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Head to head · 2026 Q3 EditionItaly Investor Visa and Greece Golden Visa, compared metric by metric on the Mirabello verified programme dataset, with the source and verification date on every row.
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For families focused on the residence-to-citizenship route, Greece Golden Visa currently has the stronger position on this metric (verified 2026-03-20). For applicants prioritising published processing speed, Italy Investor Visa scores higher on published processing timelines. Both remain operational programmes with distinct published trade-offs, compared row by row below.
Rules-based comparison of published criteria, general information only, not legal, tax, immigration or investment advice; there is no universal winner.
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In practice, Greece Golden Visa tends to be examined first by families focused on the residence-to-citizenship route, while Italy Investor Visa draws applicants prioritising published processing speed. The rows below show where each leads on the published data.
| 🇮🇹Italy Investor Visa | 🇬🇷Greece Golden Visa | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum qualifying route | €250,000 src: investorvisa.mise.gov.it · verified 2026-06-04 | €250,000 src: et.gr · verified 2026-06-28 |
| Typical processing | Approximately 3-6 months end to end; nulla osta decision by law within 30 days of a complete application src: investorvisa.mise.gov.it · verified 2026-06-04 | 3-9 months src: migration.gov.gr · verified 2026-07-05 |
| Outcome document | Residence permit | Residence permit |
| Visa-free mobility | 185 visa-freeLeads on this metric value on the programme page | 184 visa-free src: migration.gov.gr · verified 2026-06-28 |
| Family inclusion | spouse; dependent children; dependent parents value on the programme page | spouse; unmarried children up to 21 (renewable to 24 if students); parents of both spouses (no upper age limit, no dependency proof) value on the programme page |
| Mirabello Index signal | 75 / 100 · rank 26 of 69 | 76.3 / 100 · rank 21 of 69Leads on this metric |
Family cost comparison
Set your family below and both columns recompute the government-side figure from the published fee schedules: the qualifying investment plus every mandatory official fee, itemised line by line. Rules-based and illustrative; a specialist confirms the exact total for your file.
Government-side costs only, recomputed from the published fee schedules embedded below; illustrative, not a quote and not advice. Excludes Mirabello professional fees and transaction costs.
Published minimum: €250,000 (Innovative startup investment (tiered))
src: investorvisa.mise.gov.it · verified 2026-06-04Family terms (published): spouse; dependent children; dependent parents. verified 2026-06-10
A verified per-fee schedule for this programme is not yet in the Mirabello fee master, so no family total is computed here. Detailed family calculation available on the programme page.
Fee schedule: migration.gov.gr · verified 2026-07-09
Published minimum €250,000; the itemised family schedule is on the programme page.
| Line item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Real Estate, Zone A (high-demand: Attica, Thessaloniki Municipality, Mykonos, Santorini, islands over 3,100 residents), minimum investment | EUR 800,000 |
| Residence-permit fee (per application) | EUR 2,000 |
| Residence-permit card, Main applicant | EUR 16 |
| Adult family-member fee, Spouse | EUR 150 |
| Residence-permit card, Spouse | EUR 16 |
| Residence-permit card, Child (age 10) | EUR 16 |
| Residence-permit card, Child (age 10) | EUR 16 |
| Government-side total (verified lines) | EUR 802,214 |
Every comparable metric
Each row carries its own source and verification date, so any figure can be checked against the official source it came from. Ties carry no marker; a marker reads "leads on this metric", nothing more, because a metric lead is not a recommendation.
