Renew your Greek residence permit
Prepare the evidence, confirm the qualifying property and coordinate a clear B.5 renewal file for every family member.
Source checked 15 August 2026. Greek Ministry renewal checklist and Migration Code. Scope: Article 100 property-investor permit B.5. This page has not yet been reviewed by a Greek-qualified lawyer.
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Greece Golden Visa renewal for a B.5 property investor starts with confirming that each applicant remains eligible and that the qualifying property or lease still meets Article 100. The file then brings current identity, insurance, family and property evidence together for the renewal application.
The B.5 property-investor permit runs for 5 years and can renew for further five-year periods while the qualifying property or lease is maintained. There is no minimum-stay test, but every permit holder still needs a current individual file.
The renewal path
Confirm every permit holder, current passport, card expiry and any family changes.
Verify that the qualifying B.5 property or lease remains in place and its route conditions are still met.
Bring identity, insurance, travel-document and investment records up to date for each applicant.
File through the current procedure and follow the authority’s instructions for photographs, biometrics and further documents.
Keep submission records, authority requests and card collection milestones together for the whole family.
Document checklist
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The Ministry’s public checklist still uses some legacy Article 20B wording. Read it with the current Article 100 / B.5 framework, and follow the live filing route and appointment notice for the photograph count, digital format and any case-specific request.
Route-specific evidence
The correct B.5 renewal evidence follows the property route used for the original permit. Select the relevant property form for the working checklist.
The Ministry renewal checklist requires the qualifying property to remain in the investor’s ownership and possession, or the qualifying lease to remain in force.
Costs and timing
Law 5038/2023 art. 171(1)(γ), fee code 2112; Law 5038/2023 art. 176(13), fee code 2119. Family charges follow their own category. Professional, translation, insurance and document costs are separate.
Start preparation well before the card expires. Passport renewals, foreign civil records, legalisation, route certificates and family-category changes can each add lead time.
A filing plan should distinguish the preparation period, the authority’s submission window, any biometric appointment and the time until the new cards are available. Processing time is not guaranteed.
Common blockers
A sale, transfer, ownership change, lease change or registry mismatch needs to be resolved against the original B.5 route before filing.
Name, nationality, passport-number and transliteration differences should be reconciled across the permit and supporting records.
The Ministry checklist asks for the pages covering the valid interval of the previous residence permit.
Turning 18 or 21 can change the applicable fee or permit route, even when the rest of the family renews together.
Frequently asked questions
The B.5 property-investor permit is valid for 5 years. It can be renewed for further five-year periods while the qualifying property or lease remains in place and the renewal conditions are met.
No. The B.5 property-investor permit has no minimum physical-presence requirement for renewal. Passport-page copies covering the previous permit period are still part of the Ministry’s renewal checklist.
For a B.5 property-investor renewal, the verified government charge is €2,000 for the main investor’s application, plus the €16 residence-card fee. The €2,000 is a flat renewal charge, not an annual fee.
Family renewals can be coordinated together, but each person has a separate permit application, identity record, insurance evidence, photograph and applicable fee. Their relationship and permit category must still be current.
A child who turns 21 moves to an autonomous three-year permit under Article 95(2), rather than renewing as an under-21 family member. The verified government charge for that permit is €450, plus the card fee.
Not on the basis of a property you no longer hold. B.5 renewal depends on the qualifying property remaining in your ownership and possession, or the qualifying lease remaining in force. Any sale or restructuring should be reviewed before filing.
No. This page is scoped to the property-investor permit B.5 under Article 100. Financial investments use permit B.4 under Article 99, and the startup route uses permit B.6 under Article 100A. Those categories require their own current renewal evidence and fee check.
Checked 15 August 2026. General information for Article 100 / B.5 renewal only; confirm the live procedure for the individual file.
Aegalis coordinates the applicant, investment and Greek professional workstreams before the renewal is filed.
