Digital Nomad & Residency · Philippines
Digital Nomad & Residency - Philippines
The Philippines has a dedicated digital-nomad pathway: Executive Order No. 86 (April 2025) created a Digital Nomad Visa allowing foreign remote workers earning income from outside the country to stay up to one year, renewable for a second year, with multiple-entry privileges. The DFA issues the visa and the program began rolling out within 60 days of the EO (i.e., from ~June 2025). Separately, the country offers established residency routes for retirees (SRRV) and investors (SIRV).
Executive Order No. 86, s. 2025, signed by President Marcos on 24 April 2025, authorizes the DFA to issue Digital Nomad Visas to qualified non-immigrant foreigners who work remotely using digital technology.
DNV holders may stay up to one year, renewable for the same period, and may be granted multiple-entry privileges during validity.
Applicants must be at least 18, work remotely for foreign employers/clients with income sourced only from abroad, hold valid health insurance, have no criminal record, and be nationals of a country that offers a reciprocal digital-nomad visa to Filipinos.
EO 86 limits the DNV to nationals of countries that grant a reciprocal digital-nomad visa to Philippine citizens; applicants should verify their nationality qualifies, as the operational list of reciprocal countries was not yet publicly consolidated at the EO's issuance.
The Philippine Retirement Authority's Special Resident Retiree's Visa grants indefinite, multiple-entry residence to foreigners (now from age 40) via a refundable bank deposit (e.g., US$10,000–US$50,000 depending on age/pension status) — a long-stay option some relocators use alongside or instead of the DNV.
The Board of Investments' Special Investor's Resident Visa grants indefinite residence to foreigners who remit at least US$75,000 and convert it into an eligible Philippine investment within 180 days — the country's investment-based residency program (not a citizenship-by-investment scheme).
Machine-assisted translation · verified 5/23/2026 · orientation, not legal advice. English version →