Digital nomads
64 guides
CroatiaCroatia digital nomad permit 2026: income, documents, where to apply and taxCroatia's temporary stay for digital nomads in 2026: 3,622.50 euros a month, up to 18 months, the documents, where to file by visa status and how foreign income is taxed.Read the guide
SpainIncome calculator for Spain's digital nomad visa (2026)How much you must earn for Spain's digital nomad visa in 2026: the 200% of the minimum wage formula, the add-on per family member and a table for 1 to 4 people.Read the guide
Brazil → PortugalPortugal D8 digital nomad visa: the 2026 minimum income and how to apply in BrazilD8 visa for Brazilians: income of 4 minimum wages (3,680 euros in 2026), temporary stay or residence, in-person application at VFS and the AIMA.Read the guide
Latin America → SpainSpain digital nomad visa from Latin America: requirements, consulates and how to applySpain's digital nomad visa in 2026 for Latin Americans: requirements, the official minimum income, how to apply in Bogotá, Lima, Mexico City or Buenos Aires, and family.Read the guide
SpainSpain digital nomad visa income requirement in 2026: 200% of the minimum wage, explainedThe income Spain asks for its remote work visa in 2026: 200% of the minimum wage, family supplements, why sites quote 2,762 or 2,849 EUR, and where to apply.Read the guide
Work visas
Philippines, India, Bangladesh and Pakistan → AustraliaAustralia skilled visa points calculator 2026: the 65-point test for subclass 189, 190 and 491The Home Affairs points table for Australia's 189, 190 and 491 skilled visas, the 65-point pass mark, recent invitation scores and worked examples from Asia.Read the guide
Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon and Kenya → CanadaCanada Express Entry from Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon and Kenya: CRS, draws and proof of funds in 2026How Express Entry works from Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon and Kenya in 2026: the programs, the new CRS rules of 3 November, recent draws, proof of funds, IELTS and WES.Read the guide
Colombia, Peru, Mexico and Ecuador → GermanyChancenkarte from Colombia, Peru, Mexico and Ecuador: requirements, funds and how to applyHow to apply for Germany's Opportunity Card from Bogotá, Lima, Mexico City or Quito: the two routes, the points, the 2026 funds and the online portal.Read the guide
Angola, Mozambique, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau and São Tomé and Príncipe → PortugalCPLP residence in Portugal for Angola, Mozambique and Cabo Verde: visa and AIMA in 2026How the CPLP residence permit works for Angola, Mozambique, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau and São Tomé after Law 61/2025: the visa, consulates and AIMA.Read the guide
Germany, the Netherlands and IrelandEU Blue Card salary thresholds 2026: Germany, the Netherlands and Ireland comparedThe 2026 minimum salaries for Germany's EU Blue Card, Dutch highly skilled migrant and Blue Card permits, and Ireland's Critical Skills permit, with how to check yours.Read the guide
GermanyGermany Opportunity Card (Chancenkarte): who qualifies, funds and the online applicationWho can get Germany's Opportunity Card, the 1,091 EUR a month you must prove, the work you may do and the online-only application at missions such as London and Cairo.Read the guide
GermanyGermany Opportunity Card points calculator: the table, the 6-point rule and three examplesThe official Chancenkarte points table from the Residence Act, the 6-point threshold, the entry conditions and three worked examples you can copy for your own profile.Read the guide
India and Pakistan → GermanyGermany skilled worker visa from India and Pakistan 2026: recognition, salaries, where to applyHow Indians and Pakistanis get a German skilled worker visa in 2026: degree recognition, the 2026 salary thresholds, the 45+ rule and VFS or embassy appointments.Read the guide
IrelandIreland Critical Skills Employment Permit 2026: salaries, eligible jobs and the path to Stamp 4Ireland's Critical Skills Employment Permit in 2026: the 40,904 and 68,911 euro thresholds, the occupations list, how to apply, Stamp 1G for your partner and Stamp 4.Read the guide
India, Pakistan, Nigeria, the Philippines and Brazil → IrelandIreland General Employment Permit 2026: minimum salary, labour market test and eligible jobsIreland's General Employment Permit in 2026: the 36,605 euro minimum salary, the labour market needs test, ineligible jobs, fees, processing times and Stamp 1.Read the guide
