News from the Consulate General in San Fransisco
August 9, 2020
Important Announcement
As from 1 July 2020 and until further notice, following relevant EU decisions, third-country nationals, including USA citizens, are not allowed to enter EU/Schengen Area. Greek nationals and EU/Schengen Area citizens may enter Greece at any time, regardless if there are travel restrictions in place or not. Greek citizens, duly registered in the Records of […]
May 30, 2020
Important announcement
Αs of Monday, June 1, 2020 All services of the Consulate General of Greece in San Francisco will be offered upon appointment only, Only one visitor per appointment Walk-ins will not be made possible Use of face masks and gloves is obligatory. Please bring your own pen. You are kindly requested to arrive on time […]
May 23, 2020
Memorial Day
The General Consulate of Greece will remain closed on Monday, May 25th in observance of Memorial Day.
May 7, 2020
Important announcement
The Consulate General in San Francisco, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will continue to operate with skeleton staff, by appointment, for urgent matters only, until further notice. Please note that when visiting the Consulate you must wear a face mask.
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
Urgent Call
The Consulate General of Greece in San Francisco invites Greek citizens wishing to return to Greece, to do so as soon as possible, through available commercial flights. Difficulties in travel from the
