To apply for a Greek visa, you can visit the Greek Visa Application Center, the Embassy of Greece in China, the Consulate General of Greece in China, and the Greek Visa Center. The Type C Schengen short-stay visa is applicable for visitors to Greece, allowing a cumulative stay of no more than 90 days within a 180-day period in the Schengen Area. The purpose of the visit can be tourism, business, visiting friends and relatives, cultural education, sports, medical treatment, research, transit, or airport transit, among others.
1. Visa Application Process
Select the correct visa type and prepare the required documents → Pay the visa fee → Go to the visa center to provide fingerprints and submit documents → The embassy processes the visa application → Notification of visa application results → Collect the passport
2. Visa Processing Time
Visa processing time: approximately 5 working days
The maximum processing time for applications is 15 days, which may be extended to 30 calendar days in special circumstances;
If further examination of the application is required and additional supporting documents are requested, the processing time may be extended to 60 calendar days.
Applicants must be present in person to apply for a Schengen visa; no one else is allowed to submit on their behalf.