RIYADH — Greece in partnership with VFS Global, the world›s largest outsourcing and technology services specialist for diplomatic missions worldwide, announced the opening of two visa application centers in Riyadh and Al-Khobar.

Greece also opened its very first visa application center in Muscat, Oman.

All three centers started accepting visa applications last month. With the launch of the new application centers, visa applicants no longer need to visit the embassy and can instead submit their applications at the VFS Global outsourcing centers.

During the official opening of the Visa Application Center in Riyadh, Greek Ambassador Ioannis Taghis said, «The number of travelers to Greece from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Sultanate of Oman is growing rapidly. Thus, we partner with VFS Global to provide enhanced visa services to applicants from Riyadh, Al-Khobar and Muscat. I am confident that the applicants will find value and benefit from launching of these new centers.”

Commenting on the launch of the new Visa Application Centers, Vinay Malhotra, Group COO of VFS Global for Middle East, South Asia & China, added, «The strategic decision to open VFS Global Visa Application Centers in Riyadh, Al-Khobar and Muscat was made to bring travelers greater accessibility to seamless visa application services in comfortable and efficiently managed facilities.”

Each year, approximately 6,000 travelers from Saudi Arabia and 800 from Oman visit Greece, a holiday destination that continues to grow in popularity. — SG