Does United States have a digital nomad visa?

No. United States does not currently offer a dedicated digital nomad visa.

How many visa-free days does United States allow?

For many nationalities, United States allows 90 visa-free days before a visa is required.

How complex is the tax system in United States?

NaVi rates United States at 5 out of 5 for tax complexity in its country profiles.

United States

North America

The US has no digital nomad visa and no legal remote-work status at all, the substantial presence test pulls you into tax residency automatically, and compensation becomes US-source the moment work is physically performed on US soil. Citizenship or a green card means worldwide taxation for life, with a covered-expatriate exit tax waiting if you ever renounce or surrender it.

General information

This page is orientation, not advice. What actually applies to you depends on your corridor - where you live, your nationality, who employs you and how long you stay. The personal assessment works that out for your exact situation.

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At a glance

Remote-work friendliness

1 of 5

Nomad visa

No dedicated nomad visa

Standard visa-free days

90 daysfor many nationalities

Tax complexity

5 of 5

Labor law strength

3 of 5

Healthcare access

2 of 5

Employer complexity

5 of 5

Common risks

Patterns that often catch cross-border workers here. Whether they apply to you depends on your setup.

No visitor status permits ongoing remote work performed on US soil
Compensation becomes US-source the moment work is physically performed here
No totalization agreement means full FICA exposure with no coordination

Framework memberships

Indonesia visa-on-arrival list
Non-EU nationalities the brief confirms as Schengen visa-exempt for reaching Andorra
UAE standard 90-day visa-on-arrival tier
Argentina visa-free tourist entry list
Schengen visa-exempt third-country nationals
Australia Electronic Travel Authority (subclass 601) eligible nationalities
Australia Work and Holiday visa (subclass 462) eligible nationalities
Belgium Schengen visa-exempt shortlist
Bermuda visa-exempt entry list
Bahamas general visa-free entry list
Antigua and Barbuda 180-day visa-free entry list
Brazil mandatory e-Visa list
Colombia visa-free tourist entry list
Costa Rica Group 1 visa-free list
Czech Digital Nomad Programme eligible nationalities
Czechia Schengen visa-free entry nationalities
Denmark Schengen visa-free shortlist
Switzerland Schengen visa-exempt shortlist
Curacao visa-free entry list (NaVi-checked nationalities)
Nationalities visa-exempt for short Schengen stays into France
Georgia visa-free entry list (365 days)
Spain Schengen visa-exempt shortlist
UK Electronic Travel Authorisation eligible nationalities (roster reading)
Non-visa nationals needing a UK ETA extended to Guernsey
Gibraltar roster third-country nationals facing Schengen-standard entry checks
Roster nationalities with no Gibraltar tax treaty
Greece Schengen visa-free nationality list
Hong Kong 90-day visa-free visit nationalities
Croatia Schengen visa-exempt shortlist
Ireland visa-free 90-day roster
Italy Schengen visa-exempt shortlist
Jersey UK-aligned 6-month visa-free visit roster
Japan 90-day visa exemption
Japan Digital Nomad visa eligibility
Cayman Islands visa-exempt entry list
Luxembourg Schengen visa-free nationality list
Malta Schengen visa-free nationality list
Roster nationalities generally admitted to Mauritius without a prior visa
Roster nationalities with no Mauritius tax treaty currently in force
Liechtenstein Schengen visa-free roster shortlist
Montenegro 90-day visa-free list (Schengen Annex II parallel)
Mexico visa-exempt tourist and visitor list (NaVi roster)
Slovenia Schengen visa-exempt shortlist
Turkiye visa-free 90-in-180 list
Turkiye Digital Nomad Visa eligible nationalities
Malaysia 90-day visa-free entry list
Panama visa-free entry, 180 days
Panama Friendly Nations Visa eligible list (confirmed subset)
Philippines visa-free entry nationalities
Poland Schengen visa-exempt shortlist
Portugal Schengen visa-exempt shortlist
Paraguay 90-day visa-free entry list
El Salvador visa-free Group A nationalities
Thailand 60-day visa exemption list (named nationalities)
Uruguay visa-free tourist entry list
BVI visa-exempt tourist entry nationalities
South Africa 90 day visa exemption list
Bolivia visa-free entry group (Group 1)
Chile 90-day visa-free reciprocity roster
Guyana 90 day visa-free entry list
Peru visa-free tourist entry roster
Suriname Entry Fee visa-free roster nationalities

Treaty relationships

What NaVi has mapped between United States and other countries. None known means no data yet - not proof that no treaty exists.

