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Compare Digital Nomad Visas

Compare dedicated digital nomad visas by duration, income requirement, application cost, family eligibility and practical work restrictions. Open a country profile for official sources, full visa details and tax-residency guidance.

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Panama flagPanama

Short-Stay Visa for Remote Workers

Visa score 84
Digital Nomad Visa Duration
9 months, renewable once for a further 9 months under current rules.
Monthly income requirement
$3,000/mo USD
Application cost
The total statutory fees collected by the Servicio Nacional de Migración is $300 USD.
Dependants allowed
Unclear
Tax-residency timing
—
Remote work / eligibility
Foreign employer/client remote work; no Panamanian local employment.
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Barbados flagBarbados

12-Month Barbados Welcome Stamp

Visa score 83
Digital Nomad Visa Duration
12 months, renewable once.
Monthly income requirement
$4,167/mo USD
Application cost
US$2,000 individual / US$3,000 family, payable under the Welcome Stamp process.
Dependants allowed
Allowed
Tax-residency timing
More than 182 days
Remote work / eligibility
Remote work for an employer/business outside Barbados; unrelated Barbados employment is not permitted.
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Montserrat flagMontserrat

Montserrat Remote Workers Stamp

Visa score 83
Digital Nomad Visa Duration
Up to 12 months, renewable.
Monthly income requirement
$5,833/mo USD
Application cost
US$500 individual; US$750 family up to 3 dependants; US$250 additional dependant.
Dependants allowed
Allowed
Tax-residency timing
—
Remote work / eligibility
Remote work outside Montserrat; local employment prohibited.
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South Korea flagSouth Korea

Workation / Digital Nomad (F-1-D)

Visa score 83
Digital Nomad Visa Duration
Initial 1 year, extensions issued 1 year at a time. Maximum 3 years under the June 2026 reform.
Monthly income requirement
$3,200/mo USD
Application cost
Varies by nationality and issuing mission; external visa-centre charges may also apply. Check the…
Dependants allowed
Allowed
Tax-residency timing
183 days
Remote work / eligibility
Overseas business owners or employees able to work remotely, with at least one year in the same industry. Domestic…
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Colombia flagColombia

Digital Nomads Visa (Visitor V)

Visa score 80
Digital Nomad Visa Duration
Up to 2 years; renewable repeatedly.
Monthly income requirement
$1,200/mo USD
Application cost
The application cost is paid in two separate stages to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Cancillería)…
Dependants allowed
Allowed
Tax-residency timing
More than 183 days
Remote work / eligibility
Remote work for foreign companies/clients; local employment prohibited.
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Curaçao flagCuraçao

@HOME in Curaçao

Visa score 80
Digital Nomad Visa Duration
Up to 6 months; renewable for an additional 6 months.
Monthly income requirement
$0/mo USD
Application cost
ANG 535 (about US$294).
Dependants allowed
Allowed
Tax-residency timing
—
Remote work / eligibility
Remote employment, freelance or business activity; local work needs separate confirmation.
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Ecuador flagEcuador

Rentista for Remote Work Visa

Visa score 80
Digital Nomad Visa Duration
Initually up to 2 years, renewable once.
Monthly income requirement
$1,500/mo USD
Application cost
Application Fee: $50 USD (non-refundable). Visa Issuance Fee: $400 USD (if approved). National ID Card…
Dependants allowed
Allowed
Tax-residency timing
—
Remote work / eligibility
Foreign remote employee/freelancer with qualifying non-Ecuadorian income.
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Mauritius flagMauritius

Premium Visa

Visa score 80
Digital Nomad Visa Duration
1 year, renewable.
Monthly income requirement
$0/mo USD
Application cost
Free of cost.
Dependants allowed
Allowed
Tax-residency timing
183 days or more
Remote work / eligibility
Remote work/business with main place of business and source of income/profits outside Mauritius; applicant must not enter the…
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Uruguay flagUruguay

Digital Nomad Permit

Visa score 80
Digital Nomad Visa Duration
6 months, renewable once for a further 6 months.
Monthly income requirement
$0/mo USD
Application cost
$11.30 USD.
Dependants allowed
Unclear
Tax-residency timing
—
Remote work / eligibility
Remote work; scope of local activity needs confirmation.
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Bulgaria flagBulgaria

Digital Nomad Residence Permit

Visa score 79
Digital Nomad Visa Duration
1 year, renewable only once (max 24 months).
Monthly income requirement
$3,000/mo USD
Application cost
€220
Dependants allowed
Allowed
Tax-residency timing
—
Remote work / eligibility
Remote work for foreign employer/clients under qualifying route.
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Costa Rica flagCosta Rica

