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Μόνιμη άδεια διαμονής επενδυτή (επένδυση σε διατηρητέο ακίνητο) – Αρχική χορήγηση
At a glance
Points of service
Available only digitally
Number of required documents
Description
The procedure concerns the granting of a residence permit for investment purposes and is addressed to third-country nationals who make investments through the purchase of real property consisting of a listed building or part of a listed building to be restored or reconstructed, or within which a listed building is located.
Basic information
Competent body
MINISTRY OF IMMIGRATION AND ASYLUM
Authority/Public body’s Unit responsible for the institutional framework of the procedure
Service / organizational unit of a authority entity
Directorate for Residence Permits
Application
Application Type
Application / Solemn Declaration
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Title
Golden visa programme (investment in a listed building) – Article 100 of Law 5038/2023 (B.5) – Initial issuance
Notes:
Applications for a residence permit for investment purposes are submitted through the electronic services (e-Services) of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum. Furthermore, a third-country national who meets the conditions for inclusion under the provisions of Articles 96 to 100 may submit, through a proxy, an application for the granting of a residence permit under the above provisions before entering Greece. The application is submitted on the basis of a relevant power of attorney, which has been executed before a Greek consular authority or before a competent foreign authority or a notary established abroad and bears the Hague Apostille (Apostille of the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961) or the corresponding authentication by the competent Greek consular authority.
What you will need
Means of authentication, identification and signature
Identification by email and mobile phone
Related
Means of redress or appeal:
The third-country national concerned has the right to appeal against the rejection decision. The application for treatment should be submitted within two (2) months of service of the decision. Applications for treatment are subject to a fee of EUR 50. The request for treatment is submitted to the department that issued the relevant decision, which decides on it within an exclusive period of thirty (30) days from the date of submission.
Output & Results
Output
Administrative Act, Decision, Digital document production
Other information
Alternative titles
Granting of a residence permit through investment in a listed real property, golden visa through acquisition of a listed real property.
Official title
Golden visa programme (investment in a listed real property) – Initial issuance
Languages supported
Greek, English
Categories
Trigger (submission method)
Application (digital)
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3466800
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Defined
Identification by email and mobile phone
Other
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Supporting document
The procedure concerns the granting of a residence permit for investment purposes and is addressed to third-country nationals who make investments through the purchase of real property consisting of a listed building or part of a listed building to be restored or reconstructed, or within which a listed building is located.
2016.00
2016.00
6
1
0
50 days
60 days
1
Administrative
The applicant must have a valid travel document recognised by the competent Greek authorities and fulfilling the criteria set out in Regulation (EU) 2016/399 ‘Schengen Borders Code’.
No
No
2
Administrative
The applicant must have the required valid national visa or residence permit or have entered under a uniform visa waiver regime or visa-free regime, as a holder of a residence permit from another Schengen area Member State.
No
No
3
Time limit
If the applicant has entered the country via a national visa, he/she must submit the application for the residence permit after entering the country and before the expiry of the national visa.
No
No
4
Ownership
The applicant must hold full ownership and possession of real estate in Greece consisting of a listed building or part of a listed building to be restored or reconstructed, or real estate within which a listed building is situated, with a minimum value at the time of acquisition of EUR 250 000.
No
No
5
Building
The applicant must demonstrate that the real property has been designated as a listed building, either in its entirety or in respect of its façade only.
No
No
6
Financial
In the case of acquisition of real estate through a legal person established in Greece or another EU Member State, the third-country national must demonstrate, by submitting supporting documents, that they are the sole owner of all company shares or other ownership interests.
No
No
7
Financial
Furthermore, the agreed consideration or lease amount for the property must have been paid in full by one of the following means: (a) by crossed bank cheque to a payment account of the beneficiary held with a credit institution operating in Greece, (b) by credit transfer, within the meaning of point 24 of Article 4 of Law 4537/2018 (GG I/84), or (c) via a POS terminal installed by a payment service provider operating in Greece, by debiting a credit or debit card of the buyer, to a payment account of the beneficiary held with a payment service provider, within the meaning of point 11 of Article 4 of Law 4537/2018, operating in Greece. The above payment may also be made by the spouse or by relatives by blood or by marriage up to the second degree of the buyer.
No
No
8
Insurance
The applicant must hold an insurance contract issued by a private insurance provider.
No
No
9
Of National Security
The applicant must not be considered a threat to public order, public security or international relations, and must not be registered as undesirable in national databases for serious reasons of public order and security for a period exceeding five (5) years.
No
No
10
Health
The applicant must not pose a risk to public health.
No
No
11
Identity
To submit an application, the applicant must have a mobile telephone number and an email address.
No
No
1
Fee for residence permit, EUR 2 000
2000 €
No
2
Charge for a printout of the electronic residence permit
16 €
No
1
A copy of the travel document bearing a valid entry visa or indicating exemption from the visa requirement.
Passport
A copy of the travel document bearing a valid entry visa or indicating exemption from the visa requirement.
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Submitted by:
Persons
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
3971
2
A valid residence permit issued by the Greek authorities, or proof of visa exemption status as a holder of a residence permit issued by another Member State of the Schengen Area.
Residence Permit
A valid residence permit issued by the Greek authorities, or proof of visa exemption status as a holder of a residence permit issued by another Member State of the Schengen Area.
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Submitted by:
Persons
Document submitted under requirements:
No
Alternative document of:
1
Yes
4178
3
A certificate issued by the notary who drew up the notarial transfer deeds, certifying the details of the contracting parties, the details of the property, the agreed lease consideration, the method of payment of the agreed consideration or lease respectively, and all specific details of the execution of the payment, in accordance with the provisions of Article 100 of Law 5038/2023, the existence of any resolutory condition, as well as whether the specific property has been used by the seller for the issuance of a permanent residence permit for investors.
