DIGITAL NOMAD VISAS

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Context: As Indonesia deals with the economic impacts of Covid the country has announced “Digital Nomad Visas” for travellers, to attract more foreign tourists.

Who are digital nomads?

• Digital Nomads are people who work remotely while travelling to different places and spending their earned income in the country they are travelling to.
• As the pandemic took place most of the workspaces were shifted online, while some offices have begun to open, most organisations have declared remote work.
• Now as the world has moved towards getting vaccinated and international borders have opened up, people can continue doing their regular jobs remotely from anywhere in the world.
• Digital nomads are defined as people who choose to embrace a location-independent, technology-enabled lifestyle that allows them to travel and work remotely, anywhere in the Internet-connected world.
• Unlike regular remote workers, who tend to stay in one geographic area, digital nomads travel and explore while working.

What is the “Digital Nomad Visa” Indonesia has proposed?

• The Digital Nomad Visa would allow remote workers to stay in Indonesia, including Bali, tax-free.
• Through the visa, Indonesia aims to bring in over 3.6 million overseas travellers into the country over the next year to explore spiritual retreats as well as the eco-tourism of Indonesia.
• Under the visa, as long as the remote workers earn from companies outside Indonesia, they can live tax-free inside the country, including on islands like Bali.

What are some other countries that provide nomad visas?

• Italy in March, released a new permit for non-EU nationals, or digital nomads, who can stay in the country for up to 90 days without a visa.
• Antigua and Barbuda offer a digital nomad visa for two years where the travellers will be required to maintain their own health insurance.
• Barbados offers a year-long remote working visa which can be extended further.
• Other countries offering nomad visas are Croatia, Costa Rica, Georgia, Hungary, Iceland, Mauritius, Norway, and Spain among many others.

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