Visas

Nomad visa changes: dated log, 2025 to 2026

Published Updated By Nomad Terminal editorial

Compiled from official docs and public sources, checked .

Since April 2025 the record shows four new or newly enabled schemes (Philippines, Bulgaria, Moldova, Slovenia), one closure (Antigua and Barbuda, 15 Nov 2025), a Brazil e-visa switch on 1 Sept 2026, and several thresholds that moved with 2026 wage figures (Portugal, Spain). The log below lists only changes we can date from an official page, newest first. Anything reported only by secondary sites is in its own section. Checked 29 Sept 2026.

Dated log

DateChangeSchemeOfficial page
1 Sept 2026E-visa issued for temporary visas to nationals exempt from visitor visas; per a Lima consulate notice dated 28 Aug 2026Brazilgov.br
May 2026Tunis information sheet states income of “approximately EUR 27,000” a year; the decree formula gives about EUR 24,790 (New York page, 2024: 24,789), so treat the difference as consulate rounding, not a rule changeItalyTunis embassy sheet
1 Jan 2026Korean consulate notice dated 1 Jan 2026 lists the F-1-D workation visa as available; the income wording differs between consulatesSouth KoreaSeattle consulate
1 Jan 2026Portugal’s 2026 minimum monthly wage is EUR 920 (Decreto-Lei 139/2025), so the 4x rule works out at EUR 3,680Portugalvisa portal and tracker
1 Jan 2026New consular fee table by nationality (for example USD 190 for US applicants at Washington), and the 2026 minimum wage of EUR 1,221 sets the 200% floor at EUR 2,442Spainconsulate
21 Nov 2025Temporary residence permit for digital nomads availableSloveniagov.si
15 Nov 2025Nomad Digital Residence programme discontinued (notice dated 10 Nov 2025)Antigua and Barbudagovernment notice
27 Jun 2025State Gazette no. 52 adds a nomad category to Bulgaria’s Foreigners Act: 50 minimum monthly wages of income for 1 year, renewable onceBulgariaState Gazette text
29 Apr 2025Government approves the draft law creating the right of residence for digital nomads; the migration inspectorate now publishes the applicationMoldovaIGM
24 Apr 2025Executive Order 86 signed authorising a Digital Nomad Visa; implementing rules not confirmedPhilippinesOfficial Gazette
30 Nov 2024Regulations provided for expiry unless extended; no extension found and secondary reports say the programme lapsedCayman Islandsregulations
1 Apr 2024Income floor raised to EUR 42,000 a year for new applications (EUR 32,400 before)MaltaResidency Malta

Reported, not confirmed on an official page

  • Dubai’s six-month bank statement rule from 27 Jan 2026 is reported by several visa-service sites. The GDRFA service page we read on 29 Sept 2026 states USD 3,500 a month and health insurance but names no statement period, so the UAE guide treats it as unconfirmed.
  • Greece’s 2026 changes to the nomad route are not confirmed: the ministry page states no figures, and the tracker uses the law text and secondary summaries for the Greece guide.

What is not a change

Schemes listed as launched on secondary sites but with no official page found in this wave: Poland, Lithuania, Armenia, Norway, Vietnam, Cambodia, Uzbekistan, Oman, Bahrain. Serbia has an enabling clause only, and Iceland has a page we could not read. See the tracker’s GAPS file and the Europe and Asia tables for the current fields.

Method

Each entry rests on an official page, linked, read on 28 or 29 Sept 2026, and dated by the notice or text itself, not by when we saw it. The log is not exhaustive: it lists what our tracker covers. Re-read every 30 days; entries are added only when something was actually re-checked.

Sources

Update log

  1. First version: 12 dated entries drawn from the tracker records and their official pages.