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Some countries seem to be fairly tolerant of this type of nomadic work and offer suitable visas to foreigners who don't compete with locals for jobs. It seems
by hodgesrm 8y ago
Some countries seem to be fairly tolerant of this type of nomadic work and offer suitable visas to foreigners who don't compete with locals for jobs. It seems to work if you are working for a company that otherwise has no presence in the country.
On the other hand if your employer has a business presence in-country that can be quite problematic for the employer because it may cause them to run afoul of local visa regulations for employees. US companies also can run into tax problems if they make payments to people resident in other countries as this may look to the IRS like aiding tax evasion. (IANAL but have some experience with this issue from the employer perspective.)
- whitepoplar 8y agoWhich countries have nomad-friendly visas?
- hodgesrm 8y agoThailand is apparently one of them. It seems to have a bunch of nice places to live as well.
- my_first_acct 8y agoMaybe. [1] [2] [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/digitalnomad/comments/7931a5/what_you_need_to_know_about_remote_work_in/ https://www.reddit.com/r/digitalnomad/comments/7931a5/what_y... [2] https://www.reddit.com/r/digitalnomad/comments/8tz1hc/i_asked_on_rthailand_and_was_told_that_it_is/ https://www.reddit.com/r/digitalnomad/comments/8tz1hc/i_aske...
- geomark 8y agoThere is definitely no nomad-friendly visa here in Thailand where I live. It's just pretty easy to fly under the radar because enforcement of laws of any kind is pretty lax. It gets expressed in things like how an immigration officer in one office will make a public statement that digital nomad work is fine, while at another office they raid a local coworking space looking for digital nomads. To work legally in Thailand you need a work permit which you can only get on an eligible visa. A tourist visa or visa exempt stamp, which digital nomads enter on, is ineligible. And it requires an employer to sponsor it. Even volunteering requires a work permit. As long as you keep it quiet and don't make enemies you can fly under the radar. But if someone rats you out or the police see an opportunity to make some easy money you will have a very bad time.
- ghaff 8y agoThere's a pretty good argument that, if you're intending to fly under the radar, you should be hanging out at a beach with your laptop--not a co-working space that explicitly pitches itself for digital nomads.
- Animats 8y agoEstonia is very open about skilled immigration.
- tshanmu 8y agoAnd Estonia is also very cold...
- gaius 8y agoEstonia is brilliant, the whole country has a buzz to it, like everyone is excited for the future. Totally the opposite of Finland just across the Baltic.
- fyfy18 8y agoThe climate in Tallin isn't that much different from Vancouver. Yes if you are used to California it's cold, but it's not Siberia.
- ghaff 8y agoThere are really two separate questions. What countries have explicit visas to accommodate remote workers (e.g. https://www.wherecani.live/blog/view/digital-nomads--the-self-employed-and-visas-in-europe-/ https://www.wherecani.live/blog/view/digital-nomads--the-sel...) What countries are popular with digital nomads because they're cheap, tropical, and no one is probably going to ask too many questions if you hang out on your tourist visa for a good stretch.