The FIP visa needs €3,500/month in passive income. Foreign pensioners can lock in a 7% flat tax for 15 years. Most of the country qualifies for the Golden Visa at €400,000. Here's everything else — from official sources, checked and dated.
New: Portugal vs Spain vs Greece for retirement in 2026, the visa income bars, pension tax and monthly costs side by side.
FIP, digital nomad, Golden Visa — 2026 requirements, the 2024–25 rule changes, and the 7-year path to citizenship.
3 guides → Guide hub2026 brackets (9%–44%, cut in January), the 7% pensioner regime, how your pension and IRA are taxed, getting an AFM.
Read → Guide hubHow EOPYY and AMKA work, why most retiree visas require private insurance, and the island medevac reality.
Read → Guide hubBuying vs renting, the 3.09% transfer tax, ENFIA, and the border-area approval some non-EU buyers need.
Read → Guide hubBank of Greece and ELSTAT data: rents, prices, inflation — and what a couple actually spends per month.
Read → Guide hubRemote work rules, what the FIP visa forbids, social security, and the US and Canadian totalization agreements.
Read → Guide hubSwapping your US or Canadian driving licence (no test), bringing pets, banking, and Greek admin via gov.gr.
Read → Guide hubAthens, Thessaloniki, Crete, the Peloponnese, the islands — real prices and honest trade-offs.
Read →€3,500/month gets you in. Income evidence, documents, fees, and realistic timelines — for applications from the US and Canada.
Read the guide → Tax & FinanceAll foreign income at 7% for 15 years — Article 5B explained, who qualifies, the March 31 deadline, and the US filing catch.
Read the guide → Visas & ResidencyThe naturalisation clock, the PEGP exam, the €550 fee — and why Golden Visa years may not count.
Read the guide →Forty-seven YouTube channels, Instagram and TikTok accounts, podcasts, blogs and communities run by people who actually live in Greece, filtered by region. Curated 17 September 2026.
From first visa question to keys-in-hand — tell us where you are in the move to Greece and we'll answer, or introduce a specialist we've independently vetted.