Residence Permit Ease

This ranking compares how predictable a country is for longer-term residence. It evaluates clear residence routes, transparent requirements, digital or well-documented procedures and low discretionary uncertainty for foreign residents.
1 Estonia100 pts 100 pts 100
1 Georgia100 pts 100 pts 100
3 Malta96 pts 96 pts 96
3 Portugal96 pts 96 pts 96
5 Barbados95 pts 95 pts 95
6 Spain91 pts 91 pts 91
7 Costa Rica90 pts 90 pts 90
7 Denmark90 pts 90 pts 90
7 Uruguay90 pts 90 pts 90
10 Finland89 pts 89 pts 89
10 Iceland89 pts 89 pts 89
10 Norway89 pts 89 pts 89
10 Sweden89 pts 89 pts 89
14 Netherlands88 pts 88 pts 88
15 Austria87 pts 87 pts 87
15 Germany87 pts 87 pts 87
15 Ireland87 pts 87 pts 87
15 Liechtenstein87 pts 87 pts 87
15 Seychelles87 pts 87 pts 87
15 Switzerland87 pts 87 pts 87
21 Luxembourg86 pts 86 pts 86
21 New Zealand86 pts 86 pts 86
21 Panama86 pts 86 pts 86
21 San Marino86 pts 86 pts 86
21 United Arab Emirates86 pts 86 pts 86
26 Belgium85 pts 85 pts 85
26 Latvia85 pts 85 pts 85
26 Lithuania85 pts 85 pts 85
26 Mexico85 pts 85 pts 85
26 Singapore85 pts 85 pts 85
31 Australia84 pts 84 pts 84
31 Canada84 pts 84 pts 84
31 Czech Republic84 pts 84 pts 84
31 Faroe Islands84 pts 84 pts 84
31 Korea Republic84 pts 84 pts 84
31 Mauritius84 pts 84 pts 84
31 Slovenia84 pts 84 pts 84
31 United Kingdom84 pts 84 pts 84
39 Chile83 pts 83 pts 83
39 Croatia83 pts 83 pts 83
39 France83 pts 83 pts 83
39 Japan83 pts 83 pts 83
39 Poland83 pts 83 pts 83
44 Gibraltar82 pts 82 pts 82
44 Monaco82 pts 82 pts 82
44 Slovakia82 pts 82 pts 82
47 Cyprus81 pts 81 pts 81
47 Italy81 pts 81 pts 81
49 Antigua and Barbuda80 pts 80 pts 80
49 Cayman Islands80 pts 80 pts 80
49 Cook Islands80 pts 80 pts 80
49 Niue80 pts 80 pts 80
49 Rwanda80 pts 80 pts 80
49 Saint Kitts and Nevis80 pts 80 pts 80
55 Bermuda79 pts 79 pts 79
55 Cape Verde79 pts 79 pts 79
55 Chinese Taipei79 pts 79 pts 79
55 Dominica79 pts 79 pts 79
55 Greece79 pts 79 pts 79
55 Grenada79 pts 79 pts 79
55 Saint Lucia79 pts 79 pts 79
62 Andorra78 pts 78 pts 78
62 French Guiana78 pts 78 pts 78
62 Guadeloupe78 pts 78 pts 78
62 Hungary78 pts 78 pts 78
62 Martinique78 pts 78 pts 78
62 Réunion78 pts 78 pts 78
62 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines78 pts 78 pts 78
62 Saint-Martin78 pts 78 pts 78
70 Bahamas77 pts 77 pts 77
70 Bulgaria77 pts 77 pts 77
70 Greenland77 pts 77 pts 77
70 Hong Kong77 pts 77 pts 77
70 Malaysia77 pts 77 pts 77
70 Montenegro77 pts 77 pts 77
70 Romania77 pts 77 pts 77
70 Turks and Caicos Islands77 pts 77 pts 77
70 United States77 pts 77 pts 77
79 Anguilla76 pts 76 pts 76
