Visa guide
36 of the 58 countries below run a dedicated digital-nomad visa — those lead the page, each card naming the programme. Every entry is researched by hand against the official immigration source and carries its check date; the full rules live on each destination page.
A purpose-built visa or permit for remote workers — the name on the card is the programme to search for.
EuropeUnique Permit (digital mobile worker)
Albania sits outside the EU with unusually generous entry rules — US citizens get a full visa-free year, EU, UK, Canadian and Australian passports 90 days in 180, none of it counting against Schengen. For longer stays the Unique Permit has a named digital mobile worker category, renewable toward permanent residence after five years.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
Latin AmericaResidencia transitoria — nómada digital
Visa-exempt travellers get 90 days, extendable once. The digital nomad transitory residence doubles that to 180 days plus a 180-day extension, and is applied for online.
Checked Jul 27, 2026 · official source
Latin AmericaBarbados Welcome Stamp
Entry is visa-free — EU passports 90 days per 180, US and Canadian visitors commonly up to six months, with the officer deciding the stamp. The 12-month Welcome Stamp is the long-stay route: declare US$50,000 expected annual income, pay US$2,000, work only for clients abroad.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
Latin AmericaVITEM XIV (Digital Nomad Visa)
EU passports enter visa-free for 90 days, but US, Canadian and Australian citizens have needed a paid eVisa since 10 April 2025 — reciprocity for Brazilian applicants. The VITEM XIV digital nomad visa takes US$1,500 a month in foreign income or US$18,000 in the bank, and gives a year of residence, renewable once.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
EuropeDigital nomad residence permit
EU citizens can stay indefinitely; visa-exempt non-EU travellers get 90 days in any 180 across the Schengen area. Since December 2025 Bulgaria has a dedicated digital-nomad residence permit — one year plus one renewal, entered via a Type D visa.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
AfricaCabo Verde Remote Working Program
EU, US, UK and Canadian passports enter visa-free for 30 days — but only with EASE pre-registration and the airport security tax (about €31) paid online at least 5 days ahead; since 1 July 2026 paying at the border costs double. Australians lost visa-on-arrival on 1 January 2026 and now need an embassy visa. The Remote Working programme stretches a stay to 6+6 months on a €1,500 bank-balance test.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
Latin AmericaVisa V — Nómadas Digitales
Visa-free entry gives you 90 days, extendable online to 180 per calendar year — enough that many nomads never file anything else. The dedicated Visa V for digital nomads runs up to two years; its income bar is three Colombian minimum wages, and the minimum wage jumped 23% in January 2026, so the threshold rose with it.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
Latin AmericaDigital Nomad Visa (Ley 10008)
Group 1 passports (most of the EU, US, UK, Canada, Australia) get up to 180 days visa-free — one of the longest tourist stays anywhere, but the officer decides the stamp. The digital nomad stay under Ley 10008 adds a 1+1-year status with a full income-tax exemption at $3,000/month.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
EuropeDigital nomad temporary stay permit
EU citizens can stay indefinitely; visa-exempt non-EU travellers get 90 days in any 180 across the Schengen area. Croatia has run a digital-nomad temporary stay since 2021 — now up to 18 months, with the income bar pegged to the average salary.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
EuropeDigital Nomad Program
EU citizens can stay indefinitely; visa-exempt non-EU travellers get 90 days in any 180 across the Schengen area. The Czech Digital Nomad Programme fast-tracks one-year visas — but only for IT and marketing specialists from 13 selected countries.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
Latin AmericaVisa Nómada (Residencia Temporal Rentista — Trabajo Remoto)
Visa-free entry is 90 days per rolling year, extendable once to 180. The Visa Nómada is one of the region's most straightforward long-stay options: income of three times the SBU minimum wage (US$1,446 a month in 2026), filed fully online, two years of residence, renewable once.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
EuropeDigital Nomad Visa
EU citizens can stay indefinitely; visa-exempt non-EU travellers get 90 days in any 180 across the Schengen area. Estonia pioneered the Digital Nomad Visa in 2020 — a 12-month long-stay visa with a €4,500 gross monthly income bar.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
EuropeDigital Nomad Visa
EU citizens can stay indefinitely; visa-exempt non-EU travellers get 90 days in any 180 across the Schengen area. Greece runs a dedicated digital nomad visa (since 2021): 12 months from a consulate, convertible to a two-year renewable residence permit.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
Latin AmericaDigital Nomad Temporary Residency (Acuerdo IGM-016-2025)
90 days visa-free under the CA-4 agreement, extendable once at immigration. Since 8 October 2025 there is a dedicated digital-nomad temporary residency at $2,000/month — the cheapest formal remote-worker status in Central America, young enough that procedures are still settling.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
EuropeWhite Card
EU citizens can stay indefinitely; visa-exempt non-EU travellers get 90 days in any 180 across the Schengen area. The White Card is a dedicated digital nomad permit — €3,000 net a month, no Hungarian income, one year plus one extension — and a deliberate dead end: it leads to neither permanent residence nor family reunification.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
AsiaE33G Remote Worker KITAS
No visa-free entry for EU or US passports — you buy a Rp 500,000 visa on arrival for 30 days, extendable once. The E33G Remote Worker KITAS is the legal one-year route, but it wants US$60,000 a year in foreign income, and 2026 brought visible deportations of people working on tourist visas.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
AsiaDigital Nomad Visa (Designated Activities No. 53)
Most Western passports get 90 days visa-free. The digital nomad visa adds six months but sets a high bar: ¥10 million annual income, private insurance, and no renewal.
