Difference between revisions of "ΔΔ:Golden visa (timeshare) – Initial issuance"

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|process_conditions_alternative=No
 
|process_conditions_alternative=No
 
|process_conditions_type=Administrative
 
|process_conditions_type=Administrative
|process_conditions_name=The person(s) concerned should hold a valid travel document recognised by the competent Greek authorities meeting the criteria laid down in Regulation (EU) 2016/399 ‘Schengen Borders Code’.
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|process_conditions_name=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’.
 
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|process_conditions_alternative=No
 
|process_conditions_alternative=No
 
|process_conditions_type=Administrative
 
|process_conditions_type=Administrative
|process_conditions_name=The applicant/applicant should hold a required national entry visa or residence permit or have entered with a uniform visa waiver scheme or visa waiver scheme, as a residence permit holder from another Member State of the Schengen single area.
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|process_conditions_name=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.
 
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|process_conditions_alternative=No
 
|process_conditions_alternative=No
 
|process_conditions_type=Time limit
 
|process_conditions_type=Time limit
|process_conditions_name=Where the applicant/applicant has entered the country with a national entry visa, he should submit the application for the residence permit after entering the country and before the end of the national entry visa.
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|process_conditions_name=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.
 
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|process_conditions_alternative=No
 
|process_conditions_alternative=No
 
|process_conditions_type=Ownership
 
|process_conditions_type=Ownership
|process_conditions_name=The person(s) concerned should have entered into a time-share rental contract, in accordance with Law 1652/1986 (A'167) or a long-term contract of complex tourist accommodation of at least five years duration of at least eight hundred thousand (800,000) for tourist accommodation located in the Attica Region, the Regional Unit of Thessaloniki of the Region of Central Macedonia, the Regional Units of Mykonos and Thera of the South Aegean Region and for the islands with a population of more than three thousand (3,100) inhabitants. Note that Euboea is an island region subject to the 800,000 limit.
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|process_conditions_name=The applicant must have entered into a tourist accommodation timeshare lease agreement as per Law 1652/1986 (Government Gazette, Series I, 167) or a long-term tourist accommodation complex lease agreement of a duration of at least five years and a value of at least eight hundred thousand euro (EUR 800 000) for tourist accommodations located in the Region of Attica and the Regional Unit of Thessaloniki of the Region of Central Macedonia, the Regional Units of Mykonos and Thira of the Region of the South Aegean as well as for tourist accommodations located on islands with populations exceeding three thousand one hundred (3,100) residents according to the most recent census. It is noted that Euboea is an island region and falls within the above limit of 800 000. The minimum value of any agreement entered into in other regions of Greece is four hundred thousand euro (EUR 400 000).
 
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|process_conditions_alternative=No
 
|process_conditions_alternative=No
 
|process_conditions_type=Financial
 
|process_conditions_type=Financial
|process_conditions_name=If the time-share of the tourist accommodation enters into a legal person based in Greece or another EU Member State, the third-country citizen should be able to demonstrate by depositing documents that he is the owner of all the shares, shares or shares.
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|process_conditions_name=In case the tourist accommodation timeshare agreement is entered into by a legal person seated in Greece or any other EU Member State, the third-country national must be able to demonstrate in writing ownership of the entirety of said legal persons corporate shares or other ownership interests.
 
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|process_conditions_alternative=No
 
|process_conditions_alternative=No
 
|process_conditions_type=Financial
 
|process_conditions_type=Financial
|process_conditions_name=Also, the agreed rental of the tourist accommodation should have been paid in full in the following ways: (a) by two-line bank cheque on a payment account of the beneficiary in Greece, (b) by transferring credits in excess of 24 of Article 4 of Law 4537/2018 (A’84) and (c) via POS established by a payment service provider operating in Greece, by debiting a credit or debit card of the buyer/buyer, to a payment account of the payee held on a payment service provider, in excess of 11 of Article 4 of Law 4537/2018, which operates in Greece.
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|process_conditions_name=6. Furthermore, the agreed lease amount must have been paid in full via one of the following methods: (a) by crossed bank cheque drawn from a current account held by the beneficiary with a credit institution operating in Greece; (b) by credit transfer, as per Article 4(24) of Law 4537/2018 (Government Gazette, Series I, 84); or (c) via a POS installed by a payment service provider operating in Greece, at the debit of a bank credit or debit card from the buyer to a payment account held with a payment service provider operating in Greece, as per Article 4(11) of Law 4537/2018. The above payment may also be made by a spouse or relatives by blood or marriage of the buyer, up to the second degree.
 
