Immigration
Digital Nomad Visas with a Path to Residency
Remote-worker visas that can lead to permanent residency over time.
- 1
Albania
- Min. income
- $0/mo
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
Low income bar; covers work + residency + study; PR after 5 yrs.
- 2
Ecuador
- Min. income
- $1,350/mo
- Initial stay
- 24 mo
Low bar; USD official; PR eligible after 21 months.
- 3
Czechia
- Min. income
- $1,850/mo
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
"Digital Nomad Project" since 2024-07; limited to IT/marketing first; requires Zivno trade license.
- 4
Germany
- Min. income
- $2,500/mo
- Initial stay
- 36 mo
Berlin-popular; application requires German client letters + health insurance + housing proof.
- 5
Italy
- Min. income
- $2,700/mo
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
Launched 2024-04; requires "highly skilled" remote worker classification; €2,700/mo+.
- 6
Mexico
- Min. income
- $2,750/mo
- Initial stay
- 48 mo
De facto nomad visa; $2,750/mo+ ($3,000+ for families); PR after 4 yrs.
- 7
Spain
- Min. income
- $2,760/mo
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
Launched under Startup Act; €2,520/mo+; optional Beckham regime taxes first 6 yrs at flat 24% on wages.
- 8
Portugal
- Min. income
- $3,500/mo
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
Portugal D8 requires ~4× minimum wage (~€3,280/mo); PR/citizenship eligible after 5 yrs. IFICI tax incentive for high-value-added work.
- 9
Norway
- Min. income
- $3,500/mo
- Initial stay
- 24 mo
Not formally a DNV but functions as one; NOK 35,719/mo minimum; 2-yr visa.
- 10
Taiwan
- Min. income
- $5,400/mo
- Initial stay
- 36 mo
Nominally a "high-skill" visa, functionally nomad-friendly; NT$160k/mo+; 50% income tax reduction first 3 yrs.
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