Policy Deep Dive · 8 min read
Greece Law 5275/2026: What It Changes — and What It Does Not Promise
Official scope, the single residence-and-work permit, and the evidence boundary for Golden Visa applicants
Law 5275/2026 was published on 6 February 2026. Its official title centres on legal-migration policy, transposition of Directive (EU) 2024/1233 for a single residence-and-work permit, amendments to the Migration Code and other provisions. That scope does not support a blanket promise that Golden Visa applications or renewals will be faster, that family members will be approved, or that every investor case has a 90-day timetable. Official sources reviewed 21 August 2026.
1. Start with the Official Scope
The Hellenic Parliament and Ministry of Migration and Asylum identify Law 5275/2026 as Government Gazette A 17/6.2.2026. The official title says it promotes legal-migration policy, transposes Directive (EU) 2024/1233 on a single application for a residence-and-work permit and common rights for third-country workers, amends the Migration Code, and contains other provisions.
Directive (EU) 2024/1233 defines a “single permit” as a residence permit allowing a third-country national to reside for the purpose of work. That is a specific legal instrument. It should not be presented as if every non-work investor-residence procedure automatically inherits the same timetable or work rights.
2. A 90-Day Provision Is Not a Universal Golden Visa Timeline
Law 5275 includes a 90-day decision provision, with a possible extension in exceptional complex cases, for the covered single residence-and-work permit procedure. It also suspends the clock while required additional information is outstanding. Those limits cannot be copied into Golden Visa marketing as a universal approval promise.
The official text reviewed for this article does not establish the advertised claim that workload-based routing guarantees shorter Golden Visa decisions. Administrative allocation, legal eligibility, document completeness, biometrics and the authority decision are separate questions.
3. Use the Route-Specific Golden Visa Record
For the commercial-to-residential route, the Greek National Registry currently records a EUR 250,000 minimum for one qualifying property, no 120-square-metre minimum for that exception, five-year permit validity and a 50-day administrative completion deadline for initial issuance. It also states that investor residence permits do not provide access to employment.
The 50-day entry describes that registered authority procedure. It is not an end-to-end promise covering property selection, title and planning checks, change-of-use evidence, the transaction, document preparation, biometrics or approval. Other Golden Visa routes and renewals must be checked against their own current official records.
4. Renewal, Family and Later Statuses Remain Separate
Do not infer from a procedural amendment that renewal conditions are easier or that a family member is automatically eligible. Continued investment, property use, relationship, age, dependency, insurance and document rules must be checked for the relevant person and route, with the competent authority making the decision.
A Greek investor residence permit is not Greek or EU citizenship and is not EU long-term resident status. Those later statuses have separate actual-residence, resources, integration and other legal tests.
5. Questions to Answer Before Signing or Paying
Ask for the exact permit type and current official procedure; the article and paragraph supporting each claimed condition; the property and applicant evidence still missing; who gives the legal, engineering, tax and notarial conclusions; and which event can suspend or reset the expected administrative sequence.
Require a written, property-specific cost sheet and responsibility map. A law number in a sales deck is not evidence that a property qualifies, a family member will be approved, a completion date is fixed or an investment will perform.
6. OULANG’s Role and Limits
OULANG INTERNATIONAL coordinates property search and registered real-estate brokerage work under OMASE 10198, together with communication among independently appointed lawyers, engineers, notaries and tax professionals where the agreed scope requires them. OMASE 10198 is not an immigration-agency, legal or financial-services licence.
Eligibility, title, change of use, tax, residence, family and renewal conclusions remain with the relevant licensed professional and competent authority. OULANG does not promise approval, a fixed timetable or an investment return.
OULANG Research Institute · Greece Policy Research
This article is part of the OULANG Research Institute publication series. The institute hub explains its scope, source standards and update policy.
View this research series →Pillar page
Return to the full topic page
This article is a deep-dive support piece. Use the pillar page for the full policy context, service route, cost logic and next steps.
View Greece immigration policy 2026 →