay in submission due to this extra photocopy work that we may require to do for your visa application. \n
  • Actual processing time may vary and is at sole discretion of the Visa Consular of the
  • Embassy/Consulate.
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Medical and insurance requirements

  • 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.
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Processing time

  • 15 working days from the date of submission and can be extended to 45 working days
  • Please note that above is only an indicative processing time which is based on the current trend.

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This page faithfully organises the supplied document, but visa rules, fees, biometrics, jurisdiction and processing times may change. The relevant embassy, consulate, immigration authority or authorised visa centre remains the final authority.

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