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Greece Golden Visa
Malta Permanent Residence
Status
Open
Open
Open
Type
Residency
Residency
Residency
Entry from
€500,000
€250,000
~€170,000
Investment routes
- Investment funds€500,000
- Company investment€500,000
- Scientific research€500,000
- Arts and heritage€250,000
- Company creationJob-based
- Prime-area property€800,000
- Property elsewhere€400,000
- Conversion or restoration€250,000
- Startup investment€250,000
- Financial investmentsFrom €350,000
- Rent route~€170,000 total
- Purchase route€375,000 property
Timeline
Varies with immigration-office backlogs
About 4–6 months
About 4–6 months to approval
Minimum stay
About 7 days a year (14 days in each later 2-year period)
None
None
Schengen travel
Visa-free Schengen travel with the permit
Visa-free Schengen travel with the permit
Visa-free Schengen travel with the permit
Route to citizenship
Naturalisation after 10 years for most applicants (Organic Law 1/2026), counted from permit issue
Naturalisation after 7 years of actually living in Greece, plus an exam in Greek language, history and culture
No direct route. Naturalisation is a separate process after about 5 years' physical residence, assessed case by case
Family
Spouse or partner, dependent children, dependent parents
Spouse, children under 21, parents of both spouses
Spouse, children, parents and grandparents (four generations)
Things to know
Real estate no longer qualifies (since October 2023).
Read allThe property must be a single unit of at least 120 m² for the €400,000 and €800,000 routes.
Read allThis is a residence programme. Malta's citizenship-by-investment route closed after an EU court ruling in April 2025.
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