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Categories of countries to which holders of Greek passports can travel freely or for which they require a visa

 

The European Economic Area and the Schengen area

 

The European Economic Area encompasses all the EU member states. All Greek nationals, EU citizens (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Denmark, Esthonia, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia,  Slovenia, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Finland), as well as third country nationals lawfully resident (i.e. holders of residence permits) in an EU member state, have the right to move freely by simply showing their identity card or valid passport, according to the provisions in force on passport controls (see articles 4 and 5 of Council Directive 2004/38/EC).

 

The Schengen area includes Greece, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Finland, and EEA states Iceland, Norway, and Switzerland (the latter has not yet fullly implemented the agreement).

 

Greek nationals, holders of valid identity cards or passports, can travel to these countries without being subject to controls other than an identity check by competent authorities or transport companies upon departure.

 

Third Countries (outside the EU and the Schengen area)

 

Holders of Greek (diplomatic, service, or other) passports can travel to those countries that require a visa or those that do not. Visa requirements are set out in the table below:

 

 

 Countries

Categories

 

diplomatic

service

Ordinary

Saint Lucia

No

No

No

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

No

No

No

Angola

Yes

Yes

Yes

Azerbaijan

Yes

Yes

Yes

Egypt

Yes

Yes

Yes

Ethiopia

Yes

Yes

Yes

Haiti

No

No

No

Cote d'Ivoire

*

*

*

Albania

No

No

No

Algeria

Yes

Yes

Yes

Andorra

No

No

No

Antigua and Barbuda

No

(up to 30 days)

No

(up to 30 days)

No

(up to 30 days)

Argentina

No

No

No

Armenia

Yes

Yes

Yes

Australia

Yes

Yes

Yes

Austria

No

No

No

Afghanistan

Yes

Yes

Yes

Vanuatu

No

No

No

The Vatican

No

No

No

Belgium

No

No

No

Venezuela

Yes

Yes

No

 

Vietnam

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bolivia

No

No

No

Bosnia-Herzegovina

No

No

No

Bulgaria

No

No

No

Brazil

No

No

 

No

 

France

No

No

No

Germany

No

No

No

Georgia

No

 

No

 

No

 

The Gambia

Yes

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

Gabon

Yes

 

Yes

 

 

Yes

 

Ghana

*

*

*

Guatemala

No

No

No

Guyana

No

No

No

Guinea

Yes

Yes