With Article 155 of Law 4764/23-12-2020, citizens from countries outside the European Union who meet the conditions for belonging to the Golden Visa program, can apply for a residence permit, through a proxy, without having previously entered the country.
The power of attorney is drawn up before a Greek consular authority or before a foreign notary and bears the notation of The Hague (Apostille stamp) or a Greek consular authority visa, depending on the case. The applicant must, within 12 months from the granting of the application certificate, enter Greece and submit the required biometric data to the competent agency.
The Immigration and Social Integration Code (L. 4251/2014, Official Gazette A’ 80) includes provisions that facilitate the stay of investors from third countries, whose investments have been characterized as strategic investments, providing for extended periods of stay for the representatives of the investment bodies and their partners.