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|process_conditions_alternative=No
 
|process_conditions_alternative=No
 
|process_conditions_type=Insurance
 
|process_conditions_type=Insurance
|process_conditions_name=It should have a private insurance company insurance policy.
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|process_conditions_name=The applicant must have an insurance contract from a private insurance provider.
 
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|process_conditions_alternative=No
 
|process_conditions_alternative=No
 
|process_conditions_type=Of National Security
 
|process_conditions_type=Of National Security
|process_conditions_name=It should not be considered as a threat to public policy, public security or international relations and should not be registered as unwanted in national databases for serious reasons of public order and security for a period beyond five years.
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|process_conditions_name=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.
 
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|process_conditions_alternative=No
 
|process_conditions_alternative=No
 
|process_conditions_type=Health
 
|process_conditions_type=Health
|process_conditions_name=It should not pose a risk to public health.
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|process_conditions_name=The applicant must not pose a risk to public health.
 
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|process_conditions_alternative=No
 
|process_conditions_alternative=No
 
|process_conditions_type=Identity
 
|process_conditions_type=Identity
|process_conditions_name=The applicant/applicant should hold a cell phone number and e-mail address in order to submit the application.
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|process_conditions_name=To submit an application, the applicant must have a mobile telephone number and an email address.
 
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|process_evidence_cost_calculation=One-off
 
|process_evidence_cost_calculation=One-off
 
|process_evidence_cost_code=2112
 
|process_evidence_cost_code=2112
|process_evidence_cost_description=Paradise for a residence permit of EUR 2000
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|process_evidence_cost_description=Fee for residence permit, EUR 2 000
 
|process_evidence_cost_min=2000
 
|process_evidence_cost_min=2000
 
|process_evidence_cost_max=2000
 
|process_evidence_cost_max=2000
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|process_evidence_cost_calculation=One-off
 
|process_evidence_cost_calculation=One-off
 
|process_evidence_cost_code=2119
 
|process_evidence_cost_code=2119
|process_evidence_cost_description=End of electronic residence permit
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|process_evidence_cost_description=Charge for a printout of the electronic residence permit
 
|process_evidence_cost_min=16
 
|process_evidence_cost_min=16
 
|process_evidence_cost_max=16
 
|process_evidence_cost_max=16
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|process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (digital)
 
|process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (digital)
 
|process_evidence_owner=Persons
 
|process_evidence_owner=Persons
|process_evidence_description=A copy of the travel document with any entry visa in force or a uniform visa waiver scheme.
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|process_evidence_description=A copy of the travel document with any valid entry visa or under a visa waiver regime.
|process_evidence_note=A third-country citizen who fulfils the conditions for entering the arrangements laid down in Articles 96 to 100 may lodge an application by means of a proxy for a residence permit under those provisions before entering the Greek territory.
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|process_evidence_note=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.
 
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|process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (digital)
 
|process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (digital)
 
|process_evidence_owner=Persons
 
|process_evidence_owner=Persons
|process_evidence_description=Title of residence in force issued by the Greek authorities or under visa-free status, as holders of a residence permit by another Member State of the Schengen Single Area.
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|process_evidence_description=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.
|process_evidence_note=A third-country citizen who fulfils the conditions for entering the arrangements laid down in Articles 96 to 100 may lodge an application by means of a proxy for a residence permit under those provisions before entering the Greek territory.
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|process_evidence_note=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.
 
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|process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (digital)
 
|process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (digital)
 
|process_evidence_owner=Persons
 
|process_evidence_owner=Persons
|process_evidence_description=Confirmation of the notary who has drawn up the notarial transfer transactions, confirming the elements of the Contracting Parties, the property details, the agreed lease, in which reference is made to the issue of an EOT trade mark, the payment of the agreed price or lease correspondingly and all specific details of the payment, in accordance with the provisions of Article 100 of Law 5038/2023 presently, the existence of any dissolutionary suspension, as well as whether that property has been used by the seller/seller for the issue of a permanent residence permit.
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|process_evidence_description=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, including a reference to the granting of the relevant operating licence by the Greek National Tourism Organisation (GNTO), 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.
 
