Greek Consulate General in Melbourne

Australian citizens do not need a visa for Greece: stays of up to 90 days are visa-free.

In 2025, Greece’s consulate general in Melbourne received 167 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 162. 5 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 3.0%. In 2024 it had been 0.0%: the rate rose by 3.0 points. Applications fell by 15% compared with 2024 (196).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 0.0% (2023) to 3.0% (2025).

Greece issues Schengen visas at 5 locations in Australia; this office handled 16% of their 1,058 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Sydney 0.0%, Perth 1.7%, Adelaide 0.0% and Canberra 0.0%, which makes Melbourne the highest of the group. Each office serves the applicants who live in its own consular district, so the rates also reflect who applies where, not only how strictly files are assessed.

Across all Schengen consulates in Australia, 3.0% of applications were refused in 2025; Greece’s rate worldwide was 14.5%. Greece received the 7th largest number of applications of the 22 Schengen states represented here.

Multiple-entry visas made up 30.2% of those issued. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Australia.

The Greek embassy is in Canberra. Besides the Greek consulate general in Melbourne, Greece has 9 other missions in Australia. Consulates: Adelaide, Sydney and Maitland. Honorary consulates: Darwin, Maitland, Hobart and Brisbane. Australia in turn has an embassy in Athens.

About the Greek consulate general in Melbourne

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Greece in Melbourne. It is headed by Dimitra Georgantzoglou, according to the records. A consulate does consular work for a region: passports, certificates and help for nationals in difficulty.

Address and contact

Address: Unit 39, 37-39 Albert Road, Melbourne VIC 3004. The record for the Greek consulate general in Melbourne includes a phone number, an e-mail address and a fax number. Its exact position is not recorded, so the map marks the town; use the street address.

Greek citizens travelling to Australia

Greek citizens need an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) for Australia, obtained online before travel, for stays of up to 90 days.

When the Greek consulate general in Melbourne is closed

The Greek consulate general in Melbourne closes on Australia’s public holidays, the next being Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026 and St. Stephen's Day (Boxing Day) on Monday 28 December 2026, and usually on holidays of Greece such as Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026.

Before visiting the Greek consulate general in Melbourne

Call the Greek consulate general in Melbourne before you go to confirm the hours and whether an appointment is needed.