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Greece: the essentials
Emergency numbers, the embassies of Albania and Kosovo, visas for both passports and official travel advice for Greece. Every fact has its source and the date we checked it.
Emergency numbers
- 112All services
Source: GOV.UK (FCDO) travel advice: Greece — getting help · checked 25 October 2026
Embassies and consulates
For passports, documents and help when you are in trouble.
Missions of Albania
Embassy — Athinë / Athens
Vekiareli 7, Filothei 15237, Athens
Phone: +30 2106876200
Consular emergency line: +30 694165 8183
Source: Ministria për Evropën dhe Punët e Jashtme: Përfaqësitë shqiptare në botë · checked 25 October 2026
Consulate General — Janinë / Ioannina
Plateia Arch. Spyridonos 13 / Odos Anastasiou Zini 12, 45444 Ioannina
Phone: +30 26510 21330
Source: Ministria për Evropën dhe Punët e Jashtme: Përfaqësitë shqiptare në botë · checked 25 October 2026
Consulate General — Selanik / Thessaloniki
Tsimiski 43, 54623 Thessaloniki
Phone: +30 2310257598
Consular emergency line: +30 698 366 1224
Source: Ministria për Evropën dhe Punët e Jashtme: Përfaqësitë shqiptare në botë · checked 25 October 2026
Kosovo's office in Greece
Office of Interests of Kosovo in Athens — Athinë / Athens
Leof. Veikou 98, 11147 Galatsi
Phone: +30 210 721 1711
Source: Hellenic Republic, Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Bilateral relations — Kosovo · checked 25 October 2026
Phone (official notice by Kosovo's foreign ministry, 1 April 2024): MPJD e Kosovës: Njoftim për shtetasit e Republikës së Kosovës në lidhje me mbylljen e kufijve të Greqisë · checked 25 October 2026
The office exists and is active (official news by Kosovo's foreign ministry, 22 February 2023): MPJD e Kosovës: Zyra e Interesave të Kosovës në Athinë ka organizuar ceremoni në shënim të 15-vjetorit të Pavarësisë · checked 25 October 2026
Address (Greek business registry GEMI, read through a private site that mirrors it; not an official source) Not an official source: pollock.gr (third-party mirror of GEMI no. 148689501000) · checked 25 October 2026
Greece: embassy in Albania and liaison office in Kosovo
Liaison Office of Greece in Prishtina
Liaison Office of Greece in Prishtina
Ismail Qemali 59, Arbëria/Dragodan II, 10000 Prishtinë
Phone: +383 38 243 013 / 247 370-2
Email: grpristina@mfa.gr
www.mfa.gr/missionsabroad/en/pristina-en
Source: Hellenic Republic, Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Kosovo (Liaison Office of the Hellenic Republic in Pristina) · checked 26 October 2026
Greece in Albania
Embassy — Tiranë / Tirana
Rruga Skënderbej 88, KP 1023, Tiranë
Phone: +355 4 2274 668 / 669 / 670
Email: gremb.tir@mfa.gr
Source: Hellenic Republic MFA – Greece in Albania · checked 26 October 2026
Consulate General — Gjirokastër
Sheshi i Çerçizit 79, KP 6001, Gjirokastër
Phone: +355 84 262 010 / 84 263 804
Email: grgencon.arg@mfa.gr
Source: Hellenic Republic MFA – Greece in Albania · checked 26 October 2026
Consulate General — Korçë
Rr. Shën Gjergji 3, KP 7001, Korçë
Phone: +355 82 252 889
Email: grgencon.kor@mfa.gr
Source: Hellenic Republic MFA – Greece in Albania · checked 26 October 2026
Visas and entry
Rules change. Before any trip, check the official source and your passport expiry date. This is general information, not legal advice.
With an Albanian passport
No visa for short stays: up to 90 days in any 180-day period. Since 10 April 2026 you are registered in the Entry/Exit System (EES) at the border: fingerprints and a photo. ETIAS is not in operation yet; the start date will be announced months in advance.
Source: European Union: ETIAS — who should apply (list of visa-exempt nationalities) · checked 25 October 2026
EES has been fully operational since 10 April 2026.
Source: European Commission: the Entry/Exit System is fully operational (10 April 2026) · checked 25 October 2026
The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs table: Albania is visa-free, with biometric passports only.
Source: Hellenic Republic, Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Countries requiring or not requiring a visa · checked 25 October 2026
With a Kosovo passport
No visa for short stays: up to 90 days in any 180-day period. Since 10 April 2026 you are registered in the Entry/Exit System (EES) at the border: fingerprints and a photo. ETIAS is not in operation yet; the start date will be announced months in advance.
Source: European Union: ETIAS — who should apply (list of visa-exempt nationalities) · checked 25 October 2026
EES has been fully operational since 10 April 2026.
Source: European Commission: the Entry/Exit System is fully operational (10 April 2026) · checked 25 October 2026
Kosovo passports have been visa-free in the Schengen area since 1 January 2024.
Source: Ambasada Gjermane në Prishtinë: Pyetje të shpeshta për lirinë e vizave · checked 25 October 2026
The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs table: Kosovo (listed as "UN Security Council Resolution 1244") is visa-free for ordinary, diplomatic and service passports.
Source: Hellenic Republic, Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Countries requiring or not requiring a visa · checked 25 October 2026
Official travel and safety advice
The UK government (FCDO) publishes official advice on safety, local laws, health and risks in Greece. It is written for British travellers, but most of it applies to everyone.
Source: GOV.UK (FCDO) foreign travel advice: Greece · checked 25 October 2026