Pakistan and Bangladesh → ItalyItaly work visa 2026 from Pakistan and Bangladesh: decreto flussi quotas, click days and nulla ostaHow the Italian work visa works from Pakistan and Bangladesh: decreto flussi quotas, the 2027 click days, the nulla osta, the employer's role, the embassy visa and scams.Read the guide
Brazil → ItalyItaly work visa for descendants of Italians: entry outside the quotasBrazilian descendants of Italians can enter Italy for employed work outside the quotas. Requirements, the employer's nulla osta and the consulates.Read the guide
Argentina, Uruguay, Venezuela and other countries → ItalyItaly work visa outside the quota for descendants of ItaliansHow the outside-quota work entry for descendants of Italians created in 2025 works: included countries, the employer's nulla osta and the visa.Read the guide
Brazil → SpainLiving in Spain as a Brazilian: study, work, digital nomad visas and citizenship in 2026The legal routes for Brazilians to live in Spain in 2026: study, work with an offer, digital nomad, non-lucrative, consulates in Brazil and citizenship after 2 years.Read the guide
Central America → SpainMoving to Spain from Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador or Nicaragua in 2026: legal routesWhat visa-free entry to Spain allows from Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua, how much money they ask for at the border and which visas give legal residence.Read the guide
Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya and India → NetherlandsNetherlands highly skilled migrant salary 2026: kennismigrant and EU Blue Card thresholdsThe IND salary criteria for 2026: 5,942 euros from age 30, 4,357 under 30, 3,122 for recent graduates, and the EU Blue Card. With a calculator and the MVV steps.Read the guide
Kenya, the Philippines, Nigeria and India → United Kingdom, Ireland and GermanyNursing jobs abroad 2026: UK, Ireland or Germany from Kenya, the Philippines, Nigeria or IndiaHow nurses trained in Kenya, the Philippines, Nigeria or India register and get a work visa in the UK, Ireland or Germany in 2026: tests, costs, timelines and scams.Read the guide
Brazil → PortugalPortugal job seeker visa: suspended since 2025 and the alternatives for BraziliansPortugal stopped accepting the job seeker visa on 23 Oct 2025. See what Law 61/2025 changed and which work visas are still open.Read the guide
Brazil and other non-EU countries → PortugalPortugal work visa 2026: job contract, employer-led application, Via Verde and AIMAHow Portugal's residence visa for employed work works in 2026: the contract, the employer's role, the Via Verde, the new procedure in Brazil and AIMA.Read the guide
PortugalPortugal's job seeker visa is closed: what changed in October 2025 and the routes leftPortugal stopped accepting job seeker visas on 23 October 2025 under Law 61/2025. What replaces it, why it is not open yet, and the work visas still available.Read the guide
Dominican Republic → SpainSpain visa from the Dominican Republic 2026: types, BLS, fees and timelinesWhich visa to apply for to live in Spain from the Dominican Republic: work, study, family reunification or family of a Spaniard, BLS in Santo Domingo, fees and timelines.Read the guide
Any non-EU country → SpainSpain work visa 2026 with a job offer: requirements, shortage list and processHow to get a Spanish work visa as an employee: the labour market test, the shortage occupation list, deadlines, fees and the consulate step in your country.Read the guide
Nigeria, India and the Philippines → United KingdomUK care worker visa closed to overseas applicants: what is left and the real alternativesSince 22 July 2025 UK employers cannot sponsor care workers from abroad. What still works inside the UK, and the routes open in Ireland and Germany in 2026.Read the guide
Nigeria, India, Pakistan and South Africa → United KingdomUK Skilled Worker visa 2026: salary, fees and English from Nigeria, India, Pakistan, South AfricaThe 2026 UK Skilled Worker rules for applicants from Nigeria, India, Pakistan and South Africa: £41,700 threshold, going rates, fees, health surcharge, English B2.Read the guide
Argentina, Chile and Uruguay → Australia y Nueva ZelandaWorking Holiday in Australia and New Zealand from Argentina, Chile and Uruguay: quotas and rulesAge, quotas, funds, English and insurance for Australia's Work and Holiday 462 visa and New Zealand's Working Holiday if you are from Argentina, Chile or Uruguay.Read the guide
Latinoamérica → GermanyWorking in Germany from Latin America in 2026: skilled worker visa, degree and salaryHow to get a German work visa from Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Chile or Mexico: degree recognition, EU Blue Card, the over-45 salary rule and the application.Read the guide
