Guides
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How US passport holders apply for Colombia's Visitor (V) digital nomad visa. Covers the 3 times minimum wage income math, the online filing steps and fees, how the 90 day entry permit option and renewal work, and the 183 day tax residency line.
Last verified: 2026-10-16
Costa Rica's Law 10008 remote worker stay and the Rentista temporary residence are separate legal categories with different income tests, time limits, and tax rules. This guide sets them side by side and explains what your income records must show for each.
Last verified: 2026-10-16
Ecuador's jubilado visa requires a foreign pension of at least USD 1,446 a month in 2026, not USD 800. This guide covers the document list, the USD 320 fee, consulate versus in-country filing, and each step from application to cedula.
Last verified: 2026-10-16
Estonia's Digital Nomad Visa lets you live in Estonia for up to 365 days, but it gives no right to live anywhere else in the EU. This guide explains which days count toward the Schengen 90/180 limit, how to plan trips to other countries without overstaying, and when you become an Estonian tax resident.
Last verified: 2026-10-16
The EU's biometric Entry/Exit System has been fully running since April 10, 2026, and the EUR 20 ETIAS travel authorization is not yet in operation. Neither one changes the 90 days in any 180 day rule. This guide covers what each system does, what it costs, and how it connects to Schengen day counting and tax residency.
Last verified: 2026-10-16
A side by side look at the digital nomad and remote work visas of seven European countries, plus Germany, which has none. It covers minimum income, official fees, length of stay, tax residency triggers, and whether the time counts toward permanent residence.
Last verified: 2026-10-16
How the French VLS-TS visiteur works for US passport holders who live on their own resources: the income threshold, housing proof, the consulate step, online validation after arrival, and what each step costs.
Last verified: 2026-10-16
The Chancenkarte gives you one year in Germany to look for qualified work, with part time work allowed while you search. This guide covers the two ways to qualify, how the 6 point minimum adds up, the blocked account math, and how to switch to a qualified professional permit or an EU Blue Card.
Last verified: 2026-10-16
What the Greek digital nomad route requires in monthly income, documents and official fees, how long the visa and the permit that follows last, and where the 50 percent tax exemption does and does not apply.
Last verified: 2026-10-16
The E33 Second Home Visa looks at how much money you hold. The E33F Retirement KITAS looks at your age and your income. This post compares the two on deposits, age, work rules, renewals, and tax residence.
Last verified: 2026-10-16
This guide compares income thresholds, permitted stay, renewal rules, tax residency triggers and paths to permanent residence for the formal remote worker visas in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Argentina, Brazil and Panama. It also covers Mexico, which has no visa labeled for remote workers.
Last verified: 2026-10-16
The three federal MM2H tiers differ on the fixed deposit, the property purchase, the term, the fees and work rights. They do not differ on dependents, and none of them has a monthly income test.
Last verified: 2026-10-16
How Malta's Global Residence Programme taxes foreign income at 15 percent when you bring it into Malta, what the property and minimum tax rules cost each year, and how all of it sits alongside the US tax return you still have to file. It also covers the January 1, 2027 switch to the Individual Tax Programme.
Last verified: 2026-10-16
How Mexico's economic solvency visa works for US passport holders: the 2026 income and savings thresholds, where to apply, what to bring, and how 4 years of temporary residence leads to permanent residency.
Last verified: 2026-10-16
Panama's pensionado category gives permanent residence to anyone with a lifetime pension of at least USD 1,000 per month, with no minimum age and no provisional period. This guide covers the income math, the fee exemptions, the statutory discounts, the document checklist and the tax residency rules for US applicants.
Last verified: 2026-10-16
Panama's Qualified Investor residence now needs USD 500,000 for resale property but still accepts USD 300,000 for new property bought from the developer. This guide covers the math, the other investment options, the processing deadlines and the costs set by the government.
Last verified: 2026-10-16
How long a US citizen must hold temporary residence before permanent residency in Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Uruguay, and Panama, and which investment routes shorten or skip the wait. Also covers which time does not count, where tax residence starts, and the one country that requires renouncing US citizenship to naturalize.
Last verified: 2026-10-16
The Philippine Retirement Authority rewrote the SRRV deposit table from September 1, 2025. This guide covers the new age bands, the Classic and Courtesy deposits, which options are left for new applicants, and what is known about current holders.
Last verified: 2026-10-16
The D7 is for people living on passive income. The D8 is for people working remotely for employers or clients outside Portugal. This guide compares eligibility, income proof, the AIMA permit process, and how each one fits Portugal's tax rules.
Last verified: 2026-10-16
The minimum monthly pension or passive income needed for the main retirement route in 10 countries, shown in the currency the law uses, with yearly totals, dependent add-ons, and the day counts that make you a tax resident.
Last verified: 2026-10-16
How a US passport holder can combine the Schengen 90/180 rule with time in Ireland and Albania to stay in Europe well over 90 days a year without a long-stay visa, and which tax-residency day counts to watch.
Last verified: 2026-10-16
How to apply for South Africa's remote work visitor's visa: the real annual income test and what it works out to per month, where and how to lodge the application, how long the visa lasts, and when SARS registration applies. It also corrects two common claims about the monthly threshold and renewal.
Last verified: 2026-10-16
South Korea's F-1-D workcation visa is no longer a pilot. The income test now depends on your age and where in Korea you live, the maximum stay is 3 years, and medical insurance with a set minimum coverage is required.
Last verified: 2026-10-16
This guide compares the main retirement and long-stay routes in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Cambodia for US passport holders. It covers the deposit and income tests, whether each status is renewable or permanent, the health cover rules, and the day counts that make you a tax resident.
Last verified: 2026-10-16
The Employment Gold Card is a 4-in-1 permit that lets qualified US professionals live and work in Taiwan without an employer sponsor. This guide covers the qualifying fields, the NT$160,000 monthly salary track, the online portal, fees for US passport holders, and the residence math toward permanent residence.
Last verified: 2026-10-16
This guide covers the DTV application step by step, the THB 500,000 financial test, permitted activities, the 180 day stay rules, and how the DTV compares with the Long-Term Resident visa. It also covers the document changes that apply to applications filed from August 31, 2026.
Last verified: 2026-10-16
Each country runs its own tax residency test, and none of them changes the fact that the US taxes its citizens on worldwide income. This guide sets the foreign day counts against the IRS 330-day test and shows how to plan a year around both.
Last verified: 2026-10-16
US passport holders can spend 90 days in any 180 day period in the Schengen area, and the 180 day window is checked again for every day of a stay. This guide works through the count with dates and shows the mistakes that most often lead to an overstay.
Last verified: 2026-10-16
Uruguay's Decreto 238/022 remote worker permit covers up to 12 months and does not turn into residence on its own. This guide covers how to switch to temporary or permanent residence, the income proof each step needs, and the 183 day tax line.
Last verified: 2026-10-16
Most US citizens can get Vietnam's 90 day e-visa, but only nominated people can get the 5 year Special Visa Exemption Card. This guide compares fees, eligibility, multiple entries, and the 183 day tax line for each.
Last verified: 2026-10-16
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