Immigration
Longest Digital Nomad Visas
Nomad programs ranked by initial stay before the first renewal — the ones that let you settle rather than re-apply.
- 1
Thailand
- Initial stay
- 60 mo
Launched 2024-07; 5-yr multi-entry, 180-day per stay; ฿500,000 (~$14k) funds proof.
- 2
Mexico
- Initial stay
- 48 mo
De facto nomad visa; $2,750/mo+ ($3,000+ for families); PR after 4 yrs.
- 3
Germany
- Initial stay
- 36 mo
Berlin-popular; application requires German client letters + health insurance + housing proof.
- 4
South Africa
- Initial stay
- 36 mo
Gazetted 2024-05; ZAR 1M/yr+ (~$53k); family eligible.
- 5
Taiwan
- Initial stay
- 36 mo
Nominally a "high-skill" visa, functionally nomad-friendly; NT$160k/mo+; 50% income tax reduction first 3 yrs.
- 6
Colombia
- Initial stay
- 24 mo
Very low bar ($1,000/mo); Medellín / Bogotá nomad hubs; no PR path.
- 7
Ecuador
- Initial stay
- 24 mo
Low bar; USD official; PR eligible after 21 months.
- 8
Norway
- Initial stay
- 24 mo
Not formally a DNV but functions as one; NOK 35,719/mo minimum; 2-yr visa.
- 9
Albania
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
- Max. total stay
- 60 mo
Low income bar; covers work + residency + study; PR after 5 yrs.
- 10
Bermuda
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
No minimum income (self-sufficiency proof only); 0% personal income tax.
- 11
Brazil
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
- Max. total stay
- 24 mo
$1,500/mo+; family eligible; 2-yr max total.
- 12
Mauritius
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
No application fee; $1,500/mo+; family eligible.
- 13
Czechia
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
"Digital Nomad Project" since 2024-07; limited to IT/marketing first; requires Zivno trade license.
- 14
Malaysia
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
- Max. total stay
- 24 mo
KL / Penang nomad-friendly; $24k/yr+; family eligible.
- 15
Hungary
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
- Max. total stay
- 24 mo
White Card since 2022; family applies separately; no PR path; 15% Hungarian flat tax applies if HU-source.
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