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Visa-Free Countries for Greece Passport Holders (2026)

Greece passport holders can visit 197 of 246 destinations without arranging a visa in advance: 151 visa-free, 18 with an electronic travel authorization and 28 with a visa on arrival. 30 more offer an e-visa you apply for online. 14 require a visa before travel. That puts the Greece passport at #6 of 208 in our ranking.

  • Visa-free 151
  • ETA 18
  • On arrival 28
  • E-visa 30
  • Visa 14
  • Special 5
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Visa-free access

197

Visa-free, ETA or on arrival

Passport rank

#6 of 208

E-visa online

30

Visa required

14

Visa-free for Greece passport holders

151 destinations. No visa or online approval needed. Show your passport at immigration.

Albania90 daysAndorra90 daysAngola30 daysAnguilla90 daysAntigua and Barbuda180 daysArgentina90 daysArmenia180 daysAruba90 daysAustriaFree movement (EU)Bahamas240 daysBarbados90 daysBelarus30 daysBelgiumFree movement (EU)Belize30 daysBermuda180 daysBolivia90 daysBonaire90 daysBosnia and Herzegovina90 daysBotswana90 daysBrazil90 daysBritish Virgin Islands30 daysBrunei90 daysBulgariaFree movement (EU)Cayman Islands180 daysChile90 daysChina30 daysColombia90 daysCook Islands31 daysCosta Rica180 daysCroatiaFree movement (EU)Curaçao90 daysCyprusFree movement (EU)CzechiaFree movement (EU)DenmarkFree movement (EU)Dominica180 daysDominican Republic30 daysEcuador90 daysEl Salvador180 daysEstoniaFree movement (EU)Eswatini30 daysFalkland Islands30 daysFaroe Islands90 daysFiji120 daysFinlandFree movement (EU)FranceFree movement (EU)French GuianaFree movement (EU)French PolynesiaFree movement (EU)Gambia90 daysGeorgia360 daysGermanyFree movement (EU)Gibraltar180 daysGreenland90 daysGrenada90 daysGuadeloupeFree movement (EU)Guatemala90 daysGuyana90 daysHaiti90 daysHonduras90 daysHong Kong90 daysHungaryFree movement (EU)IcelandFree movement (EU)IrelandFree movement (EU)ItalyFree movement (EU)Jamaica30 daysJapan90 daysJeju Island90 daysKazakhstan30 daysKiribati90 daysKosovo90 daysKyrgyzstan60 daysLatviaFree movement (EU)Liechtenstein90 daysLithuaniaFree movement (EU)LuxembourgFree movement (EU)Macau90 daysMaltaFree movement (EU)Marshall Islands90 daysMartiniqueFree movement (EU)Mauritius180 daysMayotteFree movement (EU)Mexico180 daysMicronesia30 daysMoldova90 daysMonaco90 daysMongolia30 daysMontenegro90 daysMontserrat180 daysMorocco90 daysNetherlandsFree movement (EU)New CaledoniaFree movement (EU)Nicaragua90 daysNiue30 daysNorth Macedonia90 daysNorthern Cyprus90 daysNorwayFree movement (EU)Oman14 daysPalau90 daysPalestinePanama90 daysParaguay90 daysPeru90 daysPhilippines30 daysPitcairn Islands14 daysPolandFree movement (EU)PortugalFree movement (EU)RéunionFree movement (EU)RomaniaFree movement (EU)Rwanda30 daysSaba90 daysSaint BarthélemyFree movement (EU)Saint Helena90 daysSaint Lucia90 daysSaint MartinFree movement (EU)Saint Pierre and MiquelonFree movement (EU)Saint Vincent and the Grenadines180 daysSamoa60 daysSan Marino30 daysSao Tome and Principe15 daysSenegal90 daysSerbia90 daysSingapore90 daysSint Eustatius90 daysSint Maarten90 daysSlovakiaFree movement (EU)SloveniaFree movement (EU)Solomon Islands90 daysSouth Africa90 daysSouth Korea90 daysSpainFree movement (EU)Suriname90 daysSvalbardFree movementSwedenFree movement (EU)SwitzerlandFree movement (EU)Taiwan90 daysTajikistan30 daysTimor-Leste90 daysTonga90 daysTransnistria45 daysTrinidad and Tobago90 daysTunisia30 daysTurkey90 daysTurks and Caicos Islands90 daysTuvalu90 daysUkraine90 daysUnited Arab Emirates90 daysUruguay90 daysUzbekistan30 daysVatican City90 daysVenezuela90 daysWallis and FutunaFree movement (EU)Zambia90 days

Online travel authorization (ETA) needed for Greece passport holders

18 destinations. No visa, but you need an online approval before you board.

