Indonesia vs Philippines digital nomad visa compared
Two active Southeast Asian remote-worker permits with opposite income philosophies. Indonesia publishes a high fixed bar. The Philippines names ‘sufficient income’ outside the country and does not put a number in the order we graded.
At a glance
Indonesia income: $5,000 / mo. Philippines: No fixed amount.
| Indonesia | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Open | Open |
| Income | $5,000 / mo | No fixed amount |
| Savings | $2,000 | None required |
| First stay | 1 year, reapply | 12 months, renewable once |
| Permanent residence | None (medium) | None (medium) |
| Schengen | No | No |
Income and savings stay on the country pages, with sources and grades. This table is rebuilt from those rows when the site builds.
The short answer
Choose Indonesia if you can clear the E33G Remote Worker KITAS income and savings figures. Choose Philippines if you need a sufficient-means style rule and will tolerate ambiguity until implementing rules spell a number — do not invent one from a consultancy blog.
Side by side
| Indonesia | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|
| Programme | E33G Remote Worker KITAS (active) | Digital Nomad Visa under EO 86 (active) |
| Income | Fixed high monthly bar | Sufficient means — no fixed amount |
| Savings | Required | None on the row |
| Duration | One year, reapply | Twelve months, renewable once |
| PR | No | No |
| Apply online | Yes | No |
Who each fits
- Indonesia: higher earners who want a concrete published bar.
- Philippines: applicants who fit EO 86’s wording and will track implementing guidance rather than guess USD benchmarks.
See also
- Compare Indonesia and the Philippines
- Open app · Check eligibility
- Visas with no income requirement
- Cheapest digital nomad visas
- How the figures are made
The rows behind this
Every figure this post relies on lives on a country page with its source and its confidence grade beside it. That is where it gets corrected, and where it stays current after the post stops being news.
- Indonesia — E33G Remote Worker KITAS
- Philippines — Digital Nomad Visa (EO 86, 2025)
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