Immigration
Best Digital Nomad Visas
Countries with formal remote-worker residency programs, newest launches first.
What this ranking measures
Ranked over the remote-worker programs Richbay tracks, not every program that exists, and on each program’s PUBLISHED terms rather than on how applications are decided in practice. Terms change often — check the official page before relying on any figure here.
- 1
Italy
- Min. income
- $2,700/mo
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
- Path to PR
- Yes
Launched 2024-04; requires "highly skilled" remote worker classification; €2,700/mo+.
- 2
Japan
- Min. income
- $8,333/mo
- Initial stay
- 6 mo
Launched 2024-03; ¥10M/yr+ (~$66k); single 6-mo stay, 6-mo cooldown.
- 3
South Korea
- Min. income
- $5,670/mo
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
Launched 2024-01; ₩84.96M/yr+ (~$68k); max 2 yrs total.
- 4
Thailand
- Min. income
- No published minimum
- Initial stay
- 60 mo
Launched 2024-07; 5-yr multi-entry, 180-day per stay; ฿500,000 (~$14k) funds proof.
- 5
South Africa
- Min. income
- $4,400/mo
- Initial stay
- 36 mo
Gazetted 2024-05; ZAR 1M/yr+ (~$53k); family eligible.
- 6
Kenya
- Min. income
- $4,170/mo
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
Announced 2024-07; $4,170/mo+; first Sub-Saharan DNV.
- 7
Spain
- Min. income
- $2,760/mo
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
- Path to PR
- Yes
Launched under Startup Act; €2,520/mo+; optional Beckham regime taxes first 6 yrs at flat 24% on wages.
- 8
Colombia
- Min. income
- $1,000/mo
- Initial stay
- 24 mo
Very low bar ($1,000/mo); Medellín / Bogotá nomad hubs; no PR path.
- 9
Portugal
- Min. income
- $3,500/mo
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
- Path to PR
- Yes
Portugal D8 requires ~4× minimum wage (~€3,280/mo); PR/citizenship eligible after 5 yrs. IFICI tax incentive for high-value-added work.
- 10
Hungary
- Min. income
- $2,200/mo
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
White Card since 2022; family applies separately; no PR path; 15% Hungarian flat tax applies if HU-source.
- 11
Albania
- Min. income
- No published minimum
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
- Path to PR
- Yes
Low income bar; covers work + residency + study; PR after 5 yrs.
- 12
Argentina
- Min. income
- $1,300/mo
- Initial stay
- 6 mo
Low bar; USD buying power high amid inflation; 6+6 month structure.
- 13
Brazil
- Min. income
- $1,500/mo
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
$1,500/mo+; family eligible; 2-yr max total.
- 14
Costa Rica
- Min. income
- $3,000/mo
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
$3,000/mo+; 12+12 structure; can get local license & bank account.
- 15
Malaysia
- Min. income
- $2,000/mo
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
KL / Penang nomad-friendly; $24k/yr+; family eligible.
- 16
Greece
- Min. income
- $3,800/mo
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
€3,500/mo+; first 7 years enjoy 50% income tax reduction (new-resident incentive).
- 17
Croatia
- Min. income
- $2,700/mo
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
Foreign income exempt; max 18 mo (6-mo cooldown then reapply); non-EU must apply from outside.
- 18
Malta
- Min. income
- $3,650/mo
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
English-speaking; €3,500/mo+; 2024 introduced 10% preferential tax on nomad income.
- 19
Cyprus
- Min. income
- $3,850/mo
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
Cap 500/year; non-Cyprus-dom enjoys 0% dividend/interest tax (60-day rule).
- 20
Panama
- Min. income
- $3,000/mo
- Initial stay
- 9 mo
USD official; territorial tax; 9+9 month structure.
- 21
United Arab Emirates
- Min. income
- $5,000/mo
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
Dubai program; $5k/mo+; 0% income tax; family eligible.
- 22
Estonia
- Min. income
- $3,850/mo
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
First European DNV (2020-08); €3,504/mo+; one-time 12-mo, non-renewable; distinct from e-Residency.
- 23
Iceland
- Min. income
- $7,800/mo
- Initial stay
- 6 mo
Strictest income bar: ISK 1M/mo (~$7,800) single, ISK 1.3M family; max 180 days one-shot.
- 24
Barbados
- Min. income
- $4,170/mo
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
First Caribbean DNV; $50,000/yr+; $2,000 individual / $3,000 family app fee.
- 25
Bermuda
- Min. income
- No published minimum
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
No minimum income (self-sufficiency proof only); 0% personal income tax.
- 26
Mauritius
- Min. income
- $1,500/mo
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
No application fee; $1,500/mo+; family eligible.
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