Important News and Notices

For the attention of Travel Agencies: Consulate General of Greece in Moscow will held Accreditation procedure for Travel Agencies for the period 2012-2013 starting from 20 of February up to 16 of March 2012. Consulate General of Greece in St. Petersburg will hold Accreditation procedure for Travel Agencies for 2012-2013 from 1 March to 12 April 2012 on working days at 12:00-14:00. To download the List of documents for accreditation and the Accreditation From please click here. As per the New Russian Law on Personal Data Protection - which will be observed from 23 of May 2011 - All Applicants who are applying themselves or through a Courier Representative need to ensure that the Forms are signed by each Individual and submitted along with their Application. For these Forms please click here. Individual Applicants can still submit personally their visa application at the Consulates premise, if they prefer to do so. For submission at the Consulates, an appointment has to be made with the Visa Section in advance. Please note that from 1 July 2011, all applicants who are physically challenged having relevant documents, if are exempt from the Visa Fees shall also be exempt from Service Fees.

For the attention of Applicants in Belarus: Please note that the Citizens and Permanent Residence holders of Republic of Belarus, who are residing in Belarus, are recommended to apply for the Visa to Greece in the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania - which is located at 68, Zacharova Street, Minsk 220088, Republic of Belarus.

For attention of applicants in Moscow: a) Please note that 23 of February 2012 the Greek Visa Service Center in Moscow shall remain open for submission of documents and passport collection and will work as usual. b) Please note that the Greek Visa Service Center in Moscow shall open from 9:00 a.m. on week days from 19 September 2011. c) Please note that the Greek Visa Service Center in Moscow shall stop work on Saturdays from 1 October. d) Please note that the Greek Visa Service Center in Moscow shall open for passport collection from 15:00 p.m to 17:00 p.m. from 1 October.

Information for travel agencies in St.Petersburg: Since January, 1, 2011 the presentation of the original of Russian national passport of the tourist isn't required, it is enough to give photocopies of all pages of the passport having any marks. Copies should be two-sided printed, two double-pages of the passport on each side. Also it is not required to present originals of the documents confirming relationship, in the case when the child is accompanied by a person other than his parents. Photocopies of documents are sufficient. The birth certificate of the child and the notarial authorization of parents for his trip abroad should be still submitted in the original with one photocopy.

For Applications to Consulate General of Novorossiysk: Dear Applicants, we would like to draw your attention to the fact that the Consulate General of Greece in Novorossiysk shall accept applications for its region from the Greek Visa Service Center in Rostov-on-don and Krasnodar.You can find the necessary information on this website and here are some links for ease in navigation : Submit Your Application - Where to Apply and Contact Us pages for the list of regions. All Travel Agents should submit their applications ONLY at the Visa Center and not directly at the Consulate.

Child Gratis cases: a) Dear Applicants, from 19 April 2010 - all applications of children under 12 years old being submitted to the Greek Visa Service Center in Moscow, Ekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, Samara, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, St. Petersburg, Rostov-on-Don, Krasnodar and Krasnoyarsk will be exempt from Visa Fee. b) Please note that with effect from the 1 of May 2011, all children below the age of 6 years will be exempt from Service Fee.

New Visa Centers: a) Krasnoyarsk – Shall start with effect from 16 of January 2012. Please click here for the road map b) Krasnodar – Shall start with effect from 25 of October 2011. Please click here for the road map c) Nizhny Novgorod - Shall start with effect from 20 of May 2011. Please click here for the road map d) Kazan - Shall start with effect from 18 of March 2011.Please click here for the road map e) Samara - Shall start with effect from 1 of April 2011. Please click here for the road map .