Digital Nomad Visa

Digital Nomad Visa- Greek Law 5038/2023 article 68

What is the status provided by the Digital Nomad Visa?

Holders of a Digital Nomad Visa have the right of legal residence within the Greek Territory, with no access right to Greek dependent employment or business activity in Greece whatsoever.

Who is eligible for a Digital Nomad Visa?

Third country nationals who are either dependent employees or self-employed, working remotely with employers or clients outside Greece using Information and Communication Technologies (digital nomads).

Are family members eligible for a Visa?

Spouse and children up to 21 years of age are eligible for an individual visa, valid for the same period as the permit of the main applicant.

What is the basic requirement for the issuance of a Digital Nomad Visa?

In order to be eligible to a Digital Nomad Visa, the applicant is required (among others prerequisites) to provide evidence that he/she has sufficient resources, as a stable income, to cover his/her living expenses during his/her stay in the country, without burdening the national social welfare system. The amount of sufficient resources is set at three and a half thousand (3,500) euros per month.

If the applicant’s resources derive from dependent employment or independent provision of services, the above minimum amount refers to the net income, after payment of the required taxes in the country where the employment or services are provided.

The above amount is increased by twenty percent (20%) for the spouse or cohabitant and by fifteen percent (15%) for each child included in the application.

I am already in Greece, am I eligible to a Digital Nomad Visa?

A third country citizen, as well as members of his/her family, who meet the conditions to apply for a Digital Nomad Visa and have already entered the Greek Territory either with a uniform type of visa or under a visa waiver regime, have the opportunity, within the period of validity of their existing Visa, to apply for the issuance of a Digital Nomad residence permit. In this case, they shall also be required to submit documentation proving their residence address in Greece.

Validity

A Digital Nomad Visa is valid for a period of up to 2 years and there is a minimum stay requirement of 183 days per calendar year.