More than 50 countries offer digital nomad visas

Feb 12, 2025 | 0 comments

By Kat Chen

So, you’re looking to get out of the United States for the next few years. Remote workers are in luck: there are over 50 countries with digital nomad visas, including recent additions like South Korea, Italy, Japan, and soon, Kenya.

More countries are offering visas to digital nomads.

Digital nomad visas are exactly what they say on the tin: they’re permits that allow remote workers to legally live and work in a foreign country for an extended period of time, with validity generally ranging from six months to a year. (Some, like Thailand’s digital nomad visa, can be renewed for up to five years.)

The dozens of digital nomad visas available around the world each have different application requirements — the most important being your minimum annual income. A new study from Global Citizen Solutions, a boutique investment migration firm that specializes in providing second residency and citizenship solutions, calculated the best digital nomad visas for Americans based on 12 key indicators: application costs, income requirements, visa duration, path to citizenship, possibility of extension, quality of life (climate, security, healthcare, pollution), English proficiency, cost of living (groceries and rent), tax optimization, coworking desk price, internet speed, and the country’s Global Innovation Index.

Europe was cited as the leading region for digital nomads, with 9 out of the top 10 spots on the list going to “countries like Spain, the Netherlands, Norway and Estonia offering robust infrastructure, favorable visa policies, and pathways to citizenship.” South America also stood out, with Ecuador and Brazil offering attractive programs and high qualities of life relative to their costs of living.

Below, see the full list of countries that currently offer digital nomad visas, in addition to a breakdown of the top seven countries from the 2024 Global Citizen Solutions’ Global Digital Nomad Report, and what it takes to qualify for their programs. For more information on how to make the digital nomad lifestyle your reality, check out our complete guide to working from anywhere.

Territories and countries with digital nomad visas

United Arab Emirates, UAE (Dubai and Abu Dhabi)
Albania
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Bahamas
Indonesia (Bali)
Barbados
Belize
Bermuda
Brazil
Cabo Verde
Cayman Islands
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Curacao
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Dominica
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Estonia
France
Georgia
Germany
India (Goa)
Greece
Grenada
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Latvia
Malaysia
Malta
Mauritius
Mexico
Montenegro
Montserrat
Namibia
Netherlands
New Zealand
North Macedonia
Norway
Panama
Peru
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Romania
Saint Lucia
Serbia
Seychelles
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey
Vietnam
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