Digital Nomad Stay (Law 10008) (Estancia para Trabajadores y Prestadores Remotos de…

Visa score 79
Digital Nomad Visa Duration
1 year, renewable once subject to current immigration rules.
Monthly income requirement
$3,000/mo USD
Application cost
$100 USD per person. This base government processing fee must be deposited directly into the designated…
Dependants allowed
Allowed
Tax-residency timing
More than 183 days
Remote work / eligibility
Remote employee or independent service provider paid from outside Costa Rica; local employment requires a different route.
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Hungary flagHungary

White Card

Visa score 79
Digital Nomad Visa Duration
Up to 1 year, extendable once for another year. Extension requires at least 90 days in Hungary during the…
Monthly income requirement
$2,280/mo USD
Application cost
Official fees vary by application channel. Check the current OIF fee schedule for consular, in-country…
Dependants allowed
Not allowed
Tax-residency timing
—
Remote work / eligibility
Foreign employee working remotely, or owner/shareholder in a profitable foreign company working/managing remotely. No Hungarian…
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Italy flagItaly

Digital Nomad / Remote Worker Visa

Visa score 79
Digital Nomad Visa Duration
National visa valid for up to 365 days; after entry, the holder applies for a residence permit within 8…
Monthly income requirement
$3,000/mo USD
Application cost
Consular Fee: The standard, baseline statutory fee for an Italian national long-stay D-visa sticker is…
Dependants allowed
Allowed
Tax-residency timing
183 days (184 in a leap year)
Remote work / eligibility
Highly qualified remote employee or self-employed worker for a foreign employer/client.
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Malaysia flagMalaysia

DE Rantau Nomad Pass

Visa score 79
Digital Nomad Visa Duration
3–12 months, renewable for 12 more; maximum 24 months.
Monthly income requirement
$2,000/mo USD
Application cost
MYR 1,080 main applicant / MYR 540 each dependant, including SST. Pass fee: MYR 90 per 3 months (MYR…
Dependants allowed
Allowed
Tax-residency timing
182 days
Remote work / eligibility
Eligible tech/non-tech freelancers, contractors and remote employees. Employee employer must be outside Malaysia.
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South Africa flagSouth Africa

Remote Work Visa

Visa score 79
Digital Nomad Visa Duration
Up to 3 years.
Monthly income requirement
$3,000/mo USD
Application cost
Because first-time applications must be submitted in your country of residence through outsourced visa…
Dependants allowed
Unclear
Tax-residency timing
—
Remote work / eligibility
Foreign employer/client work; local employment is not the programme purpose.
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Spain flagSpain

International Teleworker Visa (Digital Nomad)

Visa score 79
Digital Nomad Visa Duration
Consular visa: up to 1 year. Eligible applicants already in Spain may apply for a residence permit valid for…
Monthly income requirement
$2,800/mo USD
Application cost
Fees vary by nationality and consulate. In-country residence-permit applicants also pay the applicable…
Dependants allowed
Allowed
Tax-residency timing
More than 183 days
Remote work / eligibility
Remote employee or self-employed professional primarily working for entities outside Spain. Self-employed applicants may perform…
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Taiwan flagTaiwan

Digital Nomad Visitor Visa

Visa score 79
Digital Nomad Visa Duration
6 months, extendable in 6-month increments up to 2 years.
Monthly income requirement
$1,666/mo USD
Application cost
Varies by nationality and issuing mission. Check the local Taiwanese mission’s current fee schedule.
Dependants allowed
Allowed
Tax-residency timing
183 days
Remote work / eligibility
Remote employee or freelancer with current contract(s), résumé/portfolio and an activity plan.
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Türkiye flagTürkiye

Digital Nomad Identification Certificate (Dijital Göçebe Tespit Belgesi) & Digital Nomad…

Visa score 79
Digital Nomad Visa Duration
1 year
Monthly income requirement
$3,000/mo USD
Application cost
~US$190 (multiple-entry visa); + residence permit ~$50–75
Dependants allowed
Unclear
Tax-residency timing
—
Remote work / eligibility
—
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Andorra flagAndorra

Digital Nomad Residence Authorisation

Visa score 78
Digital Nomad Visa Duration
Initial 2 years; first renewal 2 years; second renewal 3 years; later renewals 10 years, subject to the…
Monthly income requirement
—
Application cost
Government charges vary by application and family size. Applicants should use the current immigration…
Dependants allowed
Unclear
Tax-residency timing
More than 183 days
Remote work / eligibility
Location-independent work using telecommunications and technology, subject to economic-ministry approval.
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Argentina flagArgentina

