Digital Nomad Visas in Europe

Updated October 2026 · first published March 2026

A digital nomad visa lets someone from outside the EU live in a country for a year or more while they keep working for an employer or clients somewhere else. Every figure below comes from the page linked beside it, checked in October 2026. Most thresholds are tied to a country's wages and change every year, so check that page again before you apply.

Do you need one?

Not if you are a citizen of an EU or EEA country or Switzerland, and that includes Norway. You can already live and work in any of those countries; if you stay longer than three months, you may have to register with the local authorities. The visas below are for everyone else.

The visas, side by side

The table runs from the lowest bar to the highest, roughly: some figures are before tax and some after, so they do not compare exactly. Most countries raise the amount for a partner or children travelling with you; the source pages give those figures.

The fine print that matters

Spain asks for a university degree or three years' experience in your field, and at least three months with your current employer or clients. If you are self-employed, up to 20% of your work may be for Spanish companies.

Italy is only for highly skilled workers: a degree, a licensed profession, or five years' experience (three in IT), plus six months in your field. Passive income such as rent or dividends does not count. The figure above is the one the consulate published in 2024; it moves with the health-care threshold.

Portugal has two different visas that are often mixed up. The D8 is the one for remote work. The D7 is for people living on passive income, such as a pension or rent, and does not fit someone who works.

Croatia lets you stay up to 18 months. After that you must wait six months before applying again.

Estonia cannot be extended, but you can apply for a second visa, as long as your stays add up to no more than 548 days in any 730.

Slovenia's permit has existed since November 2025. It cannot be extended either; you may apply again six months after it ends.

Countries without one

Norway has no digital nomad visa. Citizens of EU and EEA countries do not need one; everyone else needs a residence permit for a specific purpose, such as work or study, from the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI).

Iceland used to offer a long-term visa for remote workers. Its pages have gone from the government's websites, and the 2026 Visa Act appears to have ended it.

Hungary (the White Card) and Romania both have schemes, but we could not confirm their current income requirements on an official page. Romania's law asks for three times the average gross wage in each of the six months before you apply.

What almost every country asks for

• Proof that you work for an employer or clients outside the country, and a promise not to take a local job
• Health insurance valid in that country for your whole stay
• Proof of where you will live: a lease, or a booking for the first weeks
• A clean criminal record from your home country
• A passport valid for the whole stay, usually with some months to spare

Tax

A visa and tax residence are separate things. In most countries, spending more than 183 days there in a year makes you a tax resident, taxed on your income from everywhere; some countries use other tests. Whether you also stay taxable at home depends on your home country's rules and the tax treaty between the two. Portugal's old Non-Habitual Resident regime closed to new applicants in 2024. Speak to a tax adviser in both countries before you move.

What changed since March

The first version of this article listed Portugal's D7 as a digital nomad visa, gave Norway a remote-worker route it does not have, and used income figures that were out of date for Croatia, Estonia, Spain and others. Each row now links to the page it came from.