Relocating to Greece
Understand the country before you commit to the move.
53% verifiedGreece is a member of the European Union, the Schengen Area and the Eurozone, offering immigration pathways for employment, business activity, study, family reunification, digital nomad residence, investment residence and financially independent residence. Immigration is administered primarily through the Ministry of Migration and Asylum, with citizenship governed separately by the Ministry of Interior.
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Life in Greece
What will life actually be like?
Where should I live?
Greece Regions and Relocation Areas
What will daily life cost?
Living: Cost of Living
What is healthcare like?
Healthcare: Average Costs
What about schools?
Living: Education
How will I bank?
Banking: Best Banks
How will I get around?
Living: Transportation
Cities
Where should I live?
Athens is Greece's largest city with about 3.15 million people in the 2021 census, followed by Thessaloniki (802,000) and Patras (197,000).
Residency
Find your residency route
Your best route depends on how you plan to live, work and invest. These are the guides Atlas currently holds for Greece.
How do you plan to support yourself in Greece?
Residency: Citizenship
Greek naturalisation requires 7 continuous years of lawful residence (since L. 4674/2020), a written Greek knowledge exam and integration evidence, decided b…
Residency: Digital Nomad Visa
Greece's digital nomad visa needs EUR 3,500 a month after tax, lasts up to a year, costs EUR 75 and is decided in about 10 working days.
Residency: Permanent Residency
Greece's property-investor residence permit, renewable every five years, per Enterprise Greece. The guide dates from September 2017 and covers only this rout…
Residency: Processing Times
Processing times for Greek visas and residence permits vary depending on the visa category, the Greek diplomatic mission processing the application, and whet…
Residency: Required Documents
The documentation required for a Greek residency permit depends on the type of permit and the applicant's circumstances. A common fee for a residency permit …
Residency: Retirement Visa
Greece has no retirement visa; retirees use the financially-independent-person residence permit, which needs a Type D visa and stable income of EUR 2,000 a m…
Residency: Visa Overview
Greece issued 87,932 first residence permits in 2024, most commonly for other reasons (Eurostat).
Residency: Work Visa
Greece provides several residence pathways for foreign nationals who have secured employment with Greek employers. Most applicants require a valid job offer …
Property
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Taxes
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Banking
Banking
Healthcare
Healthcare
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
Business
Business
Business: Accounting
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