If you are not a Greek citizen planning on attending ICICTH 2012 Conference, transiting into the Greece from abroad, you may require a visa.

It is the traveler’s responsibility to check and confirm current visa requirements to enter the Greece. We highly suggest all non-Geek citizens check current visa requirements with the nearest Consulate in your own country prior to departure. To find your local Greek diplomatic mission go to: Foreign Affairs Ministry. If you do require a visa to travel to Greece, we recommend that you plan ahead.

Requests for Letters of Invitation:

To help you, once you have registered and paid to attend, we can issue a letter which confirms that you have registered and paid to participate in the conference.

Official invitation Letters for visa application will be issued only after you have submitted your paper for consideration, have received official notification of your acceptance to attend the conference and you have paid for ICICTH 2012 conference registration. No exceptions

Letters of invitation will only be issued for the persons accepted to attend the conference. Unfortunately we cannot issue letters of invitation for guests of attendees.

When requesting your letter of invitation (by e-mail to  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ), include the following information:

Requestor's complete mailing address, including country and postal code, Date of Birth (day/month/year), Passport Number, Gender, Nationality, Mailing address for the Greek embassy office with which you are working, Your FAX number, Planned dates of attendance at the conference, Planned dates you will be in Greece. Note that due to the large amount of enquires received, we only reply to visa application queries AFTER you have registered for ICICTH 2012 as general visa information should be obtained from your local Greek Consulates.

The Conference cannot contact or intervene with any Greek Embassy or Consulate office abroad on your behalf so please begin your visa application process as soon as you determine that you want to attend the Conference. 

Citizens that Don’t Require a Visa to travel to Greece

The following do not require a visa to enter Greece:

Citizens of the Schengen Area member states.

Greece follows the Schengen Agreement and provisions for short-term visits. The Agreement abolished controls at the common internal land, air and sea borders and allows for movement by nationals of its member states without a visa for short-term stays of up to three (3) months. Airlines or other carriers, however, require a valid passport and or official national I.D. card or piece of identification issued by a public authority.

The Schengen Area member states are: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, plus associated countries: Iceland and Norway.

Citizens of the following EU and other European non-Schengen countries do not need a visa to enter Greece but they do need to provide a valid passport and/or official national I.D. card at the border and to airline or other carriers: Bulgaria, Estonia, United Kingdom, Ireland, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic

No visa is required for holders of regular valid passports of the following non-EU countries who wish to visit Greece and stay up to 3 months (90 days) within a six (6) month period: Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, New Zealand, The Holy See (Vatican), Νicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, San Marino, Singapore, South Korea, USA, Uruguay, Venezuela