79 Aruba76 pts 76 pts 76
79 British Virgin Islands76 pts 76 pts 76
79 Curacao76 pts 76 pts 76
79 Maldives76 pts 76 pts 76
79 Montserrat76 pts 76 pts 76
79 Thailand76 pts 76 pts 76
86 Armenia75 pts 75 pts 75
86 Belize75 pts 75 pts 75
86 New Caledonia75 pts 75 pts 75
86 North Macedonia75 pts 75 pts 75
86 Saint Pierre and Miquelon75 pts 75 pts 75
86 Sint Maarten75 pts 75 pts 75
86 Tahiti75 pts 75 pts 75
93 Cambodia74 pts 74 pts 74
93 Fiji74 pts 74 pts 74
93 Israel74 pts 74 pts 74
93 Mayotte74 pts 74 pts 74
93 Serbia74 pts 74 pts 74
93 Vanuatu74 pts 74 pts 74
99 Albania73 pts 73 pts 73
99 Colombia73 pts 73 pts 73
99 Samoa73 pts 73 pts 73
102 Botswana72 pts 72 pts 72
102 Ecuador72 pts 72 pts 72
102 Peru72 pts 72 pts 72
105 Argentina71 pts 71 pts 71
105 Bahrain71 pts 71 pts 71
105 Macau71 pts 71 pts 71
105 Paraguay71 pts 71 pts 71
105 Qatar71 pts 71 pts 71
105 Ukraine71 pts 71 pts 71
111 Moldova70 pts 70 pts 70
111 Northern Mariana Islands70 pts 70 pts 70
111 Puerto Rico70 pts 70 pts 70
111 Trinidad and Tobago70 pts 70 pts 70
111 U.S. Virgin Islands70 pts 70 pts 70
116 Dominican Republic69 pts 69 pts 69
116 Jamaica69 pts 69 pts 69
116 Palau69 pts 69 pts 69
116 Wallis and Futuna69 pts 69 pts 69
120 El Salvador68 pts 68 pts 68
120 Namibia68 pts 68 pts 68
122 Bosnia and Herzegovina67 pts 67 pts 67
122 Guam67 pts 67 pts 67
124 Guyana66 pts 66 pts 66
124 Kosovo66 pts 66 pts 66
124 Micronesia66 pts 66 pts 66
127 Brazil65 pts 65 pts 65
127 Indonesia65 pts 65 pts 65
127 Jordan65 pts 65 pts 65
127 Kazakhstan65 pts 65 pts 65
127 Marshall Islands65 pts 65 pts 65
127 Mongolia65 pts 65 pts 65
127 Tonga65 pts 65 pts 65
127 Turkey65 pts 65 pts 65
135 Brunei64 pts 64 pts 64
135 Ghana64 pts 64 pts 64
135 Guatemala64 pts 64 pts 64
135 Kyrgyzstan64 pts 64 pts 64
135 Oman64 pts 64 pts 64
135 São Tomé and Príncipe64 pts 64 pts 64
135 South Africa64 pts 64 pts 64
135 Tuvalu64 pts 64 pts 64
143 Kenya63 pts 63 pts 63
143 Nauru63 pts 63 pts 63
143 Suriname63 pts 63 pts 63
146 Bolivia62 pts 62 pts 62
146 Honduras62 pts 62 pts 62
146 Kiribati62 pts 62 pts 62
146 Senegal62 pts 62 pts 62
150 Laos61 pts 61 pts 61
150 Philippines61 pts 61 pts 61
150 Uganda61 pts 61 pts 61
153 American Samoa60 pts 60 pts 60
153 Malawi60 pts 60 pts 60
153 Tanzania60 pts 60 pts 60
153 Vietnam60 pts 60 pts 60
153 Zambia60 pts 60 pts 60
153 Zanzibar60 pts 60 pts 60
159 Gambia59 pts 59 pts 59
159 Madagascar59 pts 59 pts 59
161 Benin58 pts 58 pts 58
161 Lesotho58 pts 58 pts 58
161 Sri Lanka58 pts 58 pts 58
161 Swaziland58 pts 58 pts 58
161 Timor-Leste58 pts 58 pts 58
166 Tunisia57 pts 57 pts 57
166 Uzbekistan57 pts 57 pts 57
