Documents required to apply for a permanent residence permit for investors (golden visa) in Greece


  1. Application Form
  2. Four (4) recent printed digital passport photos, also stored in digital form (CD) jpeg2000, with certain specifications applied.
  3. Certified copy of a valid passport or other travel document recognized by Greece with the valid national visa.
  4. A fee of €16 concerning the printing of the separate document (electronic residence permit).
  5. A fee in the form of an electronic fee in accordance with provisions of Article 132 of Law 4251/2014 and of Article 38 of Law 4546/2018 (101 A), where appropriate.
  6. An insurance contract from a private insurance body, as provided by the legislation in force, which shall cover all health and safety risks and the size of the benefits financed, as defined in the decision issued by delegation of the provisions of Article 136 par. 3 of Law 4251/2014.
  7. A certificate issued by the notary which drafted the purchase contract or the notarial deed for the lease of hotel accommodation facilities or furnished houses for tourists in complex tourist accommodation facilities which certifies the personal data of parts contracted, the information concerning the property, the type of payment of the agreed price or hire and the specific information concerning the transaction of the payment, according to the provisions of article 20 B of Law 4251/2014, the existence, by chance, of dissolving heresy, as well as if the particular property has been used by the seller for the issuance of the permanent residence permit or
  8. A certificate issued by the notary, in case the sum paid during the property purchase was lower than 250.000 Euro, but the current objective value of the property exceeds or is equal to the amount concerned, which should state that “According to the result of the check conducted on contract no ……… for the purchase of property, the income of the property value was paid in full and the contract is NO longer subject to terms, conditions and time limits and the objective value of the property amounts to …”.
  9. A certificate of encumbrance issued by the land registry or national cadastre attesting to the non-existence of any encumbrance.
  10. A copy of the notarial deed for the lease of hotel accommodation facilities or furnished houses for tourists in complex tourist accommodation facilities acknowledging the full payment of 250.000 Euros and where there is reference to the granting of an operating license issued by the National Tourist Organisation (EOT) and
  11. Proof of transfer registration issued by the competent land registry where the relevant lease has been transferred or
  12. Purchase agreement of a land parcel or land site and relevant contract concerning house building/restoration lodged out in the competent Tax Office in accordance with the Law and
  13. Planning permission in the name of the person concerned
  14. Invoices issued by the contractor/s and the relevant receipts or
  15. Timeshare contract for a minimum period of five years which should clearly state the corresponding income per year and
  16. Proof of transfer registration issued by the competent Land Registry and
  17. A certificate issued by the National Tourism Organisation (NTO) that it has been informed of the particular timeshare.