Immigration
Digital Nomad Visas with a Path to Residency
Remote-worker visas that can lead to permanent residency over time.
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
- Min. income
- No published minimum
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
Low income bar; covers work + residency + study; PR after 5 yrs.
- 2
Italy
- Min. income
- $2,700/mo
- Initial stay
- 12 mo
Launched 2024-04; requires "highly skilled" remote worker classification; €2,700/mo+.
- 3
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.
- 4
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.
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