Greece Golden Visa · €500k gov bonds

Greek government bonds with at least three years of remaining maturity at purchase, held through a Greek credit institution. ^{1 2 3 4 5 6}

What you must show and pay

• An investment of at least EUR 500,000 (≈ $559,000) · Minimum acquisition value of Greek government bonds with at least 3 years remaining maturity at purchase, held in custody by a credit institution established in Greece. 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 bonds have at least 3 years of remaining maturity at purchase. ^{1 2}
• The bonds are held in custody by a credit institution established in Greece. ^{1 2}
• At least EUR 500,000 (≈ $559,000) in Greek government bonds. ^{1 2}
• The investment is paid with funds remitted from abroad. ^{1 2}
• Residence permit fee: EUR 2,000, (≈ $2,230) plus EUR 16 (≈ $18) for the card. ^{1 2}
• The credit institution certifies the purchase and the continued holding. ¹

Stay

• Residence permit valid 5 years and renewable for equal periods while the investment is held and certified.
• Initial permitted stay: 60 months.
• Renewable, subject to the conditions in force at renewal.

Nationality

Third-country nationals (citizens of non-EU states); the investment is paid with funds remitted from abroad. 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 investor permit gives no right of access to any form of employment.

Family

Family members can be included under the investor family provisions (spouse or partner, children under 21, spouses' direct ascendants, and adult children without legal capacity who live with and are supported by the investor); their permits expire with the investor 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. 99 (financial investments, type B.4), consolidated text · Taxheaven legal text repository (consolidated Migration Code, Law 5038/2023) · checked 2026-10-11
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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
7. Migration Code, art. 144 (long-term resident status: conditions), consolidated text · TaxHeaven (consolidated Law 5038/2023) · checked 2026-10-11
8. Migration Code, art. 143 (long-term resident status: scope), consolidated text · TaxHeaven (consolidated Law 5038/2023) · checked 2026-10-11
9. 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