Greece had 35,857 active Golden Visa investor permits at the end of September 2026, up from 34,759 a month earlier, according to Ministry of Migration and Asylum data. Investor files waiting for a decision fell to 6,962.
Of the active permits, 27,602 were initial grants and 8,255 were renewals, the ministry’s monthly legal migration report shows. The August figures are in our previous tracker.
Applications level with last September
Investors filed 418 applications for initial permits in September 2026, against 410 in September 2025. The ministry now puts August at 331 applications, up from the 311 in its previous report. It notes that its monthly data are dynamic and updated continuously.
From January to September 2026, investors filed 3,862 initial applications. By year of filing, the ministry counts 7,018 for the whole of 2025 and 9,371 for 2024.
The ministry issued 912 investor permits in September 2026: 798 initial permits and 114 renewals.
Backlog down by 724 files
The 6,962 pending investor files compare with 7,686 at the end of August. They break down into 5,405 applications for initial permits and 1,557 renewals. Applications by family members are counted separately.
Attica still holds most of the queue, with 5,080 files, or 73.0% of the total, down from 5,571. Files lodged in 2024 and still pending fell to 1,476, from 1,957 a month earlier. Another 3,435 waiting files were lodged in 2026.
| Measure | End-August 2026 | End-September 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active investor permits (number) | 34,759 | 35,857 | +1,098 |
| Pending investor files (number) | 7,686 | 6,962 | −724 |
| Pending files in Attica (number) | 5,571 | 5,080 | −491 |
| Pending files lodged in 2024 (number) | 1,957 | 1,476 | −481 |
Source: Ministry of Migration and Asylum, August and September 2026 reports, Annex B. The changes are our calculation.
What it means for buyers
New initial applications have held between 331 and 526 a month in 2026. The queue is shrinking, including the oldest files in Attica, which holds most pending applications. For the investment amounts, see our residence permits section. Applicants in Attica still face the largest backlog, as our regional analysis showed.
What happens next
The ministry publishes these figures every month, with earlier months revised as files are processed.