Digital Nomad Transient Residence

Visa score 78
Digital Nomad Visa Duration
Up to 180 days; a single extension is available under the migration authority procedure.
Monthly income requirement
—
Application cost
Fee varies by application route. If applying from a consulate abroad before traveling, the combined…
Dependants allowed
Unclear
Tax-residency timing
—
Remote work / eligibility
Remote services for foreign individuals/entities using IT, telecoms or analogous means.
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Brazil flagBrazil

VITEM XIV — Digital Nomad

Visa score 78
Digital Nomad Visa Duration
Up to 1 year, renewable for 1 more year.
Monthly income requirement
$0/mo USD
Application cost
Fee varies by nationality and consulate;
Dependants allowed
Allowed
Tax-residency timing
184 days
Remote work / eligibility
Remote work for a foreign employer/source. The programme excludes work, with or without employment link, for a Brazilian employer.
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Croatia flagCroatia

Temporary Stay of Digital Nomads

Visa score 78
Digital Nomad Visa Duration
Up to 18 months. A new digital-nomad temporary-stay application generally requires a 6-month gap after expiry.
Monthly income requirement
$4,400/mo USD
Application cost
Fee varies by application route; verify current official fee.
Dependants allowed
Allowed
Tax-residency timing
183 days
Remote work / eligibility
Foreign employee or foreign-company owner working remotely; no services to Croatian employers.
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Cyprus flagCyprus

Cyprus Digital Nomad Visa Scheme

Visa score 78
Digital Nomad Visa Duration
1 year, renewable for up to 2 additional years.
Monthly income requirement
$4,000/mo USD
Application cost
€140 (€70 fee for issuing the temporary residence permit and a one-time €70 registration fee for entry…
Dependants allowed
Allowed
Tax-residency timing
—
Remote work / eligibility
Foreign employee/self-employed work for clients outside Cyprus; no local employment.
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Czechia flagCzechia

Digital Nomad Program (long-stay visa / residence route)

Visa score 78
Digital Nomad Visa Duration
Initially issued for up to 12 months. Before expiration, it can be extended onshore by converting it into a…
Monthly income requirement
$3,200/mo USD
Application cost
Fees depend on the underlying visa/residence and business-licence route; the standard consular fee for…
Dependants allowed
Allowed
Tax-residency timing
183 days or more
Remote work / eligibility
Eligible highly qualified IT/marketing employee or freelancer; freelancers use a Czech business licence for permitted activities.
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Estonia flagEstonia

Digital Nomad Visa

Visa score 78
Digital Nomad Visa Duration
Up to 12 months.
Monthly income requirement
$5,100/mo USD
Application cost
€120.
Dependants allowed
Allowed
Tax-residency timing
—
Remote work / eligibility
Foreign employer/client remote work.
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Greece flagGreece

Digital Nomad Visa

Visa score 78
Digital Nomad Visa Duration
Long-Stay D Visa Stage: If you apply from a Greek consulate abroad, you are issued a national digital nomad…
Monthly income requirement
$4,000/mo USD
Application cost
Consular and residence permit fees are separate, and total costs vary by route. The upfront consular…
Dependants allowed
Allowed
Tax-residency timing
More than 183 days in any 12-month period
Remote work / eligibility
Remote employee, self-employed worker or freelancer based outside Greece; no Greek local employment under this route.
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Iceland flagIceland

Long-Term Visa for Remote Workers

Visa score 78
Digital Nomad Visa Duration
Up to 180 days.
Monthly income requirement
$8,250/mo USD
Application cost
ISK 12,200 (approximately $90 USD); this fee must be explicitly settled via a direct bank transfer to…
Dependants allowed
Allowed
Tax-residency timing
—
Remote work / eligibility
Foreign employer or own foreign business; no Icelandic local work.
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Japan flagJapan

Designated Activities (Digital Nomad)

Visa score 78
Digital Nomad Visa Duration
6 months. No extension.
Monthly income requirement
$5,300/mo USD
Application cost
Standard fee from 1 July 2026: approximately JPY 15,000 single entry / JPY 30,000 multiple entry, paid…
Dependants allowed
Allowed
Tax-residency timing
No fixed day threshold
Remote work / eligibility
Remote work for an employer or clients outside Japan. Work for Japanese employers or clients is not permitted under this status.
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Latvia flagLatvia

