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Μόνιμη άδεια διαμονής επενδυτή (αλλαγή χρήσης) – Αρχική χορήγηση
At a glance
Points of service
Available only digitally
Number of required documents
Description
This procedure concerns the granting of a residence permit for investment purposes and is addressed to third-country nationals who make investments through the acquisition of real estate undergoing a change of use from commercial property to residential use.
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 of Residence Permits
Application
Application Type
Application / Solemn Declaration
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Title
Golden visa programme (change of use) – 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.
What you will need
Means of authentication, identification and signature
Identification by email and mobile phone
Related
Means of redress or appeal:
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 real estate involving change of use, Golden Visa in the context of change of use of the property
Article 100 of Law 5038/2023 (B.5)
Official title
Permanent golden visa (change of use) – Initial issuance
Languages supported
Greek, English
Categories
Trigger (submission method)
Application (digital)
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56992
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5205600
3463200
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Defined
Identification by email and mobile phone
Other
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Supporting document
This procedure concerns the granting of a residence permit for investment purposes and is addressed to third-country nationals who make investments through the acquisition of real estate undergoing a change of use from commercial property to residential use.
2016.00
2016.00
7
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, the main spaces of which will be converted to residential use, with a minimum acquisition value at the time of purchase of two hundred and fifty thousand euro (EUR 250 000). It is noted that the investment must concern a single property, without any restrictions as to the surface area of the main spaces, i.e. the limit of 120 m2 does not apply. The change of use may be carried out by either the buyer or the seller of the property.
No
No
5
Time
The change of use of the property must have been completed after the entry into force of Article 64 of Law 5100/2024, i.e. after 5 April 2024, and before the application for the golden visa is submitted. Where the permit for change of use was issued prior to the publication of the law, applications shall be accepted only where the change of use of the specific properties has been updated or revised for any reason after the publication of the law.
No
No
6
Building
Where the change of use to residential use is carried out in a property consisting of an industrial building or part of an industrial building, or within which an industrial building is located, it must be certified that no industrial activity has been installed and in operation therein for at least the last five (5) years.
No
No
7
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
8
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
9
Insurance
The applicant must hold an insurance contract issued by a private insurance provider.
No
No
10
Of National Security
The applicant must not be considered a threat to public order, public security or international relations and must not have been registered in national databases as a persona non grata for serious reasons of public order and security for longer than five years.
No
No
11
Health
The applicant must not pose a risk to public health.
No
No
12
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 with any valid entry visa or under a visa waiver regime.
Passport
A copy of the travel document with any valid entry visa or under a visa waiver regime.
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Submitted by:
Persons
Notes:
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.
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
3971
2
A valid residence permit issued by the Greek authorities or under a visa-free regime, as a holder of a residence permit from another Schengen area member state.
Residence Permit
A valid residence permit issued by the Greek authorities or under a visa-free regime, as a holder of a residence permit from another Schengen area member state.
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Submitted by:
Persons
Notes:
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.
Document submitted under requirements:
No
Alternative document of:
1
Yes
4178
3
A notarial certificate issued by the notary who drew up the transfer deeds, certifying the details of the contracting parties, the details of the real property, the agreed consideration, the method of payment and all specific details of the execution of the payment, in accordance with the provisions of Article 100 of Law 5038/2023, the lifting of any resolutory condition, the deed of full payment, as well as whether the specific property has been used by the seller for the issuance of a golden visa.
Certificate
A notarial certificate issued by the notary who drew up the transfer deeds, certifying the details of the contracting parties, the details of the real property, the agreed consideration, the method of payment and all specific details of the execution of the payment, in accordance with the provisions of Article 100 of Law 5038/2023, the lifting of any resolutory condition, the deed of full payment, as well as whether the specific property has been used by the seller for the issuance of a golden visa.
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Submitted by:
Persons
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
Technical report by an engineer concerning the change of use of the main spaces of the real property.
Technical report
Technical report by an engineer concerning the change of use of the main spaces of the real property.
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Submitted by:
Persons
Notes:
The technical report shall certify that: the change of use is confirmed, as evidenced by the review of the building permit or the approval of small-scale construction works and/or the update of the file and/or the revision of the building permit (the relevant act shall be specified, such as building permit, file update or other), following the entry into force of Article 64 of Law 5100/2024, from ‘’ use to ‘residential’ use, concerning the main spaces of the property, on the basis of which the investment was carried out through the acquisition of real estate falling under point (c) of paragraph 2 of Article 100 of Law 5038/2023, which has been transferred, in full ownership and possession, to ’. (investor’s name), pursuant to deed No ………………/…-…-…. of the Notary Public’.
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
1068
7
Technical report by an engineer concerning the change of use of the main spaces of the real property.
Technical report
Technical report by an engineer concerning the change of use of the main spaces of the real property.
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Submitted by:
Persons
Notes:
In the case of industrial buildings, the engineer’s technical report must also state that no industrial activity has been installed and in operation in the building during the last five (5) years. This shall be verified and certified by the engineer in the technical report, with reference to either a certificate of electricity disconnection issued by HEDNO or the Municipality, or the E2 tax forms of the last five years, or, cumulatively, other documents issued by a tax or other public authority, stating that ‘The change of use is confirmed, as evidenced by the review of the building permit or the approval of small-scale construction works and/or the update of the file and/or the revision of the building permit (the relevant act shall be specified, such as building permit, file update or other), following the entry into force of Article 64 of Law 5100/2024, from ‘’ use to ‘residential’ use, concerning the main spaces of the property, on the basis of which the investment was carried out through the acquisition of real estate falling under point (c) of paragraph 2 of Article 100 of Law 5038/2023, which has been transferred, in full ownership and possession, to (name of investor), by virtue of deed No …/…-…-…’ of the Notary Public , and it is certified that no industrial activity has been installed and in operation in the building in which the property is located during the last five (5) years, as evidenced by the review of the certificate of electricity disconnection and/or the review of the E2 tax forms of the last five years and/or the combined review of documents issued by a tax or other public authority.’
Document submitted under requirements:
No
Alternative document of:
6
Yes
1068
8
Technical report by an engineer concerning the change of use of the main spaces of the real property.
Technical report
Technical report by an engineer concerning the change of use of the main spaces of the real property.
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Submitted by:
Persons
Notes:
In cases where the investment concerns real estate resulting from interventions or additions in height and/or extension to industrial buildings, provided that their use is changed to residential use, or from the addition of independent buildings on plots or land parcels on which industrial buildings are located whose use is changed to ‘residential’, the engineer’s technical report shall also certify that: ‘the investment has been carried out in real estate resulting from interventions and/or additions in height and/or extension to industrial buildings whose use has been changed to residential use and/or from the addition of a new independent building on a plot or land parcel with cadastral code (KAEK) , on which an industrial building is located whose use has been changed to residential use’.
Document submitted under requirements:
No
Alternative document of:
6
Yes
1068
9
An insurance contract issued by a private insurance provider.
Insurance contract
An insurance contract 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
10
A copy of the investor’s real estate declaration (E9).
Proof
A copy of the investor’s real estate declaration (E9).
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Submitted by:
Persons
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
3798
11
Documents demonstrating that the third-country national is the sole owner of all 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 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
12
1One (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
Joint Ministerial Decision
1, 2
214926
2025
6014
Β
Law
64
5100
2024
49
Α
Circular
9
2024
Law
100
5038
2023
81
Α
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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