Study abroad
Latin America → GermanyBlocked account (Sperrkonto) for Germany: 2026 amounts, providers and alternativesWhat the Sperrkonto is, how much you must deposit in 2026 by visa type, how to choose a provider and which alternatives German embassies accept.Read the guide
Nigeria, India, Ghana and Kenya → CanadaCanada study permit proof of funds 2026: how much money you need and the attestation letterCanada's study permit proof of funds in 2026: IRCC living cost amounts by family size, first-year tuition and travel, the attestation letter and the cap.Read the guide
Bolivia and Ecuador → SpainSpain student visa from Bolivia and Ecuador: consulates, appointments and documentsWhere to apply for the Spain student visa in La Paz, Santa Cruz, Quito and Guayaquil, how to book the appointment and the documents and funds you must show.Read the guide
Colombia → SpainSpain student visa from Colombia: requirements, funds, timelines and workHow to apply for the Spain student visa in Bogotá: documents, 600 € a month in funds, insurance, apostilled criminal record, timelines and up to 30 hours of work.Read the guide
Peru and Mexico → SpainSpain student visa from Peru and Mexico 2026: IPREM funds, insurance and requirementsHow to apply for the Spain student visa in Lima and Mexico City: €600 a month in funds, bank statements, insurance without co-pays, police record, fees and work.Read the guide
Angola and Mozambique → PortugalStudent visa for Portugal from Angola and Mozambique: funds, consulates and workHigher education study visa (D4) for Angolans and Mozambicans: funds waived at the visa, 920 euros a month at AIMA, consulates, VFS and work rights.Read the guide
Brazil → IrelandStudy and work in Ireland on Stamp 2: hours, required funds and the 2026 rulesHow Stamp 2 works for an English course or degree in Ireland: 20 or 40 working hours, 10,000 euros on arrival, TrustEd Ireland and the Critical Skills permit.Read the guide
Brazil → PortugalStudying in Portugal with Enem: partner universities, deadlines and the student visaWhich Portuguese institutions use Enem according to Inep, how the application phases work and what the student visa asks of a Brazilian.Read the guide
Nigeria, Pakistan, India and Ghana → United KingdomUK Student visa money 2026: how much you need in the bank and the 28-day ruleHow much money a UK Student visa needs in 2026: monthly amounts for London and outside, the rise on 30 November 2026, the 28-day rule and dependants.Read the guide
Retirement and savings
Spain2026 IPREM calculator for Spanish visas: non-lucrative, study and family reunificationThe 2026 IPREM and how much money the Spanish visas that depend on it ask for: non-lucrative, study and family reunification, with examples for 1 to 4 people.Read the guide
Brazil → PortugalIncome calculator for the Portugal D7 and D8 visas in 2026How much you must prove for Portugal's D7 and D8 visas in 2026: formulas with the 920 euro minimum wage and a table for families of 1 to 4 people.Read the guide
United States → ItalyItaly elective residence visa from the US: income by consulate, housing and the permessoWhat each Italian consulate in the US asks for the elective residence visa in 2026: passive income figures, the ban on work, the lease, insurance and the permesso.Read the guide
Brasil → PortugalPortugal D7 visa: passive income, retirement and the 2026 figures for BraziliansD7 visa for Brazilians: income of 920 euros a month in 2026 for the holder, plus 50% per adult and 30% per child, 12 months of funds, NIF, account and AIMA.Read the guide
Latin America → SpainSpain non-lucrative visa from Latin America: funds, insurance and renewalHow Spain's non-lucrative residence works in 2026: 400% of the IPREM, 100% more per family member, the ban on working, health insurance, consulates and renewals.Read the guide
United States → SpainSpain non-lucrative visa from the US in 2026: income, insurance, FBI check and which consulateWhat US residents need for Spain's non-lucrative visa in 2026: 28,800 EUR a year plus 7,200 EUR per family member, no work, full insurance, an apostilled FBI check.Read the guide
Family and citizenship
Latin America → SpainAlready Spanish under the Grandchildren's Law: how to move to Spain with your familyWhat to do after getting nationality under Law 20/2022: consular registration, passport, consular deregistration, padrón, DNI, healthcare and residence for your family.Read the guide
