Immigration
Nomad Visas That Exempt Foreign Income
Digital-nomad programs whose published terms exempt foreign-sourced income from local tax. Residency can still trigger tax elsewhere — verify before relying on it.
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
Albania
- Foreign income
- Exempt
- Min. income
- No published minimum
Low income bar; covers work + residency + study; PR after 5 yrs.
- 2
Bermuda
- Foreign income
- Exempt
- Min. income
- No published minimum
No minimum income (self-sufficiency proof only); 0% personal income tax.
- 3
Thailand
- Foreign income
- Exempt
- Min. income
- No published minimum
Launched 2024-07; 5-yr multi-entry, 180-day per stay; ฿500,000 (~$14k) funds proof.
- 4
Colombia
- Foreign income
- Exempt
- Min. income
- $1,000/mo
Very low bar ($1,000/mo); Medellín / Bogotá nomad hubs; no PR path.
- 5
Argentina
- Foreign income
- Exempt
- Min. income
- $1,300/mo
Low bar; USD buying power high amid inflation; 6+6 month structure.
- 6
Brazil
- Foreign income
- Exempt
- Min. income
- $1,500/mo
$1,500/mo+; family eligible; 2-yr max total.
- 7
Mauritius
- Foreign income
- Exempt
- Min. income
- $1,500/mo
No application fee; $1,500/mo+; family eligible.
- 8
Malaysia
- Foreign income
- Exempt
- Min. income
- $2,000/mo
KL / Penang nomad-friendly; $24k/yr+; family eligible.
- 9
Hungary
- Foreign income
- Exempt
- Min. income
- $2,200/mo
White Card since 2022; family applies separately; no PR path; 15% Hungarian flat tax applies if HU-source.
- 10
Croatia
- Foreign income
- Exempt
- Min. income
- $2,700/mo
Foreign income exempt; max 18 mo (6-mo cooldown then reapply); non-EU must apply from outside.
- 11
Costa Rica
- Foreign income
- Exempt
- Min. income
- $3,000/mo
$3,000/mo+; 12+12 structure; can get local license & bank account.
- 12
Barbados
- Foreign income
- Exempt
- Min. income
- $4,170/mo
First Caribbean DNV; $50,000/yr+; $2,000 individual / $3,000 family app fee.
- 13
Kenya
- Foreign income
- Exempt
- Min. income
- $4,170/mo
Announced 2024-07; $4,170/mo+; first Sub-Saharan DNV.
- 14
United Arab Emirates
- Foreign income
- Exempt
- Min. income
- $5,000/mo
Dubai program; $5k/mo+; 0% income tax; family eligible.
- 15
South Korea
- Foreign income
- Exempt
- Min. income
- $5,670/mo
Launched 2024-01; ₩84.96M/yr+ (~$68k); max 2 yrs total.
- 16
Iceland
- Foreign income
- Exempt
- Min. income
- $7,800/mo
Strictest income bar: ISK 1M/mo (~$7,800) single, ISK 1.3M family; max 180 days one-shot.
- 17
Japan
- Foreign income
- Exempt
- Min. income
- $8,333/mo
Launched 2024-03; ¥10M/yr+ (~$66k); single 6-mo stay, 6-mo cooldown.
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