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Greece travel restrictions, quarantine and entry requirements in 2023

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The travel advice is Exercise normal safety precautions to Greece. Greece is Unknown restrictions for travel. Get travel ban, restrictions alerts and advice before travelling to Greece. Greece is part of Europe with main city at Athens. Its Developed country with a population of 11M people. The main currency is Euro. The languages spoken are Greek.
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🚨 Travel Advice for Greece

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    1. Until 26 April 2021, passengers are not allowed to enter.
  • This does not apply to:
- nationals of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland and their family members;
- British nationals and residents of the United Kingdom;
- nationals and residents of Australia, Israel, South Korea, New Zealand, Russian Fed., Rwanda, Serbia, Singapore, Thailand, USA and United Arab Emirates;
- passengers with a residence permit issued by Greece. A certificate of application for renewal of a residence permit is not accepted except if the certificate of application is referring to spouse or family member of Greek or EU national;
- passengers with a residence permit issued by Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland or the United Kingdom;
- passengers with a long term visa issued by Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden or Switzerland;
- merchant seamen;
- military personnel;
- students.
More details can be found at https://travel.gov.gr/ .
    1. Passengers must complete a "Passenger Locator Form (PLF)" at https://travel.gov.gr/ not later than the day before arrival in Greece. A confirmation email or a QR code generated from the completed form must be presented upon arrival. Families can be accepted with one joint confirmation e-mail or a unique QR code.
      Passengers must have a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 72 hours before arrival. The test must be in English and must include the name and the passport or identity card number of the passenger.
  • This does not apply to:
- passengers younger thanΒ 10 years;
- passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate if the last vaccine dose was received at least 14 days before arrival.
  1. Passengers could be subject to a COVID-19 rapid test upon arrival.
    Passengers could be subject to self-isolation for up to 7 days.

Travel restriction details for Greece

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πŸ”’ Lockdown Details for Greece

In Greece, providing proof of vaccination, recovery from COVID-19 or a negative test result is no longer required to access public places.
Wearing facemasks is compulsory in all indoors spaces.
Citizens are encouraged to apply physical distance rules everywhere. Special social distancing rules have been set for a wide range of places, such as hospitals, medical centres, restaurants, cafΓ©s, offices, schools, universities, supermarkets, shopping malls, public transportation vehicles and stations, small shops, barbershops, places of worship, lifts, etc.

πŸ›‘οΈ Travel safety for Greece

Exercise normal safety precautions

We've lowered the travel advice level for Greece. We now advise you exercise normal safety precautions. You no longer need a COVID-19 vaccination certificate or a negative COVID-19 test to enter Greece. If you catch COVID-19, you must quarantine for at least 5 days. You'll need to wear a mask for 5 days when you leave quarantine (see 'Travel'). Face masks must be worn on public transport, in pharmacies, hospitals and medical centres. Protests occur regularly. They can disrupt public transport and turn violent without warning. Quad and motorbike accidents frequently occur on islands causing serious injuries. Services provided by public hospitals and medical centres are not free. Check your safety regularly when riding around islands or walking on roads. We now advise: Exercise normal safety precautions in Greece.

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