Digital Nomad Visa

This ranking compares how well countries provide a legally predictable stay option for digital nomads and location-independent workers. The raw value is a 0-100 point value based on visa availability, permitted stay, income threshold, procedural clarity and practical usability. Higher values improve the rating.
1 Estonia100 pts 100 pts 100
2 Portugal96 pts 96 pts 96
3 Spain95 pts 95 pts 95
4 Malta93 pts 93 pts 93
5 Croatia91 pts 91 pts 91
6 United Arab Emirates90 pts 90 pts 90
7 Barbados88 pts 88 pts 88
7 Costa Rica88 pts 88 pts 88
7 Greece88 pts 88 pts 88
10 Cyprus87 pts 87 pts 87
11 Romania86 pts 86 pts 86
12 Mauritius85 pts 85 pts 85
12 Seychelles85 pts 85 pts 85
14 Mexico81 pts 81 pts 81
15 Georgia79 pts 79 pts 79
16 Cape Verde78 pts 78 pts 78
16 Uruguay78 pts 78 pts 78
18 Colombia76 pts 76 pts 76
18 Panama76 pts 76 pts 76
20 Czech Republic75 pts 75 pts 75
20 Latvia75 pts 75 pts 75
20 Lithuania75 pts 75 pts 75
20 Namibia75 pts 75 pts 75
20 South Africa75 pts 75 pts 75
25 Brazil73 pts 73 pts 73
25 Hungary73 pts 73 pts 73
25 Norway73 pts 73 pts 73
25 Thailand73 pts 73 pts 73
29 Germany71 pts 71 pts 71
29 Iceland71 pts 71 pts 71
31 France69 pts 69 pts 69
31 Italy69 pts 69 pts 69
33 Ireland51 pts 51 pts 51
33 United Kingdom51 pts 51 pts 51
35 Canada50 pts 50 pts 50
35 Finland50 pts 50 pts 50
37 Anguilla49 pts 49 pts 49
37 Aruba49 pts 49 pts 49
37 Cook Islands49 pts 49 pts 49
37 Curacao49 pts 49 pts 49
37 Denmark49 pts 49 pts 49
37 French Guiana49 pts 49 pts 49
37 Guadeloupe49 pts 49 pts 49
37 Martinique49 pts 49 pts 49
37 Montserrat49 pts 49 pts 49
37 Netherlands49 pts 49 pts 49
37 Niue49 pts 49 pts 49
37 RĂ©union49 pts 49 pts 49
37 San Marino49 pts 49 pts 49
37 Sweden49 pts 49 pts 49
37 Tahiti49 pts 49 pts 49
37 Turks and Caicos Islands49 pts 49 pts 49
53 Austria48 pts 48 pts 48
53 British Virgin Islands48 pts 48 pts 48
53 Cayman Islands48 pts 48 pts 48
53 Dominica48 pts 48 pts 48
53 Faroe Islands48 pts 48 pts 48
53 Gibraltar48 pts 48 pts 48
53 Greenland48 pts 48 pts 48
53 Japan48 pts 48 pts 48
53 Luxembourg48 pts 48 pts 48
53 New Caledonia48 pts 48 pts 48
53 Saint Pierre and Miquelon48 pts 48 pts 48
53 Saint-Martin48 pts 48 pts 48
53 Singapore48 pts 48 pts 48
53 Sint Maarten48 pts 48 pts 48
67 Andorra47 pts 47 pts 47
67 Australia47 pts 47 pts 47
67 Belgium47 pts 47 pts 47
67 Bermuda47 pts 47 pts 47
67 Korea Republic47 pts 47 pts 47
67 Mayotte47 pts 47 pts 47
67 New Zealand47 pts 47 pts 47
67 Slovakia47 pts 47 pts 47
75 Albania46 pts 46 pts 46
75 Bahamas46 pts 46 pts 46
75 Hong Kong46 pts 46 pts 46
75 Liechtenstein46 pts 46 pts 46
75 Poland46 pts 46 pts 46
75 Slovenia46 pts 46 pts 46
75 Wallis and Futuna46 pts 46 pts 46
82 Armenia45 pts 45 pts 45
82 Belize45 pts 45 pts 45
82 Chile45 pts 45 pts 45
82 Grenada45 pts 45 pts 45
