Older Versions of the Greek Passport are Invalidated

Older Versions of the Greek Passport are Invalidated
(01/08/2007)The Greek Government has announced that, effective January 1, 2007, Greek passports are valid for travel only if issued on or after January 1, 2006, regardless of expiration date.

• Greek passports issued prior to January 1, 2006 will be invalid for admission into the United States.
• All versions of Greek official and diplomatic passports are valid for admission until the document expiration date.
• The Government of Greece announced that all versions of their passport will be valid for return to Greece for Greek nationals.

Carrier Liability
In order to allow transportation carriers sufficient time for informed compliance, CBP will begin imposing penalties on transportation carriers for bringing to the United States any alien who is applying for admission with a noncompliant Greek passport effective February 1, 2007.

Questions may be directed to U.S. Customs and Border Protection at (202) 344-1438.

Source: http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/alerts/old_greek_passport.xml