Medical Certificate in Patras: Online, Same-Day from €34.99

Patras is Greece's third-largest city and the capital of both the Western Greece region and the Achaea regional unit, anchored by the University of Patras, the Hellenic Open University, and a busy international port that ferries up to roughly 700,000 passengers a year to Italian ports including Ancona, Venice, Bari and Brindisi. Under Greek labour law, an employer generally covers 50% of an employee's daily wage for the first three days of illness, with a medical certificate required for any absence beyond three days, and longer absences covered by sickness benefit through EFKA, Greece's unified social security fund.

Between a large student population and a workforce tied to the port, logistics and traditional industries like winemaking and food production, same-day GP appointments in Patras can be hard to secure, especially around exam periods and peak ferry season. Our online service lets you submit your case to a registered doctor within minutes, with most assessments completed within 24 hours.

Common situations we see from Patras: University of Patras and Hellenic Open University students needing medical proof for an exam deferral, port and ferry-terminal staff needing a quick certificate around shift schedules, and logistics and food-production workers tied to the city's traditional industries.

Patras runs on two calendars that both compress demand into a few weeks. The University of Patras alone has around 29,364 students, making it the third largest in Greece, so deferral paperwork spikes in the January and June examination periods. Separately, the Patras Carnival — the largest and oldest in Greece, with a tradition going back to the 1820s — turns the weeks before Lent into the city's busiest hospitality and events period of the year, staffed largely by short-contract and student labour. In both cases the binding constraint is a deadline, and a certificate that arrives three days late is worth very little.

The city's hospital provision is split across two sites, which matters if you are trying to be seen quickly. The University General Hospital sits out at Rio, near the bridge and the campus, while Agios Andreas, founded in 1871 and one of the largest hospitals in the Peloponnese at 400 beds, is in the city. Neither is a sensible destination for a short sick note, and the personal doctor scheme that became mandatory in 2025 does not guarantee a near-term slot. Patras also draws a commuter workforce across the Rio-Antirrio bridge from Aetolia-Acarnania, for whom an in-person appointment means a toll crossing in each direction.

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   Complete assessment

   3-5 minutes. Select your certificate type, confirm Greece as your country, and answer relevant health questions honestly and in as much detail as you can. No payment is taken at this stage, and your answers go straight to a doctor for review.

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   Doctor reviews your case

   A doctor registered to assess cases in Greece reviews your case against Greek requirements, generally during business hours (9am-6pm EET/EEST, Monday-Friday). The doctor may request more information before deciding whether it is appropriate to issue a certificate.

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   Receive your PDF

   Emailed same day, usually within 30 minutes of approval, with doctor credentials and a verification reference the recipient can scan or check to confirm authenticity.

*Typically €30-60 for a standard private consultation in Greece. Specialised in-person assessments, such as sports medical clearance, may cost more. These are general estimates and vary by location, provider, and case.

Note on e-EFKA sick-pay claims: Supporting a sick-pay claim through e-EFKA generally involves additional steps beyond simply obtaining a medical certificate, and the specific procedure, required forms, and payment amounts can change over time and can vary by employment type and individual case. e-EFKA's own cash sick-pay benefit is also generally subject to a short waiting period at the start of an absence (commonly the first three days), with your employer typically covering part of that gap directly, so the certificate requirement itself and the point at which e-EFKA's own payment begins are not necessarily the same day. Confirm the current process directly with e-EFKA, your ασφαλιστικός φορέας (asfalistikos foreas), or your employer's HR/payroll team at the time you need to rely on it. Self-employed workers, part-time employees, and those under different insurance arrangements may face different documentation requirements than a standard full-time employee, which is another reason to confirm your own situation directly rather than relying solely on general guidance.

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Every Greece certificate is reviewed by a doctor registered to assess cases in Greece. Relevant registration details are shown on your certificate. A doctor will only issue a certificate after genuinely assessing your case and if it is clinically appropriate to do so. If a doctor decides it is not appropriate, you receive a full refund rather than a certificate. Doctors review the health questions you provide during the assessment step and may follow up with additional questions before making a decision, in the same way a clinician would ask follow-up questions during an in-person consultation. We do not name individual doctors on this page, but registration and credential details are provided on the certificate itself so the recipient can verify them if needed. If your case involves symptoms or a condition that genuinely needs a physical examination, imaging, or lab tests, the doctor reviewing your request will tell you that an online assessment is not sufficient and will direct you toward in-person care instead of issuing a certificate that would not be clinically sound.

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