Marshall Islands digital nomad visa: requirements (2026)

The RMI has not established any digital nomad, remote-work, or freelance visa category. The official RMI Division of Immigration lists only tourist, work, student, residence, and transit visas.

Under the Compact of Free Association (renewed 2024-2044), US citizens may enter, reside, and work in the Marshall Islands indefinitely without a visa or work permit. This is the clearest remote-work pathway available and covers all US-based remote workers by treaty right.

Most nationalities receive a visa-on-arrival valid for 30 days (extendable); some nationalities receive up to 90 days. These entries do not explicitly authorize remote work for non-COFA nationals.

Non-citizens intending to reside in the RMI for more than 6 months must formally enroll with the Division of Immigration. A Permanent Residency Visa (valid 5 years, renewable) exists for long-term residents or those investing in a business, but it is not specifically designed for remote workers.

Non-COFA-treaty nationals who wish to work locally must obtain an employer-sponsored work permit through the Ministry of Justice, Immigration & Labor. There is no self-employed or freelance work permit category; remote workers earning income from abroad have no explicit legal authorization pathway beyond the COFA route.

The Marshall Islands does not operate a formal residency-by-investment or golden visa program. While non-citizen investors holding a foreign investment business license are exempt from individual work permits, there is no standalone investment-residency track for remote workers or retirees.