Digital Nomad Visa News & Changes

The changelog

What Changed, Newest First

1. 26 September 2026 · guide review🇫🇷France

   France: check the work route, not a nomad visa

   France-Visas lists no dedicated digital nomad visa. Professional routes depend on the activity you plan to carry out, including international-talent and entrepreneur/profession libérale categories. Its tourism and private-stay guidance does not permit professional activity, apart from eligible working-holiday cases. Check the official visa wizard for your circumstances.

   Read the France visa guide
2. April 2026

   EES live across Schengen; ETIAS expected late 2026

   The EU's Entry/Exit System (EES) became fully operational across the external borders of participating European countries on 10 April 2026. It records biometric entry and exit data for short-stay travellers. ETIAS is separate and is not operating yet. The EU expects it to start in the last quarter of 2026. Its application fee is €20 for most applicants; authorisation will be valid for up to three years or until the passport expires. No traveller needs to apply yet.

   Check the official ETIAS guidance
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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