The Immigration and Social Integration Code (Law 4251/2014, Government Gazette 1, no 80) contains provisions that facilitate the stay of third-country investors, whose investments are characterized as strategic investments, via the provision of extended stay time limits for the representatives of investment bodies and their partners.
Greece grants residence permits to third country nationals and their families who proceed to the purchase of real estate property in Greece, the value of the one exceeds 250,000 Euro.
Investors from China, Russia and Turkey are the biggest investors in Golden visa Greece.
Here are the official statistics from the Greece golden visa program.
| Top 10 Countries | |
| COUNTRY | PERMITS |
| China | 1011 |
| Russia | 395 |
| Turkey | 222 |
| Egypt | 101 |
| Lebanon | 91 |
| Ukraine | 77 |
| Iraq | 69 |
| Syria | 52 |
| Jordan | 50 |
| Iran | 29 |
| Other countries | 208 |
| TOTAL | 2.305 |
Residence Permits to investors/property owners per year
| YEAR | PERMITS |
| 2013 | 16 |
| 2014 | 443 |
| 2015 | 950 |
| 2016 | 1.532 |
| 2017 | 2.305 |
Residence Permits to investors/property owners and their family members per year
| ΥΕΑR | PERMITS |
| 2013 | 35 |
| 2014 | 886 |
| 2015 | 2.146 |
| 2016 | 3.697 |
| 2017 | 5.699 |
Residence Permits to investors/property owners and their family members Top-10 Countries
| COUNTRY | PERMITS |
| China | 2525 |
| Russia | 907 |
| Turkey | 547 |
| Irak | 266 |
| Lebanon | 260 |
| Egypt | 236 |
| Ukraine | 171 |
| Syria | 161 |
| Jordan | 121 |
| Iran | 55 |
| Other countries | 450 |
| TOTAL | 5.699 |
Source: https://www.enterprisegreece.gov.gr/en/greece-today/living-in-greece/residence-permits
