Visas and real monthly costs, maintained
Choose your next base with the paperwork and costs already mapped.
Compare 70 cities, check 55 nomad-visa schemes in a dated tracker, and plan the workday before you book a month.
Official sources on every visa rowEstimates labelled as estimatesLast checked 2 Oct 2026
Where to start
Start with the decision that can derail the move.
A good destination is useless if the visa does not fit, the workday breaks down, or the real monthly cost misses your budget.
We separate immigration rules, city data and editorial judgement so you can see what is fact and what is a recommendation.
Popular bases
Six proven bases, six different trade-offs
Cities with enough infrastructure and long-stay context to compare honestly. Cost, wifi and safety figures are planning estimates, labelled on every card.
Chiang Mai
The nomad capital of Southeast Asia
Lisbon
Europe's nomad-visa pioneer
Medellín
The 'City of Eternal Spring'
Canggu
Bali's coworking-and-surf epicenter
Berlin
Europe's startup and creative capital
Mexico City
Same time zone, entirely different world
The visa tracker
Every nomad-visa scheme we could source, with the official page.
Income rules in the source currency, duration, fees, processing time, dependants and a checked date per row. Where an official page does not say, we leave the field empty instead of guessing. Re-checked monthly, with a public change log.
The map
See the world as a shortlist
Move from a region to the country and city pages that carry the planning detail.
Latest research
Latest city research
Specific decisions, current rules and local operating details for a real stay.
Insurance & Health
SafetyWing vs Genki vs World Nomads
Six situations run through each insurer's own wording: a scooter fall, an old condition, a trip home, age 66, a dive trip, a year in one place.
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How we work
Research you can use before money leaves your account
Visa claims link to official sources, costs are shown as planning baselines, and recommendations explain the trade-off instead of hiding it behind a score.