Visas in Kavos

Good to Know

• The 90/180-day clock is shared across the whole Schengen Area — time spent in Italy, France, etc. counts against the same allowance as time spent in Kavos/Corfu.
• Kavos is on Corfu, a Greek island, so entry procedures (passport control) are the same as mainland Greece — there is no separate island-specific tourist visa process for standard Schengen-exempt visitors.
• If you're a digital nomad hoping to stay longer than 90 days, the visa-free entry described here does not extend to that — you'd need to arrange Greece's Digital Nomad Visa (a national D-type visa) before traveling.
• Keep proof of onward travel and accommodation handy — Greek border officials can and do ask for it even for visa-exempt travelers.
• ETIAS (a low-cost online travel authorization) is expected to become mandatory for visa-exempt nationals sometime in late 2026 — worth checking the official ETIAS site closer to your travel date.
• Kavos itself is a small seasonal resort town on Corfu with no Greek consulate or immigration office on-site — nomads applying from abroad go through a consulate/VFS centre in their home country, and once in Greece, residence-permit matters are typically handled through the immigration office in Corfu Town (Kerkyra) rather than locally in Kavos.
• Since 5 February 2026, you can no longer fly in visa-free and apply for the Digital Nomad permit once already in Greece — the visa must be secured at a consulate before you travel, so plan several weeks to months ahead.
• If you plan to stay under roughly 183 days and remain tax resident elsewhere, you can generally avoid becoming a Greek tax resident, which is simpler than pursuing the 50% tax exemption regime.
• Kavos has a strongly seasonal, party-tourism economy (largely shut down outside roughly May–September), which is worth factoring in separately from the visa/tax mechanics covered here.