Greece Golden Visa

Definition

The Greece Golden Visa is an investor residence permit for eligible non-EU applicants. Current property routes use €250,000 for specified conversion or restoration cases and €400,000 or €800,000 thresholds by location and property conditions. Family eligibility, renewal, permitted use, biometrics, presence and Schengen short-stay rules require case-specific review under the rules in force.

Official sources reviewed 21 August 2026: the Greek National Registry of Administrative Public Services, the Greek Ministry of Migration and Asylum, and EUR-Lex. Verify the current route, property, applicant and family conditions before signing or paying.

Detailed Definition

The Greece Golden Visa is the investor-residence framework for eligible non-EU nationals. Current property routes include €250,000 for qualifying commercial-to-residential conversion or listed-building restoration cases and €400,000 or €800,000 routes subject to location, property and use conditions. For the change-of-use route, the Greek National Registry records a €250,000 minimum for one property, five-year permit validity and a published 50-day administrative completion deadline. That deadline describes the registered authority procedure for a complete application; it is not a promise for the customer's end-to-end transaction, document preparation, biometrics or approval timeline. The investor permit does not itself grant access to employment, Greek or EU citizenship, or EU long-term resident status. Family eligibility, renewal, property use, short-term letting, Schengen short stays, EU long-term residence and naturalisation must each be checked under the current rules for the applicant and property. OULANG does not promise approval, a fixed timetable or an investment return.

Key Facts

Property Thresholds

€250,000 only for qualifying conversion/restoration cases; €400,000/€800,000 routes have separate conditions

Published Procedure Deadline

50 days on the official change-of-use issuance record

End-to-End Timing

No fixed promise; transaction, documents, biometrics and authority handling vary

Permit Validity

Five years for the registered change-of-use procedure; renewal depends on current conditions

Employment

The investor permit does not provide access to employment

Family Eligibility

Case-specific; each person and relationship must meet the rules in force

Schengen Travel

Short stays are subject to current Schengen rules; this is not unrestricted EU residence

Citizenship

Not automatic; separate actual-residence and integration tests apply

EU Long-Term Residence

Not automatic; separate continuous-residence, resources and other tests apply

Approval and Returns

No guaranteed approval, completion date or investment return

Legal Basis

Legal foundation referenced from official Greek government and EU legal texts.

• 1

  Greek National Registry — change-of-use initial issuance ↗

  Current official procedure record for the qualifying commercial-to-residential route: €250,000 minimum, one property, five-year validity, published administrative deadline, documents, fees and authority steps.

• 2

  Greek Law 5100/2024 — amendment of Migration Code Article 100 ↗

  Official Government Gazette text amending the property-investment residence routes and their threshold, property and use conditions.

• 3

  Greek Ministry of Migration and Asylum — Golden Visa ↗

  Official ministry guidance for investor-permit applications and renewals. Current case documents and route-specific rules must still be checked.

• 4

  EU Council Directive 2003/109/EC — long-term residents ↗

  EU long-term resident status has its own legal and continuous residence, resources, insurance and integration conditions; a Golden Visa does not confer it automatically.

Historical Timeline

1. 2013

   Greek Law 4146/2013 introduced the investor-residence framework.

2. 2023

   Greek Law 5038/2023 recodified the migration framework, including real-estate investment residence.

3. 2024-04-05

   Greek Law 5100/2024 amended Article 100 and the property-route conditions, including the qualifying change-of-use route.

4. 2026-08-04

   The Greek National Registry updated the current English change-of-use initial-issuance procedure, including its requirements, five-year validity and published administrative deadline.

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