Article 17 of Law 5275/2026 amended article 26 of Law 5038/2023, which regulates the procedure for determining the volume of worker admissions for the provision of dependent employment, highly skilled employment, and seasonal work.

These amendments concern the provisions set out in the annually issued Ministerial Cabinet Act and are as follows:

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 100, paragraph 2, cases a and b of Law 5038/2023, it is possible to obtain a permanent investor residence permit (Golden Visa) by purchasing a vacant land or an agricultural land. In this case, the investment is considered valid provided that the purchase value of the vacant or agricultural land amounts to at least €400,000 or €800,000, depending on the area where the property is located.