Turkey just launched it’s digital nomad visa in April 2024, digital nomad were excited about it as the country was affordable for last year’s according to statistics and foreign tourists.
But the Turkey digital nomad visa news were not very good for everyone, because Turkey didn’t accept a lot of countries to it’s digital nomad visa program.
Turkey digital nomad visa eligible countries
France – Germany – Italy – Belgium
Netherlands – Luxembourg – Ireland
Denmark – Greece – Croatia – Spain
Portugal – Austria – Finland – Sweden
Czechia – Hungary – Poland – Slovenia
Slovakia – Estonia – Latvia – Lithuania
Malta – Bulgaria – Romania – Norway
Iceland – Liechtenstein – United Kingdom
Switzerland – USA – Canada – Russia
Belarus – Ukraine
As we Turkey has one the most restricted digital nomad visa for more nationalities, Turkey digital nomad visa is seem to be only for European citizens who already has a lot of options.
As from Asia there is only one eligible country that’s Russia, countries like Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Malaysia is also not eligible.
Educational requirements
Turkey digital nomad visa is also require a university degree, if you want to apply you must be university degree holder otherwise you can’t apply for this visa.
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İn most countries there are not such requirements, some countries has it but with an alternative option, this option is experience, for example if you want apply for Spain digital nomad visa they also want a university degree or a minimum 3 years of experience in the remote work now you are doing.
But Turkey don’t have this alternative option for digital nomads, in fact Turkey digital nomad visa is for a very limited category people and it’s not for most of the digital nomads.
High income requirement
Minimum wage in Turkey is around 500 USD but minimum income requirement for digital nomads who want apply for Turkey digital nomad visa is 3000 USD which much high.
Countries like Spain, Brazil and Colombia has more lower income requirement than Turkey, in Spain the income requirement is 2700 USD, in Brazil it’s 1500 USD in Colombia it’s 994 USD.
We says that for the requirements of Turkey digital nomad visa there are more flexible options and good alternatives which can be considered.
High inflation
Since years Turkey Field in control of inflation, there is grown inflation and it’s not seem to be control, you can face same prices in market in a week.
In one week prices gone be change in markets, Turkey is now more expensive than France even if you earn in USD and Euro And come to Turkey again you will not be able to afford a normal life.
