Greece Residence Permit

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  • Buying Real Estate in Greece of at least €250.000 in total value
  • Residency Permit in Greece for 5 Years
  • Renewal Every 5 years
  • Includes Owners and their Families
  • Co-ownership allowed (each €250.000 )
  • Free Travel to Schengen Area
  • Not Required to stay in Greece
  • Fast Track Residency Permit in 2 months
  • Free Education & Access to Healthcare

Residency Permit in Greece for Non-EU Real Estate Owners

  • Buying one or more properties in Greece with a Minimum total value of 250.000 € ( Less than Cyprus, 1/2 of Portugal & Spain).
  • 5 Years Residence Permit in Greece.
  • Free Travel to 26 Schengen Countries including 24 of the EU Countries. Maximum stay 3 months every 6 months in Schengen Area.
  • Easy Renewal process Every 5 years for the same duration if the ownership status remains unchanged.
  • Not Required to stay in Greece; No minimum or maximum period of living in Greece or number of revisits.
  • Family members, Spouse and Children less than 18 years old, may apply for a personal residence permit which is renewed for the same duration concurrently with the residence permit of the real estate owner-sponsor.
  • Shared Ownership, if each of the co-owners invests at least €250.000
  • Joint Ownership for Spouses, for properties that worth at least €250.000
  • Fast Track Procedures within 2 months:  Property owners and their families obtain the 5-years residence permit, within 2 months from the date they submit the residence permit applications
  • Freehold properties: No minimum period of ownership, full-rights on ownership and to re-sell
  • Access to the Healthcare services &  Public Education free of tuition fees
  • No funding sources explained
  • No qualifications and language requirements

 

Schengen Free Travel Area

Schengen Members:

  • Greece
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • Italy
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Malta
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
Non-Schengen Members

  • Cyprus
  • Great Britain
  • Ireland
  • Romania
  • Bulgaria