Greece business visa from India: the official document checklist, decoded

The checklist, as published

Condensed from the official document linked above; wording is the mission's, shortened. Where the mission names an official form it is listed under "Forms". Always download the current version from the source link on the day you apply.

1. Application form for a Schengen visa, fully filled in and signed by the applicant
2. Two recent passport-size colour photographs, white background, ICAO specifications
3. Passport valid three months beyond visa end date, at least two blank pages, issued within previous ten years
4. Travel medical insurance for all Member States and entire stay, minimum EUR 30,000, from accepted Indian insurers
5. Clear photocopy of first and last passport page including photocopies of all visas and stamps
6. Previous passport (if applicable)
7. Cover letter explaining the details of visit
8. Proof of means of transport (return flight reservation; intra-Schengen transport if several States)
9. Proof of lodging in each Member State visited
10. Proof of financial means: original bank statement last three months stamped and signed; attested ITR acknowledgments last two assessment years
11. Pay slips last three months, employment contract, employer's statement on approval for holidays; company owners: certificate of registration
12. Business-specific: a cover letter from the applicant's employer
13. Business-specific: the certificate of incorporation of the applicant's employer
14. Business-specific: an invitation letter from the inviting company or organisation
15. Both letters must confirm the applicant's identity, purpose (meetings, conferences, training, business activities), intended period and location

Forms named by the mission

• Schengen visa application form (GVCW download page)

Notes the mission attaches

• The GVCW business page has no separate list; it links to the same Embassy notice.
• Fee and processing statements identical to tourism: EUR 90 / INR 9,720 plus EUR 30 service fee payable in INR.
• Embassy processing page: up to 15 working days from receipt at the Embassy, extendable to 45 calendar days; add delivery time of 5 days from New Delhi, 6 to 8 days from the rest of India.

What each item is for

Every Schengen checklist is Article 14(1) of the Visa Code made specific: (a) purpose of the journey, (b) accommodation, (c) means of subsistence for the stay and the return, (d) information enabling an assessment of your intention to leave before the visa expires. Read the list above with those four heads in mind: bookings and invitations answer (a) and (b); bank statements, salary slips and tax returns answer (c); employment, business, family and property papers answer (d). Our documents guide explains each head, and the cover-letter guide shows how to make them agree.

For business the counterpart's letter is the anchor: who is inviting, why, for how long, and who pays. Consulates verify it by phone; a counterpart who cannot be reached is the classic route to ground 12 on the refusal form.

Processing time, as stated by the mission

"As per Schengen legislation, the stipulated processing time of an application is up to 15 working days, calculated from the day the application has been received by the Embassy of Greece and it is considered admissible. That period may be extended up to a maximum of 45 calendar days in individual cases. Time for the delivery of applications from India: from New Delhi 5 days; from the rest of India 6 to 8 days." (source) The Visa Code sets 15 calendar days from an admissible application, extendable to 45 (Article 23).

Fee, as stated by the mission

"GVCW fee table (verified 2026-08-17, no date printed): Schengen short stay (type C) EUR 90 = INR 9,720; minors under 12 and other exempt categories gratis; service fee EUR 30 payable in INR per application over and above the visa fee, calculated daily on the ECB EUR/INR rate; payable in cash or UPI in INR." (source) The euro amounts are fixed by Article 16: EUR 90 adults, EUR 45 children six to eleven, free under six.

Greece's record for applications lodged in India

In 2025 Greece decided 41,009 applications lodged in India and refused 33.0% (all-India average 15.7%); 40.7% of visas issued were multiple-entry. Its consulates: New Delhi (33.0%). Which one handles you depends on your state of residence: see the Greece country page.