Greek Embassy in Cairo

Greece requires Egyptian citizens to hold a visa issued in advance. Applications may be taken here or by a visa centre working for Greece.

2025 figures: 11,192 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Greece’s embassy in Cairo, and 7,046 visas were issued. 4,101 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 36.7%. The refusal rate rose by 3.9 points from 32.8% in 2024. Applications fell by 6% compared with 2024 (11,902).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 30.6% (2023) to 36.7% (2025).

Greece issues Schengen visas at 2 locations in Egypt; this office handled 65% of their 17,273 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Alexandria 28.4%, which makes Cairo 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 Egypt, 24.2% of applications were refused in 2025; Greece’s rate worldwide was 14.5%. Greece received the 5th largest number of applications of the 26 Schengen states represented here.

36.5% of the visas issued here were multiple-entry visas, valid for several trips. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Egypt.

The Greek embassy in Cairo is one of 2 missions of Greece in Egypt. Consulates: Alexandria. Egypt in turn has an embassy in Athens.

About the Greek embassy in Cairo

It appears in official lists as Embassy of Greece in Cairo.

Address and contact

Address: شارع عائشه التيموريه 18, 11519 Cairo. The record for the Greek embassy in Cairo includes a phone number and an official website.

Greek citizens travelling to Egypt

Greek citizens can get a visa on arrival in Egypt, valid for stays of up to 30 days.

When the Greek embassy in Cairo is closed

The Greek embassy in Cairo closes on Egypt’s public holidays, the next being Christmas Day (Orthodox) on Thursday 7 January 2027 and Revolution Day 2011 / National Police Day on Monday 25 January 2027, and usually on holidays of Greece such as Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026.

Before visiting the Greek embassy in Cairo

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

Near the Greek embassy in Cairo

Within 1 km of the Greek embassy in Cairo there are 6 other foreign missions.