Greece · Digital nomad
Digital Nomad Visa and Residence Permit
Restructured by Law 5275/2026, in force 6 February 2026. A D visa obtained at a Greek consulate or through the digital portal before entry is now mandatory. Applicants can no longer enter on a C visa or visa waiver and convert on arrival.
This visa is marginal for a UHNW family. The tax story usually pitched alongside it does not work the way it is advertised. The DNV forbids working for Greek companies or clients. Article 5C's 50% exemption historically requires Greek employment or a Greek-registered business. The two do not fit together without deliberate structuring, such as a Greek sole proprietorship that invoices only foreign clients, or an employer-of-record arrangement. Clients told they can simply stack the visa and the 50% break are being misled.
Qualifying routes
Minimum monthly net income, plus 20% for a spouse or partner and 15% per dependent child.
The facts
- Minimum
- €3.5k
- Total landed cost
- Visa and permit fees of roughly EUR 1,000, plus health insurance and accommodation. The two-year permit is renewable.
- Route type
- Income requirement
- Timeline
- 1–3 months (D visa first, then the residence permit on arrival.)
- Physical presence
- Greece-based by design. Exceeding 183 days triggers Greek tax residence.
- Family
- Spouse or partnerDependent children
- Permanent residency
- Time on the DNV can count toward long-term residence, but the permit was not designed as a settlement track.
- Citizenship
- 7 years of genuine residence, plus the Greek language and integration examination.
- Language test
- Greek, B1
- Dual citizenship
- Permitted
- Requirements
- Third-country nationalA minimum of EUR 3,500 in net monthly income, plus 20% for a spouse or partner and 15% per childEmployment, freelance or business activity performed remotely for non-Greek employers or clientsD visa obtained before entry, via a consulate or the digital portalHealth insurance, accommodation evidence, clean criminal recordA declaration not to work for Greek employers or clients
- A D visa before entry is now mandatory under Law 5275/2026. The old arrive-then-apply route is closed.
- The regulatory mismatch with Article 5C is real. The visa bars Greek clients. The tax break historically requires Greek-source employment or business income. Structuring is required, and it adds cost and risk.
- Exceed 183 days and you become a Greek tax resident, taxed on worldwide income at up to 44%, unless you elect a special regime.
- The EUR 3,500 threshold is net monthly income, not gross. This is a common error.
- For a UHNW client, this permit builds little that the Golden Visa or Article 5A would not build better.