Greece Golden Visa (Startup Investment)

1. Residence permit12 months
2. Renew24 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 Golden Visa (Startup Investment)

Local name

Άδεια διαμονής για επένδυση σε νεοφυή επιχείρηση (Β.6)

Type

Golden visa

Status

Active

Initial duration

12 months

Renewable

Yes (24 mo)

Residence permit for a non-EU investor who puts at least EUR 250,000 into a company on Greece's National Register of Startups. The first permit lasts one year and each renewal lasts two. There is no minimum stay and no right to work.

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, online

Apply from abroad

Yes

Type B.6 under article 100A of Law 5038/2023. This is an investment in a startup, not a founder visa. The investor must keep the securities for five years. After that, the permit can continue if the investor buys qualifying securities again, or switches to an article 96 to 100 investment, within two months. Bankruptcy or a corporate transformation has the same two-month window, even during the five years. A breach can revoke the permit and draw a EUR 50,000 fine. The fee is EUR 2,500 under article 171, paid even if the application is refused, and attributed to the National Register of Startups company. At EUR 1 = USD 1.1186 on 8 October 2026, that is about USD 2,797. Family, absence, citizenship and the optional non-dom tax follow the other Greek investor permits. The Interior Ministry's naturalisation list names the permanent investor permit and the investment-activity permit. It does not name this B.6 title in those words, so an applicant may need long-term resident status before the seven-year citizenship application.

• Digital Nomad Visadigital nomad visa

1. Oct 10, 2026

   Added

   created the record for the article 100A startup investment, EUR 250,000, one year then two-year renewals, because its term differs from the five-year investor permits (https://www.taxheaven.gr/law/5038/2023/arthro/100%CE%91).