🇪🇪 Estonia vs 🇬🇷 Greece: Digital Nomad Visa Compared
Estonia offers Digital Nomad Visa (Type C short-stay / Type D long-stay). Greece offers Digital Nomad Visa (Type D) + Residence Permit (Type I.8) - Law 5038/2023, amended by Law 5275/2026. Every figure below comes from each country's own sourced, dated fiche - compare income, duration, tax, family rules, fees and processing time before you decide.
- Minimum income
- 4,500 EUR / month
- 3,500 EUR / month
- Visa duration
- 12 months
- 12 months, renewable
- Tax regime
- Staying more than 183 days makes you an Estonian tax resident (flat personal income tax, ~20-22%), taxed on worldwide income. Under 183 days, Estonia generally does not tax your foreign income.
- New tax residents may access a 50% income-tax exemption for up to 7 years (Art. 5C), but it is NOT automatic and generally does NOT apply to pure foreign-source remote income. Staying >183 days makes you a Greek tax resident, taxed on worldwide income at standard rates.
- Family (spouse / children)
- Application fees
- 120 EUR
- 75 EUR
- Health insurance
The official page states EUR 4,500 NET per month; several secondary guides state EUR 4,500 GROSS over the preceding 6 months. Confirm net-vs-gross with the PPA before relying on it. Income must come from an employer/clients registered OUTSIDE Estonia.
source · verified 2026-07-08
Attributed to the official mfa.gr page (403 on direct fetch) and corroborated by multiple specialist sources, though at least one 2026 secondary guide states this figure as GROSS rather than NET - the net/gross distinction could not be independently re-confirmed on the official page this pass and should be treated as unresolved. Family uplift: +20% spouse, +15% per child.
source · verified 2026-07-12
Up to 1 year (official). The DNV is not a standard long-term renewable residence route; plan an exit or a different permit for a longer stay.
source · verified 2026-07-08
Type D visa: up to 12 months. Then Type I.8 residence permit: 2 years, renewable for successive 2-year periods. LAW 5275/2026 (~5 Feb 2026): the in-country conversion route was ABOLISHED - you must now obtain the Type D visa at a Greek consulate abroad BEFORE entering.
source · verified 2026-07-05
General 183-day rule; confirm your position with the Estonian Tax and Customs Board.
source · verified 2026-07-08
Art. 5C (AADE) requires 5-of-6-years prior non-residence AND historically Greek-source income; specialist tax sources flag that a nomad working purely for foreign clients may not qualify. Do NOT present the 50% cut as an automatic benefit.
source · verified 2026-07-05
State fee reported at EUR 120 for the long-stay (Type D) visa; EUR 80 for the short-stay (Type C).
source · verified 2026-07-08
This EUR 75 is the Type D VISA fee (+ EUR 150 per accompanying family member). SEPARATE and much larger: the Type I.8 RESIDENCE PERMIT fee, ~EUR 1,000 (+ EUR 150/family member) pre-2026 - re-verify post-Law 5275/2026 with migration.gov.gr. Guides routinely conflate the two stages.
source · verified 2026-07-05
Figures marked TBD are not yet verified and are never shown as facts. Last full review: Estonia 2026-07-12, Greece 2026-07-12.