Greek Property & Golden Visa Counsel for the Gulf
Independent Greek legal representation for investors and families from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman. We verify the property, confirm the genuine Golden Visa threshold, document the source of funds, and manage the matter from the Gulf — discreetly, and through a Power of Attorney.
We act for you, never the seller, and take no commission on the sale. Everything in English, with family-office coordination where you wish it.
A European foothold, handled with discretion and care.
For many Gulf families, a property in Greece is part lifestyle, part diversification, and part a Schengen foothold for the whole family — a summer base in the Mediterranean, an EU residence option, an asset held in a stable European jurisdiction. The legal process is well-established, and it rewards the same care a serious acquisition deserves anywhere.
We examine the property and the transaction before you are committed — clean title, lawful construction, no hidden encumbrances, the correct Golden Visa threshold where residency is the aim — and we document the source of funds and the bank transfer the law requires. We report in writing, in English, and we coordinate with your family office or authorised representative where you ask us to.
Private matters are handled discreetly, under the professional confidentiality obligations of the Athens Bar Association. To be clear and lawful about it: this is confidential legal handling — Greek law requires property to be held in the owner's own name; what we provide is confidential legal handling within Greek law, not concealment of ownership. We advise on Greek law only, coordinating with your own advisers at home on tax and on the law of your country.
What Gulf clients usually ask us to review
A focused, independent legal review of the specific property, reported in writing. The fee is fixed and quoted upfront.
Golden Visa threshold
Which threshold genuinely applies to this property — €800,000, €400,000, or €250,000 only in qualifying conversion or listed-building cases — verified, not assumed from marketing.
Title & encumbrances
The ownership chain, co-ownership shares, and any mortgage, lien, seizure or third-party claim registered against the property.
Cadastre & planning
Cadastral (Κτηματολόγιο) registration, building permits, and whether the structure matches what was lawfully authorised.
Source of funds & transfer
The price paid bank-to-bank as the law requires, with source-of-funds documentation prepared for the file; cash payment can invalidate the application. Greek-side requirements only.
Family inclusion
Which family members may be included — spouse, dependent children, and certain dependent parents — subject to the statutory conditions at the time of application.
Power of Attorney & representation
The scope of Power of Attorney needed, and — where you approve it — coordination with an authorised family-office contact or representative.
The investment thresholds, precisely
The figure that genuinely applies depends on the property and its location — and is frequently misrepresented in marketing. We confirm it before you commit.
The specified areas
Attica, the Regional Unit of Thessaloniki, Mykonos, Santorini and islands with a population of more than 3,100 residents.
Other regions
All other regions of Greece.
Qualifying cases only
Only change-of-use conversions and listed-building restorations, under strict statutory conditions, usable once per property — not a general low-cost route. (A separate €250,000 start-up investment route under article 100A is not a property purchase.)
In both the €800,000 and the €400,000 categories the investment must be made in a single property of at least 120 m², held in full ownership. Surface is a condition in its own right, independent of price: a smaller property does not qualify at either threshold whatever it costs, so an 85 m² flat in Athens bought for €900,000 will not support an application. The figure that counts is the one in the title deed and the building permit, not the one in the listing. The €250,000 categories carry their own separate conditions, and we confirm in writing which apply to your property before you commit. Check a specific property against both conditions — it runs in your browser and nothing is sent to us.
To date, we have filed Golden Visa and residence applications for hundreds of families, with no rejections. We protect that record the only way it can be protected — by carefully preparing the matters we accept, declining those we cannot stand behind, and telling clients the truth about a property before they commit. That is a record, not a promise: every application is decided by the Greek authorities on its own facts, and no lawyer can guarantee an outcome.
Handled from the Gulf, through a Power of Attorney
Many steps may be managed through a notarised Power of Attorney, subject to acceptance by the competent notary, authority, bank or registry. The biometric appointment for the residence permit requires physical presence in Greece. Where the file is lodged complete, each applicant receives the official filing certificate (βεβαίωση κατάθεσης), which evidences lawful residence in Greece for as long as the application is under examination; it is not the residence card, and it does not by itself confer a right to travel in the other Schengen states. There is no statutory deadline for deciding a Golden Visa application. Law 5275/2026 introduced a 90-day decision period when it transposed EU Directive 2024/1233, and it is widely quoted as a Golden Visa improvement — but article 81 par. 2(ιγ) of the Migration Code, as replaced by that same law, expressly excludes holders of residence permits for investment purposes under articles 96 to 100 from the procedure that deadline belongs to. Plan around the certificate rather than a calendar. We will tell you at the outset what we are seeing on files comparable to yours — our experience to date, not a forecast of your file.
