Residence permit

The number of foreigners residing in Türkiye with a valid residence permit witnessed a decline last year, dropping by more than 247,000 to reach 1.10 million, according to data released by the Interior Ministry.

A revised set of criteria on the expedited process for granting immigration permits to third-country nationals who invest in Cyprus come into effect on Tuesday, the island's Interior Ministry has announced.

Greece is seeking to become a pole of attraction for digital nomads - i.e. citizens of third countries who work remotely.

The Migration Ministry has upwardly revised the 2019 data for the Golden Visa program, which provides residence permits to non-European Union citizens who invest over 250,000 euros in Greek realty, but it is clear that 2020 will be the first year that the program sees a drop, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Greece's Golden Visa program has fetched some 2 billion euros into the country's property market since the launch in 2014 of the scheme for the concession of five-year residence permits to non-European Union investors who spend at least 250,000 on local realty.

Most of Greece's migrant population of 550,000 people has lived in the country for more than 15 years yet still faces significant insecurity in obtaining a long-term residence permit that will give them equal rights with other European Union citizens.