Golden Visa

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Key advantages of the Golden Visa

  • Visa-free travel within Europe’s Schengen Area
  • No requirement to reside in Greece
  • Unlimited expiry date of residence permit
  • Opportunity to rent out the investment property
  • Residence applicable to the whole family (married spouse, children under 21 years old, and parents of the main applicant and spouse)
  • Eligibility to apply for citizenship after seven years of residence
  • Ability to hold shares and receive income from the dividends of a company registered in Greece (but not to be employed in Greece)

Requirements of the Greece Golden Visa Program

The Greece Golden Visa Program is a residence by investment program launched in 2013 that enables non-EU nationals and their family members to obtain permanent residence permits in Greece. The residence permits may be renewed every five years.

The program’s qualifying options are:

  • EUR 250,000: Specialized real estate investment allocated towards the conversion of commercial properties into residential use or the restoration of listed buildings, regardless of location or size
  • EUR 400,000: For the purchase of properties in Greece, the investment must be made in a single property with a minimum size of 120 sqm
  • EUR 800,000: For the purchase of properties in Athens, Thessaloniki, and islands with more than 3,100 inhabitants, such as Lefkada, Ithaca, Corfu.

Procedures for Greece Golden Visa Program

  • Step 1: Visit Greece
  • Step 2: Choose the preferred property
  • Step 4: Final verification
  • Step 3: Submission of the application

Greece residence by investment - frequently asked questions

What is a Golden Visa in Greece?

The Greece Golden Visa Program is a residence-by-investment program launched in 2013 that enables non-EU nationals and their family members to obtain permanent residence permits in Greece. The residence permits may be renewed every five years.

After August 31st of 2024, the new Limits will be:

Tier 1 | 800,000 EUR: This is a real estate investment in the areas of Attica, Piraeus, Thessaloniki, Mykonos, Santorini, and the islands, which have a population of more than 3,000 inhabitants. Ithaca, Skopelos, Skiathos, Tinos, Andros, Paros, Aegina, Naxos, Syros, Lefkada, Kos, Samos, Kefalonia, Zakynthos, Lesvos, Corfu, Rhodes and Evia.
Tier 2 | 400,000 EUR: This tier covers all other regions of Greece and establishes a more attainable entry point of 400,000 EUR.
The requirement for both tiers: Investment is to be made in a single property of at least 120 square meters. The investor can no longer buy 2 or three smaller properties that in total will grand him the Golden Visa.

The Schengen Agreement signed on June 14, 1985, is a treaty that led most of the European countries towards the abolishment of their national borders, to build a Europe without borders known as the “Schengen Area”.

The Schengen Area operates very much like a single state for international travel purposes with external border controls for travelers entering and exiting the area, and common visas, but with no internal border controls.It currently consists of 26 European countries covering a population of over 400 million people and an area of 4,312,099 square kilometers.

These countries are Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

  • Τhe visa to include your family members, like your spouse, (unmarried) children under 21 years of age, and dependent parents of either yourself or your spouse.
  • You and your family members will enjoy visa-free travel to the Schengen Zone.
  • There are no requirements to live in Greece for any duration in order to renew the residence permit.
  • You can choose to rent out your property after purchase .
  • You can apply for Greek citizenship after seven years of residence. Greece is an EU Member State, so you would have access to the EU free market and visa-free travel to more than a hundred countries.
  • You can live, work, and invest in Greece.
  • You have access to Greek education and healthcare

Processing times for residence by investment applications may vary. Please contact us to find out more.

Spouses who are over the age of 21, as well as unwed children under the age of 21. Family members are issued a residence permit of the same duration as the main applicant. Important to note that unmarried partners are not entitled to a residence permit.

The Golden Visa for Greece is issued for five (5) years and can be renewed indefinitely as long as you maintain the investment (property) .

Yes, we specialize in property management for short-term rentals. We handle everything, including reservation management, creating listings on platforms like Booking.com and Airbnb, coordinating check-ins and check-outs, organizing cleaning services, and overseeing revenue management. Additionally, we provide marketing for your property and offer website development to maximize your visibility and income.

Yes, after maintaining residence for seven years, investors may be eligible to apply for Greek citizenship.

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