Marshall Islands digital nomad visa & residency (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.