GREECE
The Greek Golden Visa Program is one of the EU residency program that offer foreign investors the residence permit through the purchasing of real estates in Greece. Applications time between 12 – 18 months, and there’s no requirement to permanently reside in Greece.
The Greece Golden Visa Program is one of the most affordable investment programs to immigrate to Europe. Due to its flexibility and various benefits, the program attracts hundreds of foreign investors interested in property investment.
An official Greece government program, Launched in July 2013 as Articles 16 and 20 of Law 4251/2014.
By September 2024, Greece Golden Visa has some changes here.
SIMPLE REQUIREMENT TO MAINTAIN GREEK RESIDENCE CARD
- Invest/Buy a real estate at least 250,000EUR++ and keep it permanently in Greece.
- Maintain personal medical insurance throughout the 5 years period
- The Residence Card is permanent and will be renewed every 5 years
Residence permits shall be issued following dependents, including: (a) the spouse; (b) the lineal descendants of the spouses or either spouse, who are under 21 years old, (c) Dependent Parents of Applicant and dependent Parents of Husband/Wife.
- Fast processing: 12 – 18 months to get Residence Card for investor and family members
- Free education for kids and protected healthcare system for parents
- Visa-Free travel to Schengen area (29 countries)
- Easily travelling for business purpose without any delay
- Guarnatee rental income (4% per year, up to 5 year)*
- No requirement of stay in Greece for the renew of card
- Choose property/ Sign hotel Lease Contract
- Transfer 250,000EUR
- Submit file to Immigration office in Greece
- Online submission
- Go to Greece for biometric
- Receive final approval from Greece immigration office
- Receive the cards in your country
In 2023, the figures stood at €2.54 billion, nearly double those registered in 2022(€1.3 billion).
In 2023, a total of 8,516 applications were submitted; of them, 1,802 were approved, which shows that the interest in the Golden Visa Program of Greece remains high.