Mexico Digital Nomad / Remote Worker Visa vs Panama Self-Employed / Remote Worker Permit
Mexico digital nomad route: $51 fee, 12 months. Panama freelancer route: 9 months, $3,000 a month.
Built for: Digital nomads, Freelancers and Remote employees.
One of these visas has limited data on file, so some rows read Not specified. Compare the published fields only.
- Income
- $2,600/mo
- Fee
- $51
- Duration
- 12 months
- Income
- $3,000/mo
- Duration
- 9 months
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Mexico Digital Nomad
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Mexico Digital Nomad / Remote Worker Visa
Panama Self-Employed / Remote Worker Permit
Visa type
Status
Initial duration, months
Renewable
Built for
Nationality restrictions
Interview required
Medical exam required
Minimum income, per month
Minimum savings, one time
Minimum investment, one time
Investment types
Application fee, one time
Income sources accepted
Employment types accepted
Social Security counts as income
Pension income recognized
Local work permitted
Health insurance required
Local bank account required
Apostille required
US FBI background check required
Certificate of coverage required
Leads to permanent residency
Years to citizenship, PR plus naturalization
Tax regime
US tax treaty
| Field | Mexico Digital Nomad / Remote Worker Visa | Panama Self-Employed / Remote Worker Permit |
|---|---|---|
| Visa type | Digital nomad | Freelancer |
| Status | Active | Active |
| Initial duration, months | 12 (Longest initial stay) | 9 |
| Renewable | Yes | Not specified |
| Built for | Digital nomads, Freelancers, Remote employees | Digital nomads, Freelancers, Remote employees |
| Nationality restrictions | Open to all nationalities | Open to all nationalities |
| Field | Mexico Digital Nomad / Remote Worker Visa | Panama Self-Employed / Remote Worker Permit |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum income, per month | $2,600 (Lowest known income requirement) | $3,000 |
| Minimum savings, one time | $73,000 | Not specified |
| Minimum investment, one time | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Investment types | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Application fee, one time | $51 | Not specified |
| Field | Mexico Digital Nomad / Remote Worker Visa | Panama Self-Employed / Remote Worker Permit |
|---|---|---|
| Income sources accepted | Remote work, Savings | Remote work |
| Employment types accepted | W-2 employee, 1099 contractor, Business owner, Self-employed | W-2 employee, 1099 contractor, Self-employed |
| Social Security counts as income | No | No |
| Pension income recognized | Not specified | No |
| Local work permitted | No | Yes (Local work permitted) |
| Field | Mexico Digital Nomad / Remote Worker Visa | Panama Self-Employed / Remote Worker Permit |
|---|---|---|
| Interview required | No | No |
| Medical exam required | No | No |
| Field | Mexico Digital Nomad / Remote Worker Visa | Panama Self-Employed / Remote Worker Permit |
|---|---|---|
| Leads to permanent residency | No | No |
| Years to citizenship, PR plus naturalization | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Field | Mexico Digital Nomad / Remote Worker Visa | Panama Self-Employed / Remote Worker Permit |
|---|---|---|
| Tax regime | Not specified | Territorial |
| US tax treaty | Not specified | Not specified |
| Field | Mexico Digital Nomad / Remote Worker Visa | Panama Self-Employed / Remote Worker Permit |
|---|---|---|
| Health insurance required | No (No insurance requirement) | Yes |
| Local bank account required | Yes | No (No local bank account needed) |
| Apostille required | No | No |
| US FBI background check required | No | No |
| Certificate of coverage required | No | No |