82 Malaysia45 pts 45 pts 45
82 North Macedonia45 pts 45 pts 45
82 Saint Lucia45 pts 45 pts 45
82 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines45 pts 45 pts 45
82 Switzerland45 pts 45 pts 45
91 Antigua and Barbuda44 pts 44 pts 44
91 Chinese Taipei44 pts 44 pts 44
91 Monaco44 pts 44 pts 44
91 Montenegro44 pts 44 pts 44
91 Peru44 pts 44 pts 44
91 Saint Kitts and Nevis44 pts 44 pts 44
91 United States44 pts 44 pts 44
98 Bulgaria43 pts 43 pts 43
98 Fiji43 pts 43 pts 43
98 Jamaica43 pts 43 pts 43
98 Kosovo43 pts 43 pts 43
98 Macau43 pts 43 pts 43
98 Moldova43 pts 43 pts 43
98 Puerto Rico43 pts 43 pts 43
98 Serbia43 pts 43 pts 43
106 American Samoa42 pts 42 pts 42
106 Argentina42 pts 42 pts 42
106 U.S. Virgin Islands42 pts 42 pts 42
106 Vanuatu42 pts 42 pts 42
110 Brunei41 pts 41 pts 41
110 Marshall Islands41 pts 41 pts 41
110 Micronesia41 pts 41 pts 41
110 Palau41 pts 41 pts 41
110 Trinidad and Tobago41 pts 41 pts 41
115 Bosnia and Herzegovina40 pts 40 pts 40
115 Dominican Republic40 pts 40 pts 40
115 El Salvador40 pts 40 pts 40
115 Israel40 pts 40 pts 40
115 Nauru40 pts 40 pts 40
115 Northern Mariana Islands40 pts 40 pts 40
115 Paraguay40 pts 40 pts 40
115 Rwanda40 pts 40 pts 40
115 Ukraine40 pts 40 pts 40
124 Bahrain39 pts 39 pts 39
124 Ecuador39 pts 39 pts 39
124 Guatemala39 pts 39 pts 39
124 Honduras39 pts 39 pts 39
124 Indonesia39 pts 39 pts 39
124 Qatar39 pts 39 pts 39
124 Samoa39 pts 39 pts 39
131 Cambodia38 pts 38 pts 38
131 Guam38 pts 38 pts 38
131 Nicaragua38 pts 38 pts 38
134 Botswana37 pts 37 pts 37
134 Jordan37 pts 37 pts 37
134 Maldives37 pts 37 pts 37
134 Oman37 pts 37 pts 37
138 Kazakhstan36 pts 36 pts 36
138 Tonga36 pts 36 pts 36
138 Turkey36 pts 36 pts 36
138 Tuvalu36 pts 36 pts 36
142 Azerbaijan35 pts 35 pts 35
142 Bolivia35 pts 35 pts 35
142 Kenya35 pts 35 pts 35
142 Kiribati35 pts 35 pts 35
142 Kyrgyzstan35 pts 35 pts 35
142 Mongolia35 pts 35 pts 35
142 Sri Lanka35 pts 35 pts 35
142 Suriname35 pts 35 pts 35
142 Uzbekistan35 pts 35 pts 35
151 Guyana34 pts 34 pts 34
151 Philippines34 pts 34 pts 34
151 Solomon Islands34 pts 34 pts 34
151 Swaziland34 pts 34 pts 34
151 Tunisia34 pts 34 pts 34
156 Malawi33 pts 33 pts 33
156 Morocco33 pts 33 pts 33
156 Saudi Arabia33 pts 33 pts 33
156 Tanzania33 pts 33 pts 33
156 Uganda33 pts 33 pts 33
156 Vietnam33 pts 33 pts 33
156 Zambia33 pts 33 pts 33
156 Zanzibar33 pts 33 pts 33
164 Benin32 pts 32 pts 32
164 India32 pts 32 pts 32
164 Laos32 pts 32 pts 32
164 Lesotho32 pts 32 pts 32
164 Madagascar32 pts 32 pts 32
169 Gambia31 pts 31 pts 31
169 São Tomé and Príncipe31 pts 31 pts 31
169 Senegal31 pts 31 pts 31
169 Togo31 pts 31 pts 31
173 Djibouti30 pts 30 pts 30
173 Egypt30 pts 30 pts 30
173 Nepal30 pts 30 pts 30
173 Timor-Leste30 pts 30 pts 30
177 Mozambique29 pts 29 pts 29
