All travellers entering Greece need to do a number of checks for requirements in plenty of time before travelling.Please check current details requirements can change at short notice!
Passports are required but most countries do not require a visa.
UK citizens must ensure passport is:
- less than 10 years old on the day you enter (check the ‘date of issue’)
- valid for at least 3 months after the day you plan to leave (check the ‘expiry date’)
Your passport may need to be less than 10 years old during your whole visit, and the 3 months at the end of your visit may need to be within 10 years of your passport’s issue date.
Check both the issue date and the expiry date in your passport. If you renewed your passport early, extra months may have been added to its expiry date. This could affect the requirement for your passport to be less than 10 years old.
Passenger Locator Form
All travellers must fill in the Passenger Locator Form (PLF) before arriving in Greece. Failure to do so will mean refusal to board aircraft and refusal of entry to Greece and potential fines!
For form click here: PLF Form
The mandatory Passenger Locator Form (PLF) any time before the departure of their flight.
The PLF requires detailed information on their point of departure, the duration of previous stays in other countries, and the address of their stay while in Greece including the post/zip code which is a 5 digit number. Normally one PLF is needs to be submitted per family.
After submitting your PLF form you will get an email advising that you will receive the PLF document with the QR code on the day of your scheduled arrival in Greece (at midnight Greece time). You will be notified again via email and this URL will be automatically updated.
The PLF document is only valid with the QR code. If travel departure begins prior to the day of arrival, travellers are allowed to board after showing the confirmation email.
The PLF document must be presented, either via mobile phone or printed, upon arrival at Greece’s airports. Airline may well also check you have the correct document before boarding, Strongly advise that you print the document if possible to avoid problems with phones!!
Also remember you will need to fill in a similar form before you return to UK!
In addition to the PLF form currently most visitors need
A negative PCR test performed for Covid-19 performed up to 72 hours before the scheduled arrival or a negative Rapid Antigen test result for Covid-19 performed up to 24 hours before the scheduled arrival.
The test result must be issued by a certified diagnostic center in Greek, English, French, German, Spanish, Italian or Russian and must include the name of the passenger as registered in the passport.
This test is mandatory for all travellers entering the country (including children over 5 years old),
Please note information is current at time of posting but can change at anytime so please use links to confirm information prior to travel
Click here for Protocol of arrivals in Greece