What the Greece visa rules mean for Nigeria travellers
Nigeria citizens need a visa issued in advance by an embassy or consulate of Greece. Start the application several weeks before departure: you will typically need a passport valid for six months with blank pages, a completed application form, passport photos, a travel itinerary, proof of accommodation and of sufficient funds, and sometimes an invitation letter or bank statements.
The main option is the Schengen Short-Stay Visa (Type C), which costs 90 EUR with a processing time of —.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Greece applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: Under the Schengen Borders Code, a third-country national's travel document must be valid for at least three months after the intended date of departure from the territory of the Member States and must have been issued …
- Blank passport pages: Your passport needs at least 2 blank pages.
- Travel insurance: The Visa Code requires applicants for a uniform visa for one or two entries to prove that they hold adequate and valid travel medical insurance, valid throughout the territory of the Member States for the entire intende…
- Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states that a return or onward ticket is required to enter. The Schengen Borders Code lists a return or round-trip ticket among the supporting documents as regards return.
Greece entry rules compared
Greece lets 93 passports in without a visa and requires an embassy visa from 105. Nigeria citizens are treated the same way as Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana and Burkina Faso. Overall the Nigeria passport ranks #155 in the world with 26 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
In the other direction, Greece citizens need evisa to visit Nigeria.