Greek Consulate General in Moscow

Russian citizens must obtain a visa before travelling to Greece. Applications may be taken here or by a visa centre working for Greece.

In 2025, Greece’s consulate general in Moscow received 56,939 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 49,235. 6,805 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 12.1%. In 2024 the rate was much the same, 13.2%. Applications fell by 6% compared with 2024 (60,510).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 12.1% (2025) to 13.2% (2024).

Greece issues Schengen visas at 3 locations in Russia; this office handled 84% of their 67,579 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Novorossiysk 6.3% and Saint Petersburg 6.7%, which makes Moscow 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 Russia, 6.4% of applications were refused in 2025; Greece’s rate worldwide was 14.5%. Greece received the 4th largest number of applications of the 26 Schengen states represented here.

Multiple-entry visas made up 39.3% of those issued. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Russia.

The Greek consulate general in Moscow is one of 3 missions of Greece in Russia. Greece has no embassy in Russia on record and may cover it from another country. Consulates: Saint Petersburg and Novorossiysk. Russia in turn has 3 missions in Greece, its embassy being in Athens.

About the Greek consulate general in Moscow

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Greece in Moscow. Its work is consular: passports and documents for its own citizens and, often, visas for visitors.

Greek citizens travelling to Russia

Greek citizens need an e-Visa for Russia, applied for online before travel and valid for up to 30 days.

When the Greek consulate general in Moscow is closed

Expect the Greek consulate general in Moscow to be shut on New Year's Day on Friday 1 January 2027 and New Year holiday on Saturday 2 January 2027, and often on Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026, a holiday in Greece.

Near the Greek consulate general in Moscow

Within 1 km of the Greek consulate general in Moscow there are 25 other foreign missions.