At the "Official Launch Ceremony of the Greek Investment Immigration Program in China" held on July 21, the Greek Ambassador to China and Dr. Winner Xing, President of Worldway, inaugurated the path for Greek investment immigration to officially enter China. At the meeting, the Greek Ambassador to China high-profilely promoted Greek investment immigration to Chinese investors, calling it the only immigration act to date that links property purchase with residency status, an unprecedented opportunity not to be missed.
In April of this year, Greece launched an Investment Immigration Promotion Act aimed at boosting the economy, which stipulates that non-EU citizens who purchase property in Greece worth 250,000 euros or more can apply for a Greek residence permit visa. As a pioneer in European immigration, Worldway has continuously monitored the latest developments in Greek immigration policy. To obtain authoritative information such as implementation details, President Dr. Winner Xing made a special trip to Greece to visit the Director of Immigration Policy of the Greek Ministry of Interior, officials from the Investment Promotion Agency, and well-known local lawyers. He obtained authoritative interpretations from the Greek government and decided to be the first to promote the Greek investment immigration program in China.
The Greek government has also attached great importance to this and provided strong support. The Greek Embassy in China and Worldway jointly held the Greek Investment Immigration China Launch Ceremony, and the Greek Ambassador to China, Mr. Vassilios Costis, attended the event in person to deliver a speech. He said that Greece and China are both ancient civilizations of the world, and the exchanges and understanding between the two countries have a long history. Not long ago, several large Chinese companies went to Greece to invest, which shows that investment opportunities in Greece are favored by investors all over the world, including those in China. The Greek government's launch of the Investment Immigration Promotion Act at this time is an effort to create a friendlier environment for attracting investment and to provide the greatest encouragement to investors from the level of legal policy.
The Ambassador emphasized that although Greece's economy has faced severe challenges in the past period, the Greek people have the confidence to revitalize the economy. Greece's tourism industry has always been very developed; last year, the number of tourists to Greece reached 15 million, and it is expected to exceed 17 million this year. At the same time, the beautiful scenery of Greece's holiday paradise has attracted many Europeans to purchase property in Greece, bringing sufficient momentum to Greece's economic recovery. Now is the lowest point for Greek housing prices, and the initiative for bargaining is in the hands of the buyer. In the future, as the Greek economy improves, investors will receive double benefits from the development of tourism and real estate. The Ambassador hopes that Chinese investors will seize this rare opportunity to visit Greece for property investment, experience the natural scenery of blue skies, clear seas, and white clouds, enjoy the historical monuments of the mythical country, and build their own exclusive holiday paradise in Greece.
The Greek Ambassador to China attended the project launch ceremony in person, and such high-profile promotion also attracted many mainstream media to report on the whole process. After the Ambassador's speech, media such as Xinhua Net, China.org.cn, and Sohu.com asked questions on the spot about issues of concern to investors. The Ambassador answered them one by one, dispelling many investors' doubts about the Greek economic situation and fully demonstrating the bright prospects of Greek investment immigration.
After the first press conference in Beijing, Worldway will continue to hold touring conferences in Shenzhen and Shanghai this weekend, together with embassy officials and Greek lawyers.