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|process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (digital)
 
|process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (digital)
 
|process_evidence_owner=Persons
 
|process_evidence_owner=Persons
|process_evidence_description=Time-share contract or long-term contract of a complex tourist accommodation of at least five years duration indicating the price corresponding to a year.
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|process_evidence_description=A tourist accommodation complex timeshare or long-term lease agreement of a duration of at least five years, specifying the lease amount per year.
 
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{{process evidences
 
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|process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (digital)
 
|process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (digital)
 
|process_evidence_owner=Persons
 
|process_evidence_owner=Persons
|process_evidence_description=Evidence of the transfer of the relevant mortgage or registration of an instrument to the relevant real estate office in which the time-share contract has been signed or the long-term contract of complex tourist accommodation or a certificate of the lawyer in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 of Article 36 of the Code of Lawyers (Law 4194/2013).
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|process_evidence_description=A certificate of registration by the competent land registry or entry of a registrable deed with the competent cadastral office, in which the tourist accommodation complex timeshare or long-term lease agreement has been registered, or a certificate issued by a lawyer as per the provisions of Article 36(2)(b) of the Lawyers’ Code (Law 4194/2013).
 
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|process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (digital)
 
|process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (digital)
 
|process_evidence_owner=Persons
 
|process_evidence_owner=Persons
|process_evidence_description=Proof of the request for the registration or registration of a registered act to the competent holding office in which the time-share contract or long-term contract of complex tourist accommodation has been signed, or the corresponding attestation of the lawyer.
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|process_evidence_description=Proof of submission of application for transfer or registration of a registrable deed with the competent cadastral office, in which the tourist accommodation complex timeshare or long-term lease agreement has been registered, or a corresponding certificate issued by a lawyer.
|process_evidence_note=A request for the registration or registration of the registered act to the competent veterinary office may only be submitted within the framework of the initial authorisation of a residence permit; the submission of the request for the renewal of the permanent residence permit should be submitted to the applicant for proof of the registration or registration of the registered act in the veterinary office.
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|process_evidence_note=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.
 
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|process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (digital)
 
|process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (digital)
 
|process_evidence_owner=Persons
 
|process_evidence_owner=Persons
|process_evidence_description=Acknowledgement by the EOT that it has taken note of the training of this time-share or of the long-term contract of complex tourist accommodation.
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|process_evidence_description=Confirmation by GNTO that it has been informed of the tourist accommodation complex timeshare or long-term lease agreement.
 
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|process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (digital)
 
|process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (digital)
 
|process_evidence_owner=Persons
 
|process_evidence_owner=Persons
|process_evidence_description=Private insurance policy.
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|process_evidence_description=An insurance contract from a private insurance provider.
 
|process_evidence_related_url=http://www1.eaee.gr/
 
|process_evidence_related_url=http://www1.eaee.gr/
 
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|process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (digital)
 
|process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (digital)
 
|process_evidence_owner=Persons
 
|process_evidence_owner=Persons
|process_evidence_description=Documents showing that the citizen of a third country is the owner of all company shares, shares or shares, in the event of a time-share through a legal person based in Greece or another EU Member State.
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|process_evidence_description=Documents demonstrating that the third-country national is the owner of all shares or other ownership interests, in the case of a timeshare lease through a legal entity established in Greece or another Member State of the EU.
 
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|process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (digital)
 
|process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (digital)
 
|process_evidence_owner=Persons
 
|process_evidence_owner=Persons
|process_evidence_description=One (1) recent colour photography, the technical specifications of which are the same as those of photographs submitted for Greek passports, as they apply, as well as in digital format, either in a visual storage drive (CD), or in a magnetic storage medium (USB stick) in a JPEG 2000 graphical form.
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|process_evidence_description=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.
 
