Nomad visas compared
Digital nomad visa income requirements
37 nomad visas, popular destinations first. Lowest income requirement: Kyrgyzstan, about $5,000 a year.
Lowest 10 in US dollars
- Kyrgyzstan, Digital nomad visa: USD 5,000 a year (≈ $5,000 a year)
- Ecuador, Digital nomad visa: USD 1,446 a month (≈ $17,352 a year)
- Brazil, Digital nomad visa: USD 1,500 a month (≈ $18,000 a year)
- Mauritius, Premium Visa: USD 1,500 a month (≈ $18,000 a year)
- Colombia, Digital nomad visa V: COP 5,252,715 a month (≈ $19,709 a year)
- Taiwan, Digital nomad visa: from USD 20,000 a year (≈ $20,000 a year)
- Malaysia, DE Rantau nomad pass: from USD 24,000 a year (≈ $24,000 a year)
- Sri Lanka, Digital nomad visa: USD 2,000 a month (≈ $24,000 a year)
- Italy, Digital nomad visa: from EUR 24,789 a year (≈ $27,692 a year)
- Bulgaria, Digital nomad permit: EUR 27,533.07 a year (≈ $30,758 a year)
≈ USD figures are approximate: daily reference rates from ExchangeRate-API, dated 12 Oct 2026, refreshed when the site is updated.
Questions people ask
Which digital nomad visa has the lowest income requirement?
Kyrgyzstan: Digital nomad visa, USD 5,000 a year (about $5,000 a year), the lowest of the 37 nomad visas listed here with a published income figure. Other conditions differ by country.
How many countries have a digital nomad visa?
36 countries in our records have a digital nomad or remote-work visa with a published income requirement: Thailand, Japan, Portugal, Spain, Indonesia, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Italy, Greece, South Korea, Taiwan, Cyprus, Malta, Croatia, Slovenia, Estonia, Hungary, Türkiye, Colombia, Costa Rica, Brazil, Romania, Bulgaria, Panama, Ecuador, Sri Lanka, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, South Africa, Mauritius, Kenya, Moldova, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada.