Europe
Greece
Residency by Investment
A Mediterranean base with Europe's most accessible property entry point.
A Mediterranean base with Europe's most accessible property entry point.
Greece grants five-year renewable residence permits to property investors, with no minimum stay obligation. Thresholds vary by location, allowing families to combine lifestyle with a disciplined entry price.
Why Greece
Greece is the last major Schengen state where residence is still tied to a real asset the family can use, and the tiered thresholds mean an entry price that varies with where the family actually wants to spend its summers. The absence of any minimum stay makes it a holding position rather than a relocation.
Benefits
- Residence for three generations of the same family
- Schengen travel without a separate visa
- No minimum stay requirement to maintain the permit
- Property may be leased for yield, subject to programme rules
- Permanent renewal while the investment is retained
Qualifications
Every adult applicant is screened to private-banking standard. The points below are the statutory floor; the desk may ask for more depending on the source of wealth.
- Full purchase price paid by bank transfer, not cash
- Greek tax number and local bank account
- Clean criminal record and medical insurance
- Property title registered before the residence application
Investment requirements
Thresholds below are the statutory minimum for a single applicant unless stated. Family composition changes the figure.
Restoration or conversion property
Listed buildings restored, or commercial premises converted to residential.
€250,000
Standard regional property
Residential property outside the highest-demand zones.
€400,000
Prime zone property
Attica, Thessaloniki, Mykonos, Santorini and larger islands.
€800,000
Application fees & costs
The headline threshold is one of four layers. We set all four out in writing before an engagement is signed.
Qualifying investment
€250,000 in restoration property
The threshold that satisfies the programme. Everything below sits on top of it.
Government and processing fees
Per family
Set by statute and confirmed in writing before any engagement is signed.
Due diligence
Per adult applicant
Background and source-of-funds verification by the receiving authority.
Professional fees
Fixed, agreed in advance
Our fee is quoted as a single figure for the whole family, never as a percentage.
Programme status
Open, terms under revision
Open. Thresholds were raised in the prime zones during 2024 and the restoration route now carries the lowest entry point.
Hampton & Kent and Greece
Our Greece desk files through licensed local counsel and owns the mandate from the first conversation to the document in hand. We do not hold client investment capital, and government contributions are paid directly to the relevant state account. Where Greece is not the right instrument for a family, we say so before any fee is discussed.
Programme terms are set by the government of Greece and change without notice. Nothing on this page constitutes legal or tax advice.
The route, stage by stage
How a Greece mandate progresses
- 01
Mandate
Location strategy, budget and family scope agreed.
Weeks 1 – 2
- 02
Acquisition
Title search, notary and transfer of funds.
Weeks 2 – 10
- 03
Submission
Biometrics lodged, blue receipt issued for travel.
Months 3 – 5
- 04
Permit
Five-year cards delivered to the family.
Months 4 – 8
Next steps
Three ways to test Greece against your own position
Programme check
A confidential read of your file against the current Greece criteria, before anything is committed.
Request a review →Programme cost
A written figure covering investment, statutory fees, due diligence and our fee for your exact family.
Ask for a figure →Mobility map
Model what a Greece document adds to the passports your family already holds.
Open the index →Consider alongside
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We will confirm eligibility, current thresholds and realistic timelines before any engagement is discussed.
Direct lines
Private clients
private.office@hamptonkent.comPartner desk
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+44 20 3901 7742