|process_evidence_related_process=MyPhoto for citizens
 
|process_evidence_related_process=MyPhoto for citizens
 
|process_evidence_related_url=https://www.gov.gr/en/ipiresies/polites-kai-kathemerinoteta/stoikheia-polite-kai-tautopoietika-eggrapha/myphoto-gia-polites
 
|process_evidence_related_url=https://www.gov.gr/en/ipiresies/polites-kai-kathemerinoteta/stoikheia-polite-kai-tautopoietika-eggrapha/myphoto-gia-polites
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|process_rule_decision_year=2024
 
|process_rule_decision_year=2024
 
|process_rule_article=64
 
|process_rule_article=64
|process_rule_description=Replacement of Article 100 and paragraph 49 of Article 176 n. 5038/2023
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|process_rule_description=Residence permit linked to investment in real property – Replacement of Article 100 and Article 176(49) of Law 5038/2023
 
|process_rule_gazette_doc_number=49
 
|process_rule_gazette_doc_number=49
 
|process_rule_gazette_doc_issue=Α
 
|process_rule_gazette_doc_issue=Α
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|process_rule_decision_year=2024
 
|process_rule_decision_year=2024
 
|process_rule_article=1
 
|process_rule_article=1
|process_rule_description=Provision of instructions on the application of the provisions of Article 100 of Law 5038/2023 (A'81), as amended by Article 64(1) of Law No 5100/2024 (A'49) and other transitional provisions of the immigration legislation, as regards investments in immovable property and the granting of permanent residence permits for investors in third country nationals.
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|process_rule_description=Instructions for implementation of the provisions of Article 100 of Law 5038/2023 (Government Gazette, Series I, 81), as amended by Article 64(1) of Law 5100/2024 (Government Gazette, Series I, 49) and other transitional provisions of migration legislation, concerning investments in real property and granting of golden visas to third-country nationals.
 
|process_rule_url=https://migration.gov.gr/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/9%CE%95%CE%B3%CE%BA%CF%8D%CE%BA%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%82-Golden-24.9.2024-FINAL.pdf
 
|process_rule_url=https://migration.gov.gr/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/9%CE%95%CE%B3%CE%BA%CF%8D%CE%BA%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%82-Golden-24.9.2024-FINAL.pdf
 
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|process_rule_decision_year=2023
 
|process_rule_decision_year=2023
 
|process_rule_article=100
 
|process_rule_article=100
|process_rule_description=Investments in real estate (permanent residence permit) (B.5 residence permit)
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|process_rule_description=Investments in real property (golden visa) (residence permit ‘B.5’)
 
|process_rule_gazette_doc_number=81
 
|process_rule_gazette_doc_number=81
 
|process_rule_gazette_doc_issue=Α
 
|process_rule_gazette_doc_issue=Α
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|process_rule_decision_year=2025
 
|process_rule_decision_year=2025
 
|process_rule_article=1, 2
 
|process_rule_article=1, 2
|process_rule_description=To lay down special supporting documents for the granting of the permanent residence permit an investor under Article 100 of Law 5038/2023 ‘Migration Code’ (A'81) and the method of certifying the assistance of clips (c) and (d) of paragraph 2 of that Article.
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|process_rule_description=Specification of special documentation for granting of the golden visa of Article 100 of Law 5038/2023 ‘Migration Code’ (Government Gazette, Series I, 81) and method of certifying the cases of par. 2(c) and (d) thereof.
 
|process_rule_gazette_doc_number=6014
 
|process_rule_gazette_doc_number=6014
 
|process_rule_gazette_doc_issue=Β
 
|process_rule_gazette_doc_issue=Β
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|process_step_exit=No
 
|process_step_exit=No
 
|process_step_child=No
 
|process_step_child=No
|process_step_title=Receipt of an application for a residence permit
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|process_step_title=Receipt of the residence permit application
 
|process_step_official=Competent Directorate
 
|process_step_official=Competent Directorate
 
|process_step_implementation=Software action
 
|process_step_implementation=Software action
 
|process_step_duration_min=PT2H
 
|process_step_duration_min=PT2H
 
|process_step_duration_max=PT4H
 
|process_step_duration_max=PT4H
|process_step_description=The third-country citizen shall submit an application electronically - and the necessary supporting documents - for a residence permit on investment grounds.
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|process_step_description=The third-country national submits an online application – along with the necessary supporting documents for granting of a residence permit for investment purposes.
 
