Birthactive
Citizenship following birth and schooling in Greece
A child born in Greece to foreign parents can acquire citizenship by declaration where the statutory parent-residence, lawful-status and Greek-school conditions are met.
Citizenship routes
Ancestryreviewed
Naturalizationreviewed
Birthreviewed
Investmentreviewed
Ancestryactive
Citizenship routes through a Greek parent
Greek nationality law provides acquisition and declaration procedures for people born to a Greek parent, with separate documentary routes depending on birth date, registration and the parents' marital or acknowledgment status. This record confirms the route family but does not collapse those distinct procedures into one universal checklist.
Sources: Greek Ministry of Interior — Citizenship supporting documents
Naturalizationactive
Ordinary naturalization after residence
Greece's ordinary naturalization route for non-co-ethnic foreign nationals generally uses seven years of legal residence, with distinct eligible residence categories and supporting documents. Applicants must also satisfy the applicable integration, language, civic-knowledge and character requirements; residence eligibility is not an automatic grant.
Sources: Greek Ministry of Interior — Citizenship supporting documents · Greek Ministry of Interior — seven-year naturalization period
Residence & settlement
Digital nomadrenewable — no PR
Digital nomad residence permit
Residence permit for remote workers with foreign-source income (Law 4825/2021).
EUR 3,500/mo
Sources: Greece Ministry of Migration
Retirement→ citizenship
Financially independent person (FIP) visa
Residence for retirees and financially independent persons with stable passive income who live in Greece.
EUR 3,500/mo
Sources: Greece Ministry of Migration
Investment (golden visa)→ citizenship
Golden Visa — investor permanent residence (art. 20B)
Five-year renewable permanent residence for real-estate (or other qualifying) investment, with tiered thresholds by region.
from EUR 400,000no stay required