Long-stay visas in Asia, dated and sourced.

From $900 a month in Bangkok

The deepest menu of long-stay options in the region: a five-year remote-work visa, a ten-year investment track, and a retirement route with the strictest insurance rule in Southeast Asia.

From $800 a month in Kuala Lumpur

The lowest income bar in the region for tech workers, at USD 24,000 a year, paired with an insurance rule that rejects most global nomad policies on a technicality.

From $900 a month in Bali

A formal remote-work permit for Bali with a high income bar (USD 60,000) and the region's most valuable tax position: four years of exempt foreign income.

From $700 a month in Da Nang

No digital nomad visa exists, despite what most guides claim. What does exist is an e-visa valid for up to 90 days, USD 25 for single entry or USD 50 for multiple entry, which is the route most remote workers in Vietnam are described as using.

From $800 a month in Cebu

The only country in the region where a retirement visa is now open at age 40, following the September 2025 restructure of the SRRV programme.

From $700 a month in Phnom Penh

The least bureaucratic long-stay route in the region: an ordinary business visa converts to an indefinitely renewable extension with no income test, no deposit and no insurance requirement.

From $1,000 a month in Taipei

The Employment Gold Card bundles a work permit, residence visa and re-entry permit into one open-market document, with a tax concession for qualifying foreign professionals.

From $1,400 a month in Tokyo

A six-month digital nomad route exists but is narrower than most coverage suggests: it is limited by nationality, carries a high income bar, and cannot be renewed or extended.

From $1,300 a month in Seoul

The F-1-D workation visa ties its income threshold to national income statistics rather than a fixed figure, which means the bar moves and most published numbers are already out of date.

From $2,200 a month in Singapore

The highest bar in the region by a wide margin, and the only country here where the binding constraint is a points framework rather than a single salary figure.