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|process_step_exit=No
 
|process_step_exit=No
 
|process_step_child=No
 
|process_step_child=No
|process_step_title=Sending proof of application to the applicant/applicant
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|process_step_title=Transmission to the applicant of proof of submission of his/her application
 
|process_step_official=Competent Directorate
 
|process_step_official=Competent Directorate
 
|process_step_implementation=Software action
 
|process_step_implementation=Software action
 
|process_step_duration_min=PT1H
 
|process_step_duration_min=PT1H
 
|process_step_duration_max=PT2H
 
|process_step_duration_max=PT2H
|process_step_description=Evidence shall be provided to the applicant/supplier.
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|process_step_description=Proof of submission of the online application is provided to the applicant.
 
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|process_step_exit=No
 
|process_step_exit=No
 
|process_step_child=No
 
|process_step_child=No
|process_step_title=Verification of supporting documents
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|process_step_title=Checking of supporting documents
 
|process_step_official=Competent Employee
 
|process_step_official=Competent Employee
 
|process_step_implementation=Inspection
 
|process_step_implementation=Inspection
 
|process_step_duration_min=P7D
 
|process_step_duration_min=P7D
 
|process_step_duration_max=P10D
 
|process_step_duration_max=P10D
|process_step_description=They shall be examined if the supporting documents are complete.
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|process_step_description=A check is carried out to verify that the supporting documents are complete.
 
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|process_step_exit=No
 
|process_step_exit=No
 
|process_step_child=No
 
|process_step_child=No
|process_step_title=Send to the applicant/applicant of the electronic application for a residence permit
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|process_step_title=Transmission to the applicant of the certificate of submission of an online application for granting a residence permit
 
|process_step_official=Competent Directorate
 
|process_step_official=Competent Directorate
 
|process_step_implementation=Software action
 
|process_step_implementation=Software action
 
|process_step_duration_min=P1D
 
|process_step_duration_min=P1D
 
|process_step_duration_max=P2D
 
|process_step_duration_max=P2D
|process_step_description=It shall be sent to the applicant/applicant for an electronic application for a residence permit.
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|process_step_description=A certificate of submission of an online application for granting a residence permit is transmitted to the applicant.
 
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|process_step_exit=No
 
|process_step_exit=No
 
|process_step_child=No
 
|process_step_child=No
|process_step_title=Checking the application and biometric data
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|process_step_title=Examination of the application and biometric data
 
|process_step_official=Competent Employee
 
|process_step_official=Competent Employee
 
|process_step_implementation=Inspection
 
|process_step_implementation=Inspection
 
|process_step_duration_min=P30D
 
|process_step_duration_min=P30D
 
|process_step_duration_max=P40D
 
|process_step_duration_max=P40D
|process_step_description=At this stage, the application is examined and the applicant/applicant biometric data are received.
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|process_step_description=At this stage, the application must be examined and the applicant’s biometric data must be obtained.
 
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|process_step_previous_child_selector=5
 
|process_step_previous_child_selector=5
 
|process_step_previous_child=5
 
|process_step_previous_child=5
|process_step_title=Adoption of a residence permit
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|process_step_title=Issuance of a residence permit
 
|process_step_official=Competent Director
 
|process_step_official=Competent Director
 
|process_step_implementation=Signature
 
|process_step_implementation=Signature
 
|process_step_duration_min=P2D
 
|process_step_duration_min=P2D
 
|process_step_duration_max=P8D
 
|process_step_duration_max=P8D
|process_step_description=A residence permit shall be issued after the verification of the application.
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|process_step_description=Following an examination of the application, the residence permit is issued.
 
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|process_step_previous_child_selector=5
 
|process_step_previous_child_selector=5
 
|process_step_previous_child=5
 
|process_step_previous_child=5
|process_step_title=Rejection of an application
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|process_step_title=Rejection of the application
 
|process_step_official=Competent Director
 
|process_step_official=Competent Director
 
|process_step_implementation=Inspection
 
|process_step_implementation=Inspection
 
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943aff8e-e09c-4e9e-a5e7-d196c8ce29c2 943894 Μόνιμη άδεια διαμονής επενδυτή (χρονομεριστική μίσθωση) – Αρχική χορήγηση

At a glance

Points of service

Available only digitally

Digital provision points

Number of required documents

7 to 8

Fees

2,016 €

Estimated Time

50 to 60 days

Description

This procedure concerns the granting of a residence permit for investment purposes and is aimed at citizens of third countries who have entered into a tourist accommodation timeshare agreement of a minimum duration of five years.

