Information and instructions for preparing a visa to Greece:

The following is one by one in accordance with the visa requirements of the Beijing Embassy:

1. Fill out a visa application carefully as required Form, take two photos nearby, stick one on the application form, and submit the other when applying for a visa

It should be noted that the visa form has been changed once in April, with 4 pages per page , students who downloaded it before need to download it again

The photos require two two-inch photos with white background

2. Passport (its validity period shall not be less than three months after the visa expires)

3. Copy of the first page of the passport (the page with the photo); copies of all visa pages in the passport and copies of the embassy stamp

4. If the passport has been changed, A copy of the replacement page and the old passport

The above three will not be described in detail, it is easy to understand

5. For Chinese applicants, the original household registration book and all Copy of the household registration information page

My husband and I both have collective household registrations, so we need a copy of the first page of the collective household registration with the official seal. I saw a classmate asking before. Since the information on the household registration page has not been updated and it still shows that he is unmarried, it does not matter. I translated it truthfully and noted that the household registration information has not been updated at the end.

6. Confirmation of round-trip air ticket order and confirmation of hotel reservation, transportation and schedule during travel in Schengen countries

We booked Emirates Airlines. The air ticket was 5,300 including tax. Online bookings can only be held for 3 days. Here is a brief summary of Emirates Airline’s booking rules.

Booking tickets online is cheaper than going directly to the office. I called some air ticket agents and found that the price on the Emirates website was the best and the flight selection was relatively large. If you book at the office, you can reserve about 5 days. If you book a ticket on the website, there are two ways to issue the ticket. One is the electronic ticket, which needs to be paid immediately, which is equivalent to the issuance of the ticket. One is to pick it up at the office, you can swipe your card, and the price is the same as what is shown online. But you can only reserve it for 3 days. For example, if you book a ticket on Wednesday, you have to pick it up on Friday. Moreover, Emirates does not work on weekends, which means that if you book a ticket on Friday, you have to pick it up on Friday because it does not work on Sunday. . . . After booking the ticket, Emirates Airlines will send you an email showing you the latest time to collect the ticket, accurate to what time it is. There was no ticket issued when we applied for the visa, but after asking a few classmates who were also applying for the visa, we found that our ticket prices were relatively cheap and tended to increase in June, so we went to pick up the tickets immediately after the visa was sent. Emirates’ refund fee is RMB 1,000. You have to bear this loss yourself. .

I am also planning to do a transit in Dubai with Emirates Airlines. The visa fee is 65 US dollars. You have to book a hotel bound to it. The cheapest one is 129 US dollars per night. However, if the visa application is unsuccessful and the ticket is refunded, the visa fee will not be refunded, so we did not make a reservation at that time.

The schedule includes where to stay every day, what transportation to use, etc. In addition to booking air tickets, you don’t need to book in advance for island hopping, boating or flying, just write it down.

A hotel reservation must be made every night, and an online reservation form or email confirmation is required. I confirmed everything through email, not BOOKING, etc. All these online confirmations are accepted. Speaking of hotels, the speed with which Greeks respond to emails is a test of patience. There are also those who don’t pay attention at all. Almost all hotels require an international credit card number and the three digits on the back of the card, and some require a faxed signature for confirmation. Many people will check out of the hotel after getting the visa and look for it again in Greece. I find it troublesome. I have done a lot of homework before and decided on the price if I think it is acceptable. I am not planning to cancel again. I decided to stay in a cave house once in Santorini, but some of the popular ones on Qingyou.com were fully booked a month in advance. . . . Some are over budget. Among them, VIP Suites are reasonably priced at 80 euros, but half of the room fee needs to be paid in advance. So I added another sunk cost. . . But it turns out that China Merchants Bank International Credit Card is still very useful, haha

7. Original bank deposit certificate, proof of the applicant’s financial status, such as salary statement issued by the bank in the last three to six months or Passbook (do not provide bank deposit certificate), real estate certificate, motor vehicle ownership certificate, etc.

Many students are very concerned about this.

Beijing now requires a deposit of 50,000 per person. What they value most is a current passbook, usually a salary card. The important thing is to see that you have a fixed salary every month, and the balance should be greater than 50,000. However, since my husband and I regularly save money, buy funds and other financial products, we don’t have a lot of current balance. So I went to the bank (ours was ICBC) to get a certificate for a financial product, which cost 20 yuan. Speaking of regular balances, if a credit certificate is issued, only the balance of the regular period can be displayed, but the details cannot be displayed. If you want to issue regular details at ICBC, you must freeze them. The embassy mm said that there is no need to freeze, and they generally do not accept freezing. The reason is that if they want to freeze, they require it to be frozen for at least three months, and they have to take away the original documents, so they cannot unfreeze them in advance. It has happened before that someone needs to unfreeze the funds in advance, so they go to the embassy and ask for the original copy of the frozen funds to be returned, but they do not provide this service. . . This is very troublesome, so they try not to accept proof of frozen deposits. But another situation is that if only the balance is displayed without details, it is difficult to prove that the deposit was made for a long time rather than a large sum of money was deposited recently. The embassy mm said that if it is not a good idea to deposit a large amount of money recently,

A copy of the real estate certificate must be provided. Another friend who also went to apply for the visa was later asked to provide a copy of the real estate certificate

8. A letter of approval for leave issued by the work unit in Chinese and English (the letter must indicate the unit address and contact number , fax, applicant's position, name and position of the signatory, and stamped with the official seal of the unit) and a copy of the valid business license or organization code certificate of enterprises, institutions and various agencies and groups stamped with a red seal. Retirees must provide the original and a copy of their retirement certificate, and students must provide a certificate of enrollment issued by the school.

