🇺🇸 North America

United States

United States for American digital nomads: no dedicated nomad visa, and a heavy tax regime once you become tax resident. Tourist entry for US passports: Home country for US passport holders, no visa needed.

🧾 heavy tax

$2,777–$5,970

💰 All-in / month

across 15 cities we cover · living + rent

$1,592–$4,285

🏠 1BR rent, centre

cheapest to priciest city

Home country

🛂 Tourist stay

Home country for US citizens. EU, UK and AU: 90 days via ESTA (Visa Waiver Program). Canada: visa-exempt for tourism, generally up to 6 months.

🛂 Nomad visa

no dedicated nomad visa

🔴 Heavy

🧾 Tax if resident

Worldwide, with relief for newcomers · top rate 37%

⚠️ Mixed

🛡️ Safety

homicide 6.3 per 100k · country stats

At a glance

🛂 Tourist entry	🇺🇸USHome country🇪🇺EU90d🇬🇧UK90d🇨🇦CA180d🇦🇺AU90d
🛂 Digital nomad visa	No dedicated digital nomad visa
🏠 Path to permanent residency	No via visiting; requires employer sponsorship, investment (EB-5), or family/marriage
🌍 What gets taxed	Worldwide, with relief for newcomers Once you are a tax resident it taxes income from anywhere, but a special rule shelters foreign income for some new residents.
📈 Top income-tax rate	37% Brackets: 37% top federal (+ state, up to ~13.3% CA)
✨ Special regime	None, the US taxes its own citizens abroad regardless; FEIE (~$126k, 2026) and FTC reduce double taxation The US taxes its own citizens wherever they live. Two tools stop you paying twice: the FEIE (Foreign Earned Income Exclusion) leaves a set amount of foreign earned income untaxed each year if you live abroad long enough, and the FTC (Foreign Tax Credit) subtracts tax you paid to another country from your US bill.
🇺🇸 US tax treaty	❌ N/A (US is the treaty counterparty for all other entries) No treaty, the only protection from being taxed twice is the US Foreign Tax Credit.
⚖️ Family-law exposure (payer)	Obligation 7/10 · cross-border collection 10/10
🗣️ English	An official language
🏥 Healthcare access	Very high (WHO coverage index 88/100, 2023) How well essential care reaches the population. Most Americans abroad use private care and insurance; this measures the public system.
👩 Women's safety & rights	High (WPS index 0.823) Women, Peace and Security Index 2023/24 (Georgetown GIWPS): safety, legal rights and inclusion.
🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ equality	High (Equaldex index 65/100) Equaldex Equality Index (equaldex.com, CC BY-SA): laws plus public attitudes.
🛡️ Safety (hard stats)	Homicide 6.3/100k · road deaths 12.7/100k

Full detail with ratings and sources: visas & residency · tax breakdown · legal exposure · safety & crime

General reference, not legal, tax, or immigration advice. Rules change often and depend on your situation; US citizens are taxed by the IRS on worldwide income no matter where they live. Verify specifics with a qualified professional before acting.

Data last updated September 4, 2026 · Source: Compiled from the visas, tax and legal datasets