Every digital-nomad visa we track, with income thresholds

Thirty-plus countries now offer a remote-worker residence permit. Income thresholds, durations, and renewability vary wildly — here's the comparison.

12 visa routes match this filter. Lowest income threshold: Morocco — Digital Nomad / Remote Worker Pathway.
01 MA Morocco · Digital Nomad / Remote Worker Pathway 12-mo initial No minimum 02 PT Portugal · D8 Digital Nomad Visa 24-mo initial · path to PR EUR 3,480 03 MX Mexico · Temporary Resident — Financial Solvency (Solvencia Económica) 12-mo initial · path to PR No minimum 04 MX Mexico · Residente Temporal (Temporary Resident Visa) 12-mo initial · path to PR No minimum 05 MX Mexico · Digital Nomad Pathway (via Residente Temporal – Economic Solvency) 12-mo initial · path to PR No minimum 06 AE United Arab Emirates · Virtual Working Programme (Remote Work Visa) 12-mo initial USD 5,000 07 BR Brazil · VITEM XIV — Digital Nomad Visa 12-mo initial No minimum 08 ZA South Africa · Remote Work Visa (Digital Nomad, 2024) 36-mo initial ZAR 1,000,000 09 KR South Korea · F-1-D Workation (Digital Nomad) Visa 12-mo initial KRW 88,100,000 10 JP Japan · Digital Nomad Visa (Designated Activities) 6-mo initial JPY 10,000,000 11 IT Italy · Digital Nomad / Remote Worker Visa 12-mo initial · path to PR EUR 28,000 12 ES Spain · Digital Nomad Visa (DNV) 12-mo initial · path to PR EUR 2,368

Income thresholds and processing times are primary-source figures from each country's immigration authority. Some programs also require bank-balance minima or proof of health insurance — see individual visa pages for full requirements.

Methodology on the methodology page. Each row links to the country brief with full source attribution.

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