Greece visa for Saudi citizens

For the tourist visa, Greece’s official sources give a standard fee of €90. Processing time, as Greece states it: Decision normally within 15 calendar days of an admissible application; longer in individual cases that need more checks (the Visa Code allows up to 45 days). Longest stay on the tourist visa: Up to 90 days in any 180-day period in the whole Schengen area.

Greece has 1 mission in Saudi Arabia, with its embassy in Riyadh.

In 2025, Greece’s embassy and consulates in Saudi Arabia (Riyadh) received 12,159 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 9,187. The refusal rate was 18.9%. The refusal rate rose by 9.5 points from 9.4% in 2024, a sharp increase. Applications fell by 53% compared with 2024 (25,975).

For comparison, all Schengen states together refused 5.2% of the applications lodged in Saudi Arabia that year, from 1.6% at the consulates of Austria to 55.4% at those of Bulgaria. Greece’s consulates worldwide refused 14.5%. Greece was the 10th most applied-for Schengen state in Saudi Arabia.

You apply to the Schengen state that is your main destination (the longest stay or the main purpose; the state of first entry only when there is none), so a lower rate elsewhere is no reason to apply there. The figures cover applications lodged in Saudi Arabia, by any nationality: mostly citizens, but also residents from other countries.

For a trip from Saudi Arabia to Greece, the published travel advice reads as follows: the US State Department rates Greece at Level 1, exercise normal precautions (updated 22 October 2025), the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office does not advise against travel to Greece (updated 11 August 2026) and the German Foreign Office has no travel warning for Greece (updated 15 October 2026). The advice is aimed at each government’s own nationals.

How long Saudi citizens can stay in Greece

How long Saudi citizens may stay in Greece is set by the visa issued, and the visa type must match the purpose of the trip.

How Saudi citizens apply

In Saudi Arabia, applications go to the Greek embassy in Riyadh, or to a visa centre acting for Greece; fees, documents and processing times are published by Greece.

Greece and the Schengen area

A Schengen visa issued by Greece lets Saudi citizens travel in all Schengen states; apply to Greece when it is the main destination of the trip.

Greece’s neighbours for Saudi citizens

Albania and Turkey admit Saudi citizens visa-free. North Macedonia and Bulgaria require Saudi citizens to obtain a visa in advance.

Greek citizens travelling to Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia issues Greek citizens a visa on arrival for stays of up to 90 days, so nothing has to be arranged in advance.