{"id":3336,"date":"2025-03-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expatsi.devstudio.work\/?p=3336"},"modified":"2025-03-10T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T00:00:00","slug":"greece-golden-visa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expatsi.devstudio.work\/?p=3336","title":{"rendered":"Is Greece the New Portugal?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Portugal has long been a favorite route for expats moving to Europe, in large part because of its golden visa program. But since 2023, that route has a roadblock: While prospective immigrants can still get their five-year residency permit by investing in private equity funds, business startups, or tech ventures, visa via residential real estate is off the table. The new restrictions come in response to unsustainable populations of newcomers crowding into already-crowded coastal areas and driving up property prices.<\/span><\/p>\n

As one visa door closes in Portugal, however, one remains open in Greece, which International Living<\/em><\/a> says is emerging as the new go-to for residency via the golden visa \u2014 and, indeed, the only remaining country in mainland Europe that offers residential property as a qualifying investment. <\/span><\/p>\n

Greece has been floating changes to its own golden visa program for many of the same reasons Portugal ultimately shuttered part of its program. But while Greece\u2019s newly announced regulations have taken some cues from Portugal in clamping down on certain types of investment to protect housing demand and property values, they\u2019ve done so by directing investment toward areas that can handle the additional neighbors. Your Greek residential golden visa will require:<\/span><\/p>\n