Spain is the No. 1 country for digital nomads in 2024—Portugal and Norway also land in the top 10

Return-to-office mandates maintain to make headlines, but remote work persists and workers continue to look for ways to travel and still hold down a job.

VisaGuide.Happy, an online free information guide to worldwide visas, ranked the countries based on various factors that in a little while impact the lifestyle of a digital nomad.

The Digital Nomad Visa Index ranked the countries based on the following agents:

• Active visa availability
• Internet speed
• Taxation policies and tax-free length
• Income requirement for visa practices
• Cost of living in Euros
• Global Health Score (GHS)
• Tourism popularity

For years, Portugal has been the popular terminus for digital nomads and expats, but it did not land the number one spot on VisaGuide.World’s list.

Portugal has already announced different policy changes coming in 2024 that can be viewed as unfriendly to digital nomads, including an end to its non-habitual resident management, which allowed a tax reduction for 10 years to new residents regardless of nationality.

Applicants essential also have no criminal record in Spain or anywhere else for five years before applying, private vigorousness insurance, a one-year employment contract with a company outside of Spain and at least three years of work event or a college degree in their field, according to Spain’s Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration.

Earlier this year, Spain also publicized that it was allowing spouses and families to join successful applicants of the digital nomad visa as they have considerable wages than the minimum amount required.

The applicant must show an additional $1,000 more per month in receipts for one family member. After that, applicants must have an additional $335 per person per month.

For example, for a ancestors of four to move to Spain, the applicant must show earnings of $4,350 per month, or about $52,200 per year.

1. Spain
2. Argentina
3. Romania
4. UAE
5. Croatia
6. Portugal
7. Uruguay
8. Malta
9. Norway
10. Andorra

Argentina ranked as the second-best wilderness for digital nomads in 2024.

The South American country’s digital nomad visa allows remote workers to stay for six months with the privilege to renew their stay in Argentina for up to a year. To apply, you need to have a remote job and a passport from a country that doesn’t order an Argentine visa, according to The National Directorate of Migration.

When the digital nomad visa was announced in 2022, the Argentine supervision also stated that applicants would receive discounts on airport transfers, transportation, hotel stays and co-working lacunae.

It’s still unclear what the income requirements are for remote workers to apply for a digital nomad visa in Argentina. According to the VisaGuide.Time report, the Argentine visas also allow nomads to live tax-free throughout their stay.

The report also states that Argentina’s elated Internet speed and popularity with tourists are two additional factors that make this visa sought-after.

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