New Visa Application procedure at The Embassy of Greece in New Delhi

The Embassy of Greece, New Delhi is pleased to introduce a new facility to meet the increasing demand for Greek Visa among Indians. It is our constant effort to provide greater comfort and convenience to our visa applicants.

Applicants residing in India have to apply for their visa at the Embassy of Greece in New Delhi. These applications can now be submitted at the Greece Visa Application Centre, No 15 – 26 Block E 2nd Floor International Trade Tower, Nehru Place, New Delhi - 110019

Applicants residing in Sri-Lanka, Bangladesh applying for Schengen Visa are requested to submit their applications at The Italian Consulate and Applicants residing in Nepal applying for Schengen Visa are requested to submit their application at The French Consulate in their respective countries. The Embassy of Greece (India) will not accept their Schengen Visa applications. Only National Visa applications from above mentioned countries will be accepted at The Embassy of Greece, New Delhi.

A visa application can be submitted by the following:

1) Applicants applying under short term visa categories can submit their applications through representatives or travel agents along with the authority letter and photo proof. (Applications for Family Reunification & Work Permit Categories will not be accepted from representatives and travel agents.)

2) Representatives of Corporate Institutions can submit applications with proof of identity (photo ID or a letter of authority on the company letterhead signed by the authorized signatory). 

3) Travel Agents should have an authority letter from their travel agency mentioning the details of the applications.

Applications accepted at Greece Visa Application Centre will be submitted on the same working day at The Embassy of Greece. The time required to process Visa Applications is minimum of 10 working days under normal circumstances (excluding day of submission at VFS).

More than ten (10) applicants travelling together would be considered as a group and such group should apply 20 days (working days) prior of their travelling dates.

For submission & collection of passports on behalf of an intended traveler, he/she is required to issue an authorization letter to a representative or a travel agent.

National Visa:

Submission of applications for all Long Term Visa Categories (Family Reunion/Work Permit/Student/Re-Entry) will only be accepted from intending travellers. Applications for Long Term Visa Categories will not be accepted from representatives and travel agents. 

Please Note that all applicants are requested to carry additional photocopies of first and last page of the passport during the course of submission of their applications.

Verification Process

Embassy of Greece has decided to introduce Verification Process for Family Reunion cases. The Greek Embassy requires verification of all documents of Indian Origin. At the time of submission of application, applicant from North India has to submit the verification fee of Rs. 18000/- and applicant from rest of India has to pay Rs. 30000/- via a Demand Draft in favor of “SHANTANU MOHAN AND ASSOCIATES” payable at Chandigarh. Along with this, applicants will also submit a set of photocopies for the Indian documents.