Published: 11.09.2026
According to the sources, Greece has temporarily stopped accepting and approving new investment-residence applications from Russian and Belarusian citizens, including Golden Visa applications. The restriction remains in place until further notice.
This directly restricts one of the main relocation routes for Russian and Belarusian citizens seeking residence through investment. In practice, applicants may need to consider other legalisation grounds, because purchasing property or making an investment does not by itself provide access to a new investment-residence application. The measure primarily affects investors and families relying on the Golden Visa route; the cited fragments do not address holders of permits already issued. Prospective applicants should treat this as a key issue before budgeting for a transaction or preparing documents, as the investment route is currently unavailable according to the sources.