According the information above, third country citizens can be accompanied by their family members, who will be granted the appropriate entry Visa. Members are:
- Spouses,
- the other spouse or partner with whom a third-country national has a cohabitation agreement in Greece,
- the direct unmarried descendants of the spouses, who are under the age of 21,
- the direct unmarried descendants of the supporter or of the other spouse/partner, provided that their custody has been legally entrusted to the sponsor (for his/her children) and to the other partner (for his/her children), under 21 years of age,
- the direct relatives of the spouses in the ascending line.
Family members are not obliged to submit their application for initial residence permit simultaneously with the investor, they have the option to submit it subsequently, whenever they enter the country.
These family members are issued with a residence permit of the same duration as the applicant, but this permit does not include access to employment.
The children of the applicant, who have been originally admitted to the country under the terms and requirements of residence permit for property owners, are issued with a residence permit for family reunification until the age of 21. After that, it is possible to acquire a renewal as an independent residence permit until they reach the age of 24 and then it is possible to renew it further according to pertinent immigration legislation.
Family members have the same obligation pertaining to the collection of biometric data. The requirement to provide their fingerprints applies to all third-country nationals over six (6) years old, and the digital signature requirement applies to all citizens over the age of twelve (12) years.
