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Region code; hover for the full name. All codes are listed in the glossary. Glossary →TagsEditorial tags: #pass strong passport, #it IT-friendly, #path clear pathway, #ru popular with RU, #yacht yacht captain. Glossary →ProgramsResidency routes the country offers (closed or unavailable routes are left out). Hover an icon for its name; use the program buttons above to filter. Glossary →Years of legal residence before you can apply for citizenship on the standard route ('no path' = none). Glossary →Passport strength: number of visa-free destinations of the passport you would hold after naturalisation. Glossary →Numbeo cost-of-living index with New York City = 100. Lower means cheaper. Glossary →Typical monthly rent of a 1-bedroom apartment, shown in USD at approximate exchange rates (mostly city centre). Glossary →Cheapest qualifying amount of the investment-residency route, in the currency the page states. Empty: route closed or no amount stated. Glossary →Digital-nomad / remote-work residence. Yes shows the headline income requirement in USD. Glossary →Effective personal income tax range for a remote worker, in percent. Indicative only. Glossary →Trust level: how well the page is backed by sources (3 bars = high, 2 = medium, 1 = low). Glossary →
AlbaniaBALK#path💻🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧5 yr—35$330—Yes · ≈$11,000/yr—
AlgeriaAF-N#path🧠💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧7 yr5521$150–300—No0–35%
AndorraEU-W#pass #path💰💻🚀💼👨‍👩‍👧20 yr17058$1,030≈$440,000Yes · ≈$4,700/mo0–10%
AngolaAF-ES#path💰🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧10 yr5350$500–1,500—No0–17%
Antigua & BarbudaCARIB#path💻🧠💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🛂7 yr15067$800——0%
ArgentinaLATAM#path💰🏦💻🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴2 yr17028$400≈$1,000Yes5–35%
ArmeniaBALK#ru🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧3 yr—30$380—No—
AustraliaNA-OC#it #path🧠💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧4 yr18271$2,200—No25–32%
AustriaEU-W#pass #it🏦🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧10 yr18861$920—No0–55%
AzerbaijanBALK#ru💰🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧5+ yr—28$270≈$59,000No—
BahamasCARIB#yacht💰🏦🧠💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴20+ yr15385$1,200$1,000,000No—
BahrainME#it💰🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴no path8838$700–1,000≈$340,000—0%
BarbadosCARIB#path🏦💻🧠💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴5 yr15573$900—Yes · $50,000/yr0%
BelarusEU-E#ru🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧7 yr7830$300–400—No9–13%
BelgiumEU-W#pass #path🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧5 yr18856$920———
BelizeCARIB#path #yacht🏦🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴5 yr10048$500—No0%
BeninAF-W#path💰🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧10 yr5932$200–400—No—
BoliviaLATAM#path💰🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧3 yr7524$300—No—
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBALK#path🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧8 yr—35$270—No10%
BotswanaAF-ES#path💰🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧10 yr8537$250–450—No0–25%
BrazilLATAM#path💰🏦💻🧠💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴4 yr17028$400≈$110,000Yes · $1,500/mo0–27.5%
British Virgin IslandsCARIB#path🏦🧠💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴5 yr182———No0%
BulgariaEU-E#path #ru💰🏦💻🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴5 yr17735$380–540≈$340,000Yes · ≈$30,000/yr10%
Burkina FasoAF-W#path💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧10 yr30———No—
Cabo VerdeAF-W#path💰💻🧠💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧5 yr6235$270–430≈$87,000Yes · ≈$1,600/mo0%
CameroonAF-C#path💰🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧5 yr5032$250–600—No—
CanadaNA-OC#it #path💰🧠💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧3 yr18161$1,800≈$720,000No25–30%
Cayman IslandsCARIB#path💰🏦💻🧠💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴5 yr182——≈$2,400,000Yes · $100,000/yr0%
Central African RepublicAF-C#path💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧35 yr————No—
ChileLATAM#it #path💰🏦🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴5 yr17640$500$500,000No0–40%
ChinaASIA#path🧠💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧no path8335$490—No3–45%
