Immigration Law

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Digital Nomad Visa vs. 5C Tax Regime

Posted by Angeliki Spyridon

Interaction Between a Tax Incentive and an Immigration Route in Greece Greece has emerged as an attractive destination for internationally mobile professionals, offering both immigration pathways for remote workers and favourable tax incentives for new tax residents. Among the most discussed frameworks are the Digital Nomad Visa and the 5C tax regime. Although both regimes target individuals relocating to Greece, they are designed for fundamentally different categories of taxpayers and professionals. Their interaction may create practical and legal conflicts that should be carefully assessed before relocation. The Digital Nomad Visa (Residence Permit “Z.1”) The Greek Digital Nomad framework applies exclusively to third-country nationals (non-EU...

28 Jan 2026

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Certificate of registration for EU citizens residing in Greece

Posted by Niki Plyta

In order to complete the process of issuing a certificate of registration to an EU citizen residing in Greece as an financially inactive person, the following supporting documents must be submitted to verify the identity, address, financial situation, and insurance coverage of the applicant: Required supporting documents Photographs: Three (3) color photographs measuring 4 x 4 cm. Proof of address: For example: rental agreement, title deed, utility bills, tax clearance certificate, or other official document stating the applicant's residential address in Greece. This proof is used to determine the territorial jurisdiction of the competent police station and to correctly record the applicant's...

23 Jan 2026

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Combined investment for both Golden Visa and Non-dom purposes

Posted by Angeliki Spyridon

The investments that qualify for both the Greek Non-Dom Tax Regime and the Golden Visa Program are those that meet the minimum thresholds and conditions of each program. Based on current regulations: Eligible for Both Programs Greek Government Bonds (for both GV and non-dom purposes) Minimum value: €500,000 The Greek Government bonds must have a remaining maturity at the time of purchase of at least three (3) years and must be purchased through a credit institution established in Greece which is also acting as custodian of these bonds. Real Estate Investment For Golden Visa: €800,000 in prime areas (Attica, Thessaloniki, Mykonos,...

24 Oct 2025

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Golden Visa – Investments in greek entities (articles 97, 98, 99, 100A of Law 5038_2023)

Golden Visa - Table of permitted investments in Greek entities (articles 97, 98, 99, 100A of Law 5038/2023) FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS Category of investment Minimum investment value Comments - Remarks Contribution of capital to a company which has its registered office or establishment in Greece, for the acquisition of shares in a share capital increase or bonds in the issuance of a bond loan, which are admitted to trading on regulated markets or multilateral trading facilities operating in Greece. €500.000 Article 99 par. 1a of Law 5038/2023 Excludes Portfolio Investment Companies and Real Estate Investment Companies The investment is carried out through an investment intermediary company under Article 4 of...

22 Oct 2025

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Reacquisition of Greek citizenship by victims of the Holocaust who previously held Greek citizenship (born in Greece before May 9, 1945, and in direct line of descent)

Greek citizenship is restored or granted to persons of Jewish origin in the following two cases, which presuppose that the person of Jewish origin is or was born in Greece before 9 May 1945. There is no special visa related to this right, neither the application for Greek citizenship gives the right to reside in Greece before the application is accepted. In particular, 1. Citizens of Israel or of other countries of Jewish origin, as evidenced by public documents, who were born in Greece before 9 May 1945 and are still alive, shall be restored to Greek citizenship, provided that they previously...

19 May 2025

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Issuance of residence permit to financially independent persons

Under Article 163 par. 8 of Law 5038/2023 and by decision of the General Secretary of the Region, a three-year residence permit is granted to a third-country national provided that the third-country national has obtained a special visa (VISA D) and is in possession of sufficient resources corresponding to a stable annual income to cover the living expenses, which may be renewed for a period of equal duration subject to the fulfillment of the other requirements provided for in the applicable law. The amount of sufficient resources is laid down in a Joint Ministerial Decision pursuant to para. 51 of...

26 Feb 2025

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Golden Visa – Table of permitted investments (articles 99-100A of Law 5038/2023)

INVESTMENTS IN IMMOVABLE PROPERTY Category of investment Minimum value Comments - Remarks Purchase of property in the regions: Region of Attica, Regional Unit of Thessaloniki, Mykonos and Thira (Santorini), and islands with a population of more than 3.100 inhabitants. €800.000 The purchase of real estate is carried out on a single property. If it is a built property or a property for which a building permit has been issued, a minimum of 120 square metres of floor area of the main premises is required. In the case of investment through purchase of an undivided co-ownership share in a property, the minimum value of the co-ownership share is set...

14 Oct 2024

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Residence permit (Golden Visa) for third country nationals who invest in Greek State Bonds or other financial instruments (summary of options)

According to the provisions of Law 5038/2023, article 99 et seq (as amended by Law 5130/2024), by decision of the Minister of Immigration and Asylum, upon the proposal of the Foreign Direct Investment Directorate of the Ministry of Development and Investment, a residence permit may be granted to third country nationals who have made an investment in Greece in one of the following categories: (a) contribution of capital, in the amount of at least €500,000, to a company having its registered office or establishment in Greece, with the exception of Portfolio Investment Companies and, subject to sub-paragraph b, Real Estate Investment...

10 Jun 2024

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Residence permit in Greece for owners of real estate property [“golden visa”]