Digital Nomad Visa: Greece’s Tourism Minister, Vassilis Kikilias, has reached an agreement with Visa, a corporation that eases electronic funds and transfers worldwide, for the provision of transaction data between the Ministry of Tourism and Visa, which will help to promote the Hellenic Republic as a favourable destination for digital nomads. The Ministry of Tourism…
Residence permit renewal (investors-golden visa holders, family members of EU nationals, digital nomads etc) for all non-EU nationals will move exclusively online from November 16, as announced by the Migration and Asylum Ministry of Greece (gov.gr). Identification of the user is achieved via mobile phone and email. The communication with the applicant will be conducted exclusively…
The community of Digital Nomads is expanding worldwide at an ever-increasing rate. Greece introduced the Digital Nomad Visa for foreigners who wish to work remotely from Greece (Law 4825/2021). Who is eligible to apply for a Digital Nomad Visa? Third country (non EU) nationals who are either dependent employees or self employed persons, working remotely with…
* Details on how to acquire a Digital Nomad Visa available here According to Greek law (4251/2014) by decision of the Secretary General of the Decentralized Administration, a residence permit in Greece (Digital Nomad Visa) is granted for two (2) years to a third country national, provided a) she/he has received a special entry visa…
A permanent residence permit (Golden Visa Program) can now be granted to a third country citizen who acquires property in Greece following an auction. This was decided on the 13th-10-2020 by the Legal State Council of Greece Following a successful auction of a property located in Greece and the payment by the bidder (third country citizen)…
Remote bank account opening facilitates the Golden Visa Program: Following the recent government announcements that aimed at facilitating Golden Visa’s procedures for investors, now comes the latest Government Gazzete that clarifies the prospect of opening bank accounts remotely. The Executive Committee of the Bank of Greece passed in late May of this year a decision for the remote electronic…
The Greek government is planning incentives for foreign pensioners to establish second homes and tax residency in Greece as part of the country’s efforts to tap into the fast-growing “Silver Economy”. The European Commission estimates that by 2025, the needs and demands of Europe’s seniors will grow to €5.7 trillion, up from more than €3.7…
Invest in Greece with the Golden Visa Program means quality of life. Today, more than ever, it seems imperative to invest in a quality of life, close to the natural environment, near the countryside and sea. The Golden Visa program, in its standard form, aims to attract investment and capital inflows in Greece, but there…
Imminent changes to the Golden Visa Program are scheduled from the Greek Government. The draft bill will come for a vote before the Greek Parliament with the following changes after April 24, 2020: The first paragraph of case 2 of paragraph B of article 20 of Law 4251/2014, is replaced as follows: “2. The minimum value…
In a world that has been impacted by the threat of COVID-19, countries around the globe are implementing measures to safeguard their people and communities. We at Stathaki Law Office are also doing our part. We are conscious of the difficulties that many people around the world are facing due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Protection and safety…
