The Consulate General of Greece in Bitola provides consular services for Greek citizens in Bitola and the surrounding region of North Macedonia.
Contact Details
| Address | Tomaki Dimitrovski 39, 7000 Bitola, North Macedonia |
| Telephone | +389 47 237 340 +389 47 237 350 |
| grgencon.bit@mfa.gr | |
| Consul General | Despoina Ipioti |
| National Day | 25 March |
Opening Hours
No opening hours are published in the Diplomatic List of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of North Macedonia (16 October 2026). Call or e-mail the consulate general before visiting.
Location of the Consulate General
About the Consulate General of Greece in Bitola
The consul general is Despoina Ipioti, according to the Diplomatic List of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of North Macedonia (16 October 2026). Greece is also represented by the Embassy of Greece in North Macedonia. Bitola, in the Municipality of Bitola, lies about 108 km in a straight line from the centre of Skopje; the nearest airport is Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport (about 52 km), and Skopje International Airport is about 106 km away.
Documents checklist
What Greek citizens usually need to bring for the most common requests, based on official Greek government information:
Greek passport (application abroad)
- Book an appointment with the competent Greek consular authority and submit the documents in person – the passport is issued by the Hellenic Police
- The application form, completed at the consulate
- Your previous passport, if you have one
- Greek police ID card – or a birth certificate from your Greek municipality (can be downloaded via gov.gr)
- Recent photo meeting the technical specifications (ask the consulate which format is accepted now)
- Receipt for the consular fee; men of military age: proof that military obligations are settled
Sources: Hellenic Police – National Passport Centre: instructions, Embassy of Greece in the UK – supporting documents for adult passports (checked October 2026). Requirements and fees can change and individual posts may ask for more – confirm the current list with the consulate general.
Other consulates and embassies in Bitola
6 other countries are represented in Bitola: Austria (honorary), Bosnia and Herzegovina (honorary), Bulgaria (consulate general), France (honorary), Montenegro (honorary), Romania (honorary).
Closing days
North Macedonia has eleven public holidays for all citizens, among them Orthodox Christmas (7 January), the first day of Ramadan Bayram, Orthodox Easter Monday, Ilinden (2 August) and Independence Day (8 September); when one falls on a Sunday, the following Monday is off. The consulate general may also close on Greece’s national day (25 March).
Emergency assistance
In North Macedonia, dial 192 for the police, 194 for an ambulance and 193 for the fire brigade (Government of Canada travel information). North Macedonian citizens who need help in Greece can contact the Embassy of North Macedonia in Athens, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of North Macedonia, or the hotline of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of North Macedonia (08:00–22:00, +389 75 273 732, globalsos@mfa.gov.mk).
Diplomatic missions of Greece in North Macedonia
Greece in North Macedonia
Measured in a straight line from Bitola, the nearest other Greek office is the Embassy in Skopje (about 110 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Bitola.
- Skopje (110 km) – Embassy of Greece in North Macedonia
- Bitola – Consulate General of Greece in Bitola (this page)
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Details checked on 19 October 2026. Sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of North Macedonia – Diplomatic List (16 October 2026), Ministry of Economy and Labour – Programme of non-working days for 2026 (Law on Holidays, Official Gazette 21/98, 18/07), Government of Canada – embassies and consulates: North Macedonia (local emergency services).
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