Digital Nomad Visa Fees by Country

Order matters: (1) gather source documents (birth/marriage certs, diplomas, FBI check last – it expires fastest), (2) apostille each in its issuing state/agency ($20–$75 each; FBI apostille via the US State Department $20 + processing), (3) sworn/certified translation in the destination language ($30–$60/page – and consulates reject non-sworn translators), (4) submit within each document's validity window (90–180 days typically).

The two-pass failure mode: applicants who apostille before checking the consulate's translator list, or whose FBI check ages out during translation, pay the whole chain twice. Build a 6-week buffer and confirm requirements against the specific consulate – they vary by city, not just country.

Application fees range from free (Georgia) to €300 (Malta); income thresholds from €1,400/month (Montenegro) to €6,600 (Iceland). Total first-year paperwork cost correlates weakly with fees and strongly with documentation culture: Southern European filings need more apostilled-translated documents than Baltic e-systems.

Insurance is the recurring line everyone forgets to price into year one: visa-compliant coverage runs $600–$2,400/year per adult before public-system enrollment, and several consulates demand 12 months prepaid at application.