Countries where remote work is banned or restricted (2026 list)
Out of the 148 countries covered by LawsTravels, 0 ban and 121 require caution on remote work. Here is the full list, region by region.
Allowed, with limits· 121
Europe · 23
🇦🇱 Albania
🇦🇹 Austria
🇧🇪 Belgium
🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
🇩🇰 Denmark
🇫🇮 Finland
🇫🇷 France
🇮🇪 Ireland
🇱🇻 Latvia
🇱🇹 Lithuania
🇲🇪 Montenegro
🇳🇱 Netherlands
🇲🇰 North Macedonia
🇵🇱 Poland
🇷🇺 Russia
🇷🇸 Serbia
🇸🇰 Slovakia
🇸🇮 Slovenia
🇸🇪 Sweden
🇨🇭 Switzerland
🇺🇦 Ukraine
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Middle East & Caucasus · 9
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan
🇧🇭 Bahrain
🇮🇱 Israel
🇯🇴 Jordan
🇰🇼 Kuwait
🇴🇲 Oman
🇶🇦 Qatar
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
🇹🇷 Turkey
North Africa · 7
🇩🇿 Algeria
🇪🇬 Egypt
🇱🇾 Libya
🇲🇷 Mauritania
🇲🇦 Morocco
🇸🇩 Sudan
🇹🇳 Tunisia
Sub-Saharan Africa · 36
🇦🇴 Angola
🇧🇯 Benin
🇧🇼 Botswana
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso
🇧🇮 Burundi
🇨🇲 Cameroon
🇹🇩 Chad
🇩🇯 Djibouti
🇨🇩 DR Congo
🇪🇷 Eritrea
🇸🇿 Eswatini
🇪🇹 Ethiopia
🇬🇦 Gabon
🇬🇲 Gambia
🇬🇭 Ghana
🇬🇳 Guinea
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
🇱🇸 Lesotho
🇱🇷 Liberia
🇲🇬 Madagascar
🇲🇼 Malawi
🇲🇱 Mali
🇲🇿 Mozambique
🇳🇪 Niger
🇳🇬 Nigeria
🇨🇬 Republic of Congo
🇷🇼 Rwanda
🇸🇳 Senegal
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
🇸🇴 Somalia
🇸🇸 South Sudan
🇹🇿 Tanzania
🇹🇬 Togo
🇺🇬 Uganda
🇿🇲 Zambia
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
East Asia · 7
🇨🇳 China
🇭🇰 Hong Kong
🇯🇵 Japan
🇲🇴 Macao
🇲🇳 Mongolia
🇰🇷 South Korea
🇹🇼 Taiwan
South-East Asia · 9
🇧🇳 Brunei
🇰🇭 Cambodia
🇮🇩 Indonesia (Bali)
🇱🇦 Laos
🇲🇲 Myanmar
🇵🇭 Philippines
🇸🇬 Singapore
🇹🇭 Thailand
🇻🇳 Vietnam
South & Central Asia · 8
🇧🇩 Bangladesh
🇮🇳 India
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
🇲🇻 Maldives
🇳🇵 Nepal
🇵🇰 Pakistan
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
The Americas · 18
🇧🇸 Bahamas
🇧🇴 Bolivia
🇨🇦 Canada
🇨🇱 Chile
🇨🇺 Cuba
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
🇪🇨 Ecuador
🇬🇹 Guatemala
🇬🇾 Guyana
🇯🇲 Jamaica
🇵🇦 Panama
🇵🇾 Paraguay
🇵🇪 Peru
🇸🇷 Suriname
🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
🇺🇸 United States
🇺🇾 Uruguay
🇻🇪 Venezuela
Oceania · 4
🇦🇺 Australia
🇫🇯 Fiji
🇳🇿 New Zealand
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea
Relaxed· 27
Europe · 12
🇭🇷 Croatia
🇨🇿 Czechia
🇪🇪 Estonia
🇩🇪 Germany
🇬🇷 Greece
🇭🇺 Hungary
🇮🇸 Iceland
🇮🇹 Italy
🇳🇴 Norway
🇵🇹 Portugal
🇷🇴 Romania
🇪🇸 Spain
Middle East & Caucasus · 3
🇦🇲 Armenia
🇬🇪 Georgia
🇦🇪 UAE (Dubai)
Sub-Saharan Africa · 6
🇨🇻 Cape Verde
🇰🇪 Kenya
🇲🇺 Mauritius
🇳🇦 Namibia
🇸🇨 Seychelles
🇿🇦 South Africa
South-East Asia · 1
🇲🇾 Malaysia
The Americas · 5
🇦🇷 Argentina
🇧🇷 Brazil
🇨🇴 Colombia
🇨🇷 Costa Rica
🇲🇽 Mexico
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Frequently asked questions
In which countries is remote work banned?
No country in our list bans remote work outright, but rules vary.
Where is remote work allowed with limits?
121 countries allow it under conditions (age, place, quantity, permit): Albania, Algeria, Angola, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chad, Chile, China, Cuba….
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