Digital Nomad Visa in Greece

Visa requirements

Who is eligible: foreign nationals working for themselves, their own foreign company or an employer outside Greece.

Validity

First a 12-month national visa is issued, then a 2-year renewable residence permit is obtained in Greece, up to 3 years at the start.

Minimum income

You need to prove a net income of at least €3,500 a month, about $4,000.

Cost of living

Expenses for a family of four are about €2,500 a month excluding rent, about $2,900. A single person needs about €800, about $900. Renting a one-bedroom flat in the city centre starts at €500, about $570.

Income for families

A spouse adds 20% and each child 15%. Family members get visas for the same term as the applicant; children must be under 18.

The key 2026 change

Since 5 February 2026 you can no longer apply for the digital nomad permit while in Greece visa-free or on a tourist visa. There is now one route: a national visa from the Greek consulate in your country of residence, then entry and the residence permit in Greece.

How the process works

1. Consulate. Application for a type D national visa, fee €75, about $90.
2. Entry. Housing lease and tax number.
3. Residence permit. Filing with the local aliens and immigration directorate, biometrics and a 2-year card.
4. Renewal. With proof that income and work for foreign clients continue.

Documents

• Passport and photos.
• Contract with a foreign employer, documents of your own company or client contracts.
• Proof of income: bank statements, payslips.
• Health insurance for the whole stay.
• Police clearance certificate.
• For family: marriage and birth certificates with apostille and translation.

Work and stay rules

• No work for Greek employers or clients: only for companies and people outside Greece.
• Family members cannot work in Greece on this permit either.
• If income falls below the threshold, renewal may be refused.

Taxes

After 183 days in the country in a year you become Greek tax resident and pay tax on worldwide income at 9-44%. New residents who were not Greek tax residents in 5 of the previous 6 years may get a 50% reduction on employment income tax for 7 years; whether it applies depends on how your work is structured. More on the Greece taxes page.

If you need long-term status

The nomad visa requires proof of income at every renewal. If you need residence without income requirements, there is Greece residence by investment from €250,000.

Cost by item

• consular fee for the national visa - €75, about $90;
• fees for the residence permit and card in Greece;
• apostilles and Greek translations of marriage and birth certificates if your family comes too;
• health insurance for the whole term;
• housing - from €500, about $570, a month for a one-bedroom apartment in the centre.

Our manager calculates the cost of support for the visa itself in the chat.

How to get approved the first time

• net income is below the threshold for your family in at least some of the statements;
• clients or employers include Greek companies;
• the application is filed from Greece on visa-free entry or a tourist visa after 5 February 2026;
• the insurance does not cover the whole visa term.

Comparison with other Southern European countries

Spain wins on the income threshold and tax regime, Portugal on renewal length, 3 years each, and Greece on cost of living and the tax discount for new residents.

What we do

We calculate the income threshold for your family, prepare the consulate file, and support entry, the tax number and the residence permit, with renewal reminders. We quote the fee after a free consultation and fix it in writing. Dollar amounts at the European Central Bank rate of 05.10.2026, rounded up.

Benefits of the Greek digital nomad visa

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