Country directory
Immigration research by country.
Published hubs are linked below. Country discovery is intentionally limited to the 117-country published catalog.
Tier 1 and EU coverage
Published Tier 1 priority and European Union country hubs appear first. Expand the remaining published inventory below.
Spain
A 2026 guide to Spain's digital nomad, self-employment and innovative entrepreneur routes, plus the closed Golden Visa and long-term residence options.
EuropePortugal
Compare Portugal's D8 digital nomad visa, D2 self-employment and entrepreneur routes, StartUP Visa and ARI business-investment residence options using current official sources.
EuropeGreece
A current 2026 guide to Greece immigration pathways for digital nomads, startup investors, business investors and Golden Visa applicants, with route comparisons, family rules and long-term residence context.
EuropeItaly
A current 2026 guide to Italy immigration pathways for digital nomads, remote workers, freelancers, innovative-startup founders and investors, including quotas, family rights and long-term residence.
EuropeCroatia
A current 2026 guide to Croatia immigration pathways for digital nomads, foreign-client freelancers, self-employed business owners and founders, including income, investment, family and long-term residence rules.
EuropeMalta
A current 2026 guide to Malta residence options for digital nomads, self-employed professionals, startup founders and investors, with income, capital, family, tax and long-term residence rules.
EuropeEstonia
A current 2026 guide to Estonia immigration routes for digital nomads, startup founders, entrepreneurs, sole proprietors and large investors, with income, capital, family, tax and settlement rules.
EuropeGermany
A current 2026 guide to Germany immigration routes for freelancers, entrepreneurs, startup founders, skilled professionals and remote workers, including the EU Blue Card and Opportunity Card.
EuropeFrance
A current 2026 guide to France immigration routes for freelancers, entrepreneurs, startup founders, investors and remote workers, including the talent project-holder framework.
EuropeNetherlands
A current 2026 guide to Dutch immigration routes for freelancers, founders, US and Japanese treaty entrepreneurs, skilled employees and investors.
Latin AmericaBrazil
A current 2026 guide to Brazil immigration pathways for digital nomads, founders, company executives and investors, including income, investment, family, tax and naturalization rules.
Latin AmericaColombia
Current 2026 guide to Colombia immigration routes for digital nomads, independent professionals, company owners and investors, with SMLMV-based thresholds, family rules and long-term pathways.
Latin AmericaCosta Rica
Current 2026 guide to Costa Rica immigration options for digital nomads, specialized self-employed workers, rentistas and investors, including income rules, residence pathways and the post-Law-9996 investor threshold issue.
Latin AmericaMexico
Current 2026 guide to Mexico residence options for remote workers, employees, independent professionals and investors, including economic-solvency, work-permission and long-term residence rules.
AsiaThailand
Current 2026 guide to major Thailand visa pathways.
AsiaMalaysia
Current 2026 guide to Malaysia's DE Rantau, Employment Pass, MTEP, MM2H and Investor Pass pathways, with work-right, family, financial and long-stay distinctions.
AsiaIndonesia
Current 2026 guide to Indonesia's business visitor, remote-worker, employment, investor, Golden Visa, Second Home and retirement immigration options.
Middle EastUnited Arab Emirates
Current 2026 guide to UAE remote-work, employment, Green Residence, Golden Residency and retirement pathways, including federal and Dubai filing differences.
EuropeAustria
Current guide to Austria Red-White-Red Card routes, EU Blue Card, study, research, family reunification and long-term settlement.
EuropeBelgium
A current 2026 guide to Belgian immigration for entrepreneurs, remote workers and skilled employees, including regional professional-card rules, single permits and the EU Blue Card.
EuropeBulgaria
Bulgaria immigration guide covering digital nomad residence, Startup Visa, freelance work, employment, entrepreneur residence and long-term settlement.
EuropeCyprus
Current 2026 guide to Cyprus digital nomad, employment, startup, investor, independent-means, study, family and long-term residence options.
EuropeCzechia
Czechia immigration guide for 2026 covering Employee Card, EU Blue Card, Digital Nomad Programme, business, investment, study, graduate, family, research and permanent residence pathways.
EuropeDenmark
Denmark uses separate residence-and-work schemes for third-country nationals. A **residence and work permit, short-stay visa, CPR registration, tax residence and permanent residence are different legal concepts**.
EuropeFinland
Current 2026 guide to Finland specialist, EU Blue Card, employed-person, startup, entrepreneur, study, family, permanent-residence and remote-work rules.
EuropeHungary
Current 2026 guide to Hungary employment residence, EU Blue Card, Hungarian Card, White Card, self-employment, guest investor, study, graduate, family and long-term residence routes.
EuropeIreland
Current 2026 guide to Ireland Critical Skills and General Employment Permits, STEP, Stamp 0, study/Stamp 1G, family reunification, long-term residence and visitor rules.
