Regional guide
Working in Southern Europe
Southern Europe combines large established economies like Spain and Italy with smaller open markets like Malta, Cyprus, and Portugal that actively compete for global talent. Digital nomad routes are disproportionately concentrated in this region, and Portugal and Spain in particular have invested significantly in international talent attraction since 2020.
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Regional themes
What defines this region
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Digital nomad and remote-work routes are most common here: Portugal, Spain, Greece, Croatia, Cyprus, Malta, and Italy all offer some form of remote-work scheme.
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Portugal's D8 Visa and Spain's Digital Nomad Visa are among the most cited in the region; Italy's start-up and talent visa routes attract a different profile.
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Greece, Croatia, and Slovenia have been expanding their labour immigration frameworks, with Greece introducing a points-based tech-worker route.
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Malta and Cyprus have very small domestic labour markets but serve as English-language EU bases for internationally mobile professionals.
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