DIGITAL NOMAD VISAS

Source: The Indian Express

Indonesia has joined the growing list of countries that are tweaking their visa policies to offer work-from-anywhere plans.

The country hopes that its five-year visa plan will boost tourism and create more jobs by allowing digital nomads to live "tax-free".

Digital Nomads are people who work remotely while travelling to different places and spending their earned income in the host country.
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 geographical area, digital nomads travel and explore while working.
The study also found that 10.9 million US workers described themselves as digital nomads in 2020, up from 49 per cent in 2019.

The Digital Nomad Visa would allow remote workers to stay in Indonesia, including Bali, tax-free as long as the remote workers earn from companies outside Indonesia.
Announced by Indonesia's Tourism Minister, the Visa will be applicable for five years.
This Would make Indonesia's visa one of the longest digital nomad visas allowed by any country.
Through the Visa, Indonesia aims to bring in over 3.6 million overseas travellers into the country over the next year.
Undo told Bloomberg that in a survey, 95 per cent of digital nomads responded that Indonesia, especially Bali, was the remote working location of their choice.

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 are required to maintain their health insurance.
Barbados offers a year-long remote working visa which can be extended further.
Among the other countries offering nomad visas are Croatia, Costa Rica, Georgia, Hungary, Iceland, Mauritius, Norway and Spain.

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