ColombiaLATAM#it #path💰💻🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴5 yr13222$350≈$120,000Yes · $1,042/mo0–39%
ComorosAF-ES#pass🧠💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🛂5 yr50———No—
Costa RicaLATAM#it #ru💰🏦💻🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴5 yr14948$550$200,000Yes · $3,000/mo0%
CroatiaEU-E#yacht #it💻🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧8 yr18343$600–820—Yes · ≈$3,900/mo20–30%
CubaCARIB#path🧠💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴5 yr57———No—
CyprusEU-E#pass #yacht💰🏦🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴8 yr17850$920–1,090≈$330,000No0–35%
CzechiaEU-E#it #ru💻🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧10 yr18348——Yes15–23%
Côte d'IvoireAF-W#path💰🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧5 yr5537$400–700—No1.5–36%
Democratic Republic of the CongoAF-C#path💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧—————No—
DenmarkEU-W#pass #it🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧9 yr18683——No38–55%
DjiboutiAF-ES#path💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧10 yr————No—
DominicaCARIB#pass🧠💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🛂—144———No0%
Dominican RepublicCARIB#path💰🏦🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴3 yr7038$400———
EcuadorLATAM#path💰🏦💻🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴5 yr9427$350—Yes · $1,410/mo5–35%
EgyptAF-N#path💰🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🛂10 yr4918$120–250$50,000No0–25%
El SalvadorCARIB#path🏦🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴5+ yr13135$400—No0%
Equatorial GuineaAF-C#path💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧10 yr25———No—
EstoniaEU-E#it💻🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧8 yr18359$650—Yes · ≈$4,900/mo—
EswatiniAF-ES#path🧠💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧5 yr68—$250–350—No—
EthiopiaAF-ES#path💰🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧4 yr4528$250–500$150,000No0–35%
FijiNA-OC#path💰🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴5 yr88——≈$22,000No0–39%
FinlandEU-W#pass #it🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧5 yr18569$840—No20–57%
FranceEU-W#pass #path💰🏦🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴5 yr18958$830≈$330,000No0–45%
GabonAF-C#path💰🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧3 yr56—$500–700—No—
GambiaAF-W#path💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧15 yr62———No—
GeorgiaBALK#ru #it💰💻🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧10 yr—30$380$300,000Yes1%
GermanyEU-W#pass #it🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧5 yr18958$870—No14–45%
GhanaAF-W#path💰🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴5+ yr6530$300–600$200,000No5–35%
GreeceEU-E#pass #path💰🏦💻🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴7 yr18746$520≈$270,000Yes · ≈$3,800/mo22–44%
GrenadaCARIB#path🧠💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🛂7 yr14857$550—No0%
GuatemalaCARIB#path🏦💻🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴10+ yr13033$350—Yes0%
GuineaAF-W#path💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧5 yr28———No—
GuyanaLATAM#path🧠💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧6 yr88—$400–600—No—
HaitiCARIB#path🧠💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧5 yr48———No—
HondurasCARIB#path💰🏦🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴5 yr12930$300———
Hong KongASIA#it #path💰🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧7 yr16970$17,000≈$3,800,000No0–15%
HungaryEU-E#path💰💻🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧11 yr18637$540–710≈$270,000Yes · ≈$3,300/mo15%
IcelandEU-W#pass #path🧠💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧7 yr18188——No31–38%
IndiaASIA#it #path🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧12 yr5924$180—No—
IndonesiaASIA#it #path💰🏦💻🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴5 yr7435—$350,000Yes5–35%
IrelandEU-W#pass #it🏦🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴5 yr18573$1,740—No—
IsraelME#it💰💻🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧3 yr16680$1,300–1,800—No—
ItalyEU-W#pass #path💰🏦💻🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴10 yr18951$790≈$270,000Yes · ≈$31,000/yr23–43%
JamaicaCARIB#path🏦🧠💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴5 yr9048$500—No25–30%
