24 nomad visas let you bring your family. Only 3 say what it costs.
Of the 49 open programmes we track across 46 countries, 24 publish that a partner and children can be included, 1 states the visa covers the main applicant only, and for 24 the government publishes no family rule at all. Every row links the record it comes from, with the source and the date we last read it.
What this does and doesn't say
"Allowed" means dependents can be included on the application. It does not mean the income test is unchanged, that a partner can work, or that children get school access — each of those is a separate rule and most governments publish only the first. Where a programme publishes how much extra income a family must show, it is in the table; where it does not, the cell says so rather than carrying an estimate.
Closed and never-opened programmes are excluded from every count.
The 24 that allow a partner and children
Open programmes whose government publishes that dependents can be included. 3 of them also publish an income add-on; the rest assess sufficiency case by case, or say nothing.
| Programme | Extra income, partner | Extra income, per child | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | Not published | Not published | Verified Jul 2026 |
| Brazil | $500/mo | $500/mo | Verified Jul 2026 |
| Cape Verde | Not published | Not published | Verified Jul 2026 |
| Costa Rica | Not published | Not published | Verified Jul 2026 |
| Croatia | Not published | Not published | Verified Jul 2026 |
| Curaçao | Not published | Not published | Verified Jul 2026 |
| Estonia | Not published | Not published | Verified Jul 2026 |
| Greece | Not published | Not published | Verified Jul 2026 |
| Indonesia | Not published | Not published | Verified Jul 2026 |
| Italy | Not published | Not published | Verified Jul 2026 |
| Japan | Not published | Not published | Verified Jul 2026 |
| Malaysia | Not published | Not published | Verified Jul 2026 |
| Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) | Not published | Not published | Verified Aug 2026 |
| Malta | Not published | Not published | Verified Jul 2026 |
| Mexico | Not published | Not published | Verified Jul 2026 |
| Namibia | $1000/mo | $500/mo | Verified Jul 2026 |
| Philippines | Not published | Not published | Verified Aug 2026 |
| Portugal | $2000/mo | $1200/mo | Verified Jul 2026 |
| Romania | Not published | Not published | Verified Jul 2026 |
| Spain | Not published | Not published | Verified Jul 2026 |
| Thailand — Digital Nomad Visa (DTV) | Not published | Not published | Verified Jul 2026 |
| Thailand — Long-Term Resident Visa (LTR) | Not published | Not published | Verified Sep 2026 |
| Thailand — Privilege Visa (ex-Elite) | Not published | Not published | Verified Sep 2026 |
| United Arab Emirates | Not published | Not published | Verified Jul 2026 |
The one that covers the main applicant only
The government states outright that dependents are not included. Rare, and worth knowing before you plan a move around it.
| Programme | Checked |
|---|---|
| Hungary | Verified Jul 2026 |
Where we don't know, we say we don't know
For 24 open programmes the government publishes no rule on dependents at all — Albania, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Colombia, Cyprus, Czechia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Latvia, Mauritius, Montenegro, Panama, Philippines — Digital Nomad Visa, Serbia, Seychelles, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand — Education Visa (ED), Thailand — Retirement Visa (O-A), Thailand — Work Visa (Non-B), Uruguay. We record that as unpublished, not as a no. Most of them will in practice accept a family application under general immigration rules, but "will in practice" is not something we publish as a fact.
How we counted
One record per programme, each carrying the government's published position and the date we last checked it. A weekly job re-reads every source page we can reach and flags changes; a dozen or so block automated requests and are checked by hand. Our method and its limits are at how we verify, and the full dataset is public under CC BY 4.0.
Moving with children usually means the visa is the easy part. Health cover that includes dependents is required at application by several of these programmes — start with health insurance that works where you're going.
Visa rules and income thresholds change — confirm the current requirements on the official government source linked from each country's page before applying. This page is informational, and is not immigration, legal or tax advice. See how we verify this data, and tell us if something here is out of date.
Frequently asked questions
24 of the 49 open programmes we track publish that a partner and children can be included: Antigua and Barbuda, Brazil, Cape Verde, Costa Rica, Croatia, Curaçao, Estonia, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H), Malta, Mexico, Namibia, Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Thailand — Digital Nomad Visa (DTV), Thailand — Long-Term Resident Visa (LTR), Thailand — Privilege Visa (ex-Elite) and United Arab Emirates. 1 state the visa covers the main applicant only, and for 24 the government publishes no family rule at all.
Only 3 of the programmes that allow dependents publish a figure for it: Brazil, Namibia and Portugal. The others allow family without stating an income add-on, which usually means the officer assesses sufficiency case by case. We show the published figures and leave the rest blank rather than estimating one.
Usually not for a local employer, and often not at all — a dependent permit is tied to the main applicant's and rarely carries its own work rights. Remote work for a foreign employer is treated differently by each country and is frequently not addressed. Check the family note on the country's record and the official source it links before assuming either way.
One record per programme with the government's published position on dependents and the date it was last checked. Silence is recorded as unpublished, never as a no. The full dataset is public under CC BY 4.0.