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Χρυσή Βίζα: Σειρήνα ή Δούρειος Ίππος; (Golden Visa: Siren or Trojan Horse?)
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What the document holds
TI Greece report (2021): investor permits per year 2014-2020 and cumulative (charts), 8,011 investors and over 23,758 family permits to Jul 2020, nationality shares (pie chart), average growth 90%, legal changes 2014-2020 (Laws 4251/2014, 4332/2015, 4589/2019, 4605/2019, 4635/2019, 4764/2020) with thresholds, POS case 2018-2020. Illustrative overpricing example (EUR 80,000/160,000/250,000) and VICE's ~300 contracts reviewed are anecdotes, not programme figures.
What it supports
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Numbers (23)
- Applicant shareNationality: China73.9%2014-2020 · TI Greece 2021Reported by othersGreece · Golden visa
- Applicant shareNationality: Türkiye6.6%2014-2020 · TI Greece 2021Reported by othersGreece · Golden visa
- Applicant shareNationality: Russia4.0%2014-2020 · TI Greece 2021Reported by othersGreece · Golden visa
- Applicant shareNationality: Lebanon2.2%2014-2020 · TI Greece 2021Reported by othersGreece · Golden visa
- Applicant shareNationality: Egypt2.1%2014-2020 · TI Greece 2021Reported by othersGreece · Golden visa
- Applicant shareNationality: Iran1.7%2014-2020 · TI Greece 2021Reported by othersGreece · Golden visa
- Applicant shareNationality: Iraq1.2%2014-2020 · TI Greece 2021Reported by othersGreece · Golden visa
- Applicant shareNationality: Other6.1%2014-2020 · TI Greece 2021Reported by othersGreece · Golden visa
- Change in investor residence permits issued (percent, as printed)Measure: Average annual90%2017-2020 · TI Greece 2021Reported by othersGreece · Golden visa
- Dependants approvedLimit: 23,758 permits2014-2020-07 · TI Greece 2021Reported by othersGreece · Golden visa
- Main applicants approved403 permits2020 · TI Greece 2021Reported by othersGreece · Golden visa
- Main applicants approved3,504 permits2019 · TI Greece 2021Reported by othersGreece · Golden visa
- Main applicants approved1,891 permits2018 · TI Greece 2021Reported by othersGreece · Golden visa
- Main applicants approved958 permits2017 · TI Greece 2021Reported by othersGreece · Golden visa
- Main applicants approved483 permits2016 · TI Greece 2021Reported by othersGreece · Golden visa
- Main applicants approved408 permits2015 · TI Greece 2021Reported by othersGreece · Golden visa
- Main applicants approved8,011 permits2014-2020-07 · TI Greece 2021Reported by othersGreece · Golden visa
- Main applicants approved7,608 permits2014-2019 · TI Greece 2021Reported by othersGreece · Golden visa
- Main applicants approved4,104 permits2014-2018 · TI Greece 2021Reported by othersGreece · Golden visa
- Main applicants approved2,213 permits2014-2017 · TI Greece 2021Reported by othersGreece · Golden visa
- Main applicants approved1,255 permits2014-2016 · TI Greece 2021Reported by othersGreece · Golden visa
- Main applicants approved772 permits2014-2015 · TI Greece 2021Reported by othersGreece · Golden visa
- Main applicants approved364 permits2014 · TI Greece 2021Reported by othersGreece · Golden visa
Rules and prices (9)
- Property purchasethird-country national owning real estate in Greece (Law 4251/2014)EUR 250,000Since 2014 · TI Greece 2021Greece · Golden visa
- Government bondsGreek government bonds, at least 3 yearsEUR 400,000Nov 2019 – 31 Mar 2023 · TI Greece 2021Greece · Golden visa
- Depositterm deposit in a Greek bank, at least 12 monthsEUR 400,000Nov 2019 – 31 Mar 2023 · TI Greece 2021Greece · Golden visa
- Investment fund unitsmutual fund investing only in Greek shares and bonds, with total assets of at least EUR 3,000,000EUR 400,000Nov 2019 – 31 Mar 2023 · TI Greece 2021Greece · Golden visa
- Investment in a real estate investment companyinvestment in a real estate investment company (same amount as the deposit route)EUR 400,000Nov 2019 – 31 Mar 2023 · TI Greece 2021Greece · Golden visa
- Investment in shares or corporate bondsshares or corporate bonds on Greek capital marketsEUR 800,000Nov 2019 – 31 Mar 2023 · TI Greece 2021Greece · Golden visa
- Residence permit validityinvestor residence permit5 years (renewable)Since 2014 · TI Greece 2021Greece · Golden visa
- Qualifying period for citizenshipinvestor, spouse and parents (at least six months a year in Greece)7 yearsSince Jul 2015 · TI Greece 2021Greece · Golden visa
- Minimum term of the bank depositterm deposit in any Greek bank, with standing renewal order12 monthsNov 2019 – 31 Mar 2023 · TI Greece 2021Greece · Golden visa
Timeline (8)
- POS case archived without charges2 Nov 2020LegalGreece · Golden visa
- First golden visa for a long-term bank deposit issuedJun 2020ContextGreece · Golden visa
- Law 4764/2020 allows remote golden visa applications during COVID-192020Rule changeGreece · Golden visa
- Law 4605/2019 adds EUR 400,000 financial-investment routesNov 2019Rule changeGreece · Golden visa
- Law 4589/2019: full price payable at signing, by crossed cheque or bank transferJan 2019Rule changeGreece · Golden visa
- Law 4635/2019 allows POS card payments, retroactive to 1 January 20172019Rule changeGreece · Golden visa
- POS card payments from China for golden-visa flats come to lightOct 2018ScandalGreece · Golden visa
- Law 4332/2015 extends investor residence to spouse, children and parentsJul 2015Rule changeGreece · Golden visa
About the document
What it covers NGO report on the Greek Golden Visa: cumulative permit figures (citing Enterprise Greece data as of 05.01.2021), description of routes, fraud/overpricing risks.
Notes NGO report: linked, not stored. Its permit figures are secondary (Enterprise Greece page, itself drawing on the Ministry database; page no longer online).
Source id grc-ti-greece-2021 · accessed 10 Oct 2026