How to apply for a Greece Schengen visa from Ireland

Where you apply

Apply to Greece if it is your main destination. The Embassy at 1 Upper Pembroke Street, Dublin 2, takes and decides the applications. All its services are by appointment only, and it asks applicants to book as early as possible because of high demand.

• Booking: on the system linked from the Embassy's Schedule an Appointment page. You register with an email address and a password; free slots show in white, booked ones in blue.
• Days: visa appointments are Monday to Thursday, except Greek and Irish public holidays.
• Who a slot covers: one applicant, or a family of up to two people whose names you write in when booking. Add your travel dates and the reason for the trip in the comments.
• EU family members book under the separate “Visas for EU family members” schedule and say so when booking.

Questions about appointments go to grcon.dub-appointment@mfa.gr; the Embassy says it tries to reply within a week.

Step by step

1. 1

   Book on the Embassy’s system

   Register, pick a white slot and wait for the confirmation email. The Embassy asks for applications at least 15 days before the trip.
2. 2

   Fill in the form

   The Schengen application form, in Greek or English, downloadable from the Embassy's visas page; complete and sign it.
3. 3

   Prepare the envelope

   Put the form and supporting documents in an A4 envelope in the Embassy's order, with a printout of the confirmation email and photocopies of your passport's data page, your IRP card, the passport page with the police (registration) stamp and any Schengen visas, including those in previous passports.
4. 4

   Attend the appointment

   Bring the envelope, your current passport and your IRP card. Only one person is allowed at reception, except with minor children, and mobile phones may not be used. Pay the fee in cash.
5. 5

   Collect the passport

   Decisions are, as a rule, made within 15 calendar days; passports are collected on Fridays, 10:00 to 14:00.

Documents

The country's own checklist is the one that counts. The core of it:

• Passport issued within the last ten years, valid at least three months after you leave the Schengen Area, with two blank pages.
• Your Irish Residence Permit (IRP) card, valid beyond your return.
• The signed application form and a photo to the ICAO passport standard.
• Travel medical insurance with at least €30,000 cover, valid in every Schengen country for the whole trip.
• Recent bank statements, and a letter from your employer or proof of studies or self-employment.
• A flight reservation, and hotel bookings or an invitation letter.

On top of that, the Embassy's list for applicants in Ireland asks for:

• An IRP card valid at least three months after you leave the Schengen Area. The Embassy's documents still say three months (and mention the re-entry visa Ireland no longer issues); the Commission's current list for Ireland asks for one, so three meets both.
• Proof of your current address in Ireland, such as bills, a rent book or a lease.
• An Irish bank statement in your name and address, showing the last three months of movements and the balance. If your spouse supports you, the marriage certificate and your spouse's statements; a sponsor's letter must be certified by a notary.
• A signed letter from your employer on headed paper, with the signatory's name and position, the date, address, telephone number and Irish registration number, and/or a work permit and/or payslips for the last three months. The self-employed bring the company registration certificate and a recent Companies Registration Office printout; students, a letter from the school giving weekly hours and attendance.
• Confirmed flights to and from the Schengen Area, including every journey in between, even within one country, in date order, and a hotel booking for the whole stay.
• For business trips, an invitation with an original signature from a firm or authority in Greece.

Fees and processing time

Visa fee

€90, in cash, if possible the exact amount (Embassy, November 2026)

Children under 12

Free, according to the Embassy’s fee table

Service fee

None: the Embassy takes the applications itself

Processing

As a rule within 15 calendar days of an admissible application

Passport collection

Fridays, 10:00 to 14:00

Applications and refusals

In 2025, the consulates of Greece in Ireland received 657 short-stay Schengen visa applications: 2.1% of all those lodged in Ireland, and the 11th most of any Schengen country. They refused 0.0% of the applications they decided; across every Schengen country in Ireland the rate was 3.1%, according to the European Commission's visa statistics.

Applications, 2025

657

Rank in Ireland

11th of 21 Schengen countries

Refused

0.0%

All Schengen countries in Ireland

3.1% refused

The Commission counts applications where they are lodged, not by nationality, so these are residents of Ireland of many nationalities. A refusal rate is an average over every applicant and says little about any one file; and the country you apply to is set by your main destination, not by its refusal rate.

What applicants reported

Not enough applicants in Ireland have reported a Greece visa yet to show their own figures; these are the 50 reports from every origin. The median time from appointment to passport back was 10 days.

Reports

50

Appointment to passport back (median)

10 days; typically 7–16 days

Approved

94% of 50 with a known outcome

Validity granted (median)

3 months

Multiple entry

66%

See every Greece report · how the statistics work

Getting the appointment

The form is the easy part. The hard part is a free date with the Embassy of Greece in Dublin: when demand is high the calendar can stay empty, and new dates go quickly when they appear.

These are the ways to get a date:

Every route we do track is on the Ireland appointment board page. For how the booking systems work, see how to book a Schengen visa appointment in Ireland.

Questions

Do I apply for a Greek visa at VFS Global in Dublin?

No. The Embassy of Greece in Dublin takes Greek Schengen visa applications itself, in person and by appointment, at 1 Upper Pembroke Street, Dublin 2.

How do I book a Greece visa appointment in Ireland?

On the online booking system linked from the Embassy’s Schedule an Appointment page: register with an email and password, then pick a free slot. Visa appointments are Monday to Thursday, and one slot covers one applicant or a family of up to two.

Do children pay the Greek visa fee in Ireland?

Children under 12 pay nothing, according to the Embassy’s fee table. Other applicants pay the standard Schengen fee in cash at the Embassy.

How long must my IRP be valid for a Greek visa?

At least three months after you leave the Schengen Area, according to the Embassy’s list of supporting documents for Ireland. The Commission’s current list for Ireland asks for one month, so three meets both.

What is the refusal rate for Greece Schengen visas in Ireland?

In 2025, the consulates of Greece in Ireland refused 0.0% of the short-stay visa applications they decided, against 3.1% across all Schengen countries in Ireland, according to the European Commission’s visa statistics. They received 657 applications, the 11th most of any Schengen country.

Sources

• Embassy of Greece in Dublin: visas
• Embassy of Greece in Dublin: schedule an appointment
• Embassy of Greece in Dublin: list of supporting documents for applicants in Ireland (PDF)
• Embassy of Greece in Dublin: documents in the order to put them in the envelope (PDF)
• Embassy of Greece in Dublin: visa fees table
• Greece in Ireland: Embassy contact details
• EU Visa Code, Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 (consolidated text of 28 June 2024)
• European Commission: visa policy and the short-stay visa fee
• European Commission: Schengen visa statistics for consulates, 2025 (2025-consulates-schengen-visa-statistics.xlsx)

Rules and fees are set by the consulates and their visa centres and can change; check the official pages above before you apply. Our coverage, prices and release statistics on this page are live. Visa Catcher is an independent appointment-tracking service, not affiliated with any visa centre, embassy, consulate or government.