Greek Consulate General in Sydney

Australian citizens can visit Greece without a visa for up to 90 days.

In 2025, Greece’s consulate general in Sydney received 691 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 691. 0 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 0.0%. In 2024 the rate was much the same, 0.0%. Applications rose by 32% compared with 2024 (524).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 0.0% (2024) to 0.4% (2023).

Greece issues Schengen visas at 5 locations in Australia; this office handled 65% of their 1,058 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Melbourne 3.0%, Perth 1.7%, Adelaide 0.0% and Canberra 0.0%, which makes Sydney the lowest 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 52.0% of those issued. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Australia.

For matters it cannot handle, the Greek embassy in Canberra (249 km) is responsible. The Greek consulate general in Sydney is one of 10 missions of Greece in Australia. Consulates: Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Maitland. Honorary consulates: Darwin, Maitland, Hobart and Brisbane. Australia in turn has an embassy in Athens.

About the Greek consulate general in Sydney

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Greece in Sydney. The head of mission on record is Georgios Skemperis. Career consulates of this kind usually renew passports and take visa applications for their region.

Address and contact

Address: Castlereagh Street 219-223, Sydney. The record for the Greek consulate general in Sydney includes a phone number, an e-mail address, a fax number and an official website.

Greek citizens travelling to Australia

Before flying to Australia, Greek citizens must obtain an ETA online; stays of up to 90 days are allowed.

When the Greek consulate general in Sydney is closed

Expect the Greek consulate general in Sydney to be shut on Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026 and St. Stephen's Day (Boxing Day) on Monday 28 December 2026, and often on Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026, a holiday in Greece.

Before visiting the Greek consulate general in Sydney

Current procedures for the Greek consulate general in Sydney, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.

Near the Greek consulate general in Sydney

The Greek consulate general in Sydney has 23 other foreign missions within 1 km, in a diplomatic quarter.