Long-stay Visa for Remote Work

Visa score 78
Digital Nomad Visa Duration
Up to 1 year; extention allowed once.
Monthly income requirement
$5,000/mo USD
Application cost
Current state fee depends on processing route. The standard processing fee through a Latvian diplomatic…
Dependants allowed
Unclear
Tax-residency timing
—
Remote work / eligibility
Remote work for qualifying foreign employer/client; no employment in Latvia.
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Malta flagMalta

Malta Nomad Residence Permit (NRP)

Visa score 78
Digital Nomad Visa Duration
1 year
Monthly income requirement
$3,500/mo USD
Application cost
€300 application + ~€100 residence card (per applicant)
Dependants allowed
Allowed
Tax-residency timing
—
Remote work / eligibility
—
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Moldova flagMoldova

Digital Nomad Residence Permit

Visa score 78
Digital Nomad Visa Duration
Up to 2 years, fully renewable for successive 2-year blocks.
Monthly income requirement
$3,100/mo USD
Application cost
The digital application and government processing fee officially ranges between €80 and €100.
Dependants allowed
Allowed
Tax-residency timing
183 days or more in the tax year
Remote work / eligibility
Remote employee of foreign employer or shareholder in eligible foreign company.
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Montenegro flagMontenegro

Digital Nomad Temporary Residence Permit

Visa score 78
Digital Nomad Visa Duration
Up to 2 years, extendable for up to 2 additional years under current rules.
Monthly income requirement
$4,200/mo USD
Application cost
The base government administrative fees for the Montenegro Digital Nomad Temporary Residence Permit…
Dependants allowed
Allowed
Tax-residency timing
More than 183 days
Remote work / eligibility
Remote employee of a foreign company or owner of a company not registered in Montenegro.
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Namibia flagNamibia

Digital Nomad Visa

Visa score 78
Digital Nomad Visa Duration
Up to 6 months; non-renewable. Re-entry allowed after 12 months.
Monthly income requirement
$2,000/mo USD
Application cost
~N$2,200 (~$150 USD). No fee for online application, only for processing once approved at the airport.
Dependants allowed
Allowed
Tax-residency timing
—
Remote work / eligibility
Remote work for companies or clients outside Namibia.
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Portugal flagPortugal

Remote Work / Digital Nomad Visa (D8)

Visa score 78
Digital Nomad Visa Duration
Temporary-stay route: up to 12 months, multiple entry and not convertible to residence. Residence route: a…
Monthly income requirement
$4,200/mo USD
Application cost
Consular fees generally vary by mission and provider. Residence-route applicants also pay a separate…
Dependants allowed
Allowed
Tax-residency timing
More than 183 days
Remote work / eligibility
Remote employee for a foreign employer or self-employed provider with qualifying contracts/service evidence.
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Romania flagRomania

Digital Nomad Visa (long-stay D visa)

Visa score 78
Digital Nomad Visa Duration
Long-stay D visa: up to 90 days. Before it expires, the holder applies in Romania for a temporary residence…
Monthly income requirement
$6,700/mo USD
Application cost
The consular long-stay-visa fee and the in-country residence-permit fees are separate. Check the…
Dependants allowed
Allowed
Tax-residency timing
More than 183 days
Remote work / eligibility
Remote employee for a company registered outside Romania, or activity through a company registered by the applicant outside…
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UAE flagUAE

Virtual Work Residence Visa

Visa score 78
Digital Nomad Visa Duration
1 year; renewability depends on current emirate/authority rules.
Monthly income requirement
$3,500/mo USD
Application cost
Fees vary by emirate and processing steps; if applying completely digitally via the federal portal, the…
Dependants allowed
Allowed
Tax-residency timing
—
Remote work / eligibility
Remote work for entity outside UAE; local employment needs another route.
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Kyrgyzstan flagKyrgyzstan

Digital Nomad Status

Visa score 75
Digital Nomad Visa Duration
The status is initially granted for a period of 60 days, during which you are exempt from the standard local…
Monthly income requirement
$417/mo USD
Application cost
Use the current fee shown by the official e-Visa or Digital Nomad application channel.
Dependants allowed
Allowed
Tax-residency timing
—
Remote work / eligibility
—
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Kenya flagKenya

Digital Nomad Work Permit (Class N)

Visa score 73
Digital Nomad Visa Duration
1–2 years, renewable.
Monthly income requirement
$4,583/mo USD
Application cost
US$200 processing plus US$1,000 annual issuance fee after approval.
Dependants allowed
Allowed
Tax-residency timing
—
Remote work / eligibility
Foreign employer or clients only; no Kenyan employer/local-client activity.
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Cabo Verde flagCabo Verde

