How to get a Greece visa from South Africa

• Foreigners who apply for this visa do so with the intention of sightseeing, recreation and relaxation in Greece.
• This visa can also serve as a visitor visa. You can visit relatives and friends with this visa during your time in the country.
• For visitation purposes, you need to have an invitation letter from your host in Greece. The address and a valid means of identification of your host in the country should be included in the letter.
• Children should have the original copy of their birth certificate.
• Receipt of your paid visa application fees should be presented during the visa application process.
• You cannot take up part-time or full-time courses while in the country with this type of visa.
• You are requested to exit the country once your visa expires.
• The visa takes 15 – 30 days to be processed.

• The business visa allows businessmen and businesswomen to visit Greece for the purpose of maintaining and developing business relationships with companies in Greece.
• You can sign contracts, attend meetings and conferences with this visa.
• Holders of this visa cannot get paid for any of the services they render while in the country.
• You cannot take up any course of learning or be enrolled in any of the schools in the country with this visa.
• A letter of invitation from the Greek company you will be visiting with the detailed address and the purpose of the visit is required.
• Your current employer should give you a certificate confirming that he/she is aware of your business travel. This letter should be presented at the embassy or consulate while applying for your visa.
• If you have had previous business trades with the company you are visiting, proof of such trades should be provided.
• You should have a letter from either your employer or the partner company in Greece stating the financial coverage of your business visit.
• The receipt of your paid visa application fees should be provided.

• Student visas are issued to foreigners who have been offered a course in a school in Greece.
• Before applying for this visa, you must have been accepted to study in a school in the country.
• You should provide an enrollment certificate which allows you to attend courses in the school you have been accepted to.
• If you are a minor, the unabridged original copy of your birth certificate is required.
• You are required to present a proof of accommodation for the duration of your stay in the country.
• Applicants of this visa should be willing to obey all the rules and regulations while in the country.
• The visa cots €60 to be processed.
• You are allowed to work part-time as long as it does not affect your education in the country.

• This visa allows South Africans who have one ailment or the other to visit the country to seek medical attention.
• A medical report from your local doctor in South Africa stating the type of ailment you have and the reason the treatment cannot be gotten in your country.
• Letter from the hospital in Greece confirming your appointment and the duration of the medical treatment.
• The receipt of paid medical fees should be provided.
• If you are a minor, you should make sure you provide the original copy of your birth certificate.
• Receipt of paid visa application fees is required.
• Means of subsistence during your time in the country should be provided.
• Holders of this visa are not allowed to work while in the country.
• You are required to leave the country at the expiration of your visa.

• The official visa allows South African diplomats to meet up with government officials in Greece.
• Diplomats meeting with officials in Greece do so to foster the bilateral relationship between the Greek and South African governments.
• As a diplomat, if your purpose of visiting Greece is not official, you will not be issued this visa.
• An official invitation letter from the Greek government should be presented while you are applying for this visa.
• A diplomatic note from the South African government stating your status in the government, purpose and duration of your visit in the country.
• You are not allowed to take up paid or unpaid employment while you are in the country.
• Minors are required to have the original copy of their birth certificate.
• Proof of accommodation for the duration of your stay in the country.
• It takes about 15-30 days to be processed.

• Transit visa allows foreigners to make short-stops in Greece.
• This visa allows you to join a connecting flight from Greece to your destination country.
• You are not allowed to be in the country for more than 24 hours with this visa.
• Ensure you have the visa and the confirmed flight ticket of your destination country.
• You cannot visit friends and relatives with this visa or tour the country.
• If you are travelling with a minor, a letter of consent from the minor’s parents should be provided.
• You can be accompanied by your spouse or minors.
• For non-South Africans, a South African stay permit will be requested.

Greece visa takes 15 – 30 days to be processed.