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Since September 2024: EUR €400,000 for real estate in most of Greece. EUR €800,000 for properties in high-demand areas: Attica (Athens), Thessaloniki, Mykonos, Santorini, and islands with over 3,100 inhabitants. The lower EUR €250,000 threshold remains available nationwide, but only for a commercial-to-residential conversion or restoration of a listed building. These thresholds may change — confirm current rules with our advisors.

Yes. There is no restriction on renting the investment property. Many investors generate rental income while holding the Golden Visa.

Yes. As of February 2026 (Law 5275/2026), Greece added the Elevate Greece startup investment route — a EUR €250,000 investment in a registered innovative startup (capped at 33% equity), requiring at least 2 jobs created. Other non-real-estate routes include mutual/AIF investment funds (from EUR €350,000), a fixed-term bank deposit (EUR €500,000), and a 10-year long-term lease (EUR €400,000).

No. There is zero minimum stay requirement. The visa is renewed every 5 years as long as the investment is maintained.

Yes. The Greek residence permit grants Schengen Area travel rights — you can visit 26 Schengen countries for up to 90 days in any 180-day period.

Not quite. The Golden Visa is a renewable 5-year residence permit, not a distinct permanent-residence status. A separate EU permanent-residence status is nominally available after 5 years, but it requires genuine, near-continuous residence (~183 days/year) — something most Golden Visa holders who don't actually relocate never accrue. In practice, most investors simply keep renewing the 5-year permit as long as the investment is maintained.

Greek citizenship requires 7 years of actual legal residency — specifically, at least 183 days per year of genuine physical presence in Greece, not just holding the permit — plus passing a Greek language test (B1) and demonstrating integration. The Golden Visa alone (with no actual stay) does not count toward citizenship — this mismatch between the visa's zero-stay renewal rule and the presence-heavy citizenship requirement is the single most important thing for investors to understand.