SCHENGEN VISA CONDITIONS

General information regarding Schengen Treaty is available to the web pages: www.gov.mfa.gr  or www.eurovisa.info   

 The Consular Section accepts applications for Schengen visas only. However VTL visas are granted in extra cases of emergency, for humanitarian reasons or in the framework of Greece’s international obligations (urgent participation in conference etc) after previous approval of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece. 

 The visa application should be submitted to the Consular Authority of the country of the destination. 

 (Download the application in .pdf form)

 (Télécharger l’application sur forme .pdf)

In case of visits to more than one Schengen countries you are kindly requested to submit the application to the consular authority of the main destination’s country, or in case of equal period of stay to the authority of the country of first entrance.

 A previous appointment is mandatory for the submission of the application. It can be fixed through “Teleperformance” (telephone number 1248).

The issuance of the visa requires 15 days approximately. It cannot be accelerated.

 All travellers to Schengen countries are requested to obtain travelling insurance covering repatriation expenses, urgent medical treatment and/or hospital admission for a minimum of 30.000 Euros. The insurance must be valid for all Schengen countries for the complete period of the journey (in case of long term visa for the first journey only).

A handling fee of 60 Euros will be charged upon submitting the application which is not refundable in case the visa application will be rejected.

It is important to consider the following information regarding your Schengen visa before departure. Schengen visas do not constitute automatically the right to enter the Schengen territory. Upon arrival you may be asked by the border authorities to provide, in addition to your valid passport and visa, information or supporting documents concerning the purpose of your visit, the length of stay, the financial means and travel insurance. In order to avoid any delay or inconvenience, you are advised to bear with you copies or the originals of the documents submitted with the visa application. If the prerequisites for entry or transit do no longer apply, or if you are not in position to provide the required evidence, you may be refused the entry by the border authorities even though you are holder of a valid visa.

Please bear in mind that the validity of a granted visa applies only for the mentioned duration on the visa sticker.

You are requested to hand in the following documents:

·          Duly completed application form distributed only by the Consulate or downloaded from the Embassy’s webpage.

·          2 recent colour identical photographs

·          Original passport with a validity exceeding six months beyond your scheduled return

·          Photocopy of passport(s) and all previous Schengen visas

·          Travel insurance covering Schengen countries with a minimum coverage of € 30.000 for:

·          1. Medical treatment    2.Emergency admission to hospital            3. Repatriation

·           Hotel reservation

·          Flight reservations

Evidence of financial means:

·          Recent statements of your bank account (over the last 3 months)

·          Internationally accepted credit cards

Evidence of destination/host:

·          Invitation for business trip

·          Certified invitation / warranty plus photocopy of European I. D. /residence permit of your host

·          Conference registration

Transit visa:

·          photocopy of visa / residence permit to the country of your final destination

Evidence of professional background:

For self employed persons:             recent proof of registration of your company plus commercial circular and documents (invoices, shipping documents, local customs receipts, etc.)

For free professionals:                      Syndicate card plus proof of current practice

For employees:

·          Employment letter including date of employment,

·          attestation of salary,

·          duration of annual leave and employers guarantee of resuming   functions after returning to Lebanon

·          Salary statement

·          Commercial circular of person signing your job letter

·          Social security card

·          Warranty of your employer in case of professional trip

For students:                            

·          University certificate plus university ID card

For students:

·          parental warranty including proof of professional background plus financial means of the parents

·          Extract of family register

Personal evidence:

For minors:            parental consent from both parents plus school certificate

For foreigners (non Lebanese citizens):

·          residence permit / return permit plus work permit