Greece Sufficient Means Residence Permit

1. Residence permit36 months
2. Renew36 months at a time
3. Permanent residencyafter 5 years
4. Citizenshipafter 7 years

• Permanent residency 5 years
• Citizenship 7 years
• Dual citizenship allowed
• Language required for citizenship B1

Country

Greece

Program

Greece Sufficient Means Residence Permit

Local name

Άδεια διαμονής πολιτών τρίτων χωρών με επαρκείς πόρους διαβίωσης (Ι.8)

Type

Passive income

Status

Active

Initial duration

36 months

Renewable

Yes (36 mo)

Three-year renewable residence permit for non-EU nationals with stable means of at least EUR 3,500 a month, from a pension or other lawful income, without working in Greece. It is not limited to retirees.

Income requirement

EUR 3,500/mo (~$4,025 USD)

Application fee

$1,119

Tax regime

Worldwide

Regime name

Optional Article 5A non-dom: EUR 100,000 a year on foreign-source income

Regime duration

15 years

Foreign income taxed

Yes

Capital gains taxed

Yes

Method

consulate

Apply from abroad

Yes

Type I.8 under article 163(8) of Law 5038/2023. Joint Ministerial Decision 225679/2024 sets the means at EUR 3,500 a month, plus 20% for a spouse and 15% for each child. Periodic income is judged monthly. Other resources, including bank deposits, are judged on the annual amount of EUR 42,000. There is no separate savings floor. Someone who already holds a Greek residence permit and draws a pension from a Greek public insurer can renew without that means test. The permit fee is EUR 1,000, or EUR 150 for a person who receives or is entitled to a Greek public pension. At EUR 1 = USD 1.1186 on 8 October 2026, EUR 1,000 is about USD 1,119. The stored income figures in dollars were left as they are because they are within 10% of that rate. The article does not set a day-count for keeping the permit. Tax residence, long-term residence and citizenship each have their own presence tests. A bare I.8 card is not on the Interior Ministry's seven-year naturalisation list. Long-term resident status is on that list, so the ordinary path is five years of real residence to that status and seven years of lawful residence before citizenship.

• Digital Nomad Visadigital nomad visa

1. Oct 10, 2026
   • Name Greece Financially Independent Person Visa Greece Sufficient Means Residence Permit
   • Program type retirement passive_income
   • Official page none https://issu.uoa.gr/fileadmin/depts/uoa.gr/issu/uploads/yp-apofasi_225679_2024_GIA_YPSOS_K…
   • Savings requirement (USD) 82800 none
   • Application fee (USD) 200 1119

   tax regime set to worldwide. The EUR 100,000 non-dom lump sum is optional and is not part of this permit (https://www.aade.gr/sites/default/files/2025-11/forologika_kinitra.pdf).