Greek Passport - Passport Appearance

Passport Appearance

The Greek passport follows the standard European Union passport design, with a burgundy red cover and the national emblem emblazoned on the centre of the front cover. The word ΔΙΑΒΑΤΗΡΙΟ (, Greek for "passport") is inscribed below the coat of arms, while ΕΥΡΩΠΑΪΚΗ ΕΝΩΣΗ (, "European Union") and ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ (, "Hellenic Republic") appear above.A Greek diplomatic passport has the same size and design as the standard one, but it features a black cover and the text ΔΙΠΛΩΜΑΤΙΚΟ ΔΙΑΒΑΤΗΡΙΟ (, "diplomatic passport") inscribed below the coat of arms. Greek passports contain 32 pages and are valid for 5 years.

All fields on the bearer's page are indicated in Greek and in English, with the translation in the other E.U.-languages elsewhere in the passport. The main info of the bearer (name and place of birth) are transcription from the Greek to the Latin script. The following fields are shown:

  • Type (P for Passport)
  • Passport number
  • Country
  • Surname [Greek/Latin script)
  • Name [Greek/Latin script)
  • Nationality
  • Date of Birth
  • Place of birth
  • Sex
  • Issue Date
  • Expiry Date
  • Issuing Office

The bearer's page contains a machine readable strip starting with P>GRC.

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