Greece
Greece Opens Doors to Global Travelers with Visa-Free Entry for 188 Countries. Greece is set to become an even more popular destination for global travelers with the recent announcement of visa-free entry for citizens of 188 countries. This strategic move, expected to significantly boost tourism, highlights Greece’s commitment to making travel easier for a wider range of visitors.
Renowned for its stunning islands, rich history, and warm hospitality, Greece offers diverse experiences for tourists. The country’s extensive coastline, varied landscapes, and excellent transportation infrastructure make it an ideal destination for all types of travelers. Whether exploring ancient ruins or relaxing on pristine beaches, Greece has something for everyone.
The decision to simplify entry procedures aligns with Greece’s focus on tourism as a critical economic driver. By removing visa barriers, the country aims to attract not only luxury tourists but also independent backpackers, families, and other travelers looking for unique experiences.
Countries and Their Visa-Free Status for Greece
Country | Ordinary Passport | Diplomatic Passport | Service Passport |
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Afghanistan | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Albania (Note 1) | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Algeria | VISA | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Andorra | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Angola | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Antigua and Barbuda | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Argentina | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Armenia | VISA | VISA-FREE | VISA |
Australia | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Austria | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Azerbaijan | VISA | VISA-FREE | VISA |
Bahamas | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Bahrain (Note 9) | VISA | VISA-FREE | VISA |
Bangladesh | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Barbados | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Belarus | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Belgium | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Belize | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Benin | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Bhutan | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Bolivia | VISA | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Bosnia-Herzegovina (Note 1) | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Botswana | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Brazil | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Brunei | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Bulgaria | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Burkina Faso | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Burundi | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Cambodia | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Cameroon | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Canada | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Cape Verde | VISA | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Central African Republic | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Chad | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Chile | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
China | VISA | VISA-FREE | VISA |
Colombia | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE (from 3/12/2015) |
Comoros | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Congo, Democratic Republic | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Congo, Republic | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Costa Rica | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Côte d’Ivoire | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Croatia | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Cuba | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Cyprus | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Czech Republic | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Denmark | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Djibouti | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Dominica | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Dominican Republic | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Ecuador | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Egypt | VISA | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
El Salvador | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Equatorial Guinea | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Eritrea | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Estonia | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Ethiopia | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Fiji | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Finland | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
France | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Gabon | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Gambia | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Georgia (Note 1) | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Germany | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Ghana | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Grenada | VISA-FREE (for 90 days) | VISA-FREE (for 90 days) | VISA-FREE (for 90 days) |
Guatemala | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Guinea | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Guinea-Bissau | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Guyana | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Haiti | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Holy See (Vatican) | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Honduras | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Hungary | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Iceland | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
India | VISA | VISA-FREE | VISA |
Indonesia | VISA | VISA-FREE (for 30 days) | VISA-FREE (for 30 days) |
Iran | VISA | VISA-FREE | VISA |
Iraq | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Ireland | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Israel | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Italy | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Jamaica | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Japan | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Jordan | VISA | VISA-FREE | VISA |
Kazakhstan | VISA | VISA-FREE | VISA |
Kenya | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Kiribati | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Korea, North | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Korea, South | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Kuwait | VISA | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Kyrgyzstan | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Laos | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Latvia | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Lebanon | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Lesotho | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Liberia | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Libya | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Liechtenstein | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Lithuania | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Luxembourg | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Madagascar | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Malawi | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Malaysia | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Maldives | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Mali | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Malta | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Marshall Islands | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Mauritania | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Mauritius | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Mexico | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Micronesia | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Moldova | VISA | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Monaco | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Mongolia | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Montenegro (Note 1) | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Morocco | VISA | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Mozambique | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Myanmar | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Namibia | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Nauru | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Nepal | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Netherlands | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
New Zealand | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Nicaragua | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Niger | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Nigeria | VISA | VISA | VISA |
North Macedonia (Note 1) | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Norway | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Oman | VISA | VISA-FREE | VISA |
Pakistan | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Palau | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Panama | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Papua New Guinea | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Paraguay | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Peru | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Philippines | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Poland | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Portugal | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Qatar | VISA | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Romania | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Russia | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Rwanda | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Saint Lucia | VISA-FREE (for 90 days) | VISA-FREE (for 90 days) | VISA-FREE (for 90 days) |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | VISA-FREE (for 90 days) | VISA-FREE (for 90 days) | VISA-FREE (for 90 days) |
Samoa | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
San Marino | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Sao Tome and Principe | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Saudi Arabia | VISA | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Senegal | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Serbia (Note 1) | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Seychelles | VISA | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Sierra Leone | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Singapore | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Slovakia | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Slovenia | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Solomon Islands | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Somalia | VISA | VISA | VISA |
South Africa | VISA | VISA | VISA |
South Sudan | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Spain | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Sri Lanka | VISA | VISA-FREE | VISA |
Sudan | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Suriname | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Sweden | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Switzerland | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Syria | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Taiwan | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Tajikistan | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Tanzania | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Thailand | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Timor-Leste | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Togo | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Tonga | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Trinidad and Tobago | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Tunisia | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Turkey (Note 1) | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Turkmenistan | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Tuvalu | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Uganda | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Ukraine | VISA | VISA | VISA |
United Arab Emirates | VISA | VISA-FREE | VISA |
United Kingdom | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
United States of America | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Uruguay | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Uzbekistan | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Vanuatu | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Venezuela | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE | VISA-FREE |
Vietnam | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Yemen | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Zambia | VISA | VISA | VISA |
Zimbabwe | VISA | VISA | VISA |
(Note: The visa-free entry for some countries may have additional conditions, such as limits on the length of stay, specific types of visits allowed, or other requirements.)
Additional Information:
- Visa requirements and exemptions can vary based on the type of passport (ordinary, diplomatic, or service).
- Always check the latest travel advisories and entry requirements with Greek authorities or official embassies before planning your visit.
With these changes, Greece is poised to see a significant increase in tourism, further cementing its status as a premier travel destination in Europe and beyond.