How long does it take to issue a Greek visa? How to check the progress of Greece visa application?

Be sure to apply for a visa before going to Greece, but visas are generally difficult to apply for. The most important thing is that you have to wait a long time after applying for a visa. At this time we can actually check the current visa progress. Now let's go and see it together.

How long does it take to wait for a Greek visa?

The visa time is normally distributed, that is, there are a few fast and a few slow, and more in the middle.

Short time: 5 working days is relatively fast. For example, it may be shipped on the 1st, signed for on the 2nd, and received on the 3rd.

Normal time: 5-10 working days, change at sunrise; normal within 15 working days.

Long time: Occasionally, some people wait more than 15 working days a year.

The longest annual visa time reported by island friends in recent years is as follows:

Temporary record in 2018: 26 natural days (16 working days), gyoku: Xi'an, 2018 March 23.

Achievements in 2017: 1 month and 4 days (more than 20 working days), Nantang: Beijing Consular District, signed the contract on March 17, 2017.

2016 record: 26 days and 17 working days; Yuanxing: Beijing Consular District, signed on April 25, 2016.

2015 record: 1 month and 13 days; Haoduodao: Beijing Consular District, signed on March 9, 2015.

2014 record: 26 calendar days; Uneasy Mao: Shanghai Consular District, signed on March 5, 2014.

By the way, how far in advance does a Greek visa need to be issued?

The earliest delivery time is 3 months before departure, but some students are unable to deliver the visa so early due to passport issues, document issues, or time issues, so it is recommended to deliver the visa at least 1.5 months in advance. visa. You can look at the longest record above and feel that 1.5 months in advance is very safe. If it is still late, it is most likely possible to reserve 15 working days. If it is only within 10 working days, although check-out is possible, the risk is relatively high.

How to check the progress of your Greek visa?

Telephone consultation at the Visa Center: You can check the progress after 15 working days!

In other words, if your visa was issued on May 1st and it has not been issued after three weeks, it is possible to call and inquire, but even if you inquire, it will only tell you that the information is still at the embassy. Or it is being returned to the visa center.

Visa Center Online System Inquiry

Visit - gr.gvcworld.eu/zh-hans, official website

Upper right corner of the homepage: Log in.

Click: Create a new account in the drop-down menu.

Fill in the required information in the form.

Note: You must leave your real email address, check the email after filling it in, and click on the link in the email.

After submission, the page returns to the home page. This is to go to the email address you just filled in and check your email (if you don’t receive it, don’t forget to check the spam address). The content is as follows:

There is a URL in the email (blue, the longest one). Click on the URL or copy and paste it into your browser address bar. The new page is as follows:

Click to log in, start selecting the visa center (select the one you want to go to, you can change it later if you choose the wrong one), and create a login password.

Click the mouse in the password box, there will be a requirement next to it, at least 6 characters.

After creating a password and logging in, you will see an extra line of Chinese on the page.

Click "Visa Application" - "View Visa Application Progress"

Enter the code * and your date of birth above the barcode on the receipt issued by the visa center, and then submit.

The barcode above is from island friend holly1213.

The queried information shows the following progress

1 The application has been accepted.

The application is under review.

The consulate is processing your application

The supporting documents are already at the embassy, ??so there is no need to check them every day.

You can pick it up or send it to the visa center.

The current feedback is

Pick up or

Your application has been processed by the consulate and can now be collected at your local visa center

< p>You can get it at the visa center.

Your application has been collected

Your application has been returned by the consulate and sent to you by express delivery

Returned by express delivery from the visa center.

It will not be displayed according to the daily progress, so after signing, you don’t need to check the progress every day. The progress is usually updated once in the afternoon, and you don’t have to go to work in the morning, noon and evening, which is a waste of time and makes you more anxious. If you are particularly worried, it is recommended to check for the first time 1-2 days after signing the contract. If you are already on trial, do not check every day and check again after 5 working days. If it's soon, the results may already be available; if it's still on trial, you can check again within five working days.

If you pick it up yourself, you can go back to the visa center, but there is no notice to pick it up. It is recommended to call to confirm first, and then pick it up if possible.

Because it is possible that some follow-up work at the visa center has not been completed, and although it has been returned, it cannot be taken away (some students went to get it too quickly and did not get it before, so the trip was in vain)

: Visa process

1. Make sure you want to go to Greece. For authoritative explanation, please consult the Greek Embassy in China and the Greek Visa Center. The official website can be found in Baidu’s full name.

2. Make it clear what materials are required for the visa and make a list.

3. Make it clear how each material is prepared, who needs to distribute it, and how to distribute it.

4. After preparing the materials, I went to the Greek Visa Center to issue a visa, fingerprint and take photos.

5. Wait for the visa result and the phone call.

6. If the result comes out, the visa will be issued or refused, and the passport will be collected or mailed.

: Necessary materials

1. Original passport, two copies of the first page of the passport, and one copy of the record page.

2. Photo, color ID photo with white background, 3cm*4cm, taken within the last six months. Other Schengen countries, such as France, all require 2-inch photos of 3.5*4.5cm, so if you don’t know whether your photo meets the requirements, it is best to go to a photo studio to take a recent photo, because if you use a photo taken many years ago or passed by in the past The extracted photos may be inconsistent with the photos taken on site, increasing the risk of visa rejection.

3. The application form can be downloaded from the official website of the Greek Visa Center and filled in manually or printed from a computer. It should be filled in English. If there are signatures on the last page and the penultimate page, handwritten signatures are required, and the names in Chinese and passport can be the same. If you don’t know how to fill it out, you can download a template from the network administrator and follow it.

4. A copy of the household registration booklet, including all content pages.

5. Copies of the front and back of the ID card

6. Travel itinerary, in English or Chinese, with English translation.

7. Proof of employment, in English or Chinese with English translation, stamped with the official seal of the unit.

8. The unit certificate shows that the enterprise has a business license, and the government institution can have an organization code certificate or a unified social credit code certificate. The copy must be stamped with the official seal of the unit and no translation is required.

9. Bank transaction receipts can be printed on the bank’s self-service printer (both Chinese and English).

10. Round trip air ticket booking form. You have booked your ticket, please check your email. The appointment form inside is an attachment, just print it out.

11. Accommodation booking, including every night abroad. I made a reservation on Mafengwo.com, which recommends hotels at different price points. I chose to book, which allows for free cancellation and reduces the risk of itinerary changes. This will also send you a pre-order in your email, which you can also open in Mafengwo My Orders. There is an option to print your order in the upper right corner. Advanced Chinese-English conversion (with button, print English) and then print.

12. Commercial insurance, covering Schengen countries. JD.COM Allianz found on the Internet (Baidu search for Schengen country travel insurance will yield a lot, you can call for consultation) the premium should be more than 30,000 euros, so I chose to cover the trip for one day, which is about 100 yuan.

13. Copy of marriage certificate (if married)