The €1200 fine probably came from the US embassy.
http://athens.usembassy.gov/mobile//residency_08.html
Or here
http://www.greecetravel.com/mazarakis/wisdom/tourist-visa.html
Seems like YMMV
http://www.ofrevolt.com/2012/01/americans-in-europe-what-to-do-when.html?m=1
Last edited by seawolf; Aug 27, 2013 at 12:13 am