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What are the requirements to travel to the Greek Islands?
Citizens of the Republic of Turkey must have a passport valid for at least six months from the travel date and at least 2 blank pages in their passport to enter the Greek Islands.
What is the Visa on Arrival Program?
The visa on arrival program is an application that speeds up the Greek visa procedures required for Turkish citizens visiting the Greek Islands included in this program.
You must exit from the same island you entered; traveling between islands is not allowed. If you have previously been denied a Schengen visa from any country, you will not be granted a visa on arrival.What is the scope of the Visa on Arrival Program?
The visa on arrival issued by Greek authorities is not a Schengen visa but a single-entry Greek visa valid for a maximum of 7 days for the visited Greek island only.
Which Greek Islands can be visited with the Visa on Arrival Program?
Rhodes, Kos, Leros, Kalymnos, Samos, Lesbos (Mytilene), Kastellorizo (Meis), and Chios islands can be visited under this program. However, our company only processes visa on arrival for Rhodes, Kos, Leros, Kalymnos, Samos, and Meis islands.
Patmos island cannot be visited with a visa on arrival.How many days does the visa process take with the Visa on Arrival Program?
It takes 7 working days() to obtain the visa on arrival. The required documents listed below must reach us by cargo/post at least 7 working days() before your travel date.
Before sending the documents by cargo/post, you must scan and send them to our email address below.
*Guests traveling from Bodrum to Rhodes must send their documents to our address 8 days before the travel date.What is the validity period of the Visa on Arrival Program?
The visa on arrival program started on April 1st and no end date has been announced yet.
Required Documents for Visa on Arrival
Turkish citizens applying for the visa on arrival program must deliver the requested documents listed below to our address on the contact page by hand, mail, or cargo at least 7 working days(*) before the travel date.
*Guests traveling from Bodrum to Rhodes must deliver their documents 8 days before the travel date.Are there any other important points to note?
Turkish citizens whose passports contain entry and exit stamps from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) are not allowed entry into Greece by the Greek authorities. Passengers declare and accept that if they attempt to travel despite having a TRNC stamp, they will personally pay any fines imposed by Greece and have been informed of this publicly.
Under the Visa on Arrival Program, fingerprinting is done by Greek passport police for every passenger upon entry. According to information from Greek authorities, there is a minimum waiting time of ½ hour after fingerprinting per person, which can extend to 3-4 hours depending on passenger density. Therefore, our company is not responsible for any delays due to fingerprinting. Passengers traveling to Greece with the Visa on Arrival accept and undertake these possible delays in advance.
