{"id":9066,"date":"2017-03-28T14:52:42","date_gmt":"2017-03-28T14:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/?page_id=9066"},"modified":"2020-02-20T12:16:22","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T17:16:22","slug":"greece-immigration-golden-visa-investor-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/greece-immigration-golden-visa-investor-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Greece Immigration Golden Visa Investor Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Greece is a culturally diverse nation at the junction of East and West. It is a nation with a proud and ancient history, with traditions of language, food and music running through its society.<\/p>\n<p>The Greece Immigration Golden Visa Investor Program allows you to apply for a residence permit by purchasing or leasing Greek real estate. You can obtain a five-year residency permit in return for an investment of \u20ac250,000.<\/p>\n<h3>Benefits of Greece Immigration Golden Visa Investor\u00a0Program<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Greek residency for property purchase of just \u20ac250,000.<\/li>\n<li>Live and work in Greece when maintaining residence in another country.<\/li>\n<li>Study in Greece.<\/li>\n<li>Visa-free access to the Schengen area of EU countries<\/li>\n<li>Family members are included.<\/li>\n<li>Visa can be renewed every five years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Population (million)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>10.9<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>131,957\u00a0km<sup>2<\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>GDP\u00a0(billion current USD)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>242.2<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Earning per capita (current\u00a0USD)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>21,956<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Unemployment Rate<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>25.6%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Inflation Rate<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.3%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Passport Meter<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/passport-meter\/\">Click Here<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Cost Of Living<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.numbeo.com\/cost-of-living\/rankings_by_country.jsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Click Here<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Investment Requirements<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Purchase real estate property in Greece with a minimum value of \u20ac250,000.<\/li>\n<li>Sign a 10-year lease with minimum \u20ac250,000 for hotel or other tourist residence.<\/li>\n<li>Have purchased a property before 2013 currently worth \u20ac250,000 or more.<\/li>\n<li>Own Greece real estate of minimum value \u20ac250,000 acquired through donation or parental concession.<\/li>\n<li>Purchase land with intent to build, provided value of land and construction contract is minimum \u20ac250,000.<\/li>\n<li>Invest at least \u20ac450,000 in one of the following:\n<ol>\n<li>Shares or bonds issued by a company with its registered office or establishment in Greece.<\/li>\n<li>Shares of a Real Estate Investment Company intending to invest exclusively in Greece.<\/li>\n<li>Shares of a venture capital company or a venture capital fund provided such Alternative Investment Organization intends to invest exclusively in companies with registered office or establishment in Greece.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Government bonds through a credit institution located in Greece provided such bonds have a maturity period of at least three years.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Bank deposits with a Greek credit institution for a period of at least one year with a standing order for its renewal.<\/li>\n<li>Shares in an equity fund intending to invest exclusively in Greek government securities, corporate bonds, or listed bonds.<\/li>\n<li>Shares in an Alternative Investment Firm intending to invest exclusively in real estate in Greece. Such a firm may be incorporated in Greece or another EU member state.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Invest at least \u20ac800,000 in listed and traded shares, corporate bonds, or Greek government bonds.\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Application Fee<\/h3>\n<table width=\"462\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"221\">Application fee<\/td>\n<td width=\"131\">\u20ac500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Validity Period<\/h3>\n<p>The residence permit is granted for a period of five years. It can be renewed every five years provided ownership or lease of property at minimum \u20ac250,000 is maintained.<\/p>\n<h3>Inclusion of Family Members<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Spouse<\/li>\n<li>Children up to the age of 21<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Documentation<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Two copies of completed application form<\/li>\n<li>Two colour photos<\/li>\n<li>Certified passport or other travel document copy<\/li>\n<li>Proof of payment of \u20ac500 fee through online platform<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Further reading<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Permalink to Greece Golden Visa Program Grants 1,500 Resident Permits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/greece-golden-visa-program-grants-1500-resident-permits\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Greece Golden Visa Program Grants 1,500 Resident Permits<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Permalink to Greece Investor Program Less Popular Than European Rivals\" href=\"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/greece-investor-program-less-popular\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Greece Investor Program Less Popular Than European Rivals<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greece is a culturally diverse nation at the junction of East and West. It is a nation with a proud and ancient history, with traditions of language, food and music running through its society. The Greece Immigration Golden Visa Investor Program allows you to apply for a residence permit by purchasing or leasing Greek real&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":55793,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P8hnWW-2me","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9066"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9066"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9066\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}