📊 Golden Visa Statistics

Official program data from the Greek Ministry of Migration & Asylum — report month 2026-06

Active investor permits
32,702
24,976 initial + 7,726 renewals
Family member permits
61,825
94,527 permits total incl. investors
Pending investor applications
8,977
7,368 initial grants pending
Issued last 12 months
11,981
≈ 998 permits / month

Applications vs Issuances by Month

Investor applications submitted vs permits issued (by decision date, initial + renewals)

Top Nationalities — Initial Investor Permits

NationalityPermitsShare
1 ΚΙΝΑ 11,921 47.7%
2 ΤΟΥΡΚΙΑ 4,543 18.2%
3 ΛΙΒΑΝΟΣ 1,145 4.6%
4 ΙΡΑΝ 953 3.8%
5 ΗΝ. ΒΑΣ. Μ. ΒΡΕΤΑΝΙΑΣ 826 3.3%
6 ΙΣΡΑΗΛ 790 3.2%
7 ΑΙΓΥΠΤΟΣ 629 2.5%
8 ΗΝ. ΠΟΛΙΤΕΙΕΣ ΑΜΕΡΙΚΗΣ - ΗΠΑ 615 2.5%
9 ΑΡΜΕΝΙΑ 258 1.0%
10 ΣΕΡΒΙΑ 224 0.9%

Pending Applications by Region

ΑΤΤΙΚΗΣ 6,648
ΘΕΣΣΑΛΙΑΣ – ΣΤΕΡΕΑΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΑΣ 728
ΠΕΛΟΠΟΝΝΗΣΟΥ, ΔΥΤΙΚΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΑΣ & ΙΟΝΙΟΥ 627
ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΙΑΣ – ΘΡΑΚΗΣ 573
ΚΡΗΤΗΣ 228
ΑΙΓΑΙΟΥ 106
ΗΠΕΙΡΟΥ – ΔΥΤΙΚΗΣ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΙΑΣ 67

Applications by Year — Initial Grants

YearSubmittedIssuedPending
2022 4,344 4,214 69
2023 8,458 8,174 193
2024 9,373 6,855 2,438
2025 7,022 4,489 2,508
2026 2,551 388 2,160

Monthly Issuance — by Decision Date

MonthInitialRenewalsTotal
2026-06 442 40 482
2026-05 828 146 974
2026-04 755 127 882
2026-03 1,238 206 1,444
2026-02 804 146 950
2026-01 852 170 1,022
2025-12 974 169 1,143
2025-11 722 258 980
2025-10 874 374 1,248
2025-09 777 187 964
2025-08 448 183 631
2025-07 914 347 1,261
2025-06 860 248 1,108
Source: Greek Ministry of Migration & Asylum — monthly legal migration bulletin, Appendix B (tables 12α–17). Updated monthly.