News from the Consulate General in Chicago
September 9, 2020
Job Vacancy Notice
The Consulate General of Greece in Chicago is seeking to hire a full-time switchboard operator. The Consulate General offers a 2-year renewable contract, competitive salary, health insurance, an interesting working environment and experience in consular issues. Requirements: Must be at least 21 years of age and not older than 60 Must be a citizen or […]
May 23, 2020
Memorial Day
The General Consulate of Greece will remain closed on Monday, May 25th in observance of Memorial Day.
May 1, 2020
May Day
The General Consulate of Greece will remain closed on Friday, May 1st in observance of May Day.
April 16, 2020
Orthodox Easter
The General Consulate of Greece will remain closed from Friday, April 17th until Monday, April 20th in observance of Orthodox Easter.
April 8, 2020
PM Mitsotakis' message to Greeks living in the USA
https://www.amna.gr/en/article/447544/PM-Mitsotakis-message-to-Greeks-living-in-the-USA?fbclid=IwAR0dkF_wOvd6SzTO4V-adxAdQcJ-MZ3yupdzNT_U_RdjoHKOueh-6Ksy7Ec
March 30, 2020
Article by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, published in the Financial Times: “Turkey’s refugee ‘extortion diplomacy’ must end” (30 March 2020)
From the summer of 2015 until early 2016, the EU faced a massive influx of asylum seekers, most of them fleeing the conflict in Syria. About 1m people entered Europe, most of them from Turkey, by arriving on Greek islands in the Aegean. To address this influx and alleviate the burden, the EU and Turkey […]
March 20, 2020
Emergency announcement
Emergency announcement - The Consulate General of Greece in Chicago calls Greek citizens wishing to return to Greece, to do so as soon as possible through existing commercial flights. Transportation from the U.S. to Europe is rapidly becoming challenging. - If you are not able to prove your Greek citizenship, email us at grgencon.cic@mfa.gr and […]
March 17, 2020
Important message from the Consulate General of Greece in Chicago about COVID-19
Dear friends and fellow Greek citizens, Based on current concerns regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Consulate General of Greece in Chicago is taking steps to safeguard the health and safety of the public and our employees: • As of Monday, March 16th, 2020, and until further notice, the Consulate will provide its services on […]
December 5, 2019
Census Certificate to be submitted by Greek males born in 2002
ANNOUNCEMENT (for Greek male citizens born in 2002) We would like to inform you that as part of their military duty, all male Greek citizens born in 2002 are requested to present themselves to the competent Greek Consular Posts in order to submit required information regarding national military service. The information must be submitted during […]
