Greece Large-company director permit

Unpaid board members, legal representatives and managers of Greek companies, and legal representatives of Greek branches of foreign companies, with assets or turnover of at least EUR 4,000,000 (≈ $4,470,000). ^{1 2 3 4 5}

What you must show and pay

• Assets of at least EUR 4,000,000 (≈ $4,470,000) · Minimum assets or turnover of the last closed financial period of the Greek company (or Greek branch of a foreign company) that lawfully carries on commercial activity in Greece; the applicant receives no pay for the post. Assets or turnover, either one. ¹
• A fee of EUR 2,000 (≈ $2,230) · Residence permit fee (EUR 16 (≈ $18) extra for the card). ^{1 2}

Requirements

• The applicant is a third-country national. ^{1 2}
• The applicant is an unpaid board member, legal representative or manager of a Greek company, or legal representative of a Greek branch of a foreign company. ^{1 2}
• The company lawfully carries on commercial activity in Greece and the applicant receives no pay for the post. ^{1 2}
• The company has assets or turnover of at least EUR 4,000,000 (≈ $4,470,000) in the last closed financial period; either one counts. ^{1 2}
• Residence permit fee: EUR 2,000, (≈ $2,230) plus EUR 16 (≈ $18) for the card. ^{1 2}
• The corporate decision appointing the applicant. ¹
• The commercial registry (GEMI) entry. ¹
• The company's official financial statements. ¹
• A decision of the Minister of Migration and Asylum, on a proposal of the Directorate of Direct Foreign Investments. ¹

Stay

• Initial permit valid 5 years and renewable for equal periods while the post and company conditions continue.
• Initial permitted stay: 60 months.
• Renewable, subject to the conditions in force at renewal.

Nationality

Third-country nationals (citizens of non-EU states). Not open to: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia.

Work

The permit states the holder's professional capacity; the post is unpaid.

Family

Spouse or partner under a cohabitation pact, unmarried common children under 21, the investor's or spouse's custody children under 21, the spouses' direct ascendants and adult children without legal capacity who live with and are supported by the investor can obtain family permits that expire with the investor permit; children turning 21 get an independent 3-year permit. Your spouse or partner may work in Greece without a separate permit.

Checked 2026-10-12

Official sources

1. Law 5038/2023, Migration Code (Government Gazette A 81/01.04.2023) · Ethniko Typografeio (Government Gazette) · checked 2026-10-11 · published 2023-04-01
2. Golden visa programme (investment in a listed real property) · National Registry of Administrative Public Services (mitos.gov.gr) · checked 2026-10-10
3. Migration Code, art. 95 (duration of investor permits and family members), consolidated text · Taxheaven legal text repository (consolidated Migration Code, Law 5038/2023) · checked 2026-10-11 · published 2026-02-06
4. Migration Code, art. 89 (rights and obligations of family members: access to dependent employment), consolidated text · Taxheaven (Law 5038/2023 consolidated text) · checked 2026-10-12
5. Law 5275/2026, Government Gazette A 17 of 6 February 2026 (amendments to the Migration Code) · National Printing House (Ethniko Typografeio) · checked 2026-10-12
6. Migration Code, art. 144 (long-term resident status: conditions), consolidated text · TaxHeaven (consolidated Law 5038/2023) · checked 2026-10-11
7. Migration Code, art. 143 (long-term resident status: scope), consolidated text · TaxHeaven (consolidated Law 5038/2023) · checked 2026-10-11
8. Naturalisation of non-ethnic-Greek aliens (Politografisi Allogenon Allodapon) · Ministry of Interior, National Registry of Administrative Public Services (mitos.gov.gr) · checked 2026-10-11