Checked Jul 27, 2026 · official source
AsiaNeo Nomad Visa (B12-1)
Visa-free is short here: 30 days per entry, capped at 90 in any 180 — and the border-run reset was abolished. The Neo Nomad Visa (B12-1, late 2024) is the real option: one year for remote workers proving USD 3,000 a month.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
AfricaClass N Digital Nomad Work Permit
Nobody enters visa-free: since January 2024 every visitor needs an eTA (USD 30, about three working days) before boarding. The Class N digital nomad permit is real and taking applications since 2025, but at USD 1,000 a year in fees it only pays off for genuinely long stays.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
AsiaDE Rantau Nomad Pass
Ninety days visa-free for EU, US, UK, Canadian and Australian passports — the longest free stay in the region — with only a free digital arrival card to file before landing. The DE Rantau Nomad Pass turns that into up to 24 months if you earn over US$24,000 a year in tech.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
AfricaPremium Visa
Straightforward: 90 days visa-free on arrival, tourist stays capped at 180 days per calendar year. The Premium Visa is one of the cheapest dedicated nomad routes anywhere - 12 months, renewable, no fee, and the income bar is only USD 1,500 a month.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
EuropeDigital nomad residence permit
EU, US, UK, Canadian and Australian citizens get 90 visa-free days, counted within six months of first entry. Since 2022 the Law on Foreigners carries a dedicated digital nomad residence permit — up to two years, extendable to four, with foreign income exempt from local income tax.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
Latin AmericaShort Stay Visa for Remote Workers
EU passports get 90 days visa-free, US and Canadian passports 180 — the split dates from September 2021 and still stands. The Short Stay Remote Worker visa (Executive Decree 198 of 2021) buys 9+9 months at $36,000/year foreign income, filed in-country through a Panamanian lawyer.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
AsiaDigital Nomad Visa (DNV, EO 86)
Thirty days visa-free for EU, US, UK, Canadian and Australian passports, and no country in Asia lets you extend a tourist stay further — up to 36 months in-country. The Digital Nomad Visa exists on paper since mid-2025, but its rollout is unfinished: no official country list, no official income figure.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
EuropeD8 residence visa (and the temporary stay visa)
EU citizens can stay indefinitely; visa-exempt non-EU travellers get 90 days in any 180 across the Schengen area. Portugal is one of the few countries with two separate remote-work visas — a temporary stay visa for under a year, and the D8 residence visa that leads to a residence permit.
Checked Jul 27, 2026 · official source
EuropeDigital nomad visa
EU citizens can stay indefinitely; visa-exempt non-EU travellers get 90 days in any 180 across the Schengen area. Romania has a dedicated digital nomad visa, but the bar is steep — three times the national average gross salary, around €5,500 a month in 2026 — in exchange for a tax exemption while you stay under 183 days.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
EuropeDigital nomad residence permit
EU citizens can stay indefinitely; visa-exempt non-EU travellers get 90 days in any 180 across the Schengen area. Slovenia opened a dedicated digital nomad residence permit on 21 November 2025 — one year, and pointedly not extendable.
