Greece immigration guide
A capital-first residency route with several ways in, from a bank deposit to a restored building, plus a separate track for people living on passive income.
Greece's residency-by-investment program, widely known as the Golden Visa, offers a cluster of separate tiers built around different kinds of capital: real estate, bank deposits, government bonds, corporate securities, investment funds, and startup investment. A separate, non-investment route exists for people who can show ongoing passive income and don't want to invest capital at all. Each investment tier has its own threshold and its own conditions for keeping the permit valid, and none require the holder to live in Greece full-time.
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A non-property route where the capital sits in a Greek bank rather than in bricks and mortar, and is returned when the deposit is closed.
For investors buying into listed Greek companies rather than property or government debt.
Check a proposal for this routeA fixed-income route with a required minimum holding period before the bonds can be sold.
The lowest real-estate entry point, tied to restoring a listed or heritage building rather than buying new.
Check a proposal for this routeRoutes the capital through a Greek securities fund rather than a direct purchase.
Check a proposal for this routeThe highest real-estate threshold, covering Athens, Thessaloniki, and the most in-demand islands.
Check a proposal for this routeThe same real-estate route at a lower threshold for property outside the highest-demand areas.
Check a proposal for this routeThe lowest-threshold investment tier, aimed at backing an early-stage Greek company rather than an established one.
Check a proposal for this routeNot an investment route at all — it's for people who can document steady passive income and don't want to deploy capital.
Check a proposal for this routeThe order Golden Visa Bank Deposit follows
- 2024-04-05Greece raised its Golden Visa real estate investment thresholds under Law 5100/2024 (in force from 5 April 2024, Article 64): a standard property purchase now requires at least €800,000 in Attica, Thessaloniki, Mykonos, Santorini, and islands with over 3,100 residents, and at least €400,000 elsewhere, up from the prior flat thresholds. A lower €250,000 threshold remains for restoring a listed/heritage building or converting a commercial building to residential use. source
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