Greece Golden Visa 2026: €250k, €400k and €800k Explained
Golden visas (residence by investment)
Greece
🇬🇷 Greece
Who it’s for
Investors who want EU residence and Schengen travel through a property purchase, without needing to live in Greece full time.
High-demand areas
€800,000 (Attica, Thessaloniki, Mykonos, Santorini, larger islands)
Elsewhere
€400,000
Reduced
€250,000 for completed commercial-to-residential conversions or listed-building restoration
Property rules
One property, at least 120 m²; no short-term (Airbnb) letting — fine €50,000
Checklist
Requirements
- A single qualifying property (no combining smaller units)
- Clean criminal record and health insurance
- Lawful source of funds
Costs
- Property purchase taxes and notary/lawyer fees
- Government permit fees
- Local lawyer (introduced by us)
Timeline
Purchase and permit usually take several months.
How Skylite Visa helps
We assess and introduce a licensed adviser
Paid advice on this route must come from a licensed professional. We review your profile first, then introduce you to a licensed partner and stay with you through the process.
Straight answers
Questions
- Do I have to live in Greece?
- No minimum stay is required to keep the Golden Visa, but it does not by itself give the right to work in Greece.
Official source: Enterprise Greece — residence permits for investors · last checked 9 October 2026. Rules change — we re-confirm before you apply.
We don’t sell jobs, “work permits” or quota places — and nobody legitimately can.
A real work visa starts with a real employer. If you are recruited for work abroad, check the recruiter is licensed where you live. Be wary of anyone asking for large payments for a visa “guarantee”, a quota place, or turning a visit visa into a work visa.
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