Embassy of the United States in Athens, Greece

Address

Contact

Phone

+30 210 721 2951

Email

AthensAmericanCitizenServices@state.gov

Website

gr.usembassy.gov ↗

Facebook

www.facebook.com/USEmbassyAthens/ ↗

Instagram

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Twitter

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Office hours

Closed: Saturday, Sunday

Consular services

• Process visa applications
• Notarize certain documents
• Issue first-time passports
• Renew expired passports
• Amend passports to show change of name, validity, or to correct errors
• Selective Service registration
• Renunciation of U.S. nationality
• Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States of America (CRBA)
• Provide emergency assistance for U.S. citizens traveling abroad

Visa

If you hold a Greek passport, you are required to obtain an eVisa or eTA to enter the United States.

• Nonimmigrant Visas Business/Tourist visa Work visa Student visa Exchange visitor visa Transit/Ship crew visa Religious worker visa Domestic employee visa Journalist and media visa Treaty traders and treaty investors visa
• Business/Tourist visa
• Work visa
• Student visa
• Exchange visitor visa
• Transit/Ship crew visa
• Religious worker visa
• Domestic employee visa
• Journalist and media visa
• Treaty traders and treaty investors visa
• Immigrant Visas Family-based immigration Fiancé(e) visa (K-1) Religious workers visa Employment-based immigration Diversity visa (DV) Returning resident visa (SB-1)
• Family-based immigration
• Fiancé(e) visa (K-1)
• Religious workers visa
• Employment-based immigration
• Diversity visa (DV)
• Returning resident visa (SB-1)

Holidays observed

• November 26Thanksgiving Day
• December 25Christmas Day
• December 26Synaxis of the Mother of God

Nearby landmarks

• Mount Lycabettus 1.08 km away
  Highest point in Athens with a chapel and panoramic views, accessible by funicular or hiking.
• Syntagma Square 1.93 km away
  Athens' central square facing the Hellenic Parliament, famous for the ceremonial changing of the guard.
• Panathenaic Stadium 1.97 km away
  All-marble stadium where the first modern Olympic Games were held in 1896.
• Zappeion Hall 2.01 km away
  Neoclassical building in the National Gardens used for official ceremonies, exhibitions, and public events.
• Plaka Neighborhood 2.43 km away
  Oldest neighborhood in Athens with charming streets, neoclassical houses, and vibrant local shops.
• Parthenon 2.77 km away
  Iconic 5th-century BCE temple dedicated to Athena, symbol of ancient Greece and Western civilization.