Greece’s Golden Visa programme has seen a much bigger improve in purposes from US residents than from every other Western nation previously 12 months, analysis from Astons has discovered.
US purposes for Greek Golden Visas have elevated by 52.6% previously 12 months, and 13.3% for the reason that begin of 2025.
Denis Kravchenko, enterprise growth director at Astons, mentioned: “Among the many European international locations that proceed to supply Golden Visa programmes, we’re seeing Greece be the prime alternative for US residents who wish to achieve residency outdoors of North America and, maybe extra particularly, inside the European Union.
“The motivations for doing so are large and diverse. For a lot of, the impulse is private – they see the alternatives that Greece and Europe provide to them and their households, from a high quality training system by way of to a liberal society and freedom of motion inside the Schengen space.
“For others, the motivation is financial. Greece supplies nice alternatives for monetary funding, whether or not that’s the high-performing actual property market, engaging tax regime, or the nice assist given to companies each small and enormous.”
The one international locations from which purposes have seen a higher improve than the US are Turkey and Israel.
Turkish purposes for Greek Golden Visas elevated by 99.1% yearly and 31.8% for the reason that begin of 2025, whereas Israeli purposes have elevated by 91.5% and 19.5% respectively.
Kravchenko added: “After a chronic interval of financial problem, Greece has emerged as a land of real promise.
“The federal government is actively investing in widespread modernisation and concrete growth that provides an enthusiastic welcome to international and expat buyers.
“If you look around the globe, there aren’t too many countries which you can say this about, and all indicators present that Greece is benefitting drastically from this open and progressive mind-set.”