177 Tajikistan29 pts 29 pts 29
179 Comoros28 pts 28 pts 28
179 Ghana28 pts 28 pts 28
181 Burkina Faso27 pts 27 pts 27
181 Papua New Guinea27 pts 27 pts 27
183 Bhutan26 pts 26 pts 26
183 Guinea-Bissau26 pts 26 pts 26
183 Zimbabwe26 pts 26 pts 26
186 Gabon25 pts 25 pts 25
186 Ivory Coast25 pts 25 pts 25
188 Belarus24 pts 24 pts 24
188 Ethiopia24 pts 24 pts 24
190 Liberia23 pts 23 pts 23
191 Bangladesh22 pts 22 pts 22
191 Guinea22 pts 22 pts 22
191 Kuwait22 pts 22 pts 22
191 Lebanon22 pts 22 pts 22
191 Russia22 pts 22 pts 22
196 Algeria21 pts 21 pts 21
196 China21 pts 21 pts 21
196 Pakistan21 pts 21 pts 21
199 Mali20 pts 20 pts 20
199 Mauritania20 pts 20 pts 20
199 Sierra Leone20 pts 20 pts 20
202 Burundi19 pts 19 pts 19
202 Haiti19 pts 19 pts 19
202 Nigeria19 pts 19 pts 19
205 Angola18 pts 18 pts 18
205 Niger18 pts 18 pts 18
205 Palestine18 pts 18 pts 18
208 Cameroon17 pts 17 pts 17
208 Western Sahara17 pts 17 pts 17
210 Congo16 pts 16 pts 16
211 Congo DR14 pts 14 pts 14
212 Chad13 pts 13 pts 13
212 Equatorial Guinea13 pts 13 pts 13
214 Cuba10 pts 10 pts 10
214 Myanmar10 pts 10 pts 10
214 Venezuela10 pts 10 pts 10
217 Iran9 pts 9 pts 9
218 Iraq8 pts 8 pts 8
219 Sudan7 pts 7 pts 7
219 Turkmenistan7 pts 7 pts 7
221 Yemen5 pts 5 pts 5
222 Central African Republic4 pts 4 pts 4
222 Eritrea4 pts 4 pts 4
224 Syria3 pts 3 pts 3
225 Afghanistan2 pts 2 pts 2
225 Libya2 pts 2 pts 2
225 South Sudan2 pts 2 pts 2
228 Korea DPR0 pts 0 pts 0
228 Somalia0 pts 0 pts 0

Last rating: June 22nd, 2026

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

The raw value is a Nomadino 0-100 point value for legally usable residence routes for digital nomads and location-independent workers. 100 means a clear, practical and predictable programme; 0 means the route is practically unusable or legally blocked.

The calculation combines nine blocks: residence routes count for 18%, visa-application ease 13%, permitted stay 8%, income and asset hurdles 13%, border openness 8%, digital government 8%, tax administration 8%, foreigner work rights 12%, and local self-employment rights 12%.

Nomadino also uses maintained programme values for countries with explicitly published digital-nomad, remote-work or comparable long-stay programmes. Countries without a special route can still receive points when other residence and work routes are usable, but they are not treated like a clear dedicated programme.

Values are normalised to the current Nomadino country comparison: the strongest current country value receives 100 points and the weakest receives 0 points. The rating equals the rounded raw value.

The indicator is not individual visa or tax advice. It measures general usability for location-independent work, not the chance of success for a specific application.