Furthermore, the notarial certificate must indicate the Government Gazette issue number confirming that the property has been designated as a listed building, either in its entirety or in respect of its façade only, irrespective of the extent of the works required for its restoration or reconstruction, so that the investment may fall within the scope of Article 100(2)(d) of Law 5038/2023.
Certificate
A certificate issued by the notary who drew up the notarial transfer deeds, certifying the details of the contracting parties, the details of the property, the agreed lease consideration, the method of payment of the agreed consideration or lease respectively, and all specific details of the execution of the payment, in accordance with the provisions of Article 100 of Law 5038/2023, the existence of any resolutory condition, as well as whether the specific property has been used by the seller for the issuance of a permanent residence permit for investors.
Furthermore, the notarial certificate must indicate the Government Gazette issue number confirming that the property has been designated as a listed building, either in its entirety or in respect of its façade only, irrespective of the extent of the works required for its restoration or reconstruction, so that the investment may fall within the scope of Article 100(2)(d) of Law 5038/2023.
Notes:
In cases where the investment concerns real property resulting from interventions or additions in height and/or extension to listed buildings to be restored or reconstructed, or from the addition of new independent buildings on plots or land parcels on which listed buildings to be restored or reconstructed are located, it shall be certified in the remarks field that: ‘the investment has been carried out in real estate resulting from interventions and/or additions in height and/or extension to a listed building to be restored or reconstructed and/or from the addition of a new independent building on a plot or land parcel with cadastral code (KAEK) ………………………………, on which a listed building to be restored or reconstructed is located, which has been designated as a listed building by Government Gazette (GG) issue No ……………………..’
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
9703
4
Proof of registration issued by the competent Land Registry or registration of the registrable act with the competent cadastral office, in which the contract has been registered, or a lawyer’s certificate in accordance with Article 36(2)(b) of the Code of Lawyers (Law 4194/2013).
Proof
Proof of registration issued by the competent Land Registry or registration of the registrable act with the competent cadastral office, in which the contract has been registered, or a lawyer’s certificate in accordance with Article 36(2)(b) of the Code of Lawyers (Law 4194/2013).
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Submitted by:
Persons
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
3798
5
Proof of the application for registration or for entry of the registrable act, or of the corresponding lawyer’s certificate.
Proof
Proof of the application for registration or for entry of the registrable act, or of the corresponding lawyer’s certificate.
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Submitted by:
Persons
Notes:
By way of derogation, the proof of the application for transfer or registration of registrable deed with the competent cadastral office may be submitted only as part of the initial granting of the residence permit. The proof of transfer or registration of the registrable deed with the cadastral office must be submitted together with the application for renewal of the golden visa.
Document submitted under requirements:
No
Alternative document of:
4
Yes
3798
6
Documents demonstrating that the third-country national is the sole owner of all company shares or other ownership interests in the case of acquisition of real estate through a legal person established in Greece or another EU Member State.
Document
Documents demonstrating that the third-country national is the sole owner of all company shares or other ownership interests in the case of acquisition of real estate through a legal person established in Greece or another EU Member State.
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Submitted by:
Persons
Document submitted under requirements:
Yes
Document’s requirement:
Financial
No
4084
7
Copy of the applicant’s real estate declaration (E9).
Other Document
Copy of the applicant’s real estate declaration (E9).
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Submitted by:
Persons
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
7475
8
An insurance policy issued by a private insurance provider.
Insurance contract
An insurance policy issued by a private insurance provider.
Relevant link:
http://www1.eaee.gr/
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Submitted by:
Persons
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
6183
9
One (1) recent colour photograph in hard copy format, which meets the same technical specifications as those applicable to photographs submitted for Greek passports, as in force from time to time, as well as in digital format, either on an optical storage disk (CD) or on a magnetic storage medium (USB stick) in JPEG2000 format.
Photograph
No
8298
Law
64
5100
2024
49
Α
Law
100
5038
2023
81
Α
Circular
1
9
2024
Joint Ministerial Decision
1, 2
214926
2025
6014
Β
1
Receipt of the residence permit application
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Directorate
Μethod of Implementation
Software action
Description
The third-country national submits an online application – along with the necessary supporting documents – for granting of a residence permit for investment purposes.
No
No
2
Transmission to the applicant of proof of submission of his/her application
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Directorate
Μethod of Implementation
Software action
Description
Proof of submission of the online application is provided to the applicant.
No
No
3
Checking of supporting documents
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Employee
Μethod of Implementation
Inspection
Description
A check is carried out to verify that the supporting documents are complete.
No
No
4
Transmission to the applicant of the certificate of submission of an online application for granting a residence permit
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Directorate
Μethod of Implementation
Software action
Description
A certificate of submission of an online application for granting a residence permit is transmitted to the applicant.
No
No
5
Examination of the application and biometric data
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Employee
Μethod of Implementation
Inspection
Description
At this stage, the application must be examined and the applicant’s biometric data must be obtained.
No
No
6
Issuance of a residence permit
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Director
Μethod of Implementation
Signature
Description
Following an examination of the application, the residence permit is issued.
Yes
Yes
7
Rejection of the application
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Director
Μethod of Implementation
Signature
Description
Following an examination of the application, the application for the issuance of the residence permit is rejected.
Notes
Third-country nationals concerned have the right to appeal against the rejection decision. The objection must be submitted within two (2) months of the decision being issued.
Yes
Yes
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