Greece's €100k non-dom regime draws about 500 applicants

About 500 people have applied for Greece's non-dom regime, which replaces tax on foreign income with a flat €100,000 a year, according to Finance Ministry data cited by the Financial Times on 30 October 2026. About half of the applicants are from outside Europe. The figures appeared in a feature on wealthy newcomers to the Athens Riviera, read here through Naftemporiki's Greek rendering, rather than in a new rule or official release.

The regime requires an investment of at least €500,000 in Greece. According to the same data, about 1,500 foreign pensioners use a separate 7% flat tax on foreign income for up to 15 years, and about 10,000 workers and entrepreneurs who moved to Greece claim a 50% income tax relief. This summer Greece also cut the tax rate on carried interest for fund managers from 15% to 5%, subject to at least €3 million a year in local spending.

None of these figures changes the rules. Greece's golden visa is a separate programme: as of November 2026 the real estate route starts at €800,000 in Athens and other high-demand areas and €400,000 elsewhere, and a proposed 15% transfer tax for non-EU buyers from 1 July 2027 is still a draft bill.