About nomadaze

A directory of the visa and residency programs that let people live somewhere other than where their passport was issued — and an honest account of how reliable that information is.

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What this is

nomadaze tracks visa and residency programs across the world: digital nomad visas, startup and entrepreneur routes, investor and golden visas, talent visas, passive-income and retirement permits, and job-seeker visas. For each one we record the things people actually decide on — the income or investment threshold, how long the permit lasts, whether it renews, whether it leads to permanent residency, and whether you can bring a partner or children.

Every program page links to the government sources it was built from, and shows the date its research was last confirmed. Browse by visa type or by region, or open the globe on the home page.

Who it's for

People comparing options before committing to one: remote workers deciding where they can legally live, founders looking for a startup route, retirees comparing passive-income thresholds, and anyone trying to work out whether they qualify for something before paying an adviser to tell them they don't.

What it is not

nomadaze is not a law firm, an immigration adviser, or a relocation agency. Nothing here is legal advice, and we have no relationship with any government. Immigration rules change often, are applied inconsistently between consulates, and frequently depend on facts specific to you.

Treat what you read here as a starting point for research, not as the final word. Before you apply, confirm the requirements against the official source we link to, and consider paying a qualified adviser in the destination country.

How it stays free

Reading the directory costs nothing and requires no account. Two things are paid:

  • Personal eligibility reports — a one-off purchase where you describe your situation and receive a written assessment of which programs you plausibly qualify for, and what would disqualify you.
  • Reality checks — a subscription covering what applicants report in practice: realistic processing times, requirements that only surface after submission, and how often applications actually succeed. This is gathered from applicant reports rather than government publications, and is labelled as such.

There is no advertising on the site, and no paid placement: no country or program can pay to appear, rank higher, or have unfavourable information removed.

Corrections

If something here is wrong or out of date, please tell us — every program page has a “Report an error” link, or email [email protected]. Corrections to published requirements are the most useful thing you can send us, and we act on them faster than anything else.

Our methodology page explains where the data comes from, how it is kept current, and the specific ways it can be wrong.