You're most probably wrong. The limits to working in a foreign country usually apply to getting a paycheck from a local employer, or performing tasks that are l

You're most probably wrong. The limits to working in a foreign country usually apply to getting a paycheck from a local employer, or performing tasks that are locally regulated. Nothing's stopping anyone from writing a book anywhere, for instance. You clearly don't need any kind of work permit to do that kind of work. But you can't call yourself an independent contractor and start fixing houses in a remote country while invoicing from abroad. Doing software development is much more like the former than the latter. Consider also that foreign employee of foreign firms have long traveled for business (well pre-Covid they did) and there is typically no work permit required for short/medium stays. In most places it just requires a typical tourist visa or equivalent when under 3 months. Maybe this will be much more common and laws would change, but it's hard to see why countries would resist such residents; they bring their own job, they spend foreign money locally and they're no strain on the local social welfare system. Economically, they're just as beneficial as tourists and not as much of a risk as the average immigrant.