| Metric | 🇮🇹Italy Investor Visa | 🇬🇷Greece Golden Visa |
|---|---|---|
| Programme type # | Residency by investment | Residency by investment |
| Outcome document # | Residence permit | Residence permit |
| Minimum investment # | €250,000 Innovative startup investment (tiered) src: investorvisa.mise.gov.it · verified 2026-06-04 | €250,000 Real-estate investment (tiered 250k-800k) src: et.gr · verified 2026-06-28 |
| Investment routes # | 4 published routes src: investorvisa.mise.gov.it · verified 2026-06-04 | 4 published routes src: et.gr · verified 2026-06-28 |
| Typical processing time # | Approximately 3-6 months end to end; nulla osta decision by law within 30 days of a complete application src: investorvisa.mise.gov.it · verified 2026-06-04 | 3-9 months src: migration.gov.gr · verified 2026-07-05 |
| Visa-free mobility # | 185 visa-freeLeads on this metric value on the programme page | 184 visa-free src: migration.gov.gr · verified 2026-06-28 |
| Minimum stay requirement # | None src: investorvisa.mise.gov.it · verified 2026-06-04 | None src: migration.gov.gr · verified 2026-06-28 |
| Family inclusion # | spouse; dependent children; dependent parents value on the programme page | spouse; unmarried children up to 21 (renewable to 24 if students); parents of both spouses (no upper age limit, no dependency proof) value on the programme page |
| Path to citizenship # | Italian citizenship by naturalisation after ~10 years of legal residence (subject to language B1 and other requirements). src: investorvisa.mise.gov.it · verified 2026-06-04 | 7 years of actual residence in Greece (must spend majority of time in Greece, pass language exam, demonstrate integration) src: migration.gov.gr · verified 2026-03-20 |
| Government fees # | Published schedule on the programme page src: investorvisa.mise.gov.it · verified 2026-06-04 | Fully itemised in the calculator above src: migration.gov.gr · verified 2026-06-28 |
| Mirabello Index composite # | 75 / 100 · rank 26 of 69 from the published Index, 2026 Q3 Edition | 76.3 / 100 · rank 21 of 69Leads on this metric from the published Index, 2026 Q3 Edition |
Read the full Italy Investor Visa guide · Read the full Greece Golden Visa guide
Process, side by side
Stages and durations are indicative, from published guidance and Mirabello casework; individual files vary.
Risk and change
Permit validity runs from the date of residence-card issuance; digital residence cards introduced. Investment tiers unchanged (EUR 800,000 / EUR 400,000 / EUR 250,000 by zone and route)
source: Greek Ministry of Migration and Asylum (official)Direct permanent residency from USD 70,000 productive investment (real-estate, financial-instrument and tourism routes at USD 200,000); 10-year renewable permanent residence
source: REDIEX, Paraguay investment promotion agency (official)Holding companies incorporated less than six months before application are eligible (measure effective 1 March 2026)
source: New CIES, Hong Kong SAR Government (official)Up to 20% of the qualifying investment may be allocated to registered New Zealand charities (from 1 June 2026)
source: Immigration New Zealand (official)Methodology and integrity
Each programme is scored 0-100 on seven dimensions, combined into a weighted composite. Where a dimension has no verified data it is excluded and the remaining weights are re-normalized (see data_completeness). The full weights, dimension definitions and official-source hierarchy are published on the Index methodology page. This comparison is rules-based: it reports where each programme leads on published criteria, and it does not recommend one programme over the other, because there is no universal winner.
Generated from the Mirabello verified programme dataset, 2026 Q3 Edition.
Questions
Published processing times are Approximately 3-6 months end to end; nulla osta decision by law within 30 days of a complete application for Italy Investor Visa and 3-9 months for Greece Golden Visa. Individual files vary with due diligence and documentation.
Published minimums are €250,000 for Italy Investor Visa and €250,000 for Greece Golden Visa. Government fees per dependant differ by programme; the itemised family schedules are on the programme pages, and a specialist confirms the full government-side total for your family.
Italy Investor Visa leads to a residence permit: Italian citizenship by naturalisation after ~10 years of legal residence (subject to language B1 and other requirements). Greece Golden Visa leads to a residence permit: 7 years of actual residence in Greece (must spend majority of time in Greece, pass language exam, demonstrate integration)
Italy Investor Visa reports 185 visa-free destinations and Greece Golden Visa reports 184, per the current dataset. Destination counts move with bilateral agreements; verify against the linked official source before travel planning.
Yes. Governments amend investment thresholds, fees and rules; verified changes affecting either programme are recorded in the public Mirabello observatory change log, and every figure on this page carries a verification date. This page is a rules-based comparison of published criteria, general information only, and there is no universal winner.
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