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BRIDGES GLOBAL · remote work visas
Digital Nomad Visas forremote income
A status for people who work remotely for a foreign employer or clients. It legalizes what you already do: living in a country without visa runs, with a lease, a local bank and your family beside you. The catalog holds 14 countries — from Spain to Thailand.
- Income and contracts reviewed before filing
- Tax consequences of the move calculated in advance
- Over 8,000 cases in 20 years
01 / Who it is for
Who receives a nomad visa
The common requirement across the section is income from abroad: your employer, clients or your own online business are outside the country of status.
Remote employees
You are on the payroll of a foreign company and work from anywhere. You will need the contract and several months of income records.
Freelancers and contractors
Several foreign clients instead of a single employer. Income is proven with contracts and bank statements.
Online business owners
Your own company outside the country of status. It qualifies as long as the clients and revenue stay foreign.
Nomad families
Almost every program of the section takes the spouse and children into the same application — for the same term as the applicant.
02 / Catalog
14 countries for working from abroad
Thresholds are the minimum documented income per main applicant. Governments set and change them without notice — we confirm the figures as of the date you contact us.
- Income
- from €2,442/mo
- Card
- 3 years at once
- One of the strongest nomad statuses in the EU
- A preferential tax regime for new residents
- Spouse and children in one application
- Income
- from €3,680/mo
- Card
- 2 + 3 years
- A two-year card renewed for three more
- Spouse and children in one application
- Path to PR and citizenship after 5 years
- Funds
- from €3,622/mo
- Status
- up to 18 months
- Nomad income is not taxed in Croatia
- A status of up to eighteen months
- Close family comes with you
- Income
- from €3,500/mo
- Status
- 1 + 2 years
- Net income after taxes and contributions
- A one-year permit renewed for two more
- Family for the same term
- Income
- from €3,960/mo
- Status
- up to 548 days
- A visa up to a year, two in a row up to 548 days
- Every state service is online
- Work for foreign clients only
- Income
- from €3,500/mo
- Answer
- in 10 days
- The consulate replies quickly
- A year of visa, then a two-year residence permit
- Visa-free Schengen travel
- Income
- from €3,000/mo
- Status
- 1 + 1 year
- Documented income for the last six months
- Visa-free Schengen travel
- Remote work for foreign clients only
- Income
- from €25,500/yr
- Quotas
- do not apply
- Outside the decreto flussi quotas
- A one-year card with renewal
- Family for the same term
- Income
- from €42,000/yr
- Status
- up to 4 years
- A year plus three renewals
- English is an official language
- Work for foreign clients only
- Income
- from $24,000/yr
- Status
- up to 24 months
- For IT and digital professions
- Family and parents join as dependents
- A one-year pass with renewal
- Visa
- 5 years at once
- Entry
- 180 + 180 days
- Five years with unlimited entries
- The funds stay in your account
- Up to 180 days per entry, extendable by 180 more
- Income
- from $3,500/mo
- Decision
- in 48 hours
- No tax on personal income
- A year with renewal
- A residence visa and an Emirates ID
- Status
- 2 + 2 years
- Tax
- income exempt
- A permit up to two years, renewed for two more
- Income from a foreign employer is not taxed
- Spouse and children join via reunification
- Income
- 3 average salaries
- Tax
- 183 days tax-free
- A threshold of about €5,400/mo for the last six months
- Up to 183 days a year income and contributions are exempt
- Schengen travel 90 out of 180 days
Thresholds and requirements are set by governments and change without notice — we confirm the terms as of the date you contact us. Eligibility for any program is determined after a review of the applicant’s initial data.
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We will review your case and tell you what fits
Twenty minutes of conversation save months: we align your work format, income, family composition and plans — and name the programs you can realistically pass.
03 / Before you choose
Four questions before choosing a country
Nomad visas differ in more than the income threshold. These four points rule out unsuitable countries faster than comparing the numbers.
