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.
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
Thailand
- Initial stay
- 60 mo
Launched 2024-07; 5-yr multi-entry, 180-day per stay; ฿500,000 (~$14k) funds proof.
- 2
South Africa
- Initial stay
- 36 mo
Gazetted 2024-05; ZAR 1M/yr+ (~$53k); family eligible.
- 3
Colombia
- Initial stay
- 24 mo
Very low bar ($1,000/mo); Medellín / Bogotá nomad hubs; no PR path.
- 4
Albania
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
- Max. total stay
- 60 mo
Low income bar; covers work + residency + study; PR after 5 yrs.
- 5
Bermuda
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
No minimum income (self-sufficiency proof only); 0% personal income tax.
- 6
Brazil
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
- Max. total stay
- 24 mo
$1,500/mo+; family eligible; 2-yr max total.
- 7
Mauritius
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
No application fee; $1,500/mo+; family eligible.
- 8
Malaysia
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
- Max. total stay
- 24 mo
KL / Penang nomad-friendly; $24k/yr+; family eligible.
- 9
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.
- 10
Italy
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
Launched 2024-04; requires "highly skilled" remote worker classification; €2,700/mo+.
- 11
Croatia
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
- Max. total stay
- 18 mo
Foreign income exempt; max 18 mo (6-mo cooldown then reapply); non-EU must apply from outside.
- 12
Spain
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
- Max. total stay
- 60 mo
Launched under Startup Act; €2,520/mo+; optional Beckham regime taxes first 6 yrs at flat 24% on wages.
- 13
Costa Rica
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
- Max. total stay
- 24 mo
$3,000/mo+; 12+12 structure; can get local license & bank account.
- 14
Portugal
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
- Max. total stay
- 60 mo
Portugal D8 requires ~4× minimum wage (~€3,280/mo); PR/citizenship eligible after 5 yrs. IFICI tax incentive for high-value-added work.
- 15
Malta
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
- Max. total stay
- 48 mo
English-speaking; €3,500/mo+; 2024 introduced 10% preferential tax on nomad income.
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