Digital Nomad Visa Income Requirements in Europe 2026
Last checked: 11 October 2026
Many European countries now offer a visa or residence permit for people who work remotely for employers or clients abroad. Each one sets a minimum income. But is that minimum actually enough to live in the capital? This page lists the income requirements we could confirm on official government websites, and puts them next to the official rent for a good-quality 1-bedroom flat from our city profiles.
Rules change often. Always check the official page linked for each country before you apply.
Fixed income requirements, checked on official pages
| Country | Scheme | Minimum income | Net or gross | Official source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | Temporary stay of digital nomads | €3,622.50 a month | Based on 2.5x average net salary | Ministry of the Interior |
| Estonia | Digital Nomad Visa | €4,500 a month | Official pages disagree (gross vs net) | e-Residency (gov.ee) |
| Greece | Digital nomad visa (Law 5038/2023) | €3,500 a month | Not stated | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| Hungary | White Card | €3,000 a month | Net, for 6 months before entry | Immigration and Asylum Office |
| Italy | Visa for digital nomads and remote workers | About €25,500 a year | 3x the health co-payment exemption level (€8,500) | Italian Foreign Ministry (embassy page) |
| Malta | Nomad Residence Permit | €42,000 a year | Gross | Residency Malta |
| Iceland | Long-term visa for remote workers | ISK 1,000,000 a month | ISK 1,300,000 with a partner | Island.is |
How much of the minimum would rent take?
The table below compares each monthly minimum with the Eurostat rent for a good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital (2025). It shows what share of the minimum income such a flat would take, before tax, food, transport or health insurance.
| Capital | Monthly minimum | 1-bedroom rent | Rent as share of minimum | Left after rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tallinn | €4,500 | €720 | 16% | €3,780 |
| Zagreb | €3,622.50 | €1,050 | 29% | €2,572 |
| Valletta | €3,500 (€42,000 ÷ 12, gross) | €1,050 | 30% | €2,450 |
| Budapest | €3,000 (net) | €910 | 30% | €2,090 |
| Athens | €3,500 | €1,150 | 33% | €2,350 |
| Rome | €2,125 (€25,500 ÷ 12) | €1,300 | 61% | €825 |
What this shows: in most of these capitals, someone earning exactly the minimum could afford a good 1-bedroom flat and still have well over €2,000 a month left before tax and other costs. Rome is the exception: Italy’s minimum is much lower, so a good flat in Rome would take about 61% of it. Where the minimum is a gross figure, the money left after tax will be lower than shown.
The rent figures are for well-located, good-quality flats surveyed by Eurostat, so cheaper homes exist in every city. See each city page for the price level and rent burden, and our guide on how to compare the cost of living between two cities.
Countries that set the minimum as a multiple of local wages
These countries do not publish a fixed euro amount on the official page we checked. The minimum is linked to a local wage, which is updated every year, so check the current figure with the authority.
- Spain (telework visa): 200% of the Spanish minimum wage (SMI) per month, plus 75% of the SMI for a second family member and 25% for each additional one. Spanish Foreign Ministry.
- Portugal (remote work visa): average income over the last three months of at least four times the national minimum monthly wage. Government of Portugal.
- Slovenia (digital nomad residence permit): at least twice the average monthly net salary in Slovenia. GOV.SI.
- Latvia (long-term visa for remote work): gross salary of at least 2.5 times the average monthly gross salary. Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs.
- Romania (long-stay visa for digital nomads): at least three times the average gross monthly salary in Romania. Romanian Foreign Ministry e-Visa.
- Bulgaria (digital nomad residence): average gross income in the previous year of at least 50 times the national minimum monthly wage. State Gazette.
Schemes we could not verify yet
Cyprus and Czechia both have digital nomad schemes, but we could not confirm the current amount on an official page, so we do not show a figure. We will add them once verified.
Countries without a dedicated digital nomad visa
We found no dedicated remote-work visa for Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden or the United Kingdom. Finland’s immigration service states that working remotely for a foreign company is not on its own grounds for a work-based permit, and Norway’s says remote work generally requires a residence permit that allows it. Some of these countries offer self-employment or freelance permits with their own requirements.
Before you apply
- Check whether the minimum is gross or net, and whether it applies per month or per year. To see how gross pay turns into take-home pay, see average salary after tax in Europe.
- Check the extra amount required for a partner or children.
- Most schemes also require health insurance, proof of accommodation and a clean criminal record.
- Tax rules for remote workers differ by country. Some schemes make you tax resident after a certain number of days.
General information checked on official government websites on 11 October 2026. It is not legal or immigration advice. Requirements change; confirm with the official authority or a qualified adviser before applying. Spotted an outdated figure? Tell us via our corrections policy.