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Greece

No physical residency requirements

No interview or language test required

No education or management experience required

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SIMPLE PROCESS

Visa free travel within Schengen area, no visa or further documentation required

Golden visa in Greece Allows you to stay in any other Schengen countries for up to a period of three months within every six-month period with the right of multiple entries

If applicant physically resides in Greece for 7 years has the right to apply for citizenship 


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GLOBAL MOBILITY

No income tax for non-residents except on rental income of the property in Greece

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 WEALTH PROTECTION

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To be eligible for residency in Greece under its residency by investment program, the applicant is required to make a Real Estate investment in anywhere in Greece to obtain the golden visa. 

In addition to the purchase of real estate, there are Government fees to be paid. 

GOVERNMENT FEES

Citizenship Invest professional fees, official application forms, certification of citizenship and passport, courier & other disbursements are the only other costs associated.
A detailed quotation with no hidden costs is provided for the specific case.

The Real Estate purchase must be completed before applying for residency.  

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT IN GREECE

Greece with its strategic location in the Southeast Europe is at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Greece is a member of the EU, Eurozone, and the Schengen Agreement. Globally, Greece is also a member of the United Nations, the OECD and NATO.
Greece is considered the birthplace of Western civilization, having contributed to the basis for mathematics, physics, literature, and other sciences. The country is considered one of the most popular tourist destinations worldwide – about 16.5 million tourists visit Greece every year – the country has something to offer to all types of lifestyle, from its calm, secluded beaches, and villages, where one can retire and relax, to its buzzing modern cities.

The Greek Residency Golden Visa Program is a residence-by-investment program launched in 2013 that enables non-EU nationals and their family members to obtain permanent residence permits in Greece. The duration of this type of Residence Permit is 5 years and it can be renewed indefinitely (for a 5-year period each time) provided that the real estate property is still owned by the applicant.

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On 18&#8217;th April 2013, Greece introduced Law 4146/2013 giving Non-EU citizens and their family members the right to obtain Residency Permits by investing in Real Estate in Greece. The allowance for these types of residency permits has been integrated into the existing Law 3386/2005 &#8220;Entry residence and social integration of third-country nationals in Greece.&#8221;
According to Article 36A of the Law, a five-year Residency Permit can be granted to Non-EU citizens who own or purchase real estate in Greece, the value of which exceeds 250,000 euro. 
In July 2015, Greece introduced new amendments to Law 4251/2014 under the Law 4332/2015, giving Non-EU citizens the right to obtain citizenship if they reside in Greece for 7 consecutive years, providing they stay in Greece for a minimum of 180 days for each year.

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Citizenship Invest appoints a Document Collection Specialist for each case. The firm offers a bespoke service that simplifies the application process, requesting from clients the bear minimum. Our job is to simplify the document collection as much as possible and when required we obtain the documents for the client without their involvement. Please note the below list is to be used as a guideline only, after assessing the particular case Citizenship Invest prepares a personalized checklist.

The Greek Residency Golden Visa Program is a residence-by-investment program launched in 2013 that enables non-EU nationals and their family members to obtain permanent residence permits in Greece.

GOLDEN VISA PROGRAM

CI Retainer Agreement signed and first Payment of CI Professional Fees

The Client could select the Greek property remotely and CI starts preparing property purchase documentation required to be presented for Residency application.

WEEK 1-2

The Client must travel to Greece to get the passport stamped before submitting the Residency application. 

If client does not have Schengen Visa, then a Greek Tourist Visa must be applied for at the Greek Consulate in the client’s country of origin/residence

 WEEK 2-3

Lawyers prepare property purchase documents to complete the purchase. Property purchase funds and taxes transferred. Residency Permit documentation finalized and submitted to the Government.

Government Fees are payable at this point

File Submission Payment of CI Professional Fees is payable.

WEEK 4-5

2 months for the official Residency Permit to be approved

Final CI Professional Fees are paid

Once approved Client either sends the passport to CI lawyers in Greece to insert Residency Permit or client travels to Greece to get Residency Permit inserted into Passport

The estimated time to receive residence visa approval depends on the due diligence processing time and the specific case

MONTH 3-4

The estimated time to receive residence visa approval depends on the due diligence processing time and the specific case.