Immigration
Best Digital Nomad Visas
Countries with formal remote-worker residency programs, newest launches first.
- 1
Italie
- Revenu min.
- $2,700/mois
- Séjour initial
- 12 mois
- Voie vers la résidence
- Oui
Launched 2024-04; requires "highly skilled" remote worker classification; €2,700/mo+.
- 2
Tchéquie
- Revenu min.
- $1,850/mois
- Séjour initial
- 12 mois
- Voie vers la résidence
- Oui
"Digital Nomad Project" since 2024-07; limited to IT/marketing first; requires Zivno trade license.
- 3
Japon
- Revenu min.
- $8,333/mois
- Séjour initial
- 6 mois
Launched 2024-03; ¥10M/yr+ (~$66k); single 6-mo stay, 6-mo cooldown.
- 4
Corée du Sud
- Revenu min.
- $5,670/mois
- Séjour initial
- 12 mois
Launched 2024-01; ₩84.96M/yr+ (~$68k); max 2 yrs total.
- 5
Thaïlande
- Revenu min.
- $0/mois
- Séjour initial
- 60 mois
Launched 2024-07; 5-yr multi-entry, 180-day per stay; ฿500,000 (~$14k) funds proof.
- 6
Afrique du Sud
- Revenu min.
- $4,400/mois
- Séjour initial
- 36 mois
Gazetted 2024-05; ZAR 1M/yr+ (~$53k); family eligible.
- 7
Kenya
- Revenu min.
- $4,170/mois
- Séjour initial
- 12 mois
Announced 2024-07; $4,170/mo+; first Sub-Saharan DNV.
- 8
Espagne
- Revenu min.
- $2,760/mois
- Séjour initial
- 12 mois
- Voie vers la résidence
- Oui
Launched under Startup Act; €2,520/mo+; optional Beckham regime taxes first 6 yrs at flat 24% on wages.
- 9
Colombie
- Revenu min.
- $1,000/mois
- Séjour initial
- 24 mois
Very low bar ($1,000/mo); Medellín / Bogotá nomad hubs; no PR path.
- 10
Portugal
- Revenu min.
- $3,500/mois
- Séjour initial
- 12 mois
- Voie vers la résidence
- Oui
Portugal D8 requires ~4× minimum wage (~€3,280/mo); PR/citizenship eligible after 5 yrs. IFICI tax incentive for high-value-added work.
- 11
Hongrie
- Revenu min.
- $2,200/mois
- Séjour initial
- 12 mois
White Card since 2022; family applies separately; no PR path; 15% Hungarian flat tax applies if HU-source.
- 12
Albania
- Revenu min.
- $0/mois
- Séjour initial
- 12 mois
- Voie vers la résidence
- Oui
Low income bar; covers work + residency + study; PR after 5 yrs.
- 13
Argentine
- Revenu min.
- $1,300/mois
- Séjour initial
- 6 mois
Low bar; USD buying power high amid inflation; 6+6 month structure.
- 14
Brésil
- Revenu min.
- $1,500/mois
- Séjour initial
- 12 mois
$1,500/mo+; family eligible; 2-yr max total.
- 15
Costa Rica
- Revenu min.
- $3,000/mois
- Séjour initial
- 12 mois
$3,000/mo+; 12+12 structure; can get local license & bank account.
- 16
Équateur
- Revenu min.
- $1,350/mois
- Séjour initial
- 24 mois
- Voie vers la résidence
- Oui
Low bar; USD official; PR eligible after 21 months.
- 17
Malaisie
- Revenu min.
- $2,000/mois
- Séjour initial
- 12 mois
KL / Penang nomad-friendly; $24k/yr+; family eligible.
- 18
Indonésie
- Revenu min.
- $2,000/mois
- Séjour initial
- 6 mois
Bali nomad mecca; B211A business visa serves as de facto DNV; formal DNV delayed.
- 19
Grèce
- Revenu min.
- $3,800/mois
- Séjour initial
- 12 mois
€3,500/mo+; first 7 years enjoy 50% income tax reduction (new-resident incentive).
- 20
Croatie
- Revenu min.
- $2,700/mois
- Séjour initial
- 12 mois
Foreign income exempt; max 18 mo (6-mo cooldown then reapply); non-EU must apply from outside.
- 21
Malte
- Revenu min.
- $3,650/mois
- Séjour initial
- 12 mois
English-speaking; €3,500/mo+; 2024 introduced 10% preferential tax on nomad income.
- 22
Chypre
- Revenu min.
- $3,850/mois
- Séjour initial
- 12 mois
Cap 500/year; non-Cyprus-dom enjoys 0% dividend/interest tax (60-day rule).
- 23
Panama
- Revenu min.
- $3,000/mois
- Séjour initial
- 9 mois
USD official; territorial tax; 9+9 month structure.
- 24
Émirats arabes unis
- Revenu min.
- $5,000/mois
- Séjour initial
- 12 mois
Dubai program; $5k/mo+; 0% income tax; family eligible.
- 25
Estonie
- Revenu min.
- $3,850/mois
- Séjour initial
- 12 mois
First European DNV (2020-08); €3,504/mo+; one-time 12-mo, non-renewable; distinct from e-Residency.
- 26
Islande
- Revenu min.
- $7,800/mois
- Séjour initial
- 6 mois
Strictest income bar: ISK 1M/mo (~$7,800) single, ISK 1.3M family; max 180 days one-shot.
- 27
Barbados
- Revenu min.
- $4,170/mois
- Séjour initial
- 12 mois
First Caribbean DNV; $50,000/yr+; $2,000 individual / $3,000 family app fee.
- 28
Bermuda
- Revenu min.
- $0/mois
- Séjour initial
- 12 mois
No minimum income (self-sufficiency proof only); 0% personal income tax.
- 29
Maurice
- Revenu min.
- $1,500/mois
- Séjour initial
- 12 mois
No application fee; $1,500/mo+; family eligible.
- 30
Taïwan
- Revenu min.
- $5,400/mois
- Séjour initial
- 36 mois
- Voie vers la résidence
- Oui
Nominally a "high-skill" visa, functionally nomad-friendly; NT$160k/mo+; 50% income tax reduction first 3 yrs.
- 31
Allemagne
- Revenu min.
- $2,500/mois
- Séjour initial
- 36 mois
- Voie vers la résidence
- Oui
Berlin-popular; application requires German client letters + health insurance + housing proof.
- 32
Norvège
- Revenu min.
- $3,500/mois
- Séjour initial
- 24 mois
- Voie vers la résidence
- Oui
Not formally a DNV but functions as one; NOK 35,719/mo minimum; 2-yr visa.
- 33
Mexique
- Revenu min.
- $2,750/mois
- Séjour initial
- 48 mois
- Voie vers la résidence
- Oui
De facto nomad visa; $2,750/mo+ ($3,000+ for families); PR after 4 yrs.
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