Who your client is
Every program of the section requires a foreign employer or clients. Working for the local market is, as a rule, prohibited for a nomad.
Where you pay taxes
From 183 days a year the country starts treating you as a tax resident. Some exempt nomad income, others do not. We run the numbers before the move.
What happens when the status ends
Some visas renew and lead to PR, others simply end. If the plan is to stay, this decides the choice of country.
Who travels with you
Family-friendly programs take the spouse and children into the same application, but the income threshold usually grows.
04 / Comparison
The section’s programs in one table
Key terms for a quick comparison. The full table of all residency programs is one click below: your selection is stored in the URL, so the link can be shared.
| Country | Program | Income | Status term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | Digital Nomad Visa | from €2,442/mo | A 3-year card at once |
| Hungary | White Card | from €3,000/mo | 1 year + 1-year renewal |
| Cyprus | Digital Nomad Visa | from €3,500/mo | 1 year + 2 years |
| Greece | Digital Nomad Visa | from €3,500/mo | A year, then a 2-year permit |
| Croatia | Digital Nomad Permit | from €3,622/mo | Up to 18 months |
| Portugal | D8 Visa | from €3,680/mo | 2 years + 3 years |
| Estonia | Digital Nomad Visa | from €3,960/mo | Up to 548 days |
| Italy | Digital Nomad Visa | from €25,500/yr | A year with renewal |
| Malta | Nomad Residence Permit | from €42,000/yr | Up to 4 years |
| Malaysia | DE Rantau Pass | from $24,000/yr | Up to 24 months |
| UAE | Virtual Work Residence | from $3,500/mo | A year with renewal |
| Thailand | DTV Visa | funds in the account | 5 years, 180 + 180 days per entry |
| Montenegro | Digital nomad residence | foreign income | 2 years + 2 years |
| Romania | Digital nomad visa | about €5,400/mo | visa + 6-month extensions |
A nomad visa is not about travel — it is about order: a lease instead of visa runs, a local bank instead of grey workarounds, and clear taxes instead of uncertainty.
05 / Why BRIDGES
Why clients come to BRIDGES
The requirements are the same for everyone — governments set them. Only the quality of support differs.
We shape your income into proof
Contracts, invoices, statements — we arrange a freelancer’s or remote employee’s income exactly the way the migration service wants to see it.
We run the taxes before the move
We show from which day the country will treat you as a resident and what happens to the tax on your income — before filing, not after.
One application for the family
The spouse and children receive the status for the same term. We calculate the higher income threshold upfront so the file is not redone.
Over 8,000 cases in 20 years
In practice since 2004. We know how consulates and migration services actually work — and we say honestly when a program is not right for you.
Free
The digital nomad visas guide
A detailed breakdown of remote work visas: countries, thresholds, taxes and the typical mistakes applicants make.
- How countries count and verify nomad income
- Where the income is exempt from local tax
- Which visas lead to PR and which simply end
06 / Q & A
Frequently asked questions
By the source of income. A nomad visa is issued for active remote work: a salary, fees, the income of your own online business. Programs for the financially independent rest on passive income — dividends, rent, a pension. If you have both, we compare the two routes and pick the stronger one.
As a rule, no: the point of the status is working for the foreign market. Serving local clients in most countries requires a different permit. If local clients are part of the plan, it is more honest to look at business routes from the start.
It depends on the country and your days of presence. From 183 days a year you generally become a tax resident. Croatia and the UAE do not tax nomad income, Spain offers a preferential regime for new residents, elsewhere standard rates apply. We calculate the consequences before the move.
Yes, if the clients are foreign and the income is documented: contracts, invoices, bank statements. The legal form of your work matters less than how provable and stable the income is.
Almost everywhere, yes: the spouse and minor children receive the status for the same term, and Malaysia also takes parents as dependents. The income threshold usually rises — we calculate it in advance.
INITIAL ASSESSMENT
Tell us what outcome your family needs
We will design a solution for your case, choose the country and the right status, and take the whole process through to the result.