168 Azerbaijan56 pts 56 pts 56
168 Nicaragua56 pts 56 pts 56
168 Solomon Islands56 pts 56 pts 56
171 Morocco55 pts 55 pts 55
172 Ivory Coast54 pts 54 pts 54
172 Nepal54 pts 54 pts 54
174 Togo53 pts 53 pts 53
175 India52 pts 52 pts 52
176 Mozambique51 pts 51 pts 51
177 Bhutan47 pts 47 pts 47
177 Egypt47 pts 47 pts 47
179 Comoros46 pts 46 pts 46
179 Djibouti46 pts 46 pts 46
179 Gabon46 pts 46 pts 46
179 Saudi Arabia46 pts 46 pts 46
183 Ethiopia45 pts 45 pts 45
183 Liberia45 pts 45 pts 45
183 Tajikistan45 pts 45 pts 45
186 Burkina Faso44 pts 44 pts 44
186 Papua New Guinea44 pts 44 pts 44
188 Sierra Leone43 pts 43 pts 43
189 Mauritania42 pts 42 pts 42
190 Belarus41 pts 41 pts 41
190 Kuwait41 pts 41 pts 41
192 Bangladesh40 pts 40 pts 40
192 Zimbabwe40 pts 40 pts 40
194 Mali39 pts 39 pts 39
194 Russia39 pts 39 pts 39
196 Algeria38 pts 38 pts 38
196 Cameroon38 pts 38 pts 38
196 Nigeria38 pts 38 pts 38
199 Guinea-Bissau37 pts 37 pts 37
200 Lebanon36 pts 36 pts 36
201 Niger35 pts 35 pts 35
202 Pakistan34 pts 34 pts 34
203 Burundi33 pts 33 pts 33
203 Guinea33 pts 33 pts 33
203 Myanmar33 pts 33 pts 33
206 Angola31 pts 31 pts 31
207 Congo30 pts 30 pts 30
207 Venezuela30 pts 30 pts 30
209 China29 pts 29 pts 29
209 Cuba29 pts 29 pts 29
211 Haiti28 pts 28 pts 28
212 Iran24 pts 24 pts 24
212 Palestine24 pts 24 pts 24
214 Equatorial Guinea23 pts 23 pts 23
214 Iraq23 pts 23 pts 23
216 Chad22 pts 22 pts 22
217 Central African Republic21 pts 21 pts 21
218 Congo DR20 pts 20 pts 20
218 Western Sahara20 pts 20 pts 20
220 Sudan19 pts 19 pts 19
221 Yemen15 pts 15 pts 15
222 Libya10 pts 10 pts 10
223 Turkmenistan9 pts 9 pts 9
224 Eritrea5 pts 5 pts 5
225 Syria4 pts 4 pts 4
226 Afghanistan0 pts 0 pts 0
226 Korea DPR0 pts 0 pts 0
226 Somalia0 pts 0 pts 0
226 South Sudan0 pts 0 pts 0

Last rating: June 22, 2026

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

The raw value is a Nomadino point value from 0 to 100 for practical residence-permit accessibility. Higher values mean that longer stays are clearer, faster and more reliable for foreign residents.

Nomadino combines maintained residence data with public anchors on immigration and integration rules, digital administration, government quality, visa application ease and border openness. Countries with clear programmes, transparent evidence requirements, reliable renewal and low discretion receive higher values.

The point value is mapped to the observed international range during the revaluation. The best country in the dataset reaches 100 points; countries with very restrictive or unpredictable residence practice rank much lower.