Best Visas For Relocating With Kids

Family relocation means school quality matters, spouse work rights matter, and the visa must renew reliably. Portugal D7/D8, Spain non-lucrative + digital nomad, Netherlands HSM, Ireland Critical Skills, Canada Express Entry, Australia 189 all provide robust family pathways.

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
🇵🇹 Portugal D7 Passive Income Visa
Portugal
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Family included as dependants
65
2
🇵🇹 Portugal D8 Digital Nomad Visa
Portugal
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Family included as dependants
65
3
🇪🇸 Spain Non-Lucrative Visa
Spain
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Family included as dependants
65
4
🇲🇾 Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H)
Malaysia
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Family included as dependants
65
5
🇲🇽 Mexico Temporary Resident Visa
Mexico
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Family included as dependants
65
6
🇬🇧 UK Skilled Worker Visa
United Kingdom
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Family included as dependants
65
7
🇩🇪 Germany EU Blue Card
Germany
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Family included as dependants
65
8
🇫🇷 France Talent Passport (Passeport Talent)
France
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Family included as dependants
65
9
🇳🇱 Netherlands DAFT Visa (Dutch-American Friendship Treaty)
Netherlands
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Family included as dependants
65
10
🇮🇪 Ireland Critical Skills Employment Permit
Ireland
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Family included as dependants
65
11
🇺🇸 EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa
United States
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Family included as dependants
65
12
🇨🇦 Canada Express Entry (Federal Skilled Worker)
Canada
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Family included as dependants
65
13
🇨🇦 Canada Start-Up Visa
Canada
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Family included as dependants
65
14
🇨🇦 Canada Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)
Canada
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Family included as dependants
65
15
🇦🇺 Australia Skilled Independent Visa (Subclass 189)
Australia
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Family included as dependants
65
16
🇳🇿 New Zealand Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa
New Zealand
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Family included as dependants
65
17
🇰🇷 South Korea Digital Nomad Visa (Workcation Visa)
South Korea
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Family included as dependants
65
18
🇵🇱 Poland Temporary Residence Permit
Poland
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Family included as dependants
65
19
🇮🇹 Italy Digital Nomad Visa
Italy
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Family included as dependants
65
20
🇲🇾 Malaysia Premium Visa Programme (PVIP)
Malaysia
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Family included as dependants
65
21
🇫🇷 France Talent Passport — Salaried Employee (Salarié Qualifié)
France
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Family included as dependants
65
22
🇫🇷 France Talent Passport — Researcher (Chercheur)
France
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Family included as dependants
65
23
🇬🇧 UK Ancestry Visa
United Kingdom
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Family included as dependants
65
24
🇮🇱 Israel Aliyah (Law of Return)
Israel
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Family included as dependants
65
25
🇺🇸 US H-1B Specialty Occupation Visa
United States
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Family included as dependants
65
26
🇺🇸 US L-1 Intracompany Transferee Visa
United States
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Family included as dependants
65
27
🇨🇭 Switzerland B Residence Permit (Employment)
Switzerland
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Family included as dependants
65
28
🇦🇹 Austria Red-White-Red Card
Austria
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Family included as dependants
65
29
🇨🇿 Czech Employment Card
Czech Republic
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Family included as dependants
65
30
🇧🇪 Belgium Single Permit
Belgium
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Family included as dependants
65
31
🇱🇺 Luxembourg Salaried Worker Permit
Luxembourg
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Family included as dependants
65
32
🇧🇷 Brazil Digital Nomad Visa (VITEM XIV)
Brazil
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Family included as dependants
65
33
🇧🇷 Brazil VIPER Retirement Visa
Brazil
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Family included as dependants
65
34
🇨🇱 Chile Rentista Visa
Chile
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Family included as dependants
65
35
🇮🇳 India Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) Card
India
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Family included as dependants
65
36
🇺🇾 Uruguay Ordinary Residence Permit (Residencia Permanente)
Uruguay
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
- ✓Family included as dependants
65
37
🇮🇳 India e-Tourist Visa (eTV)
India
- ✓Listed as a fit by the programme's own data
50

See also: the curated profile for Relocating With Kids (narrative companion to this ranked list).