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European visa rule changes

Income thresholds, fees and rules for Europe’s residence visas change often, usually with little notice. We re-check the official government page for every route we cover each month and log what changed here, with the date and the source.

Follow by RSS · 43 visa routes tracked.

Changes

No changes logged yet. Each visa page shows the date its facts were last checked; changes we find from here on appear below, newest first.

When we last checked each visa

VisaCountryIncome or investmentLast checked
Austria Red-White-Red CardAustria€3,465/mo incomeOct 7, 2026
Croatia Digital Nomad Temporary StayCroatia€3,623/mo incomeOct 7, 2026
Cyprus Digital Nomad VisaCyprus€3,500/mo incomeOct 7, 2026
Cyprus Permanent Residence by InvestmentCyprus€4,167/mo incomeOct 7, 2026
Czech Freelance / Business Visa (Zivno Trade Licence)Czechia-Oct 7, 2026
Denmark Work Permit (Pay Limit Scheme and Positive List)Denmark€6,154/mo incomeOct 7, 2026
Start-up Denmark (Entrepreneur Residence Permit)Denmark€1,708/mo incomeOct 7, 2026
Estonia Digital Nomad VisaEstonia€4,500/mo incomeOct 7, 2026
Estonia e-Residency (digital ID - not a visa or residence permit)Estonia-Oct 7, 2026
France Freelance and Entrepreneur Visa (Profession Libérale)France€1,867/mo incomeOct 7, 2026
France Long-Stay Visitor Visa (VLS-TS Visiteur)France€1,478/mo incomeOct 7, 2026
France Talent Passport (Passeport Talent)France€3,299/mo incomeOct 7, 2026
Germany EU Blue CardGermany€4,225/mo incomeOct 7, 2026
Germany Freelance Visa (Freiberufler)Germany-Oct 7, 2026
Germany Opportunity CardGermany€1,091/mo incomeOct 7, 2026
Greece Digital Nomad Visa and Residence PermitGreece€3,500/mo incomeOct 7, 2026
Greece Financially Independent Person VisaGreece€2,000/mo incomeOct 7, 2026
Greece Golden Visa (Residence by Investment)Greece€400,000 investmentOct 7, 2026
Hungary Guest Investor Residence PermitHungary€250,000 investmentOct 7, 2026
Hungary White Card (Digital Nomad Residence Permit)Hungary€3,000/mo incomeOct 7, 2026
Ireland Citizenship by Descent (Foreign Births Register)Ireland-Oct 7, 2026
Ireland Critical Skills Employment PermitIreland€3,409/mo incomeOct 7, 2026
Italian Citizenship by Descent (Jure Sanguinis)Italy-Oct 7, 2026
Italy Digital Nomad Visa (Remote Worker Visa)Italy€2,125/mo incomeOct 7, 2026
Italy Elective Residency VisaItaly€2,583/mo incomeOct 7, 2026
Italy Investor Visa (Golden Visa)Italy€250,000 investmentOct 7, 2026
Malta Nomad Residence PermitMalta€3,500/mo incomeOct 7, 2026
Malta Permanent Residence Programme (MPRP)Malta€99,000 investmentOct 7, 2026
Netherlands DAFT Visa (Dutch American Friendship Treaty)Netherlands€4,500 investmentOct 7, 2026
Netherlands Highly Skilled Migrant PermitNetherlands€5,942/mo incomeOct 7, 2026
Norway Skilled Worker Residence PermitNorway-Oct 7, 2026
Poland Work Permit and Single Residence-and-Work PermitPoland-Oct 7, 2026
Portugal D2 Visa (Independent Worker and Entrepreneur)Portugal-Oct 7, 2026
Portugal D7 Visa (Passive Income Visa)Portugal€920/mo incomeOct 7, 2026
Portugal D8 Digital Nomad VisaPortugal€3,680/mo incomeOct 7, 2026
Portugal Golden Visa (ARI Investor Residence)Portugal€500,000 investmentOct 7, 2026
Spain Digital Nomad Visa (Telework Visa)Spain€2,442/mo incomeOct 7, 2026
Spain Entrepreneur VisaSpain€600/mo incomeOct 7, 2026
Spain Golden Visa (Closed 2025)Spain€500,000 investmentOct 7, 2026
Spain Non-Lucrative Visa (Residence Without Work)Spain€2,400/mo incomeOct 7, 2026
Sweden Self-Employed PermitSweden€17,819 investmentOct 7, 2026
Sweden Work Permit (Employees)Sweden€3,071/mo incomeOct 7, 2026
Switzerland B Work Permit (non-EU quotas)Switzerland-Oct 7, 2026

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