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YOUR NEXT LONG STAY, ONE CLEAR PLAN.
Check entry rules for your passport, compare travel data and find the right season. Dated briefings, official sources and the catches before the choice.
◉ INTERACTIVE · VISA CHECKER
Can I go? Check any corridor
Pick a passport and a destination. Answer is from a fixed snapshot of our open visa-matrix dataset — a starting point, not legal advice.
Select a passport and destination to see the entry status. No JavaScript? The full matrix is below.
Full visa matrix — every corridor (16 destinations ×6 passports)
| DESTINATION | US | UK | CA | AU | NZ | IE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 90d | 90d | 90d | 90d | 90d | 90d |
| Portugal | 90d S | 90d S | 90d S | 90d S | 90d S | visa-free* |
| Thailand | 30d | 30d | 30d | 30d | 30d | 30d |
| Mexico | 180d | 180d | 180d | 180d | 180d | 180d |
| Spain | 90d S | 90d S | 90d S | 90d S | 90d S | visa-free* |
| Italy | 90d S | 90d S | 90d S | 90d S | 90d S | visa-free* |
| Indonesia | VOA | VOA | VOA | VOA | VOA | VOA |
| Vietnam | e-visa | 45d | e-visa | e-visa | e-visa | e-visa |
| Turkey | 90d | 90d | 90d | VOA | 90d | 90d |
| Greece | 90d S | 90d S | 90d S | 90d S | 90d S | visa-free* |
| South Korea | 90d | 90d | 180d | 90d | 90d | 90d |
| France | 90d S | 90d S | 90d S | 90d S | 90d S | visa-free* |
| Germany | 90d S | 90d S | 90d S | 90d S | 90d S | visa-free* |
| Croatia | 90d S | 90d S | 90d S | 90d S | 90d S | visa-free* |
| Georgia | 365d | 365d | 365d | 365d | 365d | 365d |
| Taiwan | 90d | 90d | 90d | 90d | 90d | 90d |
S = Schengen 90/180 rule · * = dataset states visa-free without a day count. As of 2026-07-19. Verify at each destination authority.
PLAN FINDER
How much data does your trip need?
Compare Airalo's fixed-data plans by full price. This tool covers one provider, not the whole market.
Feed retrieved 2026-10-30. Prices are in USD and can change at checkout. The feed does not confirm hotspot terms; that filter will show no verified match until we have evidence.
* MEXICO: 180-DAY STAMPS NO LONGER AUTOMATIC — SEE BRIEFINGLAST SWEEP: 2026-07-18
⌗ INTERACTIVE · ESIM PRICE EXPLORER
Cheapest data, by country
Airalo prices for the 18 countries we have a guide for. Sort by country or price. Airalo feed retrieved 2026-10-30.
| CHEAPEST MONTHLY PLAN | PLANS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | $0.18 | 3 GB · 30 d · $6 | 10 |
| Portugal | $0.61 | 20 GB · 30 d · $19 | 6 |
| Turkey | $1.12 | 3 GB · 30 d · $6.5 | 7 |
| Spain | $1.12 | 3 GB · 30 d · $7 | 7 |
| France | $1.18 | 3 GB · 30 d · $7 | 6 |
| Germany | $1.18 | 3 GB · 30 d · $8 | 6 |
| Japan | $1.25 | 3 GB · 30 d · $8 | 6 |
| Croatia | $1.27 | 3 GB · 30 d · $7.5 | 7 |
| Italy | $1.43 | 3 GB · 30 d · $10 | 6 |
| Taiwan | $1.45 | 3 GB · 30 d · $9 | 7 |
| Vietnam | $1.52 | 3 GB · 30 d · $8.5 | 6 |
| United Kingdom | $1.60 | 3 GB · 30 d · $9 | 13 |
| South Korea | $1.60 | 3 GB · 30 d · $9 | 8 |
| Indonesia | $1.75 | 3 GB · 30 d · $9 | 7 |
| United States | $1.85 | 3 GB · 30 d · $9 | 12 |
| Greece | $1.88 | 3 GB · 30 d · $9 | 6 |
| Mexico | $1.95 | 3 GB · 30 d · $10.5 | 12 |
| Georgia | $2.20 | 3 GB · 30 d · $12 | 12 |
∿ INTERACTIVE · BEST TIME BY MONTH
When should I go where?
