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| Still current at: 25 November 2009
Updated: 12 November 2009 |
This advice has been reviewed and reissued with amendments to the Terrorist Situation section (anniversary of serious disturbances in December). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
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Travel advice for this country
General
We strongly recommend that you obtain comprehensive travel and medical insurance before travelling. You should check any exclusions, and that your policy covers you for all the activities you want to undertake. For more general information see Travel insurance.
If things do go wrong when you are oversees then this is How we can help.
Registration
Register with our LOCATE service to tell us when and where you are travelling abroad or where you live abroad so our consular and crisis staff can provide better assistance to you in an emergency. More information about registering with LOCATE
Money
The currency of Greece is the Euro.
Sine 15 July 2007 new legislation on the controls of cash entering or leaving the EU apply in all Member States. Any person entering or leaving the EU will have to declare the cash that they are carrying if this amounts to 10,000 euros or more; this includes cheques, travellers' cheques, money orders, etc. This will not apply to anyone travelling via the EU to a non-EU country, as long as the original journey started outside of the EU nor to those travelling within the EU.
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Contacts
Greece, Athens, British Embassy
Address:
Greece, Athens, British Embassy
British Embassy
1 Ploutarchou Street
106 75 Athens
Telephone:
(0030) 210 7272 600
Fax:
(0030) 210 7272 743
Consular/Visas/Passport Section Fax (0030) 210 7272 720
Office hours:
For out of hours emergencies only please call (0030) 210 7237 727
More details about opening hours, sections' contact details etc. on our Contact Us page.
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