Europe
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
Bansko turned a ski town into one of Europe's densest seasonal nomad communities, dirt-cheap living, coworking culture, and mountain air, with EU/Schengen rules governing most short stays.
Visa route
Scheme
Schengen 90/180 or freelance/residence routes
Maximum stay
90/180 for short stays; longer via national residence if eligible
Income or savings
None for visa-free Schengen tourism; residence paths vary
Difficulty
Easy
Summary figures carried over from the earlier site and not individually dated. The audited, sourced version is in the tracker: Digital nomad long-term residence permit (Law on Foreigners in the Republic of Bulgaria, new Art. 24c) (checked 29 Sept 2026).
Cities in Bulgaria
Figures are planning estimates. Method
