Targeting digital nomads
Greece is seeking to become a pole of attraction for digital nomads – i.e. citizens of third countries who work remotely.
The provisions that have been submitted to the Immigration Code to be debated and voted on in the Parliament do not differ from those of the 2021 law. However, since they are part of a single text with all granted permits (e.g. to members of arts groups etc) and residence permits, digital nomads have the opportunity to make use of provisions of the Immigration Code, such as those for changing the category of residence permit.
In any case, Greece’s target is to try to attract even a small fraction of the estimated number of 35 million workers – based on different surveys – around the world who do not have a permanent work address.
According to an earlier study by the MIT Enterprise Forum, Greece would benefit to the tune of 1.6 billion euros if it attracted 100,000 digital nomads for just six months. It is estimated that at least one in two digital nomads hails from the US, with research by the Instant Offices company putting the number at 1 billion by 2035.
