All you need to know about European residency by investment

WHAT COUNTRIES YOU CAN TRAVEL TO WITH A GREEK GOLDEN VISA

The Golden Visa Programme in Greece is exceptionally competitive as it features friendly terms, minimizing both the amount of the capital required and with the help of investment consultants it is easy to obtain. It is an investor visa and it can be renewed indefinitely as long as the main applicant keeps the investment, while there is no requirement to stay in Greece whatsoever.

Αll non-European citizens are eligible to apply for a Golden Visa, as long as the main applicant is over 18 years old and the total investment is no less than 250000 euros.

Children under 21 years of age, parents, spouse or partner with a co-habitation agreement (concluded in Greece) and in-laws of the main investor can benefit from the same investment of 250000 euros and above and issue a permanent European residence permit too.

Property Acquisition
The most common way of acquiring a Golden Visa is through property acquisition, although there are other alternatives related to business investments.

General Investment
Through general investment in promising fields of Greek economy, is the other option to acquire the Greek Golden Visa, and as investment consultants we would be happy to work together on a plan on how you can utilize the opportunity for Golden Visa investment by proposing business ventures that suits your individual needs and requirements as well as being relevant to your field of expertise.

It is worth mentioning that the applicable law for the Golden visa Programme may soon widen and the blend of acceptable investments will by including alternative types of assets (i.e government bonds, shares of existing Greek companies, etc). Sign up to our mailing list in order to be notified as soon as the proposed law amendments are in effect.

If you would like to know more about the process of acquiring a permanent Greek residence permit through real estate investment, feel free to browse our page on How to get a Golden Visa. Alternatively, feel free to contact us for details on the general investment route, as the process and timeline are slightly different.

There is an a bundance of choice when you are interested in investing in Greece for a Golden Visa. Whether you are investing in residential or commercial real estate, you can buy your property either as an individual or jointly with other investors, or alternatively as a legal entity (owning 100% of the company shares).

SOME OF THE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT OPTIONS TO ACQUIRE A GOLDEN VISA BY BUYING PROPERTY IN GREECE

Types of properties eligible for a Golden Visa application are incredibly varied, ranging from apartments, detached houses, villas and entire buildings, to shops, offices, hotels and even plots of land.