Greece offers the most affordable residency-through-investment scheme among the EU countries. Investors and their family members can receive their residency permit after investing €250,000 into residential or commercial property.
Greece offers the most affordable residency-through-investment scheme among the EU countries. Investors and their family members can receive their residency permit after investing €250,000 into residential or commercial property.
Third country nationals (e.g. not EU citizens) can apply for the resident status in Greece through investment into residential or commercial property with a minimum value of €250,000. The status is renewable every 5 years, as long as the property ownership exists. For one property investment the investor’s spouse, children under 21 and parents can also receive the permit.
The following qualifications and rules are required for the application:
The requested amount of investment is 250,000 euros. In addition to direct ownership of the property, the following opetions are also available:
However, the amount of investment “must have been paid in full upon the signing of the contract to be eligible to start the immigration process under the program.
Greece recognises the civil unions so that same-sex couples can apply for the permanent resident status under a single investment and immigration process.