EuropeLatvia
Current Latvia immigration guide after the 15 September 2026 Immigration Law: remote work, startup founders, self-employment, business, investor, work, study, family and EU long-term residence.
EuropeLithuania
Current 2026 guide to Lithuania work residence, EU Blue Card, Startup Visa, business and remote-work options, study, graduate, research, family and long-term residence.
EuropeLuxembourg
Official-source Luxembourg route map for salaried workers, highly qualified professionals, self-employed founders, investors, ICT transferees and graduate/researcher business creation.
EuropePoland
Current 2026 guide to Poland work residence, EU Blue Card, business activity, remote-work options, study, graduate, research, family and long-term residence.
EuropeRomania
Current 2026 Romania guide to D/AM1 and D/AM2 work visas, EU Blue Card, digital nomad, self-employment, commercial investment, study, graduate, family, research and long-term residence routes.
EuropeSlovakia
Official-source Slovakia immigration guide for entrepreneurs, startup founders, skilled workers, highly qualified professionals and researchers, with digital-nomad and investor-route limits explained.
EuropeSlovenia
Current Slovenia guide for 2026 covering the single work permit, EU Blue Card, digital nomad residence, self-employment, study, graduate, research, family and permanent residence routes.
EuropeSweden
Sweden's 2026 immigration system includes employee work permits, the EU Blue Card, self-employment, highly qualified job search, study, family, settlement and EU/EEA free movement.
All other countries (82)
Albania
Current 2026 guide to Albania's digital mobile worker, employed, self-employed, investor, student, family, pensioner and property-owner residence routes.
AfricaAlgeria
Current guide to Algeria's work, temporary-work, business, student, family and business-owner pathways, plus residence-card and long-term residence rules.
OceaniaAmerican Samoa
Current guide to American Samoa's separate territorial immigration system, including visitor permits, employment and family residency, investor permits, guest workers and permanent residence.
EuropeAndorra
A current guide to Andorra's digital nomad, entrepreneur, work, self-employment, passive, international-professional, family and study residence pathways.
AfricaAngola
A current guide to Angola's work, investor, residence, temporary-stay, family and student immigration pathways.
CaribbeanAnguilla
A current guide to Anguilla's digital-nomad permission, work permits, permanent residence, investment residence, tax residence, spouse residence stamps and student permits.
OtherAntarctica
A current guide to Antarctica travel permission, expedition permits, scientific access and work deployments, including why Antarctica has no sovereign visa or residence system.
CaribbeanAntigua and Barbuda
Current 2026 guide to Antigua and Barbuda entry, work permits, residence permits, study, closed Nomad Digital Residence, and citizenship by investment.
Latin AmericaArgentina
Current 2026 guide to Argentina immigration routes, including Mercosur, work, digital nomad, rentista, pensioner, investor, student, family and permanent residence.
AsiaArmenia
Current 2026 guide to Armenia residence permits, including work, business, study, family, Armenian-origin, permanent and special residence routes.
CaribbeanAruba
Current 2026 guide to Aruba residence permits, including work, investor, student, family, retiree/rentier and indefinite residence routes.
OceaniaAustralia
Current 2026 guide to Australia skilled, employer-sponsored, student, family, working-holiday and National Innovation visa pathways.
AsiaAzerbaijan
Current guide to Azerbaijan work, specialist, business, investment, property, deposit, family, student and permanent residence routes.
CaribbeanBahamas
Current 2026 guide to Bahamas work permits, annual residence, homeowner cards, economic permanent residence, family, study and permanent residence.
Middle EastBahrain
A 2026 guide to Bahrain's main residence routes, including employer-sponsored work permits, Golden Residency, investor and property-owner self-sponsorship, retirement, family and student residence.
AsiaBangladesh
A current guide to Bangladesh employment and work permits, PI investor visas, business visits, family/dependant visas, student visas and No Visa Required endorsements.
CaribbeanBarbados
Current Barbados immigration guide covering the Welcome Stamp, work permits, Special Entry Permit, CARICOM mobility, student visas and long-term residence.
EuropeBelarus
Current Belarus immigration guide covering temporary residence, work permits, family, study, High-Tech Park specialists, investor permanent residence and naturalisation.
Latin AmericaBelize
Current 2026 guide to Belize immigration options for remote workers, self-employed founders, investors, retirees and qualifying CARICOM professionals, with work, residence and settlement rules separated clearly.
AfricaBenin
Current 2026 guide to Benin visa, work, business and residence options for remote workers, entrepreneurs, professionals and investors under the 2025 foreigner law and March 2026 decree.
North AmericaBermuda
Current 2026 guide to Bermuda residence, work, entrepreneur, family, student, investor and long-term residence options, including the closure of new Work From Bermuda applications.
