Greece is part of the EU so people with citizenship of countries in the European Economic Area (EEA) can move, live and work freely in Greece.

Youth Mobility Visa

• If you are an Australian or Canada citizen between the ages of 18-30, you may be eligible under the Working Holiday Maker programme.

To find out if you need a tourist visa to visit Greece, please use the VisaHQ tool below.

Family Visas:

If your spouse is a citizen or permanent resident of Greece, you are probably eligible for residency. Please note that your status of spouse needs to be legally recognised in this country.

Greek Citizenship through your family

• If one or both of your parents were citizens when you were born, you are probably also a citizen.
• You can also apply for citizenship through your grandparents if your parents were not born in Greece.
• If your partner/spouse is a citizen of Greece you can apply for citizenship after being resident in Greece for ten years (or three years if there are children) in the last twelve years.  Please note that your status of spouse needs to be legally recognised in this country.

Greek Citizenship through naturalisation

• If you are a resident in Greece for 10 years or longer, you can apply for citizenship.  There are other requirements such as a test that you need to pass.

Greece Golden Visa Residency by Investment Program

This program grants residency permits to third country nationals and to the members of their families if they make a significant investment in the Greek economy.  You do not need to visit Greece to get the residency visa.  You can get someone to act as your proxy.  If you need to talk to a lawyer about the next steps, then please click here.

So what investment do you need to make to qualify?

Property Investment

1. Invest more than €250,000 in real estate in Greece.  There are also taxes that need to be taken into account.  You can get the residency visa within 90 days and it is renewable every 5 years as long as you retain possession of the property.
2. Lease a hotel property for at least 10 years and the lease needs to be worth at least €250,000

Other options

If you make a capital contribution or investment of €400,000 in the following ways:

1. To a company registered or established in Greece for the acquisition of Greek shares or bonds.
2. To a real estate fund that invests in Greek real estate.
3. For the purchase of Greek Government Bonds
4. For the purchase of Greek shares or mutual funds.

If you establish a term deposit of a minimum value of EUR 400,000 to a Greek credit institution, for at least one year, with a standing order for renewal.

Please see the official government website for full details.

If you need to talk to a lawyer about the next steps, then please click here.