GR
Greece
Recent reports of entry without significant problems.
Based on 7 reports. Score 0.92 on a scale from −1 (always refused) to +1 (always admitted), with recent reports counting most. How scoring works
What to expect
All six reports on file, dating from 2019 through April 2026, describe entry with no issues, including several travelers who entered Greece multiple times.1–6 Four travelers carried passports with the sex offender identifier and still reported no questioning or delay, including one who had filed the 21-day travel notice.1245 The reports that name an arrival mode are all air arrivals, two of them specifically at Athens; no land or cruise arrivals are described.3–5
Written by an AI model from the reports below on September 19, 2026. The numbers link to the reports each sentence is based on. Read those before you decide.
Law restricts entry for people with criminal records
Greek law lets border authorities refuse entry when a person fails Schengen entry conditions, including public-policy or security concerns; it names no sex offences. Residence permits may be refused for a conviction carrying at least one year's imprisonment.
Law 5038/2023, Migration Code (Κώδικας Μετανάστευσης), ΦΕΚ Α΄ 81/01.04.2023, arts. 6, 7, 8(c) · discretionary · waiver available
We haven't confirmed this citation against the official text yet.
Last checked against official sources on September 19, 2026.
- Κώδικας Μετανάστευσης (Law 5038/2023), ΦΕΚ Α΄ 81/01.04.2023 · Ministry of Migration and Asylum
- National List of undesirable Aliens · Hellenic Data Protection Authority
Common questions
Can registered sex offenders enter Greece?
It's rated Open: Recent reports of entry without significant problems. Of 1 trips reported in the last two years by people on a US registry, 1 ended in entry and 0 in refusal.
Do Greece's border officers know about US registrants in advance?
None of the reports on file describe officers appearing to know in advance.
How do travelers usually arrive in Greece?
Reports on file describe 2 by air. Outcomes can differ by how travelers arrive; each report below says which.
- 1Apr 2026 (reported)
Admitted, no issues
The traveler visited this country several times while on the registry and holding a marked passport, without problems.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 2Aug 2024 (reported)
Admitted, no issues
The traveler entered Greece recently with a spouse, having filed the 21-day travel notice and carrying an endorsed passport, with no issues at entry.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · Forum post · Firsthand
- 3May 2024
Admitted, no issues · By air, Athens
The traveler landed in Athens in May with no issues.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · Forum post · Firsthand · Former registrant
- 4May 2023 (reported)
Admitted, no issues · By air, Athens
The traveler flew into the capital airport four separate times while holding a passport with the sex offender identifier and reported no trouble entering.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 5Apr 2023 (reported)
Admitted, no issues · By air
The traveler flew into Greece three times with a marked passport and reported no entry issues on any occasion.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 62019
Admitted, no issues
The traveler visited Greece and reported no issues with the trip.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 7By 2022
Refused entry
Row from the RTAG Travel Matrix, an undated summary last maintained around 2021.
- Registrants turned away
- Yes
- Law bars sex offenders
- No
- Law bars people with felonies
- No
- Has its own offender registry
- No
- Notes
- Refusal reported in 2021.
Registrant Travel Action Group (RTAG) · Legacy matrix · Summary