Tax treaty with Andorra
None known
Tax treaty with Antigua and Barbuda
No US - Antigua and Barbuda double taxation agreement
None known
Tax treaty with Argentina
None known
Tax treaty with Australia
Australia - United States income tax convention
In force
Tax treaty with Austria
Austria - United States double taxation agreement
In force
Tax treaty with Bahamas
None known
Tax treaty with Bahrain
Bahrain - United States, no tax treaty
None known
Tax treaty with Belgium
Belgium - United States income tax convention
In force
Tax treaty with Bermuda
US-Bermuda Tax Convention (1986, effective 1988)
In force
Tax treaty with Bolivia
Bolivia - United States, no tax treaty
None known
Tax treaty with Bonaire
None known
Tax treaty with Brazil
Brazil - US, no tax treaty
None known
Tax treaty with British Virgin Islands
None known
Tax treaty with Canada
Canada - United States income tax convention
In force
Tax treaty with Cayman Islands
No Cayman Islands - United States double tax treaty
None known
Tax treaty with Chile
Chile - United States double taxation agreement
In force
Tax treaty with Colombia
None known
Tax treaty with Costa Rica
None known
Tax treaty with Croatia
US - Croatia double taxation agreement
None known
Tax treaty with Curaçao
None known
Tax treaty with Cyprus
Cyprus - United States double tax treaty
In force
Tax treaty with Czechia
US - Czechia double taxation treaty
In force
Tax treaty with Denmark
Denmark - United States double taxation agreement
In force
Tax treaty with Ecuador
Ecuador - United States, no tax treaty, the biggest gap on the roster
None known
Tax treaty with El Salvador
None known
Tax treaty with Estonia
US - Estonia double taxation agreement
In force
Tax treaty with France
France - United States income tax convention
In force
Tax treaty with Georgia
None known
Tax treaty with Germany
Germany - United States income tax convention
In force
Tax treaty with Gibraltar
None known
Tax treaty with Greece
US - Greece double taxation agreement
In force
Tax treaty with Guernsey
Guernsey - United States, no tax treaty
None known
Tax treaty with Guyana
None known
Tax treaty with Hong Kong
Hong Kong - United States, no CDTA
None known
Tax treaty with Indonesia
Indonesia - United States income tax convention
In force
Tax treaty with Ireland
United States - Ireland double taxation agreement
In force
Tax treaty with Isle of Man
Isle of Man - United States, no comprehensive DTA
None known
Tax treaty with Italy
Italy - United States income tax convention
In force
Tax treaty with Japan
United States - Japan tax convention
In force
Tax treaty with Jersey
Jersey - United States, no tax treaty
None known
Tax treaty with Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein - United States, no tax treaty
None known
Tax treaty with Luxembourg
US - Luxembourg double taxation agreement
In force
Tax treaty with Malaysia
No comprehensive United States - Malaysia double taxation agreement
None known
Tax treaty with Maldives
None known
Tax treaty with Malta
US - Malta double taxation agreement
In force
Tax treaty with Mauritius
Mauritius - United States, no tax treaty
None known
Tax treaty with Mexico
Mexico - United States double taxation agreement
In force
Tax treaty with Monaco
None known
Tax treaty with Montenegro
None known
Tax treaty with Netherlands
Netherlands - United States income tax convention
In force
Tax treaty with Norway
United States - Norway double taxation convention
In force
Tax treaty with Panama
None known
Tax treaty with Paraguay
None known
Tax treaty with Peru
Peru, no tax treaty and no totalization agreement with the United States
None known
Tax treaty with Philippines
United States - Philippines double taxation agreement
In force
Tax treaty with Poland
Poland - United States income tax convention
In force
Tax treaty with Portugal
Portugal - United States income tax convention
In force
Tax treaty with Seychelles
Seychelles - United States double taxation agreement, none in force
None known
Tax treaty with Singapore
United States - Singapore, no comprehensive tax treaty
None known
Tax treaty with Slovenia
United States - Slovenia double taxation agreement
In force
Tax treaty with South Africa
United States - South Africa double taxation agreement
In force
Tax treaty with Spain
Spain - United States income tax convention
In force
Tax treaty with Suriname
None known
Tax treaty with Sweden
United States - Sweden double taxation agreement
In force
Tax treaty with Switzerland
United States - Switzerland double taxation agreement
In force
Tax treaty with Thailand
United States - Thailand double taxation agreement
In force
Tax treaty with Turkey
United States - Turkiye double taxation agreement
In force
Tax treaty with United Arab Emirates
United States - UAE (no comprehensive income tax treaty)
None known
Tax treaty with United Kingdom
United Kingdom - United States income tax convention
In force
Tax treaty with Uruguay
None known
Tax treaty with Vietnam
United States - Vietnam tax treaty (not in force)
None known
Social security agreement with Andorra