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, Directorate General for Migration Policy

Provided to

Related links

Validity duration

5 years

Notes

Investor residence permits do not provide right of access to any form of employment.

Last update

08/05/2026

Application

Application Type

Application / Solemn Declaration

Submission by:

Submitted by the applicant (digital)

Submitted by:

Persons

Title

Golden visa (timeshare) – Article 100 of Law 5038/2023 (B.5) – initial issuance

Notes:

Applications for residence permits for investment purposes shall be submitted via the electronic 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

    Print

    Requirements

      Fees

        Related

        Means of redress or appeal:

        Administrative 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

        Steps

          Digital steps

            Other information

            Alternative titles

            Granting of a residence permit through a timeshare lease of tourist accommodation, Golden Visa through a timeshare lease of tourist accommodation Article 100 of Law 5038/2023 (B.5)

            Official title

            Golden visa (timeshare) – Initial issuance

            Languages supported

            Greek, English

            Legislation

              Categories

              Τype of procedure

              Trigger

              Applied for

              Trigger (submission method)

              Application (digital)

              Type

              Outgoing

              End of Process

              Ιndefinite


            • 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 have entered into a tourist accommodation timeshare lease agreement as per Law 1652/1986 (Government Gazette, Series I, 167) or a long-term tourist accommodation complex lease agreement of a duration of at least five years and a value of at least eight hundred thousand euro (EUR 800 000) for tourist accommodations located in the Region of Attica and the Regional Unit of Thessaloniki of the Region of Central Macedonia, the Regional Units of Mykonos and Thira of the Region of the South Aegean as well as for tourist accommodations located on islands with populations exceeding three thousand one hundred (3,100) residents according to the most recent census. It is noted that Euboea is an island region and falls within the above limit of 800 000. The minimum value of any agreement entered into in other regions of Greece is four hundred thousand euro (EUR 400 000).

              No No

            • 5 Financial In case the tourist accommodation timeshare agreement is entered into by a legal person seated in Greece or any other EU Member State, the third-country national must be able to demonstrate in writing ownership of the entirety of said legal persons corporate shares or other ownership interests.

              No No

            • 6 Financial 6. Furthermore, the agreed lease amount must have been paid in full via one of the following methods: (a) by crossed bank cheque drawn from a current account held by the beneficiary with a credit institution operating in Greece; (b) by credit transfer, as per Article 4(24) of Law 4537/2018 (Government Gazette, Series I, 84); or (c) via a POS installed by a payment service provider operating in Greece, at the debit of a bank credit or debit card from the buyer to a payment account held with a payment service provider operating in Greece, as per Article 4(11) of Law 4537/2018. The above payment may also be made by a spouse or relatives by blood or marriage of the buyer, up to the second degree.

              No No

            • 7 Insurance The applicant must have an insurance contract from a private insurance provider.

              No No

            • 8 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

            • 9 Health The applicant must not pose a risk to public health.

              No No

            • 10 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 €

              e-Administrative Fee code 2112

              Cost Calculation One-off

              Method of Payment Bank cashier, Digital (debit / credit card), Digital (web banking), Hellenic Post

              Type of Cost e-Administrative Fee

              Fee Link https://www1.gsis.gr/sgsisapps/eparavolo/public/create.htm?langId=2

              No

            • 2 Charge for a printout of the electronic residence permit 16 €

              e-Administrative Fee code 2119

              Cost Calculation One-off

              Method of Payment Bank cashier, Digital (debit / credit card), Digital (web banking), Hellenic Post

              Type of Cost Impost

              Fee Link https://www1.gsis.gr/sgsisapps/eparavolo/public/create.htm?langId=2

              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 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, including a reference to the granting of the relevant operating licence by the Greek National Tourism Organisation (GNTO), 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. 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, including a reference to the granting of the relevant operating licence by the Greek National Tourism Organisation (GNTO), 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.

              Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital)

              Submitted by: Persons


              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 9703

            • 4 A tourist accommodation complex timeshare or long-term lease agreement of a duration of at least five years, specifying the lease amount per year. Contract

              A tourist accommodation complex timeshare or long-term lease agreement of a duration of at least five years, specifying the lease amount per year.

              Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital)

              Submitted by: Persons


              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 9164

            • 5 A certificate of registration by the competent land registry or entry of a registrable deed with the competent cadastral office, in which the tourist accommodation complex timeshare or long-term lease agreement has been registered, or a certificate issued by a lawyer as per the provisions of Article 36(2)(b) of the Lawyers’ Code (Law 4194/2013). Proof

              A certificate of registration by the competent land registry or entry of a registrable deed with the competent cadastral office, in which the tourist accommodation complex timeshare or long-term lease agreement has been registered, or a certificate issued by a lawyer as per the provisions of Article 36(2)(b) of the Lawyers’ Code (Law 4194/2013).

              Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital)

              Submitted by: Persons


              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 3798

            • 6 Proof of submission of application for transfer or registration of a registrable deed with the competent cadastral office, in which the tourist accommodation complex timeshare or long-term lease agreement has been registered, or a corresponding certificate issued by a lawyer. Proof

              Proof of submission of application for transfer or registration of a registrable deed with the competent cadastral office, in which the tourist accommodation complex timeshare or long-term lease agreement has been registered, or a corresponding certificate issued by a lawyer.

              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: 5

              Yes 3798

            • 7 Confirmation by GNTO that it has been informed of the tourist accommodation complex timeshare or long-term lease agreement. Certificate

              Confirmation by GNTO that it has been informed of the tourist accommodation complex timeshare or long-term lease agreement.

              Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital)

              Submitted by: Persons


              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 9703

            • 8 An insurance contract from a private insurance provider. Insurance contract

              An insurance contract from 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 Documents demonstrating that the third-country national is the owner of all shares or other ownership interests, in the case of a timeshare lease through a legal entity established in Greece or another Member State of the EU. Document

              Documents demonstrating that the third-country national is the owner of all shares or other ownership interests, in the case of a timeshare lease through a legal entity established in Greece or another Member State of the EU.

              Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital)

              Submitted by: Persons


              Document submitted under requirements: Yes

              Document’s requirement: Financial

              No 4084

            • 10 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

              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.

              Relevant link: https://www.gov.gr/en/ipiresies/polites-kai-kathemerinoteta/stoikheia-polite-kai-tautopoietika-eggrapha/myphoto-gia-polites

              Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital)

              Submitted by: Persons

              Relevant Procedure: MyPhoto for citizens

              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 8298

            • Law 64 5100 2024 49 Α

              Description Residence permit linked to investment in real property – Replacement of Article 100 and Article 176(49) of Law 5038/2023

              Legal references https://ia37rg02wpsa01.blob.core.windows.net/fek/01/2024/20240100049.pdf

            • Circular 1 9 2024

              Description Instructions for implementation of the provisions of Article 100 of Law 5038/2023 (Government Gazette, Series I, 81), as amended by Article 64(1) of Law 5100/2024 (Government Gazette, Series I, 49) and other transitional provisions of migration legislation, concerning investments in real property and granting of golden visas to third-country nationals.

              Legal references https://migration.gov.gr/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/9%CE%95%CE%B3%CE%BA%CF%8D%CE%BA%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%82-Golden-24.9.2024-FINAL.pdf

            • Law 100 5038 2023 81 Α

              Description Investments in real property (golden visa) (residence permit ‘B.5’)

              Legal references https://ia37rg02wpsa01.blob.core.windows.net/fek/01/2023/20230100081.pdf

            • Joint Ministerial Decision 1, 2 214926 2025 6014 Β

              Description Specification of special documentation for granting of the golden visa of Article 100 of Law 5038/2023 ‘Migration Code’ (Government Gazette, Series I, 81) and method of certifying the cases of par. 2(c) and (d) thereof.

              Legal references https://ia37rg02wpsa01.blob.core.windows.net/fek/02/2025/20250206014.pdf

            • 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 Inspection

              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 service of the decision.

              Yes Yes



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