General Information

You can find general information about Kosmos visa from the following areas.

IMPORTANT WARNINGS

We would like to warn you, our valued applicants, against illegal requests for personal information and money for fraudulent purposes by some individuals and institutions posing as Kosmos, authorized agents or official representatives.

 

  • We would like to warn you, our valued applicants, against illegal requests for personal information and money for fraudulent purposes.
  • Before submitting your application to Kosmos Visa Offices, in accordance with the rules in order to prevent loss of time and negativities; Make sure that you prepare your documents completely and completely for each individual.

DO NOT BE A VICTIM - WARNING ABOUT SCAM

Fraud Warning / Legal Information;

 

Kosmos Visa Services is the only private institution officially authorized on behalf of Greece in Turkey. The official website is www.kosmosvize.com and the call center number is 0212 296 10 00.

 

We would like to inform those who will apply for a visa for Greece that

 

Some individuals and organizations may pose as authorized agents, official representatives, or even as Kosmos. It is known that unauthorized websites, claiming to be Kosmos Visa, illegally use our logo. Due to the advertising policies of all search engines, it is impossible to prevent websites from ranking high. These individuals, organizations, and websites are engaging in aggravated fraud. Ensure that the website you are visiting is within the extension specified above.

 

To avoid being a victim:

  • Advertising on our website or social media using logos or similar names does not constitute official advertising. This can lead to misleading and misleading applicants, so please ensure the site you are visiting is the correct one.
  • Do not share your personal information with anyone
  • Unfortunately, it is unavoidable for web pages that illegally use the Kosmos brand without permission to rank first by advertising in search engines.
  • For this reason, make sure you enter our company's website, Kosmos.
  • Our official phone number is the one listed above. We will not contact you through any other number, mobile number, or WhatsApp, and no fees will be charged.
  • All e-mails sent from Kosmos Vize are sent with the @kosmosvize.com extension.
  • Except for the 400 TL deposit paid for an appointment through our official website, any fees charged through banks or other means for making an appointment should be disregarded. Kosmos does not charge any fees other than the appointment deposit. Fees are paid when you submit your application to Kosmos offices.
 

It is strongly announced.

Kosmos Visa Services

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF GREECE DATA PROTECTION ACT ENLIGHTENMENT

General Data Protection Regulation – information to be provided to visa applicants concerning the personal data provided upon application[1]

 

INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA

 

The collection of your personal data required by this application form, the taking of your photograph and the taking of your fingerprints are mandatory for the examination of your visa application. Failure to provide such data will result in the application being inadmissible.

The authority responsible for processing the data in Greece is: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece, www.mfa.gr

 

Contact details of the data protection officer: Kifissias 1-3, 115 23 Athens, Greece.

Call Centre: +30-210 6475600, Fax: +30-210 6475628, E-mail: contact@dpa.gr

 

The data and data concerning the decision taken on your application or a decision whether to annul, revoke or extend a visa issued will be entered into, and stored in the Visa Information System (VIS) for a maximum period of five years, during which it will be accessible to the visa authorities and the authorities competent for carrying out checks on visas at external borders and within the Member States, immigration and asylum authorities in the Member States for the purposes of verifying whether the conditions for the legal entry into, stay and residence on the territory of the Member States are fulfilled, of identifying persons who do not or who no longer fulfil these conditions, of examining an asylum application and of determining responsibility for such examination. Under certain conditions, the data will be also available to designated authorities of the Member States and to Europol for the purpose of the prevention, detection and investigation of terrorist offences and of other serious criminal offences.

 

Your personal data might also be transferred to third countries or international organisations for the purpose of proving the identity of third-country nationals, including for the purpose of return. Such transfer may only take place under certain conditions2 . You can contact the authority responsible for processing the data (see contact details above) to obtain further information on these conditions and how they are met in your specific case.

 

Under the General Data Protection Regulation3  and the VIS Regulation4 , you are entitled to obtain access to your personal data, including a copy of it, as well as the identity of the Member State that transmitted it to the VIS. You also have the right that your personal data, which is inaccurate or incomplete be corrected or completed, that the processing of your personal data be restricted under certain conditions, and that your personal data processed unlawfully be erased.

 

You may address your request for access, rectification, restriction or erasure directly to the authority responsible for processing the data (see contact details above). Further details on how you may exercise these rights, including the related remedies according to the national law of the State concerned, are available on its website and can be provided upon request.

 

 You may also address your request to any other Member State. The list of competent authorities and their contact details is available at: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece, www.mfa.gr

 

You are also entitled to lodge at any time a complaint with the national data protection authority of Greece, or of any other Member State, if you consider that your data have been unlawfully processed

The data protection authority of Greece Postal Address: Data Protection Authority Offices: Kifissias 1-3, 115 23 Athens, Greece.

Call Centre: +30-210 6475600, Fax: +30-210 6475628, E-mail: contact@dpa.gr

 

Website: https://www.dpa.gr/portal/page?_pageid=33,43321&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL

 

Please refer to the competent visa authority for information on the processing of other personal data that may be necessary for the examination of your application.

 

[1] Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation), OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, page 1.

[2] Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 (VIS Regulation).

[3] Articles 15 to 19 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation).

[4] Article 38 of Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 (VIS Regulation).

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