So, What's It Like In Greece? Options

[morbius]

Hello, fellow geeks.
My friend from Greece took pitty on me because I’m working so hard and making too little money in my country and she decided to marry me so I could come live and work in Greece. After we get married, I’m told that I’ll be able to go to any European country, but I might just stay in Greece if I should happen to like it there.
I spoke with one of my friends who spent a lot of time in Greece (he had a girlfriend there) and he tells me that economic situation in the country is not that great and that trere are a lot of unemployed. Can you tell me your thoughts of the general situation in Greece and what’s the average salary in your country, prices of rented apartments, and so on.
BTW, I’m from Serbia, in my country I work as a computer journalist, and I hope that in Greece I’ll be able to find a job as a computer repairman.

[morbius]

To keep you all up to date on the original story of this topic.

My first attempt to apply for a Greek visa has failed. The whole procedure is so complicated it makes you sick just thinking how far they went to keep immigrants out of Greece. They told me that I did not bring some two documents, I’ll see if I can obtain them. Main problem is they never tell you exactly what you need, every official tells you you need something different.
Once they reject you, you are supposed to wait for 3 months before you can apply again. Fortunately, I have a contact at the embassy that can schedule an appointment for me at any time. Otherwise, it takes over a month just to schedule an appointment during summer months when there are a million tourists wanting to go to Greece.
One of the things I’ll have to get for my next appointment is certificate that says that my parents are supporting me financially (because I’ve no job). But, there is no such certificate in my country! I’ll have to get something similar to it and hope for the best.
At the embassy, I was probably the one with smallest pile of papers. Some other applicants came with volumes larger than Tolstoy’s War and Peace. All together a very, very sad image.
I’m even more worried if I’m going to have all the papers for marrying when I come to Athens because I can’t just go back and get something else they ask for. I’ve already troubled my “wife” enough with gathering all the papers down there, I don’t feel comfortable with asking her for more favors. Even her willingness to help has its limitations and I would not like to cross them. I guess when she offered me help and hospitality she didn’t know how difficult is everything going to be. I had a pretty good idea.