Checked Jul 27, 2026 · official source
AfricaRemote Work Visitor Visa
90 days visa-free for most EU passports plus US, UK, Canada and Australia. The Remote Work Visitor Visa — gazetted October 2024, operational since March 2025 — is the serious long-stay route: R650,796 gross a year, issued for anything over three months up to three years.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
AsiaWorkation visa (F-1-D)
Visa-free 90 days with the K-ETA waived for 22 countries through 31 December 2026 - plan for its return in 2027. The Workation visa (F-1-D) went permanent on 30 June 2026: income pegged at twice Korean per-capita GNI (roughly USD 74,000), up to three years.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
EuropeVisado de teletrabajo (international telework visa)
EU citizens can stay indefinitely; visa-exempt non-EU travellers get 90 days in any 180 across the Schengen area. Spain has an international telework visa for non-EU remote workers, and the route from inside Spain grants three years rather than one.
Checked Jul 27, 2026 · official source
AsiaDigital Nomad Visa (DNV)
Everyone still needs an ETA before flying, but since 25 May 2026 it is free for 40 nationalities — 30 days, double entry. And Sri Lanka quietly became a real nomad option: a Digital Nomad Visa launched in early 2026 — one year for US$500, renewable, against US$2,000 a month in foreign income.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
AsiaDigital Nomad Visitor Visa
Clean 90-day visa-exempt entry for the whole Western passport set, no ETA, no fee. The Digital Nomad Visitor Visa (launched January 2025) was upgraded on 8 January 2026: still 6 months per issuance, but now extendable in-country to a maximum of two years.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
AsiaDTV (Destination Thailand Visa)
Visa-free entry is 60 days today, but a cabinet decision of 19 May 2026 cuts it to 30 — plan for 30. The five-year DTV is the serious option for remote workers: 180 days per entry, extendable once.
Checked Aug 5, 2026 · official source
EuropeDigital Nomad Visa (GoTürkiye)
90 days in 180 visa-free for practically every EU passport plus US, UK, Canada and Australia. The 2024 digital nomad programme still runs mid-2026 — USD 3,000 a month, age 21-55 — but the wider residence-permit regime has tightened sharply, and Australians are not on the eligibility list.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
AsiaVirtual Work Residence Visa (Dubai Virtual Working Programme / Abu Dhabi Remote Work Visa)
EU passports enter visa-free for 90 days in any 180; since September 2024 US, UK, Canadian and Australian passports get the same 90-in-180 on arrival. For residence, the one-year virtual work visa (USD 3,500/month income floor) covers both Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
Latin AmericaHoja de Identidad Provisoria — Nómada Digital (Decreto 238/022)
Tourists get 90 days, extendable once to 180. The digital nomad permit is the least bureaucratic on the continent: no income threshold — just a sworn declaration of means — a fee under US$10, six months renewable to a full year, all filed online after you arrive.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
Nothing carries the label, yet a legal long-stay route exists that remote workers actually use.
EuropeLong-stay route: Temporary residence permit (business-activity ground)
180 days per year visa-free for EU, US, UK, Canadian and Australian passports, and no work permit needed for foreign-source remote work. The honest long-stay route is a one-year residence permit via sole-proprietor registration — no minimum income attached.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
Latin AmericaLong-stay route: Residencia temporal (temporary resident visa)
The tourist permit allows up to 180 days on paper, but officers now routinely grant 30 days or fewer — do not plan a long stay around it. There is no digital nomad visa; the temporary resident visa is the real long-stay route.
Checked Jul 27, 2026 · official source
OceaniaLong-stay route: Visitor visa / NZeTA (remote work explicitly permitted)
Since 27 January 2025 New Zealand explicitly allows remote work for overseas employers on visitor status - a real policy, not a grey area. Entry needs the paid NZeTA (from NZD 17 plus NZD 100 visitor levy); 3 months per visit, 6 in any 12.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
Latin AmericaLong-stay route: Residencia Temporal
There is no digital nomad visa despite years of announcements — you get 90 visa-free days, extendable to 180, and the real long-stay route is temporary residence, which is cheap, undemanding and leads to permanent residency. New solvency rules in force since 6 July 2026 formally list digital nomads as a permanent-residence category and demand proof of an active income stream.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
No remote-work route — the tourist rule is the whole toolkit, and the card says how far it stretches.
