Open Current investor residence route

Greece — Golden Visa

Golden Visa is classified as residency. Its inventory status is open. EUR 400,000 / EUR 800,000 ordinary property. Residence status; separate naturalisation and actual-residence conditions

Evidence & review dates · 13 October 2026

Evidence reviewed Dated research; confirm current terms with the authority.

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Legal outcome
Residence; nationality remains separate
Base amount
EUR 400,000
Presence
Separate naturalisation
Reported approval
12 months average · IMI Q2 2026

Cost breakdown

A complete itemised government-fee subtotal is not listed here. The qualifying amount remains separate from document, professional and other charges.

Use the current government schedule for the exact applicant cohort.

Reported timing and passport access

Observed periods and publisher passport categories

Observed approval times

12 months average · 3–36 months reported range

Official-data series as reported by IMI, Q2 2026 (April–June), as published by IMI. The underlying historical inputs were not recomputed here; this is an attributed series. This is not an official target or a forecast for your application. Passport delivery is a separate stage.

How to read these averages and ranges → · Source checked 2026-10-23. Original publisher attribution is in the source notes below.

Current and upcoming changes

Official research update · 2026-10-23

Announced tax policy: The Prime Minister’s 6 September speech announces a 3% to 15% property-transfer-tax increase for non-EU third-country buyers. Obtain the applicable tax position for your transaction; do not treat the announcement as today’s rate. Checked 2026-10-22. Official source ↗

Narrower announced housing-tax scope: The government presentation describes specified residential purchases, rather than every kind of property, with exempt categories. The 15% announcement is separate from the Golden Visa investment floor. Checked 2026-10-23. Official source ↗

Ministry transition plan: The Finance Ministry presentation describes time until 1 July 2027 for the announced housing-transfer tax. Treat that as stated planning, not a verified enacted effective date. Checked 2026-10-23. Official source ↗

Each claim shows its own check date. Other profile facts retain their own dates.

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Family of four

Household assumptions and eligibility

Principal, spouse and two children aged under 12. Eligibility, age definitions and dependency rules apply.

Separate dependant criteria

Requirements

Eligibility, presence and exceptions

EUR 250,000 special conversion/restoration categories are conditional. Old ministry page 250 k wording is not a universal 2026 property minimum.

Presence
Residence status; separate naturalisation and actual-residence conditions
Holding / ongoing duties
Property/category rules apply

Travel access

Destination rules, conditions and source dates

This route does not establish ordinary national-passport privileges. Short visits; personal circumstances and entry conditions apply. Each rule retains its own check date.

UK visits
Residence permit

A valid Schengen residence permit and recognised passport allow short visits in other Schengen states, within the 90-in-180 limit and entry conditions. Other destinations use your existing nationality and status.

Checked 2026-10-24.

  • Travel documents and Schengen entry for non-EU nationals ↗European Union / Your Europe · Government guidance · Checked
    What this source supports

    Valid Schengen residence permits or long-stay visas can substitute for a short-stay visa; a recognised valid travel document and other entry conditions still apply. Short stays use the 90-in-180 rule.

Schengen visits
Valid permit + passport

A valid Schengen residence permit and recognised passport allow short visits in other Schengen states, within the 90-in-180 limit and entry conditions. Other destinations use your existing nationality and status.

Checked 2026-10-24.

  • Travel documents and Schengen entry for non-EU nationals ↗European Union / Your Europe · Government guidance · Checked
    What this source supports

    Valid Schengen residence permits or long-stay visas can substitute for a short-stay visa; a recognised valid travel document and other entry conditions still apply. Short stays use the 90-in-180 rule.

USA visits
Residence permit

A valid Schengen residence permit and recognised passport allow short visits in other Schengen states, within the 90-in-180 limit and entry conditions. Other destinations use your existing nationality and status.

Checked 2026-10-24.

  • Travel documents and Schengen entry for non-EU nationals ↗European Union / Your Europe · Government guidance · Checked
    What this source supports

    Valid Schengen residence permits or long-stay visas can substitute for a short-stay visa; a recognised valid travel document and other entry conditions still apply. Short stays use the 90-in-180 rule.

Canada visits
Residence permit

A valid Schengen residence permit and recognised passport allow short visits in other Schengen states, within the 90-in-180 limit and entry conditions. Other destinations use your existing nationality and status.

Checked 2026-10-24.

  • Travel documents and Schengen entry for non-EU nationals ↗European Union / Your Europe · Government guidance · Checked
    What this source supports

    Valid Schengen residence permits or long-stay visas can substitute for a short-stay visa; a recognised valid travel document and other entry conditions still apply. Short stays use the 90-in-180 rule.

Global category counts, where shown above, are attributed publisher snapshots. The selected destination rules here use government evidence. Recognition of a document is separate from visa exemption.

Sources

Publications, supporting claims and review dates

Checked means the cited material was reviewed, not that the authority published a new rule that day. Source authority and retrieval limitations are recorded below.

  • Increase in property thresholds for Golden VisaGreek government housing policy portal · Checked

    Open source publication ↗

    Government guidance

    EUR 800k high-demand regions; EUR 400k elsewhere under Law 5100/2024.

  • Golden VisaGreek Ministry of Migration and Asylum · Checked

    Open source publication ↗

    Government guidance

    Residence programme; older 250k general wording not used as universal current price.

  • Investor permanent residence: change-of-use categoryGreek National Registry of Administrative Procedures · Checked

    Open source publication ↗

    Government guidance

    Specific change-of-use property category; must satisfy special statutory conditions.

  • Prime Minister’s 6 September 2026 speechPrime Minister of Greece · Checked

    Open source publication ↗

    Official publication

    Announces an increase in property transfer tax from 3% to 15% for buyers from third countries outside the EU. A speech is not the operative tax law or proof of a final effective date.

  • Government presentation: proposed housing-transfer tax scopeGovernment of Greece · Checked

    Open source publication ↗

    Official publication

    Presentation narrows the announced 15% tax to specified residential purchases and describes excluded categories; it is not a new Golden Visa investment threshold.

  • Finance Ministry presentation: July 2027 timingGreece Ministry of National Economy and Finance · Checked

    Open source publication ↗

    Official publication

    Deputy minister describes a transition until 1 July 2027 for the announced third-country housing-transfer tax.

  • IMI reported processing times: Q2 2026IMI Research Unit · Checked

    Open source publication ↗

    Reported processing series with identified source types · Publisher attribution; original charts may require membership.

    Selected reported averages and ranges for recently approved applications during April–June 2026.