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Z.1 — Digital Nomad Visa

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Which remote workers qualify: foreign employees, freelancers, company owners or other remote professionals?

Two profiles qualify for the Z.1 Digital Nomad Visa/Residence Permit: a dependent employee, or a self-employed person, in both cases working remotely with employers or clients outside Greece.

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  • This source does not separately address a company owner as a distinct category beyond employee/self-employed.

What income threshold applies, how must it be demonstrated, and how does family affect it where stated?

The applicant must prove sufficient resources for the length of stay or a salary of at least EUR 3,500 per month after taxes. The threshold rises by 20% for an accompanying spouse or cohabitant and by 15% for each child. The official source does not specify the documentary form of proof.

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Limits of the record
  • The family increase (+20% spouse/cohabitant, +15% per child) is in the source but its sentence is already cited by the R4 answer of this route and is not re-cited here.
  • The source does not specify the documentary form of proof.

Where must the employer, company or clients be located? Is local work restricted?

The employer or clients must be located outside Greece. Local work is explicitly restricted: the visa/permit holder does not have the right to work for a Greek company during this period, on either a permanent or freelance basis.

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Can family accompany? How long is the status granted and can it be renewed?

The initial Digital Nomad Visa gives legal residence as a remote worker for up to a year; the holder can then apply for a Digital Nomad Residence Permit to stay longer, valid for up to two years and renewable every two years for two more years. Family members may accompany: the income threshold includes an uplift for a spouse or cohabitant (+20%) and each child (+15%), and family members may apply with the digital nomad for a two-year residence permit before the national visa expires.

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  • This source states the income adjustment for family but does not itemise a separate document checklist for dependants.
  • workfromgreece.gr, Digital Nomad Visa FAQ
    gives you legal residence as a remote worker for up to a year, after which you can apply for a Digital Nomad Residence Permit
  • workfromgreece.gr, Digital Nomad Visa FAQ
    The Digital Nomad Residence Permit is valid for up to two years (renewable every 2 years for 2 more years).
  • workfromgreece.gr, Digital Nomad Visa FAQ
    The monthly amount increases by 20% if you’re accompanied by your spouse or a cohabitant and 15% for each child.
  • https://migration.gov.gr/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/%CE%9A%CF%8E%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%B1%CF%82-%CE%9C%CE%B5%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%AC%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%85%CF%83%CE%B7%CF%82.pdf
    4. Εφόσον εξακολουθούν να ισχύουν οι προϋποθέσεις της παρ. 2, με απόφαση του Γραμματέα της Αποκεντρωμένης Διοίκησης δύναται να χορηγείται στον πολίτη τρίτης χώρας και στα μέλη της οικογένειάς του άδεια διαμονής πολιτών τρίτων χωρών με επαρκείς πόρους διαβίωσης της παρ. 8 του άρθρου 163 (άδεια διαμονής τύπου «Ι.8»), διετούς διάρκειας, κατόπιν αίτησης που υποβάλλεται πριν τη λήξη της ισχύος της εθνικής θεώρησης, με την επιφύλαξη του άρθρου 8. Η αίτηση υποβάλλεται στη Διεύθυνση Αλλοδαπών και Μετανάστευσης της Αποκεντρωμένης Διοίκησης του τόπου διαμονής του αιτούντος.

What immigration-relevant tax/residence information is officially stated, and what longer-term residence direction exists?

While the conditions still apply, the digital nomad and family members may apply, before the national visa expires, for a two-year residence permit for persons with sufficient means (type I.8), filed with the Decentralised Administration's Directorate for Aliens and Migration. No tax information is stated in the law.

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Limits of the record
  • No immigration-relevant tax statement found in the law or on the mfa.gr page (which only refers to workfromgreece.gr).
  • https://migration.gov.gr/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/%CE%9A%CF%8E%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%B1%CF%82-%CE%9C%CE%B5%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%AC%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%85%CF%83%CE%B7%CF%82.pdf
    4. Εφόσον εξακολουθούν να ισχύουν οι προϋποθέσεις της παρ. 2, με απόφαση του Γραμματέα της Αποκεντρωμένης Διοίκησης δύναται να χορηγείται στον πολίτη τρίτης χώρας και στα μέλη της οικογένειάς του άδεια διαμονής πολιτών τρίτων χωρών με επαρκείς πόρους διαβίωσης της παρ. 8 του άρθρου 163 (άδεια διαμονής τύπου «Ι.8»), διετούς διάρκειας, κατόπιν αίτησης που υποβάλλεται πριν τη λήξη της ισχύος της εθνικής θεώρησης, με την επιφύλαξη του άρθρου 8. Η αίτηση υποβάλλεται στη Διεύθυνση Αλλοδαπών και Μετανάστευσης της Αποκεντρωμένης Διοίκησης του τόπου διαμονής του αιτούντος.

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