Power of Attorney
Signed before a Greek consulate in the Gulf, or before a local notary — with an Apostille (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman) or Greek consular legalisation (the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait) — authorising the firm to act on defined matters.
AFM & bank account
Greek tax number and bank account arranged, so the price transfers bank-to-bank with documented source of funds.
Due diligence & deed
Title, planning, cadastre and threshold checks completed and reported; the notarial deed signed and registered.
Permit & family
The Golden Visa application filed, family included where eligible, with one visit to Greece for biometrics.
Related guidance
For the mechanics of acting at a distance, see Power of Attorney in Greece. For a larger or more complex acquisition — development land, a portfolio, or a company holding the asset — see Greek property due diligence. And before any commitment, the independent Legal Risk Check is the right starting point.
Who will read what you send
Not an account manager, and not a call centre. Every enquiry is read by one of three partners, and the one who answers you is the one who will run the matter. All are members of the Athens Bar Association and work from the same office at 12 Athanasiou Diakou Street, a few minutes from the Acropolis.
Konstantinos Touris
Managing Partner
Greek property, citizenship, immigration, inheritance and accredited mediation.
Georgia Louka
Senior Partner
Greek and international tax, the non-dom regime and family-office structuring.
Apostolos Parthenis
Partner
Property, civil litigation, corporate and commercial disputes.
You are welcome to ask for any of them by name, and to see the file they open for you. Full profiles.
Send a property for legal review
Tell us about the property you are considering. A supervising partner will review the details and respond personally, usually within one business day, to confirm the genuine threshold, the scope, and the fixed fee for a written legal note.
There is no obligation, and nothing here creates a lawyer–client relationship until terms are agreed in writing.
Please do not upload documents here. A short description is enough. After initial contact, we provide access to the Secure Client Portal for confidential document exchange. Documents are not exchanged by WhatsApp.
Or contact us directly
Phone: +30 210 363 6035
WhatsApp: +30 697 827 6455 (first contact and scheduling only)
Email: [email protected]
Request received.
Thank you. A supervising partner will review what you have shared and respond personally, usually within one business day. For anything urgent you may also email [email protected].
Questions Gulf clients ask
Can residents of the Gulf states buy property and obtain the Greek Golden Visa?
Yes. Nationals and residents of the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman may buy and own property in Greece and, where the qualifying investment is met, obtain the Golden Visa residence permit. The process mirrors that for other non-EU investors: due diligence, notarial deed, registration and, for residency, the Golden Visa application. The price must be paid by bank transfer, with the source of funds documented.
What are the investment thresholds?
€800,000 for Attica, the Regional Unit of Thessaloniki, Mykonos, Santorini and islands with a population of more than 3,100 residents; €400,000 for other regions; and €250,000 only in specific qualifying cases such as change-of-use conversions and listed-building restorations, subject to statutory conditions and usable only once per property. The applicable threshold must be verified for each specific property.
Can the matter be handled from the Gulf?
Largely, yes. Many steps may be managed through a notarised Power of Attorney, subject to acceptance by the competent notary, authority, bank or registry — including the tax number, bank account, due diligence, deed and registration. It can be signed before a Greek consulate in the Gulf, or before a local notary — with an Apostille where your country is a party to the Hague Convention (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman), or with Greek consular legalisation where it is not (the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait). The biometric appointment for the residence permit requires physical presence in Greece.
Can communication be coordinated through a family office?
Yes, where you approve it. Communication, scheduling and document handling may be coordinated with an authorised assistant, family-office contact or personal representative, with professional confidentiality under Athens Bar Association obligations. This is lawful, supervised legal handling — not concealment of ownership, which Greek law does not permit.
Can family be included, and does it lead to citizenship?
The Golden Visa generally allows inclusion of a spouse, dependent children and certain dependent parents, subject to the statutory conditions at the time of application. A residence permit does not by itself grant citizenship; Greek citizenship is a separate process requiring, among other conditions, actual residence over a number of years. Greece does not offer citizenship by investment.
Counsel written for other jurisdictions
Greek law is the same for everyone. What differs is the route the money and the documents take to get here — and how long each one takes. If you hold a different passport, or a family member does, these pages are written for them.