Visas

Digital-nomad visas: every country that offers one

Residence permits for people with foreign-earned remote income. Designed for location-independent workers who want legal long-stay without taking local employment.

01 IT Italy · Digital Nomad / Remote Worker Visa Highly qualified non-EU remote workers and self-employed professionals. · 4–12w processing · path to PR EUR 28,000 02 KR South Korea · D-8 Corporate Investment Foreign-investment-funded employees and founders of Korean entities. · 4–10w processing · path to PR No floor 03 ES Spain · Digital Nomad Visa (DNV) Non-EEA remote workers employed by or contracting with companies outside Spain. · 3–8w processing · path to PR EUR 2,368 04 PT Portugal · D7 Passive Income / Retirement Visa Retirees and those with stable passive income (pensions, dividends, rent) · 8–20w processing · path to PR EUR 870 05 MA Morocco · Digital Nomad / Remote Worker Pathway Remote workers seeking lifestyle relocation to Morocco. · 4–10w processing No floor 06 PT Portugal · D8 Digital Nomad Visa Remote workers and freelancers employed outside Portugal · 6–16w processing · path to PR EUR 3,480 07 MX Mexico · Temporary Resident — Financial Solvency (Solvencia Económica) Remote workers, retirees, passive-income earners meeting financial-solvency thresholds. · 3–8w processing · path to PR No floor 08 MX Mexico · Residente Temporal (Temporary Resident Visa) Self-funded movers, remote workers, and families. · 2–6w processing · path to PR No floor 09 MX Mexico · Digital Nomad Pathway (via Residente Temporal – Economic Solvency) Remote workers earning abroad. · 2–6w processing · path to PR No floor 10 AE United Arab Emirates · Virtual Working Programme (Remote Work Visa) Remote workers earning US$5,000+/month from non-UAE employers. · 2–4w processing USD 5,000 11 BR Brazil · VITEM XIV — Digital Nomad Visa Remote workers employed by or contracted to foreign employers. · 2–6w processing No floor 12 ZA South Africa · Remote Work Visa (Digital Nomad) Non-South-African remote workers earning ZAR 650,976+/year from non-SA employers. · 4–12w processing ZAR 650,976 13 ZA South Africa · Remote Work Visa (Digital Nomad, 2024) Remote workers employed by non-South African entities. · 6–12w processing ZAR 1,000,000 14 KR South Korea · F-1-D Workation (Digital Nomad) Visa Non-Korean remote workers earning ≥ ₩88M/year from non-Korean employers. · 2–4w processing KRW 88,100,000 15 JP Japan · Digital Nomad Visa (Designated Activities) Nationals of 49 eligible countries earning ¥10M+/year remotely. · 4–8w processing JPY 10,000,000

Frequently asked

What's the minimum income for most digital-nomad visas?
Thresholds typically run between €2,500/month (Portugal D8, Greece) and €3,500–€4,000/month (Spain, Italy). Caribbean and Latin American programs are often lower, around $1,500–$2,500/month.
Do I pay local tax on a digital-nomad visa?
It depends on residency-threshold rules, not visa status. Staying over 183 days in most countries makes you a tax resident, regardless of your visa. Some programs (Portugal NHR, now IFICI; Italy inbound-worker regime) offer preferential rates for qualifying applicants.
Can my family come with me?
Most digital-nomad visas include provisions for a spouse and dependent children. Income thresholds typically increase by ~25–50% per additional family member.