JapanNA-OC#it💻🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧10 yr18846——Yes · ≈$67,000/yr5–45%
JordanME#path💰🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🛂15 yr4936$250–450—No5–25%
KazakhstanBALK#ru💰🧠💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧5 yr7830$500—Yes10%
KenyaAF-ES#it💰💻🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴7 yr7535$250–400$100,000Yes10–30%
KosovoBALK#path🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧5 yr—28$220—No0–10%
KuwaitME#it💰💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧no path9736$700–1,100—No0%
LatviaEU-E#ru💰💻🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧5 yr18247$430–650≈$55,000Yes20–31%
LebanonME#path💰🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧no path4255$400–600$67,000No—
LesothoAF-ES#path💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧5 yr73———No—
LiberiaAF-W#path💰🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧2 yr5024$200–400—No—
LiechtensteinEU-W#pass🏦🧠💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧30 yr181120$1,600–2,050—No—
LithuaniaEU-E#ru🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧10 yr18147$600—No25–30%
LuxembourgEU-W#pass #it💰🏦🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴5 yr18865$1,740≈$540,000No—
MadagascarAF-ES#path💰🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧5 yr5824$150–350—No—
MalawiAF-ES#path💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧7 yr41—————
MalaysiaASIA#it #path💰🏦💻🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴10 yr18130$380$150,000Yes · $24,000/yr0–30%
MaltaEU-E#pass #yacht💰🏦💻🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴7 yr18648$1,140≈$330,000Yes · ≈$2,900/mo0–35%
Marshall IslandsNA-OC#path💰🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧10 yr128———No0%
MauritaniaAF-W#path💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧5 yr25———No—
MauritiusAF-ES#it💰💻🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴5 yr15035$350–550$100,000Yes · $1,500/mo15%
MexicoLATAM#it #path🏦💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴5 yr15834$550—Yes · $4,400/mo1.92–35%
MoldovaEU-E#ru #path💻🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧10 yr12030$300–450—Yes12%
MonacoEU-W#pass💰🏦🚀💼👨‍👩‍👧🌴10 yr177110$3,800≈$540,000No0%
MontenegroBALK#ru #yacht💰🏦💻🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴10 yr—38$430≈$160,000Yes · ≈$2,200/mo9–11%
MoroccoAF-N#path🧠💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧5 yr7125$200–400—No10–38%
MozambiqueAF-ES#path💰🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧5 yr5635$350–800—No—
MyanmarASIA#path🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧—4530——No0–25%
NamibiaAF-ES#path💰💻🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧5+ yr7535$300–500—Yes · $2,000/mo0–37%
NetherlandsEU-W#pass #it🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧5 yr18860$1,630—No36.93–49.5%
New ZealandNA-OC#it #path💰🧠💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴5 yr18360$1,900≈$3,000,000No10.5–39%
NicaraguaCARIB#path💰🏦🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴7 yr12228$250—No0%
NigeriaAF-W#path💰🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴15 yr4528$400–900$150,000No7–24%
North MacedoniaBALK#path🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧8 yr—32$270—No—
NorwayEU-W#pass #it🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧8 yr18581——No22–47%
OmanME#path💰🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧no path8533$500–800≈$260,000Yes0%
PanamaLATAM#it #path💰🏦💻🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴5 yr14841$700$300,000Yes · $36,000/yr0–25%
Papua New GuineaNA-OC#path💰🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴8 yr83———No—
ParaguayLATAM#path💰🏦🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴3 yr14626$350$70,000No0–10%
PeruLATAM#path💰🏦💻🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴5 yr14328$400≈$140,000No0–30%
PhilippinesASIA#path💰🧠💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴10 yr6535—$75,000No0–35%
PolandEU-E#it #ru🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧10 yr18338——No12–32%
PortugalEU-W#pass #it #path💰🏦💻🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴10 yr18841$1,000≈$540,000Yes · ≈$4,000/mo14.5–48%
QatarME#it💰🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧no path11245$1,200–1,800≈$200,000Yes—
Republic of the CongoAF-C#path💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧10 yr————No—
