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Digital nomads can soon ‘make it official’ with a new visa from Estonia

• cko 9y ago
  I wonder what this means for Americans who are digital nomads. We already have 90-day Schengen access. Healthcare would be cheaper, excellent, but we also have the global taxation thing, so they won’t be lower.
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• mehly 9y ago
  This won't be abused by anyone ever.
• pentae 9y ago
  The author of this article did a terrible job identifying the problem (and if there is one) and justifying the solution. There's nothing illegal about working online from your laptop on a tourist visa, nobody that i'm aware of has ever been thrown in jail or busted by immigration from the USA to Thailand to Romania for working in a cafe on their Macbook. The Estonia digital nomad visa does sound quite friendly however, especially the part about the 'e-resident' not even being required to pay taxes to Estonia, just that their tax residency is legal. Well played again, Estonia.
  • amorphid 9y ago
    It may not be illegal, but you don't want to have to explain working remotely to a guard/agent at the border. It you even hint that you are entering a country to work without proper authorization, you're gonna have a bad time.
    • pentae 9y ago
      I've done it about 100 times. "I have an online business in $homecountry and work from my laptop". Never had a problem.