It is best to print on letter paper with the company logo. The unit's address, contact number, fax, applicant's position, name and position of the signatory, and the official seal of the unit must be included. As for the item "Copies of valid business licenses or organization code certificates of enterprises, institutions and various agencies and groups with a red seal", I am a small company and can easily provide it.

9. Provide proof of overseas medical insurance for the period of stay in Schengen countries. The insurance amount for overseas medical compensation shall not be less than 30,000 euros. The original and a copy must be provided.

The "Qiong Traveler Insurance" on Qiongyou.com is very good. We bought one and the embassy accepted it.

June, 2010

To the Visa Department

Embassy of Greece,

This is to state that we approve Ms. XXX , a full-time employee of the XXX Company who works in our company as a XXX (position) since XXX, taking her marriage leave from XXX to XXX in Greece.

We will retain her position and continue to employ her when she returns to China.

Yours sincerely,

XXX

Chief of Personnel Department

XXX Company

Address:

Tel:

Fax:

Visa Office of the Embassy of Greece in China:

This is the official address of our company Employee XXX has been working in our company since XXX and holds the position of XXX. With the consent of the company's leaders, I will travel to Greece from XXX to XXX. After the vacation, you will return to the company and your monthly salary will remain unchanged.

This is to prove.

Please approve!

XXX, Head of Human Resources Department:

XXX Company (Official Seal)

Address:

Telephone:

Fax :

The following is a description of the interview process

The Greek Embassy starts issuing visas at 9:30 and lets people in on time. We live on the west side of the country and were afraid of traffic jams, so we went there early in the morning and ended up arriving at 8:30. . . . I had to wait, and it was after 9 o'clock that other students with visas arrived. Two people had business visas, and there was a couple. In the end, there were only six or seven people. I don't think there are many people.

At 10:30, there was almost no one there. I thought I should either go early in the morning to be first in line, or go after 10:30, because it takes a long time to collect information. , the second and third ones in line must have to wait at least 20 minutes. There are two staff members collecting information. Except for the first person, everyone behind them got their numbers, which are on the window sill where materials are collected.

When receiving documents, keep asking for the originals to check, and then you will no longer need them during the interview. It is best to put the information in order for staff to check. The translation must be attached to a separate page and placed at the back of the copy. Do not mark it with a pen. Just translate a lot of important information, such as a company's business license. The most important thing is that the bank statement needs to be translated. If the certificate is issued by the bank, it is usually in Chinese and English, but it is more troublesome to write the statement. I translated the top information of the statement, arranged it in Chinese format, and pasted it on the original. On the copy. This way the English corresponding numbers can be seen clearly. I don’t know how other students did it. .

After receiving the information, someone will call for an interview shortly. One face at a time, not together. I didn’t know if the interpreter hadn’t arrived yet, but the staff asked me if I needed an interpreter. I said no, and they let me in. The interviewer was a Greek GG in his 30s. I don’t know if he was the handsome guy often mentioned in the forum. This GG was still very nice, but later he seemed to want to control the time. I said I wanted to explain why we submitted regular freezes. Proof, after saying a few words, he said no need to explain, we will check the information. He looked at our itinerary and found no problems. The main problem turned out to be our work. Both my husband and I asked him about the things we were responsible for from beginning to end. Later, I explained everything in great detail. I felt He didn't just have a superficial understanding, and he kept nodding for me to continue talking. . . . Later, my husband did the same thing, mainly asking about work matters. We thought maybe we wanted to make sure we were actually doing the job. . . Don't know. Later, when my husband came out, he said we have a nice trip in Greece. We were so excited that we bought the tickets. . . . .

The whole process is relatively simple and easy. If two people go to the interview together, it will be fine as long as one person can communicate in English. If neither person can speak English, they will question the communication problem in Greece.

One more thing, when Greek gg asked me why I didn’t bring my business card, I said I forgot. . . Because my husband’s was caught inside, he asked me about it. As a result, he said, bring one with you next time you come here. Later, when I came out, I thought, when will I come over next time? I don’t often go shopping on Guanghua Road. . . . . I asked the staff and she said that since the visa officer said so, you can send it over tomorrow. . . . Sweat, I had to come back the next day to hand over my business card. So if you have a business card, be sure to bring it with you.

Another point is that the press center of the Greek Embassy and the embassy are in different places. The embassy searched on Google Maps is actually the press center, which is wrong, but Baidu is correct. The embassy is on Guanghua Road, and the press center seems to be in Jianwai Soho. Make sure you don’t get it wrong. On the same day, I met someone who came to apply for a visa and said that I had found that place before. .