Golden Visa Demand, VAT-Breaks See Athens-Region New Development Area Equivalent to Gibraltar
The Greek property market has taken a drastic turn for the better during 2019, spurred on by a VAT holiday and soaring demand for golden visas.
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Greek Golden Visa to Surpass 2,000 Main Applicants in 2019, 40% Ahead of Closest EU Competitor
Greece’s residence by investment program is raising €23 million a week. Already Europe’s most popular program by far, its application volumes keep growing.
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Greece Formally Approves Litany of New Asset Classes For Golden Visa Investment
After two years on the drawing board, the Greek government yesterday approved a variety of new investment options for its golden visa program.
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Greek Govt. Tables Lump-Sum Tax of as Little as €25,000 For Qualified Investors
Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis means business: Invest half a million; pay 100,000 in tax. Invest 1.5 million; pay 50,000. Invest 3 million; pay 25,000.
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Greece to Allow Credit Card Payments for Residence by Investment Program
In a decision diametrically opposed to that of the previous government, Greek authorities move to allow the use of POS-terminals for golden visa investments.
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Greek Capital-Region Immigration Offices Not Taking Any New Golden Visa Applications
Immigration offices in the capital region are turning away applications due to a lack of capacity. Fortunately, regional offices are picking up the slack.
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More Than 15,000 People Now Hold Greek Residence by Investment Permits
The Greek golden visa program is raising capital to the tune of EUR 15-20 million a week, most of it attributable to Chinese investors.
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Greek Govt. Reportedly Weighs Golden Visa Price Doubling, Compulsory Stay
Unconfirmed reports indicate Greece will double its minimum investment requirement, introduce compulsory stays, and mandate minimum spending.
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Greek Golden Visa Stakeholders Rejoice as New Govt. Eliminates VAT on Property Investment
Greek property just got a whole lot cheaper. The new government has declared it will not collect VAT on real estate investments for the next three years.
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Planned Equity/Bond Investment Options For Greek Golden Visa On Hold Pending Election
Greece has put plans for the EUR 400,000 share, bond, and deposit options on ice as it braces for a snap election on July 7th.
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Greece Decentralizes Golden Visa Processing to Tackle Two-Year Waitlists in Greater Athens
Rules requiring golden visa investors submit files in the municipality where they bought the property had seen Athens appointments fully booked until 2021.
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645 Investors and 2,042 Family Members Received Greek Golden Visas in First Half of 2019
On an annualized basis, this equates to an 8% drop in main applicants, but a 35% increase in total visas, indicating prodigious family size growth.
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Rozakis: The Greek Golden Visa – NOT The Portuguese – Is The World’s Best
Mahmoudi maintains that Portugal has the world’s best golden visa. In response, Rozakis lists the reasons why that is not the case.
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Greek Golden Visa Approvals Slow Sharply in Q1 But Chinese Appetite Still Strong
Despite growing Chinese Chinese demand, approvals are down by a quarter on an annualized basis, and Iraqi and Iranian investors
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Greek Govt. Moves to Close Loopholes: No More POS Payments for Golden Visa
Christian NesheimEditor No more POS sales, no more re-selling property to multiple golden visa participants. The Greek government is
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Greece Has Issued Nearly 1k Golden Visas a Month in 2018, Will Eclipse EB-5 by Year-End
Enterprise Greece has released figures indicating that, by the end of September this year, the country had issued residence permits
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Greek Golden Visa Entrepreneur’s Accounts Frozen as Investigators Probe Chinese Capital Control Skirting
Three weeks ago we reported on a case in which a prominent Greek executive’s golden visa side-business had landed him
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Greek Golden Visa’s New Bond/Equity/Deposit Options to Start at €400k
For more than a year, Greek authorities have heralded plans to add further investment options to their Golden Visa. On
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Greece to Dethrone EB-5 as World’s Biggest Golden Visa by Year-End
Since the suspension of Canada’s federal Investor Immigrant Program in 2012 (and its complete closure in 2014), the world’s undisputedly
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It’s Official: Greek Golden Visa Biggest in Europe, Breathing Down US EB-5’s Neck
In the first half of 2018 alone, Greece issued nearly 3,000 golden visas – or the equivalent of all golden
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