Country list
This page offers a high-level overview of the different types of visas and pathways to immigration that countries offer. It is designed to help you narrow down the list of options, depending on your situation.
This table does not list "family route" (i.e. "residency by marriage") options. Most countries offer some form of this, but access to that will be highly dependent on your personal life circumstances.
| Country | Continent | Medical Inadmissibility | Citizenship by ancestry | Student Visa | Work Visa | Digital Nomad Visa | Investor/Freelance Visa | Other visas | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | South America | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, for 180 days | Yes | ||
| Australia | Australia | ||||||||
| Austria | Europe | ||||||||
| Brazil | South America | ||||||||
| Canada | North America | Yes | Yes (needs one Canadian parent) | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ||
| Costa Rica | Central America | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Cuba | North America | ||||||||
| Cyprus | Europe | ||||||||
| Denmark | Europe | ||||||||
| France | Europe | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Germany | Europe | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | "Artist visa" as special type of freelance visa | Part of EU & Schengen area | |
| Greece | Europe | ||||||||
| Hungary | Europe | ||||||||
| Iceland | Europe | Yes, for 180 days | |||||||
| Ireland | Europe | ||||||||
| Israel | W Asia | ||||||||
| Italy | Europe | ||||||||
| Japan | E Asia | Yes, for 6 months | |||||||
| Mexico | North America | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Mongolia | Asia | ||||||||
| The Netherlands | Europe | ||||||||
| Thailand | SE Asia | No | Yes | Yes | |||||
| New Zealand | Australia | Yes | Yes | Yes
Fast track to residency for certain jobs |
Yes, 1 year | ||||
| Norway | Europe | ||||||||
| Poland | Europe | ||||||||
| Portugal | Europe | Yes, for 1 year (extendable) | No (ends April 2025) | Part of EU/Schengen | |||||
| South Africa | Africa | ||||||||
| Sweden | Europe | ||||||||
| Switzerland | Europe | ||||||||
| United Kingdom | Europe | Yes | Yes | "Global Talent" visas for people in tech | Border union with Ireland, but not EU since Brexit. | ||||
| Uruguay | South America | No | Yes | Yes | Yes, for 180 days | Yes | |||
| Viet Nam | SE Asia |
There is also an emerging section about Digital Nomad Visas as an emergency-option.
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Countries that are of interest but don't have a page yet
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