Cuba → SpainEmigrating from Cuba to Spain in 2026: citizenship, study, family and workLegal routes from Cuba to Spain: the Grandchildren's Law, the family-of-a-Spaniard visa, study, family reunification, work and the new appointment system in Havana.Read the guide
Latin America → SpainFamily reunification in Spain under the new Immigration Regulation (RD 1155/2024)Who you can bring to Spain, how much money you must show based on the IPREM, the housing report and the steps in Spain and at the consulate, under RD 1155/2024.Read the guide
Latinoamérica → ItalyItalian citizenship by descent after Law 74/2025: who can still get itWhat Decree-Law 36/2025 and Law 74/2025 changed, the cases where citizenship by blood is still recognised, ruling 63/2026 and the deadline for minor children.Read the guide
Brazil → ItalyItalian citizenship for Brazilians after Law 74/2025: who still qualifies and how to applyWho still qualifies for Italian citizenship by descent after Law 74/2025, how to apply at the consulates in Brazil, the court route and the deadline for minors.Read the guide
Argentina and Uruguay → ItalyItalian citizenship in Argentina and Uruguay in 2026: who can book, Prenot@mi and AIREWho can still apply for Italian citizenship at a consulate in Argentina or Uruguay after Law 74/2025, how to book on Prenot@mi, the costs and the AIRE register.Read the guide
Brasil → PortugalNew Portuguese nationality law: what changed in 2026 for BraziliansOrganic Law 1/2026 raised to 7 years the residence required of Brazilians for Portuguese nationality. See the transition rule and the route for grandchildren.Read the guide
Documents and paperwork
Latin America → SpainApostille documents for Spain from Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Peru and VenezuelaHow to apostille your documents for Spain: who issues it in Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Peru and Venezuela, which steps are online and what the consulate accepts.Read the guide
SpainArraigo in Spain 2026: residence after two years, the 5 types and which one fits youSpain's arraigo under the current rules: second chance, work, social, training and family routes, two years in Spain, contracts, IPREM, the fee and renewal.Read the guide
Latin America → SpainCriminal record certificate for a Spain visa: how to get it in each countryWho issues the criminal record certificate in Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador and Bolivia, how long it stays valid and how to get it apostilled.Read the guide
SpainEmpadronamiento in Spain: what the padrón is, what it is for and how to registerWhat the padrón is, why you need it as a foreigner, which documents to bring and how to register in Madrid, Barcelona and València.Read the guide
Brazil → EuropeHague Apostille on Brazilian documents: notary office, cost and what Portugal, Spain and Italy wantHow to apostille Brazilian documents at a notary office, what it costs under the CNJ rule, the digital apostille and what Portugal, Spain and Italy visas ask for.Read the guide
SpainHealth insurance for the Spain visa: what cover consulates ask forWhat health insurance Spanish consulates ask for the study, non-lucrative, digital nomad and family reunification visas, and what the certificate must say.Read the guide
SpainNIE and TIE in Spain: what each one is, who needs them and how to applyWhat the NIE and the TIE are, when you need them coming from Latin America and how to apply at the consulate or in Spain with EX-15, EX-17 and fee 790 012.Read the guide
Brasil → PortugalNIF in Portugal: how to get your tax number from Brazil or at the tax officeWhat the NIF is, how to apply through the e-balcão with a representative or by appointment at the tax office, when a tax representative is required and why you need it.Read the guide
Latinoamérica → SpainRecognition and equivalence of foreign degrees in Spain: when you need it and how to applyDifference between homologation and equivalence of foreign degrees in Spain, which professions require it, documents, apostille, deadlines and when you do not need it.Read the guide
SpainSpain's 2026 extraordinary regularisation: requirements, fee and what to do after the closingSpain's 2026 extraordinary regularisation: who could apply, the €38.28 fee, the deadlines, how to follow your file and what to do if you missed the window.Read the guide
SpainSworn translation for Spain: when it is required, who does it and what it costsWhen Spain requires a sworn translation, who can do it under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs rules, in what order it goes with the apostille and who sets the price.Read the guide