Greek Embassy in Damascus
Embassy 
Greece Damascus, Syria
No opening hours on record. Most missions receive visitors by appointment only.
Sources: OpenStreetMap · Record last updated on 9 November 2022
Greece’s embassy to Syria is in Damascus, the capital of Syria. Greece requires Syrian citizens to hold a visa issued in advance.
Opening hours
No opening hours on record. Most missions receive visitors by appointment only.
Upcoming closures
Public holidays in Syria
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Liberation Day
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Christmas Day
Public holidays in Greece
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Christmas Day
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St. Stephen's Day
Greece visa for Syrian citizens
SyriaGreece Visa required Greece visa for citizens of Syria
GreeceSyria e-Visa Syria visa for citizens of Greece
Greece requires Syrian citizens to hold a visa issued in advance. Check with the Greek embassy in Damascus whether visas are handled at its counter or by an appointed visa centre.
Visa statistics
| Year | Applications | Visas issued | Refused | Refusal rate | Multiple-entry share |
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| 2023 | 3,391 | 1,849 | 1,534 | 45.3% | 24.0% |
| 2024 | 3,939 | 3,021 | 894 | 22.8% | 41.1% |
| 2025 | 2,235 | 1,742 | 410 | 19.0% | 44.1% |
2025 figures: 2,235 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Greece’s embassy in Damascus, and 1,742 visas were issued. 410 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 19.0%. The refusal rate fell by 3.9 points from 22.8% in 2024. Applications fell by 43% compared with 2024 (3,939).
Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 19.0% (2025) to 45.3% (2023).
Across all Schengen consulates in Syria, 27.1% of applications were refused in 2025; Greece’s rate worldwide was 14.5%. Greece received the largest number of applications of the 6 Schengen states represented here.
44.1% 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 Syria.
Source: European Commission, Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates 2023–2025 (© European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0). Short-stay (type C) visas. How these figures are made
Other missions nearby
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Embassy of Chile in Damascusجادة العفيف 40, Damascus
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Embassy of France in DamascusRue Ata-al-Ayyoubi - Al Afif, BP 769, Damas, Damascus
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Embassy of Romania in DamascusStr. Ibrahim Hanano, nr.8, Cartier Al-Maliki, Damascus
Greece’s other missions in Syria
The Greek embassy in Damascus is the only mission of Greece in Syria on record. Syria has no mission in Greece on record.
Good to know
About the Greek embassy in Damascus
It appears in official lists as Embassy of Greece in Damascus.
Greek citizens travelling to Syria
Greek citizens need an e-Visa for Syria, applied for online before travel.
When the Greek embassy in Damascus is closed
The next closures of the Greek embassy in Damascus for public holidays in Syria are Liberation Day on Tuesday 8 December 2026 and Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026; it may also close for Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026.
Near the Greek embassy in Damascus
The Greek embassy in Damascus has 31 other foreign missions within 1 km, in a diplomatic quarter.
Frequently asked questions
When is the Greek Embassy in Damascus closed?
The Greek embassy in Damascus closes on Syria’s public holidays, the next being Liberation Day on Tuesday 8 December 2026, and usually on the national day of Greece.
Do Syrian citizens need a visa for Greece?
Greece requires Syrian citizens to hold a visa issued in advance.
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