Nomad life
Cities and visas for people working somewhere for a month or three: internet, monthly costs, and the paperwork in plain words.
23 guides
Chiang Mai for remote workers with real baht costs, the five-year DTV visa terms and the burning season that makes three months of the year genuinely unhealthy.
6 min read
Da Nang for remote workers, with real dong rents inland and by the beach, the 90 day e-visa that is the only option, and the quarterly run it forces.
5 min read
Lisbon for remote workers with real 2026 rents by neighbourhood, the D8 visa threshold, and the housing figure that explains why the welcome has cooled.
6 min read
Medellin for remote workers, with the visa income test that cannot be averaged across months, the neighbourhoods that work and the honest local backlash.
6 min read
Mexico City for remote workers, with the residency threshold that varies by consulate, real Roma and Condesa rents, and the gentrification protests of 2025.
5 min read
How to become a digital nomad, built around the two things people skip: which visa actually lets you work, and where you are tax resident once you leave.
5 min read
Italy's digital nomad visa in 2026: the €28,000 income test that is Europe's lowest, the savings consulates expect, and the five-year renewal path.
5 min read
Japan's digital nomad visa in 2026: the ten million yen income test, the matching insurance requirement, and the six months that do not renew.
5 min read
Portugal's D8 visa in 2026: the income threshold, the family uplifts, and the residency requirement that makes it the wrong instrument for actual nomads.
4 min read
Most nomad city lists rank places you cannot legally work from past 90 days. These are ranked by legal route first, then by the gap between visa and rent.
6 min read
USD 3,000 a month, USD 4,000 with dependents, one year renewable, and no local tax on foreign income. The steps, the import perk, and the honest downsides.
4 min read
The threshold is EUR 3,622.50 a month in 2026 and it is recalculated every year, which no other guide explains. The steps, the tax rule, and the catch.
4 min read
Bali's remote worker KITAS asks USD 60,000 a year. What that changes, what Canggu and Ubud actually cost in rupiah, and the time zone nobody warns you about.
7 min read
The DTV gives five years and 180 days an entry, and it got stricter in August 2026. What a month costs in baht, the neighbourhoods, and the honest downsides.
4 min read
Every guide still tells you to bring US dollars and it has been wrong since April 2025. What a month costs in pesos now, the neighbourhoods, and the caveats.
4 min read
South Africa's remote work visa wants ZAR 650,976 a year, and load-shedding is the question nobody answers. What a month costs, and the honest downsides.
4 min read
Taiwan has a nomad visa and a Gold Card, and which one you want depends on your age and income. What a month costs in TWD, and the honest downsides.
4 min read
Georgia lets many nationalities stay a full year visa-free, which no other country does. What a month costs in lari, the neighbourhoods, and the real caveats.
4 min read
Almost every nomad visa is a single income test and the thresholds move each January. The 2027 numbers, what they exclude, and the tax question nobody answers.
6 min read
EUR 4,500 gross a month, one of Europe's highest thresholds, for a stay capped at a year. And e-Residency is a different thing entirely, which trips people up.
4 min read
EUR 3,500 a month, plus 20 per cent for a partner and 15 per cent per child. The steps, the 50 per cent tax break, and what the two-year permit changes.
3 min read
Spain's nomad visa asks €2,849 a month. Apply from inside Spain and you get three years; apply at a consulate and you get one. Plus the 24% tax election.
6 min read
USD 5,000 a month, one year, and no personal income tax at all. The steps, what the visa actually unlocks beyond staying, and the costs nobody quotes.
4 min read