AsiaBhutan
Current 2026 guide to Bhutan work, business, investor, student, dependent and marriage-case immigration options, including the latest foreign-worker and FDI rules.
Latin AmericaBolivia
Current Bolivia immigration guide covering work and self-employment residence, MERCOSUR residence, study, family, business travel, permanent residence and naturalization.
CaribbeanBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Current guide to residence, work permits, self-employment, investment, family, study, retirement, permanent residence and Dutch citizenship in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
EuropeBosnia and Herzegovina
Current Bosnia and Herzegovina immigration guide for employees, company founders, entrepreneurs, remote workers, freelancers and long-term residents.
AfricaBotswana
Current Botswana immigration guide for employees, investors, entrepreneurs, remote workers, freelancers and people planning permanent residence.
OtherBouvet Island
Official-source guide to Bouvet Island's legal status, nature-reserve access rules and why there is no digital-nomad, work, startup, freelancer or residence visa route.
AsiaBrunei Darussalam
Current guide to Brunei work passes, long-term business and professional passes, project-based professional work, remote-work limitations, freelancer rules and permanent residence.
AfricaBurkina Faso
Current Burkina Faso immigration guide covering work permits, business and entrepreneur travel, remote-work and freelancer realities, long-stay visas and residence documentation.
AfricaBurundi
Current Burundi immigration guide covering work permits, establishment visas, entrepreneur and investor activity, remote work, freelancing and self-employment.
AfricaCabo Verde
Current Cabo Verde immigration guide covering the remote-work residence visa, independent professional residence, entrepreneur/investor residence, employment and permanent residence.
AsiaCambodia
Current Cambodia immigration guide covering Type E entry, EB business extensions, work permits, remote-worker/freelancer options, investor long-term stay and business setup.
AfricaCameroon
Current Cameroon immigration guide covering long-stay visas, independent work, entrepreneur/business activity, foreign employment, remote-work limits and residence permits.
North AmericaCanada
Current September 2026 guide to Canada's major temporary and permanent immigration pathways, including Express Entry, PNP, work permits, study, family and regional programs.
CaribbeanCayman Islands
Current Cayman Islands immigration guide covering work permits, eight-year permanent residence, independent-means certificates, direct investment, substantial business presence and remote-work limits.
Latin AmericaChile
Current Chile immigration pathways for employees, self-employed professionals, investors, business managers, treaty nationals, rentiers and families.
AsiaChina
Tier-1 official-source China route map for work permits, high-level talent, restricted entrepreneurship, investor and employee permanent residence, and commercial visits.
CaribbeanCuraçao
Official-source Curaçao route map for remote workers, employees, self-employed entrepreneurs and qualifying investors.
CaribbeanDominica
Official-source Dominica immigration route map for remote workers, employees, self-employed people, long-term residents and investors.
CaribbeanDominican Republic
Official-source Dominican Republic immigration route map for workers, long-term residents, investors, pensioners, rentistas and dependants.
Latin AmericaEcuador
Current Ecuador immigration routes for remote workers, founders, investors, self-employed professionals and employees, using official 2026 sources.
AfricaEgypt
Official-source Egypt immigration route map for foreign workers, investors, entrepreneurs and citizenship-by-investment applicants.
Latin AmericaEl Salvador
Official-source El Salvador route map for workers, self-employed professionals, business people, investors, rentistas and long-term residents.
AsiaGeorgia
Current 2026 guide to Georgia's work, self-employment, IT, property, investment, study, family and remote-work immigration options.
CaribbeanGrenada
Official-source Grenada immigration route map for employees, self-employed professionals, long-term residents and qualifying investors.
AsiaHong Kong
Current Hong Kong immigration guide covering talent, professional work, technical, graduate, entrepreneur, investor, study, family and vocational routes.
EuropeIceland
Iceland's 2026 immigration system separates visas, residence permits and work permission, with major rule changes affecting work permits, students and older remote-worker guidance.
AsiaIndia
Official-source India immigration route map for skilled workers, entrepreneurs, founders, business visitors, project specialists and qualifying foreign investors.
Middle EastIsrael
Official-source Israel immigration route map for foreign experts, high-tech professionals, technology entrepreneurs, qualifying U.S. investors and business visitors.
CaribbeanJamaica
Official-source guide to Jamaica work permits, self-employment and investor cases, extensions of stay, marriage exemptions, CARICOM mobility and permanent residence.
AsiaJapan
Current 2026 guide to Japan's Digital Nomad, Business Manager, Startup Visa, J-Skip, J-Find, skilled work, intra-company transfer and highly-skilled permanent-residence pathways.
AsiaKazakhstan
Official-government route map for Kazakhstan covering Neo Nomad, IT permanent residence, skilled-profession PR, employment, self-employment, entrepreneurship and investor visas.
