Best Visas For Entrepreneur & Startup Visas

You’re a founder, and you want a residence permit tied to building something. Estonia Startup + e-Residency, Netherlands DAFT treaty, Ireland STEP, UK Innovator Founder, Canada Startup, US E-2 treaty investor, Portugal D8 + startup, Singapore EntrePass, Japan Business Manager.

Scoring methodology

Programmes are tagged by their own data with the personas they fit. We then add weighting based on persona-specific criteria (income threshold, family inclusion, citizenship timeline, processing speed, presence requirements). Score is a heuristic for ranking — not a recommendation. Each programme's detail page has the full sourced facts.

1
🇹🇭 Thailand Destination Thailand Visa (DTV)
Thailand
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
2
🇲🇾 Malaysia DE Rantau Digital Nomad Pass
Malaysia
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
3
🇦🇪 UAE Golden Visa
United Arab Emirates
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
4
🇦🇪 Dubai Freelance Visa (TECOM / Free Zone Permit)
United Arab Emirates
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
5
🇬🇪 Georgia Remotely from Georgia Programme
Georgia
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
6
🇨🇷 Costa Rica Rentista Visa
Costa Rica
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
7
🇵🇦 Panama Friendly Nations Visa
Panama
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
8
🇬🇧 UK Global Talent Visa
United Kingdom
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
9
🇬🇧 UK Innovator Founder Visa
United Kingdom
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
10
🇩🇪 Germany Freelancer Visa (Freiberufler)
Germany
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
11
🇩🇪 Germany Job Seeker Visa
Germany
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
12
🇫🇷 France Talent Passport (Passeport Talent)
France
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
13
🇳🇱 Netherlands DAFT Visa (Dutch-American Friendship Treaty)
Netherlands
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
14
🇳🇱 Netherlands Highly Skilled Migrant (Kennismigrant)
Netherlands
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
15
🇺🇸 E-2 Treaty Investor Visa
United States
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
16
🇺🇸 O-1 Extraordinary Ability Visa
United States
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
17
🇨🇦 Canada Start-Up Visa
Canada
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
18
🇦🇺 Australia Global Talent Visa (Subclass 858)
Australia
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
19
🇦🇺 Australia Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) Visa (Subclass 188)
Australia
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
20
🇯🇵 Japan Highly Skilled Professional Visa
Japan
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
21
🇯🇵 Japan Business Manager Visa
Japan
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
22
🇸🇬 Singapore EntrePass
Singapore
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
23
🇸🇬 Singapore Employment Pass
Singapore
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
24
🇸🇬 Singapore ONE Pass (Overseas Networks & Expertise Pass)
Singapore
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
25
🇰🇷 South Korea D-8 Investor Visa
South Korea
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
26
🇮🇳 India Business Visa
India
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
27
🇮🇳 India Employment Visa
India
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
28
🇵🇱 Poland Temporary Residence Permit
Poland
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
29
🇱🇹 Lithuania Startup Visa
Lithuania
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
30
🇮🇩 Indonesia Golden Visa
Indonesia
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
31
🇬🇪 Georgia Small Business / Individual Entrepreneur Visa
Georgia
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
32
🇪🇪 Estonia Startup Visa
Estonia
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
33
🇵🇭 Philippines Special Investor's Resident Visa (SIRV)
Philippines
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
34
🇫🇷 France Talent Passport — Innovative Startup Founder (Création d'Entreprise)
France
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
35
🇺🇸 US L-1 Intracompany Transferee Visa
United States
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
36
🇨🇭 Switzerland Self-Employment Permit
Switzerland
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
37
🇦🇹 Austria Red-White-Red Card
Austria
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
38
🇨🇿 Czech Long-Term Residence — Investment / Business
Czech Republic
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
39
🇧🇪 Belgium Self-Employed Professional Card
Belgium
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
40
🇮🇹 Italy Self-Employment Visa
Italy
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
41
🇸🇪 Sweden Self-Employment Permit
Sweden
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
42
🇧🇷 Brazil Investor Visa (VITEM XIV)
Brazil
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
43
🇨🇾 Cyprus Digital Nomad Visa
Cyprus
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
44
🇪🇪 Estonia Digital Nomad Visa
Estonia
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
45
🇰🇷 South Korea F-2 Long-Term Resident Visa
South Korea
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
46
🇪🇸 Spain Self-Employment (Autónomo) Visa
Spain
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
47
🇪🇸 Spain Startup Visa (Entrepreneur Visa – Law 14/2013)
Spain
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
48
🇦🇪 UAE Green Visa
United Arab Emirates
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50
49
🇻🇳 Vietnam DT Investor Visa
Vietnam
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50

See also: the curated profile for Entrepreneur & Startup Visas (narrative companion to this ranked list).