Remote Working Program (Nómadas Digitais)

Visa score 70
Digital Nomad Visa Duration
6 months, renewable once for a further 6 months.
Monthly income requirement
$0/mo USD
Application cost
€20 visa plus €34 airport fee.
Dependants allowed
Unclear
Tax-residency timing
—
Remote work / eligibility
Foreign remote work; local employment needs separate authorisation.
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Thailand flagThailand

Destination Thailand Visa (DTV)

Visa score 70
Digital Nomad Visa Duration
Five-year multiple-entry visa, allowing stays of up to 180 days per entry.
Monthly income requirement
$0/mo USD
Application cost
THB 10,000 visa fee. A mission may have local payment requirements.
Dependants allowed
Allowed
Tax-residency timing
180 days
Remote work / eligibility
Remote employee or freelancer working for overseas entities, plus other activities specifically listed under the DTV programme.
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Kazakhstan flagKazakhstan

Neo Nomad Visa (B12-1)

Visa score 69
Digital Nomad Visa Duration
1 year; renewals allowed.
Monthly income requirement
$3,000/mo USD
Application cost
Roughly US$220; verify fee by nationality.
Dependants allowed
Allowed
Tax-residency timing
—
Remote work / eligibility
Foreign remote work/business; local employment needs separate permission.
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Indonesia flagIndonesia

Remote Worker Visa (E33G), Second Home Remote Worker Limited Stay Permit (KITAS).

Visa score 67
Digital Nomad Visa Duration
1 year, renewable.
Monthly income requirement
$5,000/mo USD
Application cost
One-year E33G is 7,000,000 IDR.
Dependants allowed
Unclear
Tax-residency timing
More than 183 days
Remote work / eligibility
Foreign-employed remote worker; Indonesian local income/work needs a different route.
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Sri Lanka flagSri Lanka

Digital Nomad residence visa

Visa score 64
Digital Nomad Visa Duration
1 year, renewable annually subject to continuing eligibility.
Monthly income requirement
$2,000/mo USD
Application cost
US$500, plus additional $500 for spouse or each dependent.
Dependants allowed
Allowed
Tax-residency timing
—
Remote work / eligibility
—
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Alternative remote-work or residence routes

Alternative remote-work stay — not a dedicated visa

Aruba: One Happy Workation

Tourism programme only — no dedicated visa

One Happy Workation is Aruba's tourism guidance program for short remote stays, not a dedicated visa or residence permit. Entry length depends on nationality and ordinary visitor rules, and local employment is prohibited.

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Alternative long-stay route — not a dedicated digital nomad visa

Albania

No dedicated visa — remote-work residence route

No dedicated digital nomad visa — remote-work residence route. Eligible remote workers may use Albania’s Unique Permit for digital mobile workers, usually after any required Type D entry visa.

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Alternative long-stay route — not a dedicated digital nomad visa

Mexico

No dedicated visa — temporary residence route

No dedicated digital nomad visa — temporary residence route. The Temporary Resident Visa can allow longer stays, typically up to four years, but it is not a special remote-work programme.

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Planned digital nomad programmes

Planned digital nomad visa — not yet available

North Macedonia

North Macedonia’s 2024–2028 government work programme proposes a renewable digital-nomad residence visa for foreign remote workers with regular monthly income, intended for stays of 3–12 months. No application process, launch date, income threshold or fee has been published, so the programme is not yet available.

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Planned digital nomad visa — not yet operational

Philippines

The Philippines’ Executive Order No. 86 authorises a Digital Nomad Visa for foreign nationals who work remotely using digital technology for clients or employers outside the Philippines. It would be valid for up to one year and renewable once for a further year, but no live government application channel or issuing procedure is yet operational.

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Former remote-work programmes

Closed programme records
  • DominicaClosed — former remote-work programme is discontinued
  • Antigua and BarbudaClosed — former Nomad Digital Residence programme discontinued
  • Saint LuciaClosed — former remote-work programme
  • BelizeClosed — former remote-work programme
  • SeychellesClosed — remote-work program discontinued
  • BahamasClosed — 'BEATS' remote-work program discontinued in 2022
  • BermudaClosed — former remote-work programme
  • Cayman IslandsClosed — former GCCP program is now closed
  • AnguillaClosed — former remote-work programme

How to use this comparison

  1. Check whether you meet the programme’s immigration requirements.
  2. Confirm the permitted remote-work arrangement and application process.
  3. Read the country’s Tax & residency section before planning a long stay.
  4. Open the country profile to follow its linked official source and verify current rules.

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