90 days per entry· Visa exemption (Schengen Annex II)

Your passport must be valid for at least 3 months after you arrive.

A return or onward ticket may be checked at the border as part of demonstrating a genuine short visit.

You should have No fixed official amount is published for a short visit; sufficient funds for the length of stay may be requested at the border..

No routine arrival registration is required for an ordinary short stay tourist.

Check with the embassy for overstay penalties.An ordinary short overstay carries an administrative fine of roughly EUR 600 to 1,200, among the stiffest routine figures in the Schengen area, plus a 90 day re-entry ban. Separately, a genuinely harsher and more current criminal law, Law 5226/2025, targets illegal entry and prolonged illegal stay more broadly, minimum 3 years imprisonment, a EUR 10,000 fine with no suspension, and a 10 to 15 year entry ban, aimed at irregular entry and prolonged illegal presence rather than an ordinary short-stay tourist who simply exceeds the 90 day limit and departs normally. Since 10 April 2026, manual passport stamping has been eliminated in favor of full digital tracking.

Declare cash above EUR 10,000 or the equivalent in any currency, cash, must be declared electronically to AADE (the Independent Authority for Public Revenue) when entering or leaving Greece..

Extensions are not available for this stay.

Always confirm with the official embassy or consulate before you fly.