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🇭🇷 Croatia Digital Nomad Visa (Croatia) compared with 🇪🇸 Digital Nomad Visa (Spain) — across cost, timeline, residency, tax and the path to citizenship.
There's no single winner — the right choice depends on your budget, how much time you can spend on the ground, and whether a passport is the goal. Use the table below to weigh what matters to you.
| Feature | 🇭🇷Croatia Digital Nomad Visa | 🇪🇸Spain Digital Nomad Visa |
|---|---|---|
| Country | Croatia | Spain |
| Type | Digital Nomad | Digital Nomad |
| Headline cost | ~€2,540/mo | ~€2,763/mo (200% min wage) |
| Minimum investment | $2,540 | — |
| Minimum income | — | $3,000/mo |
| Processing time | 1 months | 3 months |
| Min stay per year | 0 days | 183 days |
| Tax rate | Exempt from Croatian income tax if earning abroad% | Beckham Law: 24% flat tax for first 4 years (instead of up to 47%)% |
| Leads to PR | No | Yes |
| PR after | — | 5.0 years |
| Citizenship after | — | 10 years |
| Dual citizenship | — | Yes |
| Visa-free countries | 181 | 186 |
| Remote work | Yes | Yes |
| Healthcare | No | Yes |
| Data confidence | official | official |
Croatia Digital Nomad Visa is faster (Croatia Digital Nomad Visa: 1 months, Spain Digital Nomad Visa: 3 months).
Croatia Digital Nomad Visa: no direct citizenship route. Spain Digital Nomad Visa: citizenship possible after about 10 years.
Croatia Digital Nomad Visa: —. Spain Digital Nomad Visa: Yes.