American Samoa30 daysAustralia90 daysCambodia30 daysCanada180 daysCape Verde30 daysGuam90 daysIsrael90 daysKenya90 daysMalaysia90 daysNew Zealand90 daysNorthern Mariana Islands90 daysSaint Kitts and Nevis90 daysSeychelles90 daysSri Lanka30 daysThailand30 daysUnited Kingdom180 daysUnited States90 daysUS Virgin Islands90 days

Visa on arrival for Greece passport holders

28 destinations. Get the visa at the airport or border, usually for a fee.

Bahrain90 daysBangladesh30 daysBurkina Faso30 daysBurundi90 daysComoros45 daysEgypt30 daysEthiopia90 daysGuinea-Bissau90 daysIndonesia30 daysJordan90 daysKurdistan Region of Iraq30 daysKuwait90 daysLaos30 daysLebanon30 daysMadagascar90 daysMalawi90 daysMaldives30 daysMozambique30 daysNamibia90 daysNepal90 daysQatar90 daysSaudi Arabia90 daysSierra Leone30 daysSomaliland30 daysSyriaTanzania90 daysVanuatu120 daysZimbabwe30 days

E-visa for Greece passport holders

30 destinations. Apply online and get approved before you travel.

Ascension Island90 daysAzerbaijan30 daysBenin90 daysBhutan90 daysCameroon180 daysChadCuba90 daysDjibouti31 daysDR Congo7 daysEquatorial Guinea90 daysGabon180 daysGuinea90 daysIndia180 daysIran30 daysIraq30 daysIvory Coast90 daysLesothoLiberiaLibya30 daysMauritania2 yearsMyanmar28 daysNigeria90 daysPakistan30 daysPapua New Guinea60 daysRussia30 daysSomaliaSouth SudanTogo90 daysUganda90 daysVietnam90 days

Visa required for Greece passport holders

14 destinations. Apply for a visa at an embassy, consulate or official visa center before you go.

AfghanistanAlgeriaCentral African RepublicEritreaGhanaMaliNigerNorth KoreaRepublic of the CongoSouth OssetiaSudanTokelauTurkmenistanYemen

Special permits and unconfirmed entry

5 destinations. A special permit is needed, or entry on this passport isn't confirmed. Contact the destination's embassy.

AbkhaziaBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryJan MayenNauruWestern Sahara

Home: Greece. Greece passport holders don't need anything beyond their passport or ID to enter Greece.

Greece passport: common questions

How many countries can Greece passport holders visit without a visa?

197 destinations: 151 visa-free, 18 with an online travel authorization (ETA) and 28 with a visa on arrival. Another 30 let you apply for an e-visa online.

Do Greece passport holders need a visa for the United States?

No visa, but Greece passport holders need an electronic travel authorization (ESTA, US$40.62 (from 2026-10-16; US$10.62 if denied)) before they travel to the United States, for stays of up to 90 days.

Do Greece passport holders need a visa for the United Kingdom?

No visa, but Greece passport holders need an electronic travel authorization (UK ETA, GBP 20 (from 2026-04-08)) before they travel to the United Kingdom, for stays of up to 180 days.

Do Greece passport holders need a visa for France?

No. Greece passport holders have freedom of movement (EU) in France, so they can enter with a passport or national ID and no visa.

Do Greece passport holders need a visa for Italy?

No. Greece passport holders have freedom of movement (EU) in Italy, so they can enter with a passport or national ID and no visa.

Do Greece passport holders need a visa for Spain?

No. Greece passport holders have freedom of movement (EU) in Spain, so they can enter with a passport or national ID and no visa.

Which countries need an ETA for Greece passport holders?

American Samoa, Australia, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Guam, Israel, Kenya, Malaysia, New Zealand, Northern Mariana Islands and Saint Kitts and Nevis and 6 more. An ETA is an online approval, not a visa, but airlines check it before you board.

Which countries require a visa for Greece passport holders?

14 destinations, including Afghanistan, Algeria, Central African Republic, Eritrea, Ghana, Mali, Niger, North Korea, Republic of the Congo and South Ossetia. Apply at the destination's embassy, consulate or official visa portal well before you travel.

Compare with nearby passports

Ranked by destinations you can enter visa-free, with an ETA or on arrival.

Portugal#5 · 198 destinationsCzechia#6 · 197 destinationsDenmark#6 · 197 destinationsNew Zealand#6 · 197 destinationsAustralia#7 · 196 destinationsHungary#7 · 196 destinations
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Tourist visits only. Requirements come from a dataset compiled in October 2025, with changes since then checked against official government sources on 2026-10-31. Rules change, so confirm with the destination's official site before you book and again before you fly.