Greece VS Other Programmes

The Greek Golden Visa is your ticket to visa-free access
to all the European Union countries. Compare it to
residency by investment (RBI) schemes in other EU
countries and find out all its pros and cons.

See how the Greek Golden Visa
compares to other EU residency by
investment schemes.

COMPARISON OF MAIN EUROPEAN GOLDEN VISA SCHEMES (Mar. 2022)
Greece
Portugal
Spain
Cyprus
Malta
Real Estate option (minimum investment)

€250,000

€500,000

€300,000

€350,000

Bank Deposit option (minimum investment)

€400,000

€1,500,000

€1,000,000

First 5-year Government processing fees*

€2,500

€61,784

€68,000

€2,000

€37,500

Property Purchase Tax

3%

8-15%

7-11%

5-19%

5%

Schengen Free Movement
Property type/location

Any

Only in low population density areas

Any

Only newly built

Only residential

Non-refundable donation to the country’s economy

40,000 EUR

Right to rent the property
Criminal Record required
Processing Time

2 months

3 months

2 months

2 months

3 months

Proof of steady income

€500,000 Capital Requirement

Initial period of issuance

5 years

1 year

1 year

Indefinite

5 years

Minimum stay required

7 days per year

Visit once per year

Visit once per 2 years

Renewal

Every 5 years

Every 2 years

Every 2 years

Indefinite

Every 5 years

Spouse qualifies
Children qualify

< 21
renewal <24 unconditionally

< 18
proof of dependence <25

< 18
proof of dependence >18

< 18
proof of dependence <25

< 18
proof of dependence >18

Parents & Parents-in-law

>66 +
Proof of dependence

Proof of dependence

Proof of dependence

Years to Citizenship

7

5

10

7

Not qualifying for citizenship

*The amount spent has been calculated for a family of four persons, 2 adults and 2 kids.

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