Updated for 2026
Digital Nomad Visa News & Changes
A dated changelog of the rule changes that matter to remote workers— country programs, tax regimes, and Europe's new border systems.
How to use this page
Visa programs, income thresholds, and tax regimes change often. Below are the most significant recent updates, newest first, with links to the full country guide where one exists. This is general information — always confirm details with the official government source before you apply or travel.
The changelog
What Changed, Newest First
- April 2026
EES live across Schengen; ETIAS expected late 2026
The EU's Entry/Exit System (EES) became fully operational across all Schengen external borders on 10 April 2026 after a roll-out that began in October 2025. It replaces passport stamps with biometric entry and exit records — fingerprints and a facial image — and automatically tracks the 90/180-day allowance, flagging overstays. The separate ETIAS travel authorisation for visa-exempt visitors (a roughly €7 pre-travel permit valid three years) is expected to launch in the last quarter of 2026, followed by transitional and grace periods before it becomes mandatory around 2027.
- February 2026🇬🇷Greece
Greece ends in-country nomad permit applications
From February 2026, Greece no longer accepts digital nomad residence-permit applications filed from inside the country. Applicants must now apply from outside Greece at a Greek embassy or consulate for a Type D visa, which is converted to a residence permit after arrival.
Read the Greece visa guide - 5 January 2026🇨🇦Canada
Canada lets officers grant up to a year of visitor status
Canada still has no dedicated digital nomad visa, but a policy effective 5 January 2026 allows immigration officers to grant remote workers up to one year of visitor status at their discretion. The standard visitor stay remains six months per entry, and the remote work must be for an employer based outside Canada.
Read the Canada visa guide - January 2026🇭🇷Croatia
Croatia raises its 2026 nomad income threshold
Croatia's digital nomad income requirement rose to €3,622.50 per month for 2026 (about €43,470 a year), with an additional 10% required per accompanying family member. The figure is set at 2.5× the prior-year average net salary, so it is revised each year.
Read the Croatia visa guide - 2026🇹🇭Thailand
Thailand's DTV remains the main long-stay route
The Destination Thailand Visa (DTV) is still the primary long-stay option for remote workers, valid for five years with 180-day stays per entry that can be extended by a further 180 days. Bear in mind that 180+ days in a calendar year makes you a Thai tax resident, and since January 2024 foreign income remitted to Thailand can also be taxed.
Read the Thailand visa guide - June 2025🇫🇷France
France bans remote work on a visitor visa
Since June 2025, France no longer permits remote work on a visitor visa. There is no dedicated digital nomad visa, so remote workers use the Passeport Talent route (for employees) or the Profession Libérale route (for freelancers) instead.
Read the France visa guide - March 2025🇵🇹Portugal
Portugal's NHR closed; IFICI replaces it
Portugal's original Non-Habitual Resident (NHR) tax regime closed to new applicants in January 2024, with a transitional application deadline of March 2025. Its successor, NHR 2.0 (IFICI), is limited to qualified professionals in innovation and research, so most D8 digital nomads now pay standard progressive income-tax rates.
Read the Portugal visa guide - 2023 Startups Law🇪🇸Spain
Spain's Beckham regime now covers nomad-visa holders
Spain's 2023 Startups Law expanded the Beckham special tax regime to cover remote workers and teleworkers — including digital nomad visa holders — as well as company directors and certain entrepreneurs; only ordinary self-employed autónomos remain excluded. Eligible holders pay a flat 24% on Spanish-source income up to €600,000 for their first six years.
Read the Spain visa guide
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