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Schengen ATVVerified 30 Apr 2026Schengen Airport Transit Visa applies only to nationals of 13 specific countries. Indian citizens do NOT need an ATV for Greece. Informational guide.
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Indian citizens do not require a Schengen Airport Transit Visa.
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Guide last reviewed 2026-04-30. Fees, documents and appointment rules can change.
Greece — Apply via GVCW (NOT VFS Global)
One Greece Schengen visa unlocks all 29 Schengen countries during validity. As a full Schengen member, the visa standards mirror EU rules — but the application route is unique to Greece in India: only GVCW handles submissions, and only the Embassy in New Delhi decides outcomes.
The Schengen Airport Transit Visa (ATV) allows passing through international transit areas of Schengen airports without entering Schengen territory. Required ONLY for nationals of 13 specific countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, DRC, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Turkey). Indian passport holders do NOT need an ATV when transiting through Athens or any Schengen airport.
What it costs
Paid directly to Greece / GVCW — these are not our service fee, and we never mark them up.
Figures per GVCW, last verified 30 Apr 2026. Fees change without notice — the official page is final.
Visa fees in INR follow the current exchange rate set by the Greek Embassy and may change without notice. Visa and service fees are non-refundable if the application is refused. Diplomatic passport holders are exempt from the visa fee. Insurance, courier, and other GVCW value-added services are charged separately at submission.
Flights · Hotels · Insurance · Itinerary
Greece applies the Schengen rules, so travel insurance is not a nice-to-have — it is a legal condition of the visa.
2 of 4 are compulsory for Greece
Where people slip: Flying into one city and out of another with nothing showing how you travel between them. Officers read the whole route, and an unexplained gap reads as a plan that does not hold together.
Book for ₹708 (+₹472 per family member)Where people slip: Free-cancellation bookings are accepted, but if the entire file is free-cancellation the officer sees a trip nobody has committed to. Some of it should be real spend.
Confirmed hotel booking, ₹590 per hotel: message us firstWhere people slip: Buying cover for the adults and forgetting the children. Every traveller needs their own EUR 30,000, infants included — a real refusal we have seen on a family of four.
What a Schengen policy must showWhere people slip: Spending more nights in another Schengen country than in Greece. That gets a file rejected before it is even assessed.
The letter your itinerary attaches toWe can arrange the flight reservation, the hotel and the itinerary for your Greece file — each sold separately.
We are a B2B travel agency as well as a visa consultancy, working with partners including Riya Travel — so the flight reservation and the confirmed hotel booking both come from us, and you deal with one team. Every booking is a real one under your own name. We do not sell travel insurance: buy the policy directly from an insurer.
None of them is part of our visa fee: each is bought on its own, at the price below, with or without our visa service.
Flight reservation ₹708 (+₹472 per extra family member) · Confirmed hotel booking ₹590 per hotel · Travel itinerary ₹1,499. GST included.
Delivery. Usually within 30 minutes during office hours, Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00 IST. Confirmed hotel bookings are not bought online: message us first on WhatsApp or email info@sureshotvisa.com with the city, dates and travellers.
Tell us your dates — we will say which of these you actually need
What to gather
Having a document isn't the same as presenting it right — that's the part we handle.
Fully completed and signed by the applicant.
Validity exceeding by 3 months the end date of the visa. At least 2 blank pages. Issued within the previous 10 years.
Color, white background, facing forward, ICAO specifications. Note: 35x40mm — slightly different from typical Schengen 35x45mm.
Duly stamped and signed by the bank.
Acknowledgement receipts.
Required · optional / if applicable
8 steps from intake to approval — never as linear as government sites pretend.
Confirm Greece is your main Schengen destination
If your itinerary spends most time (or has its main purpose) in Greece, apply with Greece. If splitting time equally between Schengen states, apply through the country of first entry.
Fill the Schengen visa application form
Download from https://greece.gvcworld.eu/en/apply, complete fully, and sign.
Gather all required documents
Use the document checklist for your specific category. All financial documents must be ORIGINALS, stamped and signed by the issuing bank. Insurance must be from an approved Indian insurer.
Book your GVCW appointment (NOT VFS)
Visit https://greece.gvcworld.eu/en/ — Greece uses GVCW (Global Visa Centre World), not VFS Global. Choose your nearest centre.
Submit at GVCW + pay fees
Attend in person with all documents. Pay visa fee + GVCW service charge in INR (cash). Diplomatic passport holders submit at the Embassy directly, not GVCW.
GVCW forwards to Embassy of Greece, New Delhi
GVCW Delhi forwards directly to the Embassy. Non-Delhi GVCW centres first transit through GVCW Delhi (~5 extra calendar days), then to the Embassy the following day.
Wait for the decision (15–45 working days)
The Consular Authorities of Greece may call you for a personal interview. Track via GVCW website.
Collect your passport from GVCW
Once notified, collect from GVCW (or use GVCW courier-back service). Verify visa validity dates and entry type before leaving the counter.
Biometrics and the visit to the visa centre are yours to attend in person — no consultancy can do those for you. How we work
What works
2 levers that flip a borderline case.
What kills cases
Top 2 refusal triggers we see.
Each link opens the official page that issues the form (we never host third-party forms) — download or fill the current version there.
We're actively building per-visa quizzes. For now, the best way to assess your eligibility for Airport Transit Visa (Schengen ATV) is a 1-on-1 consultation with our team.
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Every case here is different
There is no honest standard answer for Greece airport transit visa (schengen atv) — the route depends on who is sponsoring you, what the employer has already started, and which region is processing it. So rather than publish generic answers that may not fit your case, we would rather read your actual situation. Send us what you have: an offer letter, an email from the employer, or just the facts as they stand. A consultant at our licensed firm will tell you straight what is possible, what is not, and what it would take.
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Reviewed by Sherbir Singh Grewal, SureshotVisa — a government-licensed consultancy (Licence 849/DC/PTA/PLA/LC-3/2024). Verify us.
Source & Disclaimer
Data on this page is sourced from the official GVCW Greece website and Embassy of Greece. Last verified 2026-04-30. Always verify with the official embassy before applying — fees and requirements change without notice.
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