The FIP visa needs €3,500/month in passive income. Foreign pensioners can lock in a 7% flat tax for 15 years. Most of the country qualifies for the Golden Visa at €400,000. Here's everything else — from official sources, checked and dated.
FIP, digital nomad, Golden Visa — 2026 requirements, the 2024–25 rule changes, and the 7-year path to citizenship.
3 guides → Guide hub2026 brackets (9%–44%, cut in January), the 7% pensioner regime, how your pension and IRA are taxed, getting an AFM.
Read → Guide hubHow EOPYY and AMKA work, why most retiree visas require private insurance, and the island medevac reality.
Read → Guide hubBuying vs renting, the 3.09% transfer tax, ENFIA, and the border-area approval some non-EU buyers need.
Read → Guide hubBank of Greece and ELSTAT data: rents, prices, inflation — and what a couple actually spends per month.
Read → Guide hubRemote work rules, what the FIP visa forbids, social security, and the US and Canadian totalization agreements.
Read → Guide hubSwapping your US or Canadian driving licence (no test), bringing pets, banking, and Greek admin via gov.gr.
Read → Guide hubAthens, Thessaloniki, Crete, the Peloponnese, the islands — real prices and honest trade-offs.
Read →€3,500/month gets you in. Income evidence, documents, fees, and realistic timelines — for applications from the US and Canada.
Read the guide → Tax & FinanceAll foreign income at 7% for 15 years — Article 5B explained, who qualifies, the March 31 deadline, and the US filing catch.
Read the guide → Visas & ResidencyThe naturalisation clock, the PEGP exam, the €550 fee — and why Golden Visa years may not count.
Read the guide →From first visa question to keys-in-hand — tell us where you are in the move to Greece and we'll answer, or introduce a specialist we've independently vetted.