OceaniaNo nomad visa and none planned - you visit on an eVisitor (EU, free) or ETA (US/CA, AUD 20), 3 months per entry over a 12-month validity. Remote work for an overseas employer on a visitor status is a tolerated grey area, not a right.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
AfricaNo free mainland entry — you pay USD 30 on arrival or online since the March 2026 fee rise. The exception matters for Dahab: arrive in South Sinai and stay there, and a free 15-day Sinai-only stamp replaces the visa entirely. No nomad visa exists.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
EuropeOne full year visa-free for 90+ nationalities — still the most generous rule anywhere. No nomad visa needed; the catch since 1 March 2026 is a new work-permit law whose remote-work exemption is not yet fully spelled out.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
EuropeEU citizens can stay indefinitely; visa-exempt non-EU travellers get 90 days in any 180 across the Schengen area. Germany has no digital nomad visa — the freelance permit (Section 21 (5) Residence Act) is the realistic route, and it assumes your freelance business is based in Germany, with German clients to show for it.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
AsiaNo visa-free entry and no nomad visa: every EU/US visitor needs at least an e-Tourist visa, plus — since 1 April 2026 — an e-Arrival Card filed 72 hours before landing. The 1- and 5-year e-visas sound generous but cap you at 90 days per visit and 180 days a year.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
AsiaNobody enters free: 30 days via eVisa (about USD 45–50, 3–5 working days) or visa on arrival at the main crossings. Extendable once by 30 days inside the country, and there is no nomad visa — long stays here run on repetition.
Checked Aug 6, 2026 · official source
AfricaVisa-free 90 days for EU, US, UK, Canadian and Australian passports — and that is the whole toolkit, because there is no nomad visa. Police-prefecture extensions exist on paper but are unevenly granted; most people do a Spain or Ceuta run and re-enter.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
Latin AmericaThe February 2026 visa overhaul (Provision 002-2026) left EU, US, UK, Canadian and Australian passports untouched: 90 days visa-free with a $10 tourist card paid in cash on arrival. There is no digital nomad visa — a tourist stay extended once to 180 days is the ceiling.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
Asia14 days visa-free for 100+ nationalities — with conditions attached and no extension possible. Longer stays run on the OMR 20 tourist eVisa (30 days, one extension). No nomad visa, and the rule has changed several times, so re-verify before flying.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
Latin AmericaA digital nomad visa has existed on paper since November 2023 (Legislative Decree 1582) but still cannot be filed — as of July 2026 it has never been added to Migraciones' procedures manual, so there are no requirements, no fees and no application route. Plan around tourist entries: up to 90 days per entry, hard-capped at 183 days per year.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
EuropeEU citizens can stay indefinitely; visa-exempt non-EU travellers get 90 days in any 180 across the Schengen area. Poland has no digital nomad visa and no honest long-stay route for remote workers on foreign payrolls — plan around the 90/180 rule.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
AfricaEveryone gets a 30-day visa on arrival; whether you pay depends on your passport club. Commonwealth and Francophonie citizens — UK, French, Belgian among them — enter free, Germans and Americans pay USD 50. No nomad visa: Rwanda is a stop, not a base.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
EuropeEU, US, UK, Canadian and Australian citizens get 90 days in any 180 visa-free, outside the Schengen count. Serbia has no digital nomad visa — the workable long-stay route is registering as a flat-tax entrepreneur (preduzetnik paušalac) and basing a residence permit on that.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
AsiaMost Western passports get up to 90 days visa-free, but the length is the officer's decision and extensions are rarely granted. Singapore has no digital nomad visa.
Checked Jul 27, 2026 · official source
AfricaEvery entry needs a visa: USD 50 eVisa or on arrival, up to 90 days, one visa for mainland and Zanzibar — except US passports, which must buy the USD 100 multiple-entry version. The repeatedly floated Zanzibar nomad visa has not materialised; long stays run on multiple-entry visas and border runs.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
AfricaEveryone needs an e-visa before boarding (USD 50, 2–5 working days), granted for up to 3 months and extendable in Kampala to a six-month total. No nomad visa; the Class G2 special pass is what consultants use.
Checked Aug 6, 2026 · official source
North AmericaESTA gives 90 days to Visa Waiver nationals; a B-1/B-2 visa can give up to six months. There is no US digital nomad visa, and working remotely on a visitor status is a grey area worth understanding before you rely on it.
Checked Jul 27, 2026 · official source
AsiaMost EU passports get 45 days visa-free — guaranteed until 2028 under two government resolutions — while US, Canadian and Australian passports need the 90-day e-visa (US$25). There is no nomad visa; the much-hyped 10-year golden visa was still only a draft as of spring 2026.
Checked Jul 29, 2026 · official source
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