Pick a month to see where it's prime, mixed, or worth skipping. Every verdict is pulled from that destination's own best-time briefing.
GO
SHOULDER
AVOID
- JapanGO: MAR APR MAY OCT NOV
- BaliGO: MAY JUN SEP
- GreeceGO: MAY JUN SEP OCT
- ItalyGO: MAY SEP OCT
- Mexico CityGO: JAN NOV DEC
- PortugalGO: MAY JUN SEP OCT
- South KoreaGO: MAY JUN OCT NOV
- SpainGO: MAY SEP OCT
- TaiwanGO: JAN FEB MAR APR OCT NOV DEC
- ThailandGO: JAN FEB NOV DEC
- TurkeyGO: APR MAY SEP OCT
- VietnamGO: MAR APR
◉ NOMAD VISAS COMPARED
The four we track, side by side
Numbers match each country's nomad-visa briefing. See the nomad-visa pillar for how the routes differ.
| COUNTRY | DURATION | INCOME BAR | RENEWABLE | RESIDENCY | THE CATCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 6 months | ¥10M / yr | No | No path | Non-renewable; no residence card, no PR route. |
| Portugal | 1 yr → residency | €3,680 / mo | Yes | Yes (D8) | Income ~4× min wage, rises yearly; 4–6 mo processing. |
| Thailand | 5 yr · 180 d/entry | THB 500,000 saved | Extendable once | No path | Not a residency path; repeated 180-day border runs. |
| Mexico | 1 yr → renew to 4 | $4,050–4,650 / mo | Yes | Temp resident | No nomad visa exists; one national rule, converted by each consulate. |
◔ COST OF LIVING
Real monthly budgets
Solo digital-nomad budgets from our line-by-line cost briefings.
Lisbon
€1,800–2,500 / mo
Solo; rent €1,100–1,450. Lean months near €1,500, comfortable ones past €3,000. No longer cheap Europe.
See the full budgetBangkok
$1,200–2,000 / mo
Solo; ~40,000–68,000 THB. Condo 12,000–35,000 THB by area; the visa line adds $50–100.
See the full budgetMexico City
$1,500–2,500 / mo
Solo; MXN 28,000–46,000. Roma Norte rent runs double Narvarte's, a 15-minute walk east.
See the full budget01
Can I go?
Visas & entry rules
02
When?
Seasons, crowds, price
03
Connected?
Travel eSIM, compared
04
What cost?
Real monthly budgets
05
How to move?
Relocation paths
▦ ALL GUIDES · EVERY BRIEFING
67 pages, one click from here
Every published briefing, grouped by cluster. This is the whole desk.
Travel eSIM
Cost of living
Relocation
Schengen entry: EES, ETIAS, 90/180
Visa corridors (written)
The Desk
▤ OPEN DATA · CC BY-SA
The visa data behind the board is open
39,402 passport-to-destination corridors, cross-checked between two sources with every disagreement recorded — not one aggregator copied and hoped right. Browse it by passport, or read how it's built.
WHY A DEPARTURES BOARD?
Visa rules, eSIM prices and budgets change. The board brings the main planning questions together; each dataset has its own snapshot date. Follow the country guides and official sources to check the details for your passport, travel dates and budget.
HOW WE'RE FUNDED
Some eSIM and travel-service links earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. We explain the limits of our comparisons. Read the editorial process →
About this board
What is Nomad Desk?
A departures board for long-stay travel: 18 destinations with entry-rule summaries, seasonal windows, eSIM guides and indicative monthly budgets, plus the open visa dataset behind them. Use the dated snapshots as a starting point and follow the official sources before booking.
How current is the data on this site?
Each dataset has its own date: the visa matrix is a 2026-07-19 snapshot, the Airalo price feed was retrieved on 2026-10-30, seasonal windows are from 2026-07-18, and the board snapshot is dated 2026-07-18. These dates do not mean every fact has been rechecked today. Entry rules change without notice, so confirm with the official source before booking.
How is Nomad Desk funded?
Some eSIM and travel-service links earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. Our editorial policy explains the sources, limitations and corrections process; a commercial relationship is not proof that a plan is right for your trip.
Is the visa data free to use?
Yes. The visa matrix — 39,402 passport-to-destination corridors, cross-checked between two open sources with every disagreement recorded rather than silently resolved — is published under CC BY-SA 4.0 and downloadable as JSON. It is a dated snapshot of what two sources say, not a government position.