The European Union is going to regulate the conditions for obtaining permanent residence for foreigners

How do people get permanent residence in Greece, Italy, Germany or any other EU member state today? Each country has its own immigration legislation, develops its own requirements and conditions. In some cases, the naturalization period is 7 years, and in others it is 3 years. The amounts of proven income, capital, or investments also vary.

The European Parliament plans to bring all this freedom to a common denominator in the coming years. A draft of a new directive has already been developed that will regulate the procedure for obtaining permanent residence by foreign citizens. As soon as the directive comes into force, the rules will become uniform for all EU member states.

What changes in immigration legislation are planned by the European Parliament

The changes being considered by the European Parliament should increase the influx of foreign citizens wishing to permanently reside in EU countries and simplify migration of residents within the EU.

• The period of naturalization under the "Golden Cards", educational residence permits, and Digital Nomad visas will be reduced to 3 years. At the same time, it is planned to take into account the time of residence in all EU countries, in all years and in any legal status. That is, if you have completed your course of study, you can go to Russia and get a digital nomad visa or marry a citizen of any European country. The periods will add up.

• The points on the minimum incomes of a citizen and family members are completely excluded. These requirements are the main obstacle for most applicants, as not everyone has a monthly income of 2-5 thousand euros.

• The requirements for mastering the language of one of the EU countries (from English to Greek) have also been reduced. If earlier it was necessary to have a confident knowledge of foreign speech at the spoken and written levels, grammar, then in the future the minimum A2 level will be sufficient. It is the ability to somehow explain and understand the general meaning of the other person's phrases.

• Citizens who have received permanent residence will be able to be absent from the territory of the entire European Union for 2 years without losing their status. That is, you can freely come and go for business and family reasons.

• The maximum allowable period for consideration of applications for permanent residence is also reduced – no more than 60 days.

• People who have obtained permanent residence in one of the EU countries will be able to legally live, work and study in any other EU country.

• Children whose parents have already received permanent residence acquire the right to permanent residence without additional applications, lengthy procedures, automatically.

In the meantime, the new directive is going through the circles of instances and coordination, you can apply for a residence permit in Greece or a Digital Nomad visa for "digital nomads" and then obtain citizenship through digital-nomad.gr . Employees thoroughly know all the requirements for applicants, so for the entire time the company has been operating, there has not been a single rejection for clients.