Freelancer and Self-Employment Visas: Compare the Evidence

Freelancing is a work model; immigration permission depends on the destination, activity and applicant. These selected examples explain how to compare evidence. They do not form a ranking or a complete country inventory.

What can you compare responsibly?

Selected examples · route and evidence scope, not an ease ranking
Location	Exact route or question	Documented evidence	Scope to confirm
Germany · Berlin	Residence permit for freelance employment	Revenue forecast; fee agreements or at least two letters of intent for fee-based work. Primary source	Local checklist; no fixed nationwide monthly tariff established by this source.
Netherlands	Residence permit as a self-employed person	€1,766.77 gross profit per month, with holiday allowance. Primary source	Valid 1 July–31 December 2026; not turnover, annual income or a Blue Card salary. Other requirements apply.
Japan	Choose the official activity/status	MOFA lists categories including Business manager and activity-specific working visas. Primary source	The recorded general freelance label and converted monthly income are not established by this category list.

Prepare a useful enquiry

Identify the activity, where the clients are and how long you intend to stay.
Ask the responsible authority which permission applies to your nationality and residence.
Separate turnover, profit, salary and savings. Keep the currency and assessment period beside every amount.
Confirm application documents, local procedure, family arrangements and subsequent residence steps for the exact route.

Browse recorded programme links

These catalogue labels are navigation aids. Open the record and its source to confirm the official permission; inclusion here does not verify a programme or personal eligibility.

Freelancer Visas by Country

Albania: Self Employment Permit Austria: Red White Red Card Self Employed Key Workers Bangladesh: Freelance Remote Belgium: Professional Card Self Employment Bulgaria: Self Employment Entrepreneur Cambodia: Self Employment Permit Canada: Self Employed Persons Program Costa Rica: Self Employed Visa Costa Rica: Self Employment Entrepreneur Visa Croatia: Self Employed Entrepreneur Equatorial Guinea: Self Employed Permit Georgia: Self Employment Entrepreneur Germany: Self Employmententrepreneur Visa Germany: Freelance Visa Germany: Freelancerself Employed Visa Greece: Self Employment Permit Italy: Self Employment Visa Japan: Freelanceself Employed Visa Kenya: Class G Business Self Employment Kosovo: Self Employment Permit Kyrgyzstan: Self Employment Permit Latvia: Digital Nomad Self Employment Latvia: Self Employment Freelancer Luxembourg: Self Employment Residence Permit Madagascar: Self Employment Visa Mauritius: Self Employed Occupation Permit Moldova: Self Employment Visa Morocco: Self Employment Myanmar: Self Employment Visa Netherlands: Self Employed Visa Nicaragua: Self Employment Visa Norway: Self Employedsole Proprietor Permit Pakistan: Freelancer Via Business Poland: Self Employed Entrepreneur Qatar: Freelancer Visa Russia: Self Employment Visa Serbia: Self Employment Permit Serbia: Digital Nomad Self Employment Route Seychelles: Self Employed Permit Slovakia: Temporary Residence For Business Self Employment Slovenia: Self Employment Permit Spain: Self Employment Visa Cuenta Propia Spain: Self Employed Visa Sweden: Self Employment Entrepreneur Permit Sweden: Entrepreneurself Employed Visa Switzerland: Self Employed B Permit Tanzania: Residence Permit Class A Investor Self Employment UAE: Freelance Work Permit UAE: Freelancer Visa Ukraine: Freelanceself Employment Residence Ukraine: Digital Nomad Self Employment Ukraine: Self Employment Freelancer Uruguay: Self Employment Independent Worker Zambia: Self Employment Permit

Questions before acting

Is there one income amount for freelancers everywhere?

No. A local evidence checklist and a dated national gross-profit criterion measure different things. Compare the exact route, income type, currency and period.

What does the Netherlands publish for this route?

For a residence permit as a self-employed person, IND states €1,766.77 gross profit per month with holiday allowance, valid 1 July–31 December 2026. Other requirements still apply.

Does the Germany checklist prove a fixed monthly minimum?

The Berlin freelance checklist asks for a revenue forecast and client evidence. It does not establish the previous unsupported monthly amount or a nationwide fixed tariff.

Is the catalogue label enough to identify a Japanese visa?

No. Use the official Japanese activity/status categories and the responsible authority to identify the applicable route. Do not reuse the previous euro income conversion as a general freelancer requirement.

Corrections and editorial scope

5 October 2026: removed incompatible monthly figures, unsupported processing/permanent-residence/family estimates, the uniform difficulty score and the unproved easiest-country claim. The Dutch figure is restored only with the route, gross-profit definition and valid period. The Berlin checklist and Japanese category identity are separately scoped.

AI-assisted compilation; editorial responsibility: Antonio Mira, product owner. This is not an independent professional opinion.

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