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Financially Independent Person (FIP)— income requirement, rules & eligibility.
Income requirement
Greece's Financially Independent Person (FIP) requires €3,500/month (≈$3,780/month) for a single applicant. Income must be passive (pensions, rent, dividends) — not remote employment. Verified against Greek Ministry of Migration & Asylum — Law 5038/2023 + MD 225679/2024 on 2026-06-25.
Key facts
Greece's Financially Independent Person (FIP) requires €3,500/month (≈$3,780/month) for a single applicant. Income must be passive (pensions, rent, dividends) — not remote employment. Verified against Greek Ministry of Migration & Asylum — Law 5038/2023 + MD 225679/2024 on 2026-06-25.
+20% for spouse, +15% per child Verify the current uplift with the consulate before applying.
No. The Financially Independent Person (FIP) requires passive income — pensions, rental income, dividends or annuities — not salary from remote employment. Passive foreign income only; you may not work in Greece. The expected significant presence (~183 days) carries tax-residency consequences.
Verified against Greek Ministry of Migration & Asylum — Law 5038/2023 + MD 225679/2024 on 2026-06-25. Requirements change — often yearly as minimum-wage or index figures re-float — so re-verify before any decision.
Part of the WhereNext Retirement & Passive-Income Visa Requirements 2026 open dataset (CC BY 4.0), generated 2026-06-25. Figures are primary-sourced and dated; they change yearly — re-verify before any decision.
Closest to Greece's ≈$3,780/month for a single applicant. USD figures are normalised monthly equivalents at current FX; each country's own currency and basis is the binding figure, on its page.
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