South Africa
A remote work visa at ZAR 650,796 a year, retirement at ZAR 37,000 a month, and direct permanent residence for the wealthy and retired.
Last verified: 2026-10-15
Countries
Country pages
One page per country. Each page lists every legal route to stay long term and shows the math for each route, with a last verified date and an official source.
Africa
Asia
Cambodia
One visa, endlessly extendable. The ER retirement extension has no published income test, and the page says exactly that instead of inventing one.
Last verified: 2026-10-15
Indonesia
A remote worker visa at USD 60,000 a year, a second home visa at IDR 2 billion in funds, and a golden visa reaching USD 5 million.
Last verified: 2026-10-15
Japan
Ninety days visa free, a six month digital nomad status, and a points route that can cut the road to permanent residence to one year.
Last verified: 2026-10-15
Malaysia
MM2H now runs in tiers from USD 150,000 on deposit, with separate Sarawak and Sabah programs, plus a nomad pass from USD 24,000 a year.
Last verified: 2026-10-15
Philippines
Thirty days free with extensions out to 36 months, a retirement visa whose terms changed in September 2025, and a nomad visa that is authorized but not yet open.
Last verified: 2026-10-15
South Korea
A workcation visa made permanent in 2026 with income tiers by age and city, an investor residence at KRW 1.5 billion, and no retirement visa.
Last verified: 2026-10-15
Taiwan
A Gold Card at NT$160,000 a month in salary history, a nomad visa rising to two years in 2026, and permanent residence in 3 years for Gold Card holders.
Last verified: 2026-10-15
Thailand
Thirty days visa free, a five year remote work visa, and retirement routes, each with its funds test.
Last verified: 2026-10-15
Vietnam
No visa exemption for Americans and no nomad visa. A 90 day e-visa, work and investor residence cards, and permanent residence only in four narrow cases.
Last verified: 2026-10-15
Europe
Croatia
A digital nomad stay of up to 18 months at EUR 3,622.50 a month, with foreign remote work income carved out of Croatian tax.
Last verified: 2026-10-15
Estonia
A nomad visa at EUR 4,500 a month, a real startup route, and e-Residency, which the page states plainly grants no right to live here.
Last verified: 2026-10-15
France
A visitor visa at EUR 1,477.93 a month in resources, Talent routes with published salary floors, and no golden visa at any price.
Last verified: 2026-10-15
Germany
No retirement, passive income, or nomad visa exists. Work permits, a freelance permit tied to German clients, and Blue Card settlement in 21 months.
Last verified: 2026-10-15
Greece
A digital nomad route at EUR 3,500 a month, a sufficient means permit, and a golden visa whose cheap tier now only covers conversions and restorations.
Last verified: 2026-10-15
Ireland
No nomad visa and no golden visa. A retirement stamp with a EUR 50,000 income test, work permits with published salary floors, and citizenship in five years.
Last verified: 2026-10-15
Italy
An elective residence route for passive income, a digital nomad visa with a formula instead of a fixed salary, and investor tiers from EUR 250,000.
Last verified: 2026-10-15
Malta
A nomad permit at EUR 42,000 a year, permanent residence from a EUR 375,000 property, and a passport by investment that no longer exists.
Last verified: 2026-10-15
Portugal
A passive income route pegged to the minimum wage, plus a remote work route in two forms.
Last verified: 2026-10-15
Spain
Residence without work, or the international telework route, with the income math for each.
Last verified: 2026-10-15
North America
Costa Rica
Up to 180 days visa free, a one year remote work stay, and pension and rentista routes written into law.
Last verified: 2026-10-15
Mexico
No nomad visa and no golden visa. Long stays run through temporary residence, up to four years in total.
Last verified: 2026-10-15
Panama
A lifetime pensionado at USD 1,000 a month, Friendly Nations at USD 200,000, and a qualified investor program rewritten in September 2026.
Last verified: 2026-10-15
Oceania
Australia
No retirement visa and a parent queue measured in decades. Work sponsorship with published salary floors is the real long stay door.
Last verified: 2026-10-15
New Zealand
No retirement visa and no nomad visa, but visitor visas now allow remote work, and the investor route starts at NZD 5 million.
Last verified: 2026-10-15
South America
Argentina
Rentista residence at five minimum wages, citizenship in two years with a catch added in 2025: not one day outside the country.
Last verified: 2026-10-15
Brazil
Americans now need an e-Visa (USD 80.90, since April 2025). Nomad residence at USD 1,500 a month, retirement at USD 2,000.
Last verified: 2026-10-15
Colombia
A two year nomad visa at three minimum wages of income, pension and rentista routes, and resident status after five years on most migrant visas.
Last verified: 2026-10-15
Ecuador
Rentista, nomad, and pensioner visas all at USD 1,446 a month, permanent residence at 21 months, citizenship at 3 years.
Last verified: 2026-10-15
Uruguay
Permanent residence with no waiting period, no golden visa, and no official USD 1,500 income floor despite what every blog says.
Last verified: 2026-10-15