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Isn't the promise of working fully remote that you can be a "digital nomad"? What if I just want to visit poor countries while my home is in the US?

• hocuspocus 7y ago
  Whose promise? According to tax and immigration laws that is certainly not the case in most of the world.
  • nitely 7y ago
    The many blog posts (from people doing it) suggesting working remote and traveling the world is as easy as getting a remote job and travel the world: https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/how-i-perfected-traveling-the-world-and-working-remotely https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/how-i-perfected-tra... https://doist.com/blog/travel-remote-work-digital-nomad/ https://doist.com/blog/travel-remote-work-digital-nomad/ https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/remote-work-digital-nomad https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/remote-work-digital-nomad https://www.thebalancecareers.com/working-remotely-while-traveling-2064102 https://www.thebalancecareers.com/working-remotely-while-tra... etc Here's a US tax attorney talking about it: https://www.whereverwriter.com/digital-nomad-tax-questions/ https://www.whereverwriter.com/digital-nomad-tax-questions/
    • ghaff 7y ago
      In many cases, you'd be working without a work visa. Of course, many people do it and get off with it. But there are occasional crackdowns. [1] Perhaps more to the point, as the sibling comment asks, "Whose promise?" GitLab explicitly requires you to obtain permission from your manager before moving elsewhere for an extended period. [2] [1] https://www.chiangmaicitylife.com/citynews/general/immigration-officers-raid-popular-co-working-space/ https://www.chiangmaicitylife.com/citynews/general/immigrati... [2] https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/people-group/global-compensation/#relocating https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/people-group/global-compen...