Greece Golden Visa routes: what the official pages state

What this article covers

This article covers Greece's Golden Visa real estate routes as quoted from official pages. The legal basis is stated by the Greek registry of public services this way: Article 100 of Law 5038/2023 (Government Gazette, Series I, 81), as amended by Article 64(1) of Law 5100/2024 (Government Gazette, Series I, 49). This article quotes the thresholds and conditions that the Greek government pages state for the real estate routes listed below. It does not cover every route or every tax consequence, and it is educational content, not advice on any individual case.

Each claim in the fact pack carries the date its page was read. Thresholds and conditions are set by Greek authorities and can change, so confirm current wording on the issuing body's page before relying on any figure.

The standard purchase route

The Ministry of Migration and Asylum describes the standard property purchase thresholds in its circular on the law. In high-demand areas the threshold is: EUR 800,000 minimum acquisition value in Attica, the Thessaloniki regional unit, the Mykonos and Thira regional units, and islands with more than 3,100 residents at the latest census (Euboea counts as an island).

Everywhere else: EUR 400,000 minimum acquisition value in all other parts of Greece.

The circular adds an area condition: Built property or property with a building permit must have at least 120 m2 of main spaces under categories (a) and (b); the area rule does not apply to unbuilt land or to categories (c) and (d).

It also sets a single property requirement: The minimum value must be invested in a single property; storage rooms or parking in the same deed and building count toward the price but not toward the 120 m2.

These purchase figures come from a source read on 6 November 2026.

Listed building and change of use routes

Two further real estate routes appear on the Greek registry of public services, each with a lower stated figure.

For listed buildings: EUR 250,000 minimum value at the time of acquisition, for real estate that is or contains a listed building to be restored or reconstructed.

For converting commercial space to residential use: EUR 250,000 minimum acquisition value for real estate whose main spaces are converted from commercial to residential use; the investment must concern a single property and the 120 square metre limit does not apply.

Both entries were read on 4 November 2026.

The tourist accommodation timeshare route

The registry also lists a timeshare route for tourist accommodation, with two tiers. The higher tier: EUR 800,000 minimum value for tourist accommodation in the Region of Attica, the Regional Unit of Thessaloniki, the Regional Units of Mykonos and Thira, and islands with more than 3,100 residents.

The other tier: EUR 400,000 minimum value for any such agreement in other regions of Greece, under an agreement of at least five years.

Permit terms and restrictions

On the registry's listed building route page, the permit term is stated this way: The residence permit is valid for 5 years.

The same page states two restrictions. On work: Investor residence permits do not establish a right of access to any form of employment. On resale: Resale of the real property during the period of validity of the residence permit results in the simultaneous revocation of the seller's residence permit. The pages quoted for the other routes are not quoted here on these points.

The ministry circular states a further restriction on letting: Properties acquired for the permit may not be let short-term through the sharing economy; long-term leases to tourism businesses offering services beyond accommodation are not covered by the ban.

For the full set of routes and any categories not quoted here, use the official pages themselves. This article does not present the list above as complete.

Greece in numbers

The Golden Visa sits inside a wider market. World Bank figures for 2025: Greece's economy produced $281 billion of output, with real GDP growth of 2.1% and inflation of 2.5%. General government gross debt was 146.6% of GDP in 2025, according to the IMF World Economic Outlook database. Net foreign direct investment inflows were 4.8% of GDP, and unemployment was 8.5%.

On openness, the OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index scores Greece 0.020 across all sectors, where zero is open and one is closed. Foreign equity limitations score 0.013 and screening and approval 0.001.

See the Greece country profile for the full indicator list, the real estate sector page for the sector overview, and the data status page for refresh dates. The Terminal lets you screen the same data. Examples here are not recommendations.