RomaniaEU-E#path💻🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧8 yr17734$430–600—Yes · ≈$4,000/mo0–10%
RwandaAF-ES#it💰💻🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧15 yr6530$250–450—Yes0–30%
SamoaNA-OC#path💰🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴5 yr128———No—
San MarinoEU-W#pass💰🏦🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴15 yr16755$650–760≈$540,000Yes—
Saudi ArabiaME#it💰🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧no path9138$700–1,200≈$1,900,000——
SenegalAF-W#path💰🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧10 yr5535$400–700———
SerbiaBALK#ru🏦🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴6 yr—40$490—No—
SeychellesAF-ES#yacht💰💻🧠💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧no path15050$600–1,000$1,000,000Yes0%
Sierra LeoneAF-W#path💰🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧15 yr6024$200–400—No—
SingaporeNA-OC#it #pass💰🧠2+ yr19279$3,500–4,500—No0–24%
SlovakiaEU-E#path #ru🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧8 yr18342$600–760—No19–25%
SloveniaEU-E#path💻🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧10 yr18346$710–870—Yes · ≈$3,700/mo16–50%
Solomon IslandsNA-OC#path💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴5 yr131—————
South AfricaAF-ES#it #path💰🏦💻🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴5 yr10538$400–650≈$280,000Yes · ≈$36,000/yr18–45%
South KoreaNA-OC#it💰💻🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴5 yr18856—≈$72,000Yes6–45%
SpainEU-W#pass #it #path🏦💻🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴10 yr18944$980—Yes · ≈$3,100/mo19–47%
Sri LankaASIA#path💰🧠💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧5 yr3925—$100,000No6–36%
St Kitts & NevisCARIB#path🧠💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🛂14 yr15762$650—No—
St LuciaCARIB#pass🧠💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🛂—143———No0%
St Vincent & the GrenadinesCARIB#pass🧠💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧—157———No—
SurinameLATAM#path🧠💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧5 yr68—$250–400—No—
SwedenEU-W#pass #it🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧8 yr18665——No—
SwitzerlandEU-W#pass #it💰🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴10 yr186109$1,890—No12–45%
São Tomé and PríncipeAF-C#path🧠💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🛂5 yr60—$250–350———
TaiwanASIA#it #path💰🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧5 yr13945$17,000≈$190,000Yes · ≈$5,000/mo5–40%
TanzaniaAF-ES#path💰🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧—7030$200–400$100,000No9–30%
ThailandASIA#it #ru💰🏦💻🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴5 yr8135$350—Yes0–35%
TogoAF-W#path💰🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧5 yr6130$150–300—No—
TongaNA-OC#path💰🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧5 yr127———No—
Trinidad & TobagoCARIB#path🧠💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧5 yr144———No25–30%
TunisiaAF-N#path🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧5 yr6622$150–300—No0–35%
TurkeyBALK#ru💰🏦🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴🛂5 yr—30$380—No15–40%
Turks & Caicos IslandsCARIB#path💰🧠💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴5 yr182——$300,000No0%
UAEME#it #ru💰💻🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴no path18862$1,500–2,500≈$540,000Yes · $3,500/mo0%
UgandaAF-ES#path💰🏦🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧20+ yr6528$200–350—No10–40%
UkraineEU-E#ru #path💰🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧5 yr14230$350–500$100,000Yes5–23%
United KingdomEU-W#pass #it🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧6 yr18263$1,780—No20–45%
United StatesNA-OC#it💰🧠💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧5 yr17970$1,900$800,000No25–35%
UruguayLATAM#path💰🏦💻🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴3 yr15747$600—Yes0–36%
VanuatuNA-OC#pass🧠💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🛂30 yr86———No—
VenezuelaLATAM#path🏦🧠💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧🌴10 yr120—$200–350———
VietnamNA-OC#path💰🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧5 yr4827——No5–35%
ZambiaAF-ES#path💰🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧10 yr7032$250–500—No0–37.5%
ZimbabweAF-ES#path💰🧠🚀💼🎓👨‍👩‍👧10 yr6132$250–600—No—

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