Greece Admissions

Documents for a Greek University Application

What Greek universities ask for, using English-taught courses as examples. Each course sets its own list, so always check its own page.

Study Papers

English and Letters

ID and Forms

Recent Updates

Example: English test result uploaded

Example: transcript waiting for apostille

Example: motivation letter still to write

Kinds of Documents

Most Greek courses ask for papers from these four groups.

Study papers

School or university certificates and mark sheets.

English proof

A certificate at level B2 (good working English) or higher, such as IELTS or TOEFL.

Personal papers

Motivation letter, CV and reference letters.

ID and forms

Passport copy, signed forms and, for some courses, a birth certificate.

Study Papers

Your school or university papers are the core of your application.

School leaving certificate (for a bachelor's)

A certificate that lets you enter university in your home country.
With an official English translation.
Still in your last year of school? Some courses accept a letter from your school that says you are expected to pass.

School mark sheets

Grades for your last two years of school.
Officially translated into English.

Degree and transcripts (for a master's)

Certified copies, in Greek or English.

Entrance exam results

Some courses take them if you have them, such as the Bachelor of Laws at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH).

Degree recognition after admission

At the University of Macedonia (UoM), after you are admitted, master's students with a degree from outside Greece must also get it recognised (accepted as valid) by DOATAP, Greece's office for recognising foreign degrees.

Personal Papers

These papers show who you are beyond your grades.

Motivation letter

Why you want this course.
Some courses set a word limit.

A short, up-to-date CV in English.

Reference letters

At least one for some bachelor's courses, two for some master's courses.

Proof of English

Level B2 (good working English) or higher, such as IELTS Academic 6.0 or TOEFL 79.

Tips for Standout Supporting Documents

Essays

Keep it short. The Bachelor of Laws at AUTH asks for up to 500 words.

Recommendations

For a master's, at least one letter should be about your earlier degree, as at UoM.

Money Papers

You usually need these after you get an offer, for your place and your visa.

Course deposit

Many courses ask for a course deposit once you are accepted.
At the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), the Bachelor of Laws deposit is 1,500 euro (EUR), paid once. You do not get it back.

Proof of money for the visa

For the study visa, you must show at least EUR 400 for each month of study. This is the rule at the visa centre in New Delhi, India.

Average Cost Overview for Greece

Tuition Range

On average, a master's course costs EUR 3,000 to EUR 7,000 a year in tuition.

Applications for UoM's BSc in Accounting and Finance

Deadline was 15 September 2026. Check the course page for the next one.

Applications for UoM's Master's in Human Rights and Migration Studies

The rounds were 1 April to 30 June 2026, then 1 July to 10 September 2026. These have passed. Check the course page for the next one.

Translation and Apostille

Greek universities need papers they can trust and read.

Apostille

Papers not issued in English need a sworn translation (by an approved translator). Then they need an apostille (an official stamp that proves a paper is real) from the country that issued them.

Translation

All papers must be officially translated into English or Greek.
Use a sworn translator.

Apostille

Done by the right office in the country that issued the paper.
If your country is not in the Hague treaty (the group of countries that use apostilles), the Greek embassy or consulate in your country checks the paper instead.