AsiaKorea, Republic of
Current 2026 guide to South Korea's Digital Nomad, startup, investor, professional work, job-seeker, top-tier talent, student, family and permanent-residence routes.
EuropeLiechtenstein
Official-source Liechtenstein route map covering quota residence, skilled work, short-term permits, non-working residence, cross-border commuting and temporary services.
AfricaMauritius
Current Mauritius immigration guide covering occupation permits, retirement, remote work, property-linked residence, permanent residence, study, work permits and family residence.
EuropeMontenegro
Current 2026 guide to Montenegro work permits, IT and healthcare employment, entrepreneur/director residence, digital nomad, property, family, study, research and permanent residence.
OceaniaNew Zealand
Current New Zealand guide to AEWV work, skilled residence, Green List, business/investor routes, remote visitor work, study, family and permanent residence.
EuropeNorth Macedonia
Official-source route map for North Macedonia covering employment, posted and seasonal work, self-employment, short-term services, qualifying property residence and business visits.
EuropeNorway
Norway uses distinct residence systems for skilled work, self-employment, study, family immigration, EU/EEA free movement and permanent residence.
Latin AmericaPanama
Current Panama immigration routes for remote workers, founders, investors and professionals, updated for the September 2026 investor decree.
Latin AmericaParaguay
Official-source guide to Paraguay temporary and permanent residence, MERCOSUR routes, the 2026 Investor Pass, family residence and short occupational stays.
Latin AmericaPeru
Current Peru immigration pathways for remote workers, employees, independent professionals, investors, passive-income residents, regional nationals and families.
AsiaPhilippines
Current Philippines immigration guide covering digital nomad, work, investor, entrepreneur, retirement, family, study, visitor and immigrant routes.
Middle EastQatar
Tier-1 official-source Qatar route map covering employer-sponsored work residence, investor and property residence, QFZ/QFC company immigration, permanent residence and business entry.
AfricaRwanda
Official-source Rwanda immigration route map for skilled workers, investors, entrepreneurs, self-employed professionals and corporate assignees.
CaribbeanSaint Kitts and Nevis
Official-source immigration route map for workers, eligible CARICOM nationals, long-term residents and investors in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
CaribbeanSaint Lucia
Official-source Saint Lucia immigration route map for foreign workers, qualifying CARICOM nationals, business founders, long-term residents and citizenship-by-investment applicants.
CaribbeanSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
Official-source route map for work permits, self-employment, residence, permanent residence and the announced CBI programme.
Middle EastSaudi Arabia
Current Saudi Arabia immigration guide covering seven Premium Residency products, long- and short-term work visas, and business visits.
EuropeSerbia
Official-source Serbia immigration guide covering digital nomad, employment, self-employment, independent professional, startup, investor, talent and highly-qualified residence.
AsiaSingapore
Current 2026 guide to Singapore's professional, skilled-worker, founder, investor and permanent-residence pathways, plus the limits on remote work.
AfricaSouth Africa
Current 2026 guide to South Africa remote work, points-based work visas, critical skills, business, founder, corporate, study, family and permanent residence options.
AsiaSri Lanka
Official-source Sri Lanka immigration guide covering digital nomad, employment, investor, family, student, Port City and permanent residence pathways.
EuropeSwitzerland
Switzerland's immigration system separates EU/EFTA free movement from restrictive third-country work, founder, study, family, settlement and cross-border rules.
AsiaTaiwan, Province of China
Current Taiwan guide to Gold Card, professional work, Entrepreneur Visa, investment residence, digital nomad, job seeking, graduate work, family and APRC.
AfricaTunisia
Official-source Tunisia immigration route map for foreign workers, investors, entrepreneurs, company managers and startup founders.
Middle EastTürkiye
Official-source Türkiye immigration pathways for remote workers, screened startup founders, company owners, independent professionals, employees, investors and family.
EuropeUnited Kingdom
Current September 2026 guide to major UK immigration pathways for sponsored workers, global talent, founders, graduates, families, business transfers and visitors.
North AmericaUnited States
Current September 2026 guide to major U.S. pathways for specialty workers, company transferees, extraordinary-ability professionals, founders, investors, families and short business visitors.
Latin AmericaUruguay
Current Uruguay immigration guide covering permanent and temporary residence, Mercosur routes, family links, work, study, digital nomads and the Brazil border regime.
AsiaUzbekistan
Official-government route map for Uzbekistan covering IT specialists, IT Park founders and investors, ordinary employment, national investment visas, investor residence and business visits.
AsiaViet Nam
Current Viet Nam immigration guide separating entry visas, work authorization, temporary residence cards, family status, investment and permanent residence.
Coverage by region
Regional counts use the same 117 published country hubs shown in this directory.