Move to Greece with the Digital Nomad or FIP visa.

For the FIP visa, yes — minimum 183 days/year to stay tax-resident and to renew the permit. For the DNV, the rules are looser in year 1, but if you want to convert to PR or citizenship later, you’ll need substantial physical presence. We map this on the call.

No. The DNV is strictly for income earned from non-Greek employers or clients. If you take up a Greek job, the visa is invalidated and you have to switch to a different permit class. The FIP visa doesn’t allow work in Greece at all.

DNV: ~10 working days for visa approval at the consulate, then biometrics in Greece. End-to-end with documents, you’re landed in 6–10 weeks. FIP: longer — typically 8–14 weeks because the application fee processing and proof-of-funds review take more time.

Our advisory: strategy, document curation, apostille & translation orchestration, the Athens lawyer who files in-country, AFM (Greek tax ID), bank account setup, health-insurance placement, biometrics coordination, and 12 months of post-landing support. Notary, apostille, sworn translations, and health-insurance premiums are pass-through costs and itemised separately on your engagement letter.

We tell you on the $100 call. No fee for the engagement, no pressure. We may instead recommend a Portugal D7, Paraguay residency, or Panama Friendly Nations route depending on your profile. Our job is the right answer, not the Greece answer.

Filters tire-kickers and lets us spend an actual hour preparing your file before the call. The $100 is credited against your engagement fee if you proceed with us.

Yes. Spouse and dependent children under 21 are covered under both pathways. The financial threshold goes up — +20% for spouse and +15% per child — but they get the same residence card and Schengen access.

Yes — once you spend 183+ days in a calendar year. There’s a 50% income-tax exemption for new tax residents (DNV-eligible profiles, 7 years) and a flat 7% rate on foreign pension income for FIP retirees (15 years). We design the structure during onboarding.

Acceptable: pensions (state, corporate, private), dividends from listed or private companies, long-term rental income, interest from fixed-rate savings or bonds, royalties, and trust distributions. Not acceptable: salary, freelance/consulting income, or income from a business you actively run. If your money comes from work — even remote work — the FIP path is closed and you’ll want the DNV instead.

No. The €126,000 (or higher with family) needs to be evidenced in any bank account — your home country is fine — at the time of application and renewals. The Greek consulate will look at 6–12 months of bank statements. After approval, you’re free to move funds; we just need to be able to demonstrate continued financial means at the 3-year renewal.

Comprehensive private health insurance valid in Greece, covering hospitalisation and outpatient care for the full duration of the residence permit. Travel insurance does not qualify. Typical annual cost: €600–€1,500 per adult depending on age, with global providers like Cigna, Allianz Care, or local Greek policies. We line this up before filing.

DNV: Year 1 is flexible — but to renew the 2-year residence permit, you must have stayed at least 6 months/year (183 days). FIP: 183 days/year is required throughout to stay tax-resident and renew the permit. Both routes lock you to the “6-month rule” once you want long-term status, PR, or citizenship.

Yes — eligibility opens at year 7 of legal residence under either pathway, with successful PR at year 5. Citizenship requires a B1-level Greek language certificate (about 350 hours of study), an integration interview, clean record, and demonstrated economic / cultural ties. Greece allows dual citizenship — you don’t have to renounce your home passport.

Standard pack: passport (6+ months validity), criminal record from your home country (apostilled), proof of income or savings (bank statements, employment contract, pension letters, tax returns, dividend statements), private health insurance certificate, marriage & birth certificates (if family), and a Greek address proof (we can arrange a registered address). Everything non-Greek/English needs apostille + sworn translation. We send the personalised checklist after the strategy call.

Yes. Children on dependent residence permits can enrol in Greek public schools (free) or in international schools — Athens, Thessaloniki, and the major islands have well-established British, American, French, and IB-curriculum schools. International school fees typically run €8,000–€15,000/year. We can refer you to admissions offices once the residence card is issued.

For the DNV, this becomes a problem at the 2-year renewal — you’ll need to show stable continued income at threshold. For the FIP, a temporary dip is usually fine if your savings still cover the 3-year window. The cleanest fix is structuring your income (a small board fee, dividend declaration, or rental top-up) before renewal — we plan for this in the engagement.

The base is €6,000 for a single applicant on a clean profile (one country of origin, straightforward income docs, no past visa rejections). It scales toward €10,000 with: family of 4+, multiple income sources across countries, complex tax-residency unwinding from your home country, prior visa refusals to work around, or a parallel Greek tax-optimisation setup. We quote your exact number on the strategy call after reviewing your profile.

Credited. If you engage us for the full advisory, the $100 is deducted from your invoice. If we conclude on the call that Greece isn’t the right fit (or that you don’t need our help), you keep the strategy notes and there’s no further obligation. The fee covers preparation time, not a sales pitch.