| Country | Greece (GR) |
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| Route | Greece Business Investor Visa: Company and Investment Residence Routes 2026 |
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| Route family | Entrepreneur / business |
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| Route type | business immigration |
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| Summary | Guide to Greece's business and financial investor residence routes under Articles 97–99, including €500,000 company participation, €4 million company tests and qualifying financial investments. |
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| Last verified | 2026-09-15 |
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| Official/supporting source count | 3 |
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| Route guide | Open full guide → |
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| Program availability | ActiveSource 1Source 2Source 3 |
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| Best-fit work models | Investor, Business ownerSource 1Source 2Source 3 |
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| Income requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Savings requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Investment requirement | One company-investment category requires at least 33% participation in a Greek company and at least EUR 500,000 personally paid into it. Other business and financial-investment categories have distinct statutory tests; do not treat these thresholds as interchangeable or as guaranteed residence.As of 2026-09-15Source 1Source 2 |
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| Government fees | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Processing time | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Validity | Investor residence permits under the general investment framework are commonly issued for five years and may be renewed for further five-year periods while the legal investment conditions remain satisfied. Administrative charges vary by category.As of 2026-09-15Source 1 |
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| Renewal | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Family inclusion | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Spouse work rights | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Local-work rules | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Application location | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Permanent-residence pathway | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Citizenship pathway | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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