Greece's digital nomad visa

Every figure here is as migration.gov.gr publishes it, checked 18 August 2026. Where a number is our own arithmetic rather than a printed figure, the row says so.

Status

Open

Visa

Ψηφιακοί νομάδες / Digital Nomads national entry visa, residence title type "Z.1" (Art. 68, Law 5038/2023 Immigration Code), converting to the type "I.8" residence permit for third-country nationals with sufficient resources (Art. 163(8))

Initial stay

12 months

Renewal

Art. 68(4): where the conditions of Art. 68(2) continue to be met, the Secretary of the Decentralised Administration may grant the third-country national and their family members a residence permit for third-country nationals with sufficient means of subsistence under Art. 163(8) (residence permit type "I.8"), of two years' duration, on an application submitted before the national visa expires.

Income required

€3,500 a month — Art. 68(2)(e) of Law 5038/2023: "Το ύψος των επαρκών πόρων καθορίζεται στις τρεισήμισι χιλιάδες (3.500) ευρώ μηνιαίως" — sufficient resources are set at EUR 3,500 per month, proved by the employment/services/works contract or by a bank account. Where the resources come from employment, services or works, "το ανωτέρω ελάχιστο ύψος αναφέρεται σε καθαρά έσοδα μετά την καταβολή των απαιτούμενων φόρων στη χώρα παροχής της εργασίας" — the minimum refers to NET income after payment of the required taxes in the country where the work is performed. The amount is increased by 20% for a spouse or partner and by 15% for each child.

Fee

€75 — Art. 68(2)(f): "τέλος εθνικής θεώρησης, ύψους εβδομήντα πέντε (75) ευρώ" — a national visa fee of EUR 75. The fee for the subsequent two-year Art. 163(8) residence permit is not stated in Art. 68 and was not verified; figures of EUR 1,000 circulate in secondary sources but are not recorded here.

Processing

Art. 68(2): the competent Greek consular authority "υποχρεούται να απαντήσει εντός δέκα (10) ημερών από το σχετικό αίτημα" — is obliged to reply within 10 days of the request and to complete the visa-granting procedure in "one stop" for the applicant.

Who qualifies

Art. 68(1): third-country nationals who are self-employed, freelancers or employees able to perform their work remotely under a contract of employment, services or works, using Information and Communication Technologies, for employers or clients OUTSIDE Greece. Art. 68(2) requires: a sworn declaration of the intention to reside under the national visa for remote work and an undertaking not to provide work, services or works in any way to an employer established in Greece; the employment/works contract or proof of the employment relationship with an employer established outside Greek territory (open-ended, or fixed-term with remaining duration covering the visa period), with details of the applicant's role and of the company's name, seat, field of activity and corporate purpose; or, for a freelancer with more than one foreign-established employer, the corresponding contracts; or, for a self-employed person in their own business, details of their role and of the business (which must be located outside Greek territory); plus proof of the resources above.

Family

Art. 68(3): the third-country national may be accompanied by family members, who on application receive an individual visa expiring at the same time as the sponsor's. During their stay in Greece the spouse or partner and the family members "δεν επιτρέπεται ... να παρέχουν εξαρτημένη εργασία ή να ασκούν οποιασδήποτε μορφής οικονομική δραστηριότητα στη χώρα" — may not provide dependent employment or carry on any form of economic activity in Greece. Family members are: the spouse or cohabitation-agreement partner; the couple's unmarried common children under 18 (including those lawfully adopted); and other unmarried children under 18 of the sponsor or of the spouse/partner where custody has been lawfully assigned to that parent.

Where to apply

The national entry visa is granted by the competent Greek consular authority in the applicant's country of residence; documents may be presented in person, by email or by registered post. The subsequent two-year Art. 163(8) residence permit is applied for before the national visa expires, at the Directorate of Aliens and Immigration of the Decentralised Administration for the applicant's place of residence; the Ministry of Migration and Asylum operates an electronic application system at applications.migration.gov.gr.

Official page

migration.gov.gr

Checked

18 August 2026

Sources are listed further down the page.