Greece Digital nomad visa

Who the DNV is for

Greece’s digital nomad visa — the national D visa for digital nomads, residence type Z.1 under Article 68 of Law 5038/2023 — is aimed at non-EU remote workers whose employer or clients sit entirely outside Greece. Eligibility turns on income rather than profession: you need stable resources of EUR 3,500 per month, net of taxes where the money comes from salaried or contract work, evidenced by an employment, service, or work contract or bank records. The amount is fixed in statute rather than indexed to the minimum wage, and it may be assessed monthly or as EUR 42,000 per year. An accompanying spouse or cohabiting/civil partner adds 20 percent to the requirement, and each child adds 15 percent.

This is not a route into the Greek labor market. You sign a declaration committing not to work in any way for a Greece-based employer, and Article 68(3) extends the restriction to your family: a spouse, partner, or children can live with you but cannot take up dependent work or any economic activity in Greece. If your plans include Greek clients or local employment, this is the wrong category.

Timing matters now. Since February 6, 2026, Law 5275/2026 has abolished the in-country route that let people who entered visa-free or on a Schengen C visa apply directly for the two-year residence permit. A D (Z.1) visa from a Greek consulate abroad is the mandatory first step.

How to apply, step by step

1. File with the Greek consulate covering your country of main residence — this is a consular-only application, lodged in person, by email, or by registered letter.
2. Pay the EUR 75 visa fee and submit the documents on your consulate’s checklist, including the declaration that you will not work for any Greece-based employer; the consulate’s own list defines the exact paperwork.
3. Wait for the decision. The law obliges the consulate to respond within 10 days under a one-stop process — roughly a week and a half — but no official maximum is published, and real-world timelines vary by post.
4. Enter Greece on the 12-month national visa.
5. Before it expires, apply in Greece for the type I.8 “financially independent person” residence permit: two years for digital nomads, with a EUR 1,000 government fee. The official portal describes renewal every two years for two more, though the statute’s renewal period for the generic I.8 permit reads as three years — an ambiguity official sources have not resolved.

Taxes

The visa carries no tax sweetener; standard Greek rules apply. Under Article 4 of the Income Tax Code, spending more than 183 days in Greece cumulatively within any 12-month period makes you tax resident — counted from your first day of presence — with worldwide income taxable in Greece, subject to double tax treaties. The tax authority recognizes an exception for stays of up to 365 days that are exclusively for touristic, medical, therapeutic, or similar private reasons. Below the residency threshold, remote income earned for foreign employers or clients is not taxed in Greece; note that the official Work From Greece portal phrases the threshold as 180 days while the statute says 183, a minor divergence between official sources. Be skeptical of sites promising a “50 percent tax break for digital nomads”: that refers to a separate inbound incentive (Article 5C) for people taking up Greek employment or business, which is neither part of this visa nor automatically available under it. Outcomes depend on personal circumstances and treaty rules.

Health insurance

Insurance is checked twice. At the visa stage, the general national-visa document list requires travel insurance valid for the entire period of the visa you request; no minimum coverage amount for national D visas appears in any official source — the EUR 30,000 floor people often cite belongs to Schengen short-stay visas. At the residence-permit stage, Article 8(e) of the Migration Code makes full sickness insurance, covering all risks covered for Greek nationals, a condition of residence. Because digital nomads cannot work for Greek employers, there is no employment-based public coverage: you are not entitled to the Greek public healthcare system on this visa and need a private policy — a foreign one valid in Greece or a Greek private plan (EU citizens can rely on EHIC instead). We compare policies that fit both stages at /digital-nomad-visas/greece/health-insurance/.