Greece Golden Visa · €400k timeshare

Timeshare or lease of at least five years of complex tourist accommodation with total contract rent of at least EUR 400,000 (≈ $447,000) outside the high-demand zone. ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7}

What you must show and pay

• An investment of at least EUR 400,000 (≈ $447,000) · Minimum total contract rent of the lease or timeshare in all areas other than Attica, Thessaloniki, Mykonos, Thira and islands over 3,100 inhabitants. ^{1 2}
• A fee of EUR 2,000 (≈ $2,230) · Residence permit fee (EUR 16 (≈ $18) extra for the card). ^{2 3}

Requirements

• The applicant is a third-country national. ^{1 2 3}
• The contract is a lease of at least 5 years of complex tourist accommodation under art. 8(2) of Law 4002/2011. ^{1 2}
• Alternatively, it is a timeshare lease of tourist accommodation under Law 1652/1986. ^{1 2}
• The accommodation is in any area other than Attica, Thessaloniki, Mykonos, Thira and islands over 3,100 inhabitants. ^{1 2 3}
• If the contract holder is a legal entity, the applicant must own it entirely. ^{1 2}
• Total contract rent of at least EUR 400,000 (≈ $447,000). ^{1 2 3}
• The full contract rent must be paid before the application. ^{1 2}
• Residence permit fee: EUR 2,000, (≈ $2,230) plus EUR 16 (≈ $18) for the card. ^{1 2 3}

Stay

• Permit valid 5 years and renewable for equal periods while the contracts remain in force.
• 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 investor permit gives no right of access to any form of employment.

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 5100/2024, art. 64, replacing art. 100 of the Migration Code (Government Gazette A 49/05.04.2024) · Ethniko Typografeio (Government Gazette) · checked 2026-10-11 · published 2024-04-05
2. Golden visa (timeshare) - initial issuance · National Registry of Administrative Public Services (mitos.gov.gr) · checked 2026-10-10
3. Law 5038/2023, Migration Code (Government Gazette A 81/01.04.2023) · Ethniko Typografeio (Government Gazette) · checked 2026-10-11 · published 2023-04-01
4. Migration Code, art. 100 (real-estate investment permit, type B.5), consolidated text · Taxheaven legal text repository (consolidated Migration Code, Law 5038/2023) · checked 2026-10-11
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. Migration Code, art. 144 (long-term resident status: conditions), consolidated text · TaxHeaven (consolidated Law 5038/2023) · checked 2026-10-11
9. Migration Code, art. 143 (long-term resident status: scope), consolidated text · TaxHeaven (consolidated Law 5038/2023) · checked 2026-10-11
10. 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
11. Permanent golden visa (change of use) · National Registry of Administrative Public Services (mitos.gov.gr) · checked 2026-10-10
12. Golden visa programme (investment in a listed real property) · National Registry of Administrative Public Services (mitos.gov.gr) · checked 2026-10-10