Original of invitation
Originals of the Greece company's stamp and wet signed invitation on letterhead. The invoice must be accompanied by a copy of the Greece officer's passport and identity card from the company official.
Passport
You will need to have your passport issued within the last ten years for your Greece commercial visa application . Applications with navy blue passports aren't accepted. Your passport must be valid for another 3 months after the expiry date.
Applicants who have changed surnames after marriage or divorce are required to present their passport with current identity information. If you have a previous Schengen, United States, UK, Canada, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand and Australia visas, you should include photocopies in your application file.
Greece Schengen visa application form
Greece Schengen visa application forms can be filled in Turkish or Greek. For applications made from the provinces within the jurisdiction of the Consulate General of Greece in Istanbul, the form is completed online. You can get information about how to fill out the application forms.
2 biometric photos
You should include two biometric photos in 35x45 mm size with a white background and reflecting your current situation. Please note that your photo shouldn’t have been used on any visas before.
Photocopy of identity card
You must add a copy of the front and back of your ID card to your application file. If you have applied with your chip ID card and your identity card isn't with you during the visa process, you will need to obtain a temporary identity document from the nearest director of population office.
Sample of fully accurated population registration
You should obtain your complete sample of population registration from the Population Directorates. Your population registration sample should contain complete family information.
Travel health insurance
It is mandatory to submit travel health insurance covering your travel time.
Flight/ Hotel reservations
If you are your going to Greece from Turkey for your business, you should include your return air ticket booking and hotel registration document and supporting you'll back to your country. Air tickets and hotel reservations must be issued on behalf of each applicant.
Bank account statement
If you are applying for a Greece visa, you must provide your bank account document/ passbook in your name. Your bank statements should include the last 3 months of your account activity. Your bank statement must be provided no later than 15 days before your Greece visa application date. Your bank account must contain at least 5,000 TL. If you are traveling to Greece as a family and travel expenses are covered by a family member, the person who will cover the family's expenses must have a balance of at least 5,000 TL for per person.
Bank account statements must be approved and wet signed by the bank. Account statements must be submitted with the bank circular. Bank account documents received in the form of ATM printouts are considered invalid.
For employees:
Employer letter; The employer letter should written on the letterhead of the company and should include the position of the applicant in the company, the date of commencement, salary, the dates of leave, the period of time and the continuation of the work on applicant's return. Employer's letter must be submitted in the original copy, photocopy isn't accepted.
Company's Activity Certificate
SGK job entry declaration (must be barcode. If in the old type, should wet signed and stamped from the company) and SGK "service statement" (E-government barcode or wet signed stamped from SGK.)
Approved salary slips for the last 3 months with stamp and wet signature. If you have started a new job, you can provide information about your previous workplace and payrolls. Copy of the contract if the contract is being worked on.
Your ownership documents (copy of deed, licenses etc.)
Originals of personal bank account statements for the last 3 months (account transactions) If the statement is printed from mobile, it must be wet signed and stamped from the bank.
Photocopy of Trade Registry
Photocopy of tax plate
Photocopy of signature circular
Activity Document for the last 3 months (wet signed and stamped, original or e-signed document issued from the website of the Chamber of Commerce).
For Company Owners:
Petition written on company letterhead
Ownership documents (copy of deed)
Originals of personal bank account statements of the last 3 months (account transactions) If the statement is printed from mobile, it must be wet signed and stamped from the bank
Photocopy of Trade Registry
Photocopy of tax plate
Photocopy of signature circular
Activity Document for the last 3 months (wet signed and stamped original copy or e-signed document taken from the website of the Chamber of Commerce).
Greece commercial visas result in an average of 5 to 15 business days. The Greek Embassy, General Consulate and Greece Consulate in Edirne don't serve on public holidays and applications made before public holidays may result in a longer period. It may take a long time for the applications made before the public holidays to be finalized. Therefore, we recommend that you start your application process without wasting time, provided that it isn't earlier than 3 months.