Dual British/Irish Citizen - Can I sponsor someone coming to meet me in Greece?

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I think you are misunderstanding the nature of "sponsorship" when it comes to Schengen visa and the purpose of bank accounts.

  • The visa officials want to understand where the money for the trip comes from to make sure that it is a luxury (i.e. your girlfriend wants to see the sights and then leave again) and not an investment (i.e. your girlfriend plans to work in the EU).
  • The visa officials want to understand the living conditions of your girlfriend where she lives now to gauge if she would willingly leave again.

Your promise to pay can settle the first question. It can never answer the second question. So she needs to mention your "sponsorship", especially if she couldn't afford the trip otherwise, but she still needs to show her circumstances in the UAE.

Things might look different if you were living together in a stable, long-term relationship.

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