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Australia
Five-Year Temporary Visa Program for Parents Begins in Australia
Australian citizens or permanent residents can now apply for a temporary visa for their parents to stay for a longer period with them compared to the time they were allotted with the old visitor's visa.
Announced by the government on...
Greece
Greeks Permanently Included in U.S. Visa Waiver Program
Greek nationals have been permanently exempted from the obligation to obtain travel documents (a visa) before traveling to the United States, according to a letter sent by U.S. authorities to Greece's Minister of Citizen Protection Olga Gerovassili.
According to the...
Diplomacy
Moscow Queries Athens Over Russian Priests' Visa Bias Claims
Moscow is asking Athens to clarify the Greek authorities' reported refusal to grant visas to Russian Orthodox clerics, Russia's Foreign Ministry representative Maria Zakharova has said.
Some Russian priests have claimed that the Greek authorities have denied them a visa without...
Canada
Canada Includes Athens in New Travel Data Collection Centres
The number of Visa Application Centres (VACs) that Canada operates around the world will be expanding from 137 in 95 countries, to 157 in 105 countries, in order to support its increased collection of biometrics data for visitors to the...
Economy
Visa Requirement for Post-Brexit Brits Could Hurt Greek Tourism
Greek hoteliers and others connected to the tourist trade could see a sharp fall in British visitors if post-Brexit visa fees being suggested in Europe, come into effect.
According to documents seen by MEPs and the Politico Europe news site,...
Greece
Greece Continues Visa Program for Turkish Tourists
Greece will provide short-term visas to Turkish nationals wishing to visit Greek islands again this year, the Foreign Ministry has confirmed.
A ministry statement said the European Commission agreed to extend the system into 2018, so that Turkish tourists and...
Australia
Mystery Delay Hits Greek, Aussie Visa Scheme
A working-holiday visa program which was intended to see hundreds of young Greeks travel and work in Australia has yet to take off, local media are reporting.
A memorandum of understanding between Canberra and Athens was to allow 500 Greek...
Greece
Greeks Among Citizens of 80 Countries that Can Enter Qatar Visa-Free
Qatar will allow visa-free entry for citizens of 80 countries, with immediate effect, Qatari officials announced today. Greece is amongst them.
Other countries include the UK, the USA, Canada, India, South Africa, Seychelles, Australia and New Zealand.
Nationals of the these...
Australia
GCM Welcomes Greek Government’s Approval of the Working Holiday Visa
The Greek Government passed the relevant legislation related to the approval and implementation of the working holiday visa. All relevant Ministers signed the legislation and the Ministry of Education is the responsible authority.
The agreement is in part an initiative...
Australia
Working Holiday Visa Program for Greeks and Australians Approved by Greek Government
The Greek government has granted the approval of a visa program which will allow Greeks and Australian nationals up to the age of 31-years-old to work in each of the countries, respectively, for up to 12 months.
The approval of...