Now, those who want to buy houses in Greece should pay attention to that the price of houses purchased by Greek immigrants will rise from May 1, so today's study abroad editor will introduce the relevant content of houses purchased by Greek immigrants studying abroad. If you are interested in this topic, please click Study Abroad.
be careful! Countdown to the price rise of Greek house buyers! International students should hurry up! The number of applications will increase sharply in December 2022!
Countdown to the price rise of Greek house buyers! Three months to go!
When talking about Greece, people usually think of the warm and romantic Aegean Sea, the European style buildings with blue roofs and white walls, the long coastline, the dotted harbors, and the ancient city states with philosophy and glory.
However, the real reason that attracts people to emigrate to Greece is that Greece's friendly immigration policy and considerable investment and identity added value.
The Greek Immigration Office stipulates that: If the applicant is over 18 years old, has no criminal record, and has purchased a property with a value of no less than 250000 Euros after the review of the immigration office, he can apply for permanent residence in Greece.
According to the data released by the Greek Immigration Office, Since the implementation of the Greek "golden visa" program, 28767 golden visas have been issued to 9610 investor families by December 31, 2021. Among them, 19402 golden visas were issued to 6405 Chinese investors, which is the largest number of visas issued by all countries applying for visas, accounting for 67.5%.
In December 2022, Greece announced a new policy, and the threshold for immigrants to buy houses in some regions will rise to 500000 euros, twice the previous threshold!
(List of regions with upcoming price increase)
From May 1, 2023, the price of investment in some areas of Greek immigrant investors will rise to 500000 Euros! At present, it is less than three months since the policy was officially implemented, and many investors who are interested in obtaining the "golden visa" are also eager to catch up with the "last bus", making the issuance of "golden visa" sharply increase in the fourth quarter of 2022, and Chinese buyers are still the main force!
The new policy will be implemented on May 1 this year, with less than March left. If you want to buy a good location for preserving value, please remember the time point of April 30, 2023.
In the changing situation, to seize the opportunity, we need to plan in advance and act in time
The number of Greek golden visa applications soared
A total of 2767 new "golden visas" were issued throughout the year, This is an increase of 81% compared with 1525 in 2021. However, this number is still lower than that in 2019 before the epidemic, when it reached a new historical high of 3504 "golden visas".
Greek media reported that since Greece announced to raise the investment threshold of 250000 euros to 500000 euros, the number of investors has surged, and the time period for investors to make investment decisions has become shorter.
Chinese buyers are still the main force!
At present, Chinese buyers are still the main force of "gold visa" investors. According to relevant data, as of December 2022, 62.8% (6159) of the issued gold visa holders are Chinese citizens.
Followed by investors from Turkey, accounting for 6.4%, 631 residence permits were obtained, followed by Lebanon (4.5%), Russia (4.5%) and Egypt (2.9%). In addition, nearly 200 investment residence permits belong to British investors, most of whom own Greek assets and only require residence permits after the UK's withdrawal from Europe.
I believe you already know, According to the information of price increase in some regions of Greek house buyers, according to the time point of the New Deal on May 1, 2023, there is less than three months left. Now the action can catch up with the last wave
Greece has advantages over other European countries (such as Ireland, Portugal and Spain)
So what are the advantages of Greece over other European countries (such as Ireland, Portugal and Spain), making the country's popularity soar?
Low capital requirements
According to the official of the Greek Immigration Office, an applicant who buys a property of more than 250000 Euros can have a three generation co migration. 250000 euros is equivalent to about 1.98 million yuan. The price of only one room in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou in China can be exchanged for a house in Athens+a third-generation European green card.
From the perspective of investment, Cyprus, Spain and Portugal are all worth 500000 euros, which is far less cost-effective than Greece.
Judging from the development of the housing market, Greece is in a steady rising period.
House prices in Athens, the capital, will rise by 30.5% in four years from 2018 to 2021.
(Greek house price rise data in 2021)
As a country with tourism as its pillar industry, the housing rental market in Greece is also very popular, with a stable income of 3% - 4%.
No immigration supervision
No Greek immigrants Immigration supervision ， And get the green card in one step. The applicant only needs to log in to Greece once every five years when updating the green card, It will not affect domestic industry and life. Compared with other European immigration countries, it is simple and direct.
Simple process
Immigration to Greece does not require a cumbersome process. After applying for a business visa, the applicant can land in Greece to select a house, then buy a house, register, and submit an immigration application. Some applicants with busy schedules can also book a house in China. As long as the house payment is paid, the rest will be handed over to the immigration agency for filing. Generally speaking, from the purchase of a house to the approval of a green card, The whole process only takes 6 months!
Applicants go abroad for investigation and purchase/domestic video purchase
The applicant can choose the way to purchase the house according to the situation
Check and select houses
House purchase for overseas investigation: apply for business visa/5 days
4-night entry inspection
Domestic video house purchase: one week house selection/house viewing and price negotiation
Payment for house purchase
Complete the payment process for house purchase in January and February
Property transfer
Transfer property in about 2 months
Application approved
2-3 months application approved
Dide Yongjuka
Get permanent card in 2-3 weeks
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