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Residence permit for third-country nationals with sufficient resources of subsistence (financially independent persons, type I.8)

Route status

Active as of 2025-08-05[2][5]

Open to new applications under the rules recorded below.

Residency route facts

Identity

Identity
Official name (local)Άδεια διαμονής πολιτών τρίτων χωρών με επαρκείς πόρους διαβίωσης (άδεια διαμονής τύπου «Ι.8») as of 2023-04-01[2]
Official name (English)Residence permit for third-country nationals with sufficient resources of subsistence (financially independent persons, type I.8) as of 2025-08-05[2][5]
Translation; widely known as the FIP (Financially Independent Persons) permit
Legal basisMigration Code (L.5038/2023) Art. 163(8); resources amount set by JMD 225679/2024 (Gazette B' 5223) as of 2024-09-17[2][3]

Who can apply

Who can apply
Nationals not served by this routeEU, EEA as of 2025-08-05[2][5]
Third-country nationals only
Criminal-record conditionYes as of 2025-08-05[2][5]
Screened at the national (type D) visa stage, which this permit presupposes; general public-order grounds of the Code apply

Permit terms

Permit terms
Initial duration3 years as of 2025-08-05[2][5]
Art. 163(8)(a)
RenewableYes as of 2025-08-05[2][5]
Renewal duration3 years as of 2025-08-05[2][5]
Work rightsnone as of 2025-08-05[2][5]
Art. 163(8)(c): no dependent employment or independent economic activity of any form, for the sponsor and family members alike

Permanent residence and citizenship

Permanent residence and citizenship
Counts toward permanent residenceYes as of 2023-04-01[1][2]
Not excluded from EU long-term resident status (Art. 143); LTR income, continuity and integration conditions apply separately

Requirements

Requirements
Minimum income1 × Sufficient resources base amount for the financially-independent-persons permit (type I.8) per month as of 2025-08-05[3][4][5]
Qualifying income typespension, rental, dividends, interest, savings drawdown as of 2025-08-05[3][5]
Law imposes no closed list: any stable resources from lawful sources qualify; JMD accepts proof via foreign pensions, bank deposits/accounts and other documented lawful means. Listed enum values are all acceptable in practice; 'annuity' not separately evidenced.
Savings alternativeNot established from a qualifying source
Bank balances are accepted as proof of resources (JMD 225679/2024), but no official flat lump-sum equivalent is published
Work prohibitedYes as of 2025-08-05[2][5]
Art. 163(8)(c)

Process

Process
Where to apply fromfrom abroad only as of 2024-09-17[2][3]
Art. 163 intro: the permit is granted to those who entered on the corresponding national entry visa (FIP D visa); resources are also verified at visa issuance (JMD 225679/2024)
Fees
    • Kind: application
    • Amount: EUR 1,000 as of 2025-08-05[2][5]
      Art. 171(1)(h) for type I.8, standard rate.
    • Charged per: applicant
    • Paid by: applicant
    • Kind: application
    • Amount: EUR 150 as of 2025-08-05[2][5]
      Art. 171(1)(h) discounted rate.
    • Charged per: applicant
    • Paid by: applicant
    • Condition: recipients of a pension from a Greek main-insurance fund
    • Kind: application
    • Amount: EUR 0 as of 2023-04-01[2]
      Art. 171(2).
    • Charged per: applicant
    • Paid by: applicant
    • Condition: minors
    • Kind: renewal
    • Amount: EUR 1,000 as of 2025-08-05[2][5]
    • Charged per: applicant
    • Paid by: applicant
Quota
  • Quota exists: No as of 2025-08-05[2][5]
    No quota in Art. 163(8)

Physical presence

Physical presence
maximum total absence6 months · to keep the permit as of 2025-08-05[2][5]
General rule of Art. 18(6): permit validity unaffected only by temporary absences not exceeding 6 months per year (with listed exceptions); practitioners describe this as an effective 183-day-per-year presence expectation for renewal

Family inclusion

Family inclusion
Family members may be includedYes as of 2024-09-17[2][3]
Art. 163(8)(b): family members receive individual permits expiring with the sponsor's
Eligible relationsspouse, minor child as of 2025-08-05[3][5]
JMD 225679/2024 prices the add-ons for spouse (+20%) and children (+15% each); ascendants are not included in this route's family scope
Family may apply at the same timeYes as of 2025-08-05[2][5]
Family may accompany the sponsor; each files for an individual permit
Family members' work rightsnone as of 2025-08-05[2][5]
Art. 163(8)(c) extends the work prohibition to spouse/partner and family members
Additional means per family member
    • Relation: spouse
    • Amount: 20% of this route's own threshold as of 2024-09-17[3][4]
      +20% of the base sufficient-resources amount (gr-fip-sufficient-resources, which is also this route's own requirements.min_income). Resources may be met per member or cumulatively (Art. 163(8)(b)).
    • Relation: minor child
    • Amount: 15% of this route's own threshold as of 2024-09-17[3][4]
      +15% of the base sufficient-resources amount per child. Resources may be met per member or cumulatively (Art. 163(8)(b)).

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Verification

Verification
Sources cited5
of which official (tier 1)3
Oldest as-of date2023-04-01
Newest as-of date2025-08-05
Reviewed on2026-08-11
Schema version1.1

Sources

  1. [1] Council Directive 2003/109/EC concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents
    EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-04
  2. [2] Law 5038/2023 – Migration Code (Government Gazette A' 81/01.04.2023)
    National Printing House (et.gr) · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2023-04-01 · Accessed 2026-08-04 · Archived copy
  3. [3] JMD 225679/2024 – sufficient resources amounts under L.5038/2023 (Government Gazette B' 5223/17.09.2024)
    National Printing House (et.gr) · gazette · Tier 1 · Published 2024-09-17 · Accessed 2026-08-04
  4. [4] KYA 225679/2024: determination of sufficient resources under L.5038/2023 (reproduction of the decision text)
    Forin.gr · press · Tier 2 · Published 2024-09-17 · Accessed 2026-08-04
  5. [5] Residence permit in Greece – Financially Independent Person (FIP) – 2025 updates
    Stathaki & Tsopela Law Office · law firm · Tier 2 · Published 2025-08-05 · Accessed 2026-08-04

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