The Embassy of Greece in Dublin has updated its visa-services page to reflect new booking procedures that took effect today, 28 July 2026. All Schengen visa appointments must now be secured through the online e-Appointments platform, with one time-slot covering either a single traveller or a family of two; larger family groups must book multiple slots. Applicants are instructed to state travel dates and purpose (business, tourism, health, etc.) in the comments field and to present a fully-prepared document envelope on arrival. The change comes as the embassy struggles with record demand from Irish-resident non-EU nationals taking advantage of Greece’s extended tourist season and Athens’ aggressive conference calendar. Consular officials told Global Mobility News that no “walk-in” applications will be accepted and that email turnaround for queries may take up to a week. For Irish employers this means longer lead-times for short-notice business travel to Greece and potentially to the wider Schengen Area, as Dublin is one of the few missions issuing multi-entry visas valid across the bloc. Mobility managers should advise staff to book at least four weeks ahead and to prepare original Irish Residence Permits (IRP) and previous Schengen visas for photocopying, as the embassy has tightened document-order requirements. Failure to follow the new system will result in refused entry to the consular section and loss of the time slot, the embassy warns. Companies with frequent travellers may wish to create a shared calendar of available slots and pre-assemble document packs to speed internal approvals. While the update targets Greece, the embassy notes that EU visa-code processing times can extend to 30 days during peak periods, signalling wider capacity constraints across Schengen missions in Ireland.