None known
Social security agreement with Antigua and Barbuda
No US - Antigua and Barbuda social security totalization agreement
None known
Social security agreement with Argentina
None known
Social security agreement with Australia
Australia - United States totalization agreement
In force
Social security agreement with Austria
Austria - United States bilateral social security agreement
In force
Social security agreement with Bahamas
None known
Social security agreement with Bahrain
None known
Social security agreement with Belgium
Belgium - United States totalization agreement
In force
Social security agreement with Bermuda
None known
Social security agreement with Bolivia
None known
Social security agreement with Bonaire
None known
Social security agreement with Brazil
Brazil - United States totalization agreement
In force
Social security agreement with British Virgin Islands
None known
Social security agreement with Canada
Canada - United States totalization agreement
In force
Social security agreement with Cayman Islands
No Cayman Islands - United States social security agreement
None known
Social security agreement with Chile
Chile - United States social security agreement
In force
Social security agreement with Colombia
None known
Social security agreement with Costa Rica
None known
Social security agreement with Croatia
None known
Social security agreement with Curaçao
None known
Social security agreement with Cyprus
None known
Social security agreement with Czechia
US - Czechia social security totalization agreement
In force
Social security agreement with Denmark
Denmark - United States social security agreement
In force
Social security agreement with Ecuador
None known
Social security agreement with El Salvador
None known
Social security agreement with Estonia
None known
Social security agreement with France
France - United States totalization agreement
In force
Social security agreement with Georgia
None known
Social security agreement with Germany
Germany - United States totalization agreement
In force
Social security agreement with Greece
US - Greece totalization agreement
In force
Social security agreement with Guernsey
In force
Social security agreement with Guyana
None known
Social security agreement with Indonesia
None known
Social security agreement with Ireland
United States - Ireland totalization agreement
In force
Social security agreement with Italy
Italy - United States totalization agreement
In force
Social security agreement with Japan
United States - Japan social security agreement
In force
Social security agreement with Jersey
In force
Social security agreement with Liechtenstein
None known
Social security agreement with Luxembourg
US - Luxembourg social security totalization agreement
In force
Social security agreement with Malaysia
None known
Social security agreement with Maldives
None known
Social security agreement with Malta
None known
Social security agreement with Mauritius
None known
Social security agreement with Mexico
Mexico - United States social security (totalization) agreement
Signed, not in force
Social security agreement with Netherlands
Netherlands - United States totalization agreement
In force
Social security agreement with Norway
United States - Norway totalization agreement
In force
Social security agreement with Panama
None known
Social security agreement with Paraguay
None known
Social security agreement with Peru
None known
Social security agreement with Philippines
None known
Social security agreement with Poland
Poland - United States totalization agreement
In force
Social security agreement with Portugal
Portugal - United States totalization agreement
In force
Social security agreement with Puerto Rico
None known
Social security agreement with Seychelles
Seychelles - United States, no social security totalization agreement
None known
Social security agreement with Singapore
None known
Social security agreement with Slovenia
United States - Slovenia Totalization Agreement
In force
Social security agreement with South Africa
None known
Social security agreement with Spain
Spain - United States totalization agreement
In force
Social security agreement with Suriname
None known
Social security agreement with Sweden
In force
Social security agreement with Switzerland
United States - Switzerland Totalization Agreement
In force
Social security agreement with Thailand
None known
Social security agreement with Turkey
None known
Social security agreement with United Arab Emirates
None known
Social security agreement with United Kingdom
United Kingdom - United States totalization agreement
In force
Social security agreement with Uruguay
None known
Social security agreement with Vietnam
None known
Healthcare agreement with Austria
None known
Healthcare agreement with Germany
None known
Healthcare agreement with Sweden
None known

Rule coverage

34 rules in the engine for this country.

Rules are sourced, versioned and reviewed before they count as verified. A personal assessment shows which ones apply to your corridor.