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Greece shares the 90-in-180 allowance with the other Schengen countries. Count all those visits together and carry accommodation details, funds and evidence of return/onward plans. Border officials decide admission.

Key facts

For United States passport holders, tourism or short business trips.

You may need a visa if…

• Count the entire Schengen visit against 90 days in any 180; crossing into Greece does not start a new allowance.
• The Commission's April 2026 Greek funds reference is EUR50 per adult per day, with at least EUR300 for a visit of up to 5 days.
• State: 3 months after departure and 1 blank page per stamp. Greek MFA's US section: 3 months after leaving the EU country visited; issued within 10 years. For a multi-country trip, plan validity through 3 months after your final Schengen/EU departure to satisfy both.
• State says US passports with birthplace exactly 'Macedonia' or 'Republic of Macedonia' require a short form at entry; keep it with the passport and present it on exit. If lost, report it to police. State says 'Northern Republic of Macedonia' is stamped normally. Ask Greek authorities about other wordings.
• US official and diplomatic passports require a visa; the ordinary-passport exemption does not cover them. State also reports that Greece accepts US emergency passports.
• Take insurance covering medical care and evacuation and check cover for your planned activities.
• Keep your passport available for border checks, including temporary checks within Schengen. Allow time for EES.
• Carry photo ID and a copy of your passport's identity page. Do not remove anything from archaeological sites; antiquity exports are strictly controlled.
• This answer covers ordinary adult US tourists. Ask Greek immigration about a different purpose, longer stay, dual-national obligations or special travel documents.

Before you travel

• ✓Check the State and Greek MFA passport rules against your whole trip; allow 3 months after final Schengen/EU departure, issue within 10 years and 1 blank page per stamp.
• ✓Calculate all Schengen days against the 90-in-180 allowance.
• ✓Carry accommodation, funds and return/onward travel evidence. Greek reference: EUR50 per day, at least EUR300 for up to 5 days.
• ✓Allow time for EES biometrics. ETIAS applications are not open.
• ✓Arrange medical/evacuation insurance and seek personal travel-health advice.
• ✓If your US passport has one of the specified Macedonia birthplace wordings, check the short entry-form procedure and keep the form for exit.
• ✓Keep photo ID and a passport identity-page copy; consider STEP for embassy alerts.

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