Digital nomad visas
Residence for remote work for foreign companies and clients: who qualifies and how the routes differ.
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PortugalPortugal D8 Digital Nomad Visa: residence for remote work — 2026 requirements
Portugal D8 visa for remote employees and freelancers: income from EUR 3,680 a month, a 2-year permit renewed for 3, family alongside you, PR after 5 years.
- Status
- Residence permit (D8 visa → AIMA card)
- Income threshold 2026
- from EUR 3,680 a month
- Processing
- 90 days
- What comes next
- PR after 5 years
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SloveniaSlovenia residence permit for remote employees, freelancers and business owners (Digital Nomad)
Slovenia Digital Nomad residence permit: in force since November 2025, income from about EUR 3,391 a month, permit for 1 year, family joins at once, decision in 30 days.
- Status
- Residence permit (dovoljenje za začasno prebivanje)
- Income threshold
- about EUR 3,391 a month
- Processing
- 30 days
- Family
- Immediately
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SpainSpain residence permit for remote employees, freelancers and business owners (Digital Nomad Visa)
Spain Digital Nomad Visa for remote employees, freelancers and business owners: income from EUR 34,188 a year, 3-year permit or 1-year visa, family, 24 % tax.
- Status
- Residence permit (residencia temporal)
- Income threshold 2026
- from EUR 34,188 a year
- Processing
- 20 working days
- What comes next
- Permanent residence after 5 years
Comparison
| Portugal | Slovenia | Spain | |
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| Status | Residence permit (D8 visa → AIMA card) 4-month visa with two entries, then a 2-year permit renewed for 3 years; a temporary-stay visa of under a year also exists | Residence permit (dovoljenje za začasno prebivanje) up to 1 year; not extendable, a new application after 6 months | Residence permit (residencia temporal) 1-year visa or 3-year permit, renewed for 2 years |
| Income threshold 2026 | from EUR 3,680 a month 4 minimum wages; average income over the last 3 months; a top-up for the family | about EUR 3,391 a month twice the Slovenian average net salary; EUR 1,695.34 for July 2026 per SURS | from EUR 34,188 a year EUR 2,849 a month for the applicant; a top-up for each family member |
| Processing | 90 days statutory term for AIMA's permit decision, extendable by 30 days; the consulate decides on the visa in 60 days | 30 days statutory term from a complete file; up to 60 days if extra checks are needed | 20 working days when filing in Spain; at the consulate, 10 days by law |
| What comes next | PR after 5 years citizenship after 10 years of legal residence (law of 18 May 2026) | Immediately spouse, children and dependent parents, with no one-year residence requirement | Permanent residence after 5 years citizenship after 10 years of legal residence |
Key first-screen figures of each programme; full conditions and sources are on the programme page.
The team who will handle your case
Owner, regional partners, the migration consulting and case management department and senior experts. These are the people you will speak to on the phone and meet in the office.
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Andrey Boyko
Founder & Managing Partner
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Muhammad Tayyab Hafiz
Partner, Middle East & MENA Region
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Sandeep Chauhan
Managing Director, India & South Asia
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Julia Zuikova
Partner, Russia & CIS Region
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Levan Pogosov
Head of Migration Consulting & Case Management
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Qausar Khan
Immigration & Compliance Specialist
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Membership
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Garant IN is a member of the Investment Migration Council (IMC), the Geneva-based international association of the investment migration industry. investmentmigration.org →
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Garant IN is a member of CCI France Russie, the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Russia. ccifr.ru →
- 2015
International migration consultancy since 2015.