The increase in British, American and Israeli investments in the domestic real estate market, through the “golden visa” program, during the last year has been steep.

According to the official figures of the Ministry of Immigration and Asylum presented by Kathimerini, the biggest increase is recorded by investors from Israel who now have 271 permits (2.1% of the total), from 159 in August 2023.

This is a clear shift towards the security of the Greek market, mainly due to the war situation in the wider region, which now completes almost a year.
The top nationalities with initial Golden Visa Permanent Investor Permits in August 2024 were:

1. China – 6,937 licenses 54.7% share
2. Turkey – 1,015 licenses – 8% share
3. Lebanon – 700 licenses – 5.5%
4. Iran – 482 licenses 3.8 share
5. United Kingdom – 482 licenses – 3.8% share
6. Egypt – 383 licenses 3% share
7. USA – 353 licenses – 2.8% share
8. Israel – 271 licenses – 2.1% share
9. Russia – 260 licenses – 2% share
10. Ukraine 136 licenses 1.1%
Other nationalities – 1,669 licenses – 13.2% share.