Visa requirements in Graecia

Visa Requirements in the People's Republic of Graecia are very strict. Currently, most foreign citizens wishing to visit Graecia must obtain a Visa to do so. However, citizens of the Haifo-Pallisican Imperial Trade Union and the Imperial City and Exarchate of Chryse can obtain the Friendly Nation Visa (currently only offered to them), which has relaxed application requirements and more freedom. These policies are valid for the entirety of the Graecian state; as such, they also have legal force on the Dervenian Autonomous People's Republic, located on Planet Argon.

Procedure for a Graecian citizen to leave and re-enter Graecia

Any Graecian who wishes to visit another nation must follow the visa procedures described by it. However, in addition to this, he shall also some procedures before he leaves. In detail: When a Graecian plans a visit to a foreign nation, he shall submit a request to the Government to describe the destination, details of the visit, and reason for it. If approved, he can start booking tickets, hotels, and the rest necessary things. Before the subject leaves for the trip, he shall undertake an written oath or affirmation that he will follow all the laws of Graecia and the host state, and that he will not give details that could harm the State, or acquire a foreign citizenship. If the traveller defects, the State asks the host state to arrest him and give him to Graecian authorities, where he will face accusations of High Treason. If the host nation does not do so, members of the Graecian police will arrest the traveler, and the State will seek a comprehension from the host nation.

Procedure for foreign citizens to obtain a visa (from most of the world)

Obtaining a visa to enter Graecia is difficult. Firstly, an foreign national shall visit the Graecian Embassy of his nation to make a formal request. Graecia has very few embassies around the world, so, in most cases, the potential traveler may need to travel to a country with a Graecian embassy first. The formal request shall contain these information:

1. Full name
2. Nation of current citizenship
3. Nation of current residentship (if different from the above)
4. Current occupation (people with certain professions may not be given a visa)
5. Reason for visit.

If the subject also presents an verifiable invitation from a Graecian citizen, this will greatly increase the chances of actually gaining a visa. The Graecian embassy will then process the data given. If they satisfy the embassy that they are true and the person does not posess danger to the state, the Embassy will communicate with the nation that the subject claims to be a citizen of, to verify them and ask for further info. If someone comes from a nation that Graecia has a war (none currently), the request will be automatically declined. The info that the embassy will typically request is any criminal record, health problems of the applicant, and any reported intention to terrorise-rebel. After this info is collected and the embassy is further satisfied, the embassy will submit a confidential form to the State to request permission to issue a visa for the certain individual. If the state reviews the info and is further satisfied that the individual possesses no danger, a permission to issue a visa will be created. The embassy will then create the necessary documents for the individual. In most cases, a visa allows the subject to visit only a certain part of the state, and it contains some limitations on the things that the subject can do. The individual, upon receiving the necessary documents, will need to pay the Visa Issuing Tax (usually around 1500(G)). When the tax is paid, the last thing the the subject must do to obtain the visa is to affirm the embassy (usually with an oath or an affirmation) that he will follow the instructions specified on the visa and that he will follow all Graecian laws. Once a visa is obtained, the subject can enter Graecia with the escort of the Police. The visa can be forfeit by the Graecian government at any time; if this is done while the subject is in Graecian territory, the subject will be imprisoned inside the State (even with no formal reason). In this case, the nation that the subject is citizen of shall request the graecian government to relieve it's subject from prison and oversee his return to his homeland.

Special visa

The Special visa is a different kind of visa; it is offered to persons which do want to visit Graecia for non-ordinary reasons. In most cases, it is offered to:

1. Traders
2. Athletes
3. Ambassadors
4. Inspectors of foreign assets

There are no standard rules about these visas; in most cases, the State would require fewer information than a normal visa. One substantial difference is that activities the subject can do are even more limited (usually limited to the ones need for the subject's profession); if the subject is found to do something else, he would be usually deported to his home land, or, in other cases, imprisoned.

Friendly Nation Visa

A Friendly Nation Visa is a visa currently offered tho citizens of non-communist nations Graecia has formal friendly relations and has agreements with. Currently, this type of visa is only offered to the citizens of the Haifo-Pallisican Imperial Trade Union and the Imperial City and Exarchate of Chryse. Foreign subjects holding such a visa have theese extra benefits:

1. There is no time limit about their stay,
2. The Visa Issuing Tax is significantly lower,
3. They do not enter or exit the country with the escort of the Graecian Police,
4. The application procedure is much less time-consuming and bureaucratic, and
5. The limit on what they can do on their stay on Graecia is much lower.

Additionally, subjects that would otherwise apply for a special visa (eg., athletes) can enter Graecia without any visa at all, provided they limit their activities to ones needed for their proffesion.

Granting procedure

First, the applicant submits a formal request on the Graecian embassy. This formal request usually shall contain:

1. Full name
2. Proof that the subject is indeed from a friendly nation (eg, ID card or birth certificate)
3. Reason for visit.

The embassy would communicate with the nation to verify the data given; if they are valid, the applicant will be requested to assure that he will follow all Graecian laws (usually by an oath or an affirmation). When the Visa Issuing Tax is paid usually much cheaper, at 500(G), an visa will be issued immedietly.

Subjects of Communist States

The Graecian goverment would not require a visa of any sort from a subject who is a citizen of a Communist state. Citizens of communist states are free to enter for any timeframe they wish (provided it is allowed by their state), and are as equall to what they can do as Friently Nation Visa holders. However, this is vacant; Currently, Graecia is the only recognised Communist state on Micras; This means that, every foreign subject who is a citizen of a state must obtain a visa to enter Graecia. One more factor that would render this potentially useless is that a fellow communist state, if it is ever created, may enact laws that forbid freedom of movement with Graecia.

Stateless people

A person who is not a citizen of any state (usually, people residing in the unclaimed areas of Micras (the Green)) is not allowed entrance in Graecia. They may be allowed entrance in two cases:

1. They may be allowed entrance, if they were a fighter fighting for a revolutionary group that wanted to topple a capitalist or monarchist regime and establish a communist one, their rebellion failed, and, been prosecuted by their home country, seek asylum on Graecia. They may be also granted citizenship, if their home one is revoked.
2. They may also be allowed entrance, if they show signs that they understand Graeco-Communist ideologies and want to become citizens of Graecia.

States that the goverment prohibts movement

There is a case that the Graecian goverment would ban movement of people between it and another state; Citizens of that state would not be allowed to visit Graecia, and vise-versa. Current Cases:

• The Graecian goverment has banned travel from and to Alduria-Wechua, as a retaliation to the similar ban they imposed on it, and, secondarily, as a consequence to the statements made by them.