Serving the job of a digital nomad is indeed an incredibly important thing to do for your survival. This job allows one to work remotely from the place of one's convenience, either at home or in some pleasant tourist location. The covid 19 pandemic severely shook many lives physically and financially too. The countries whose sole source of income generation is tourism were wobbling terribly and arrived at the decision of launching a new venture in the form of digital nomad visas, inviting freelancers or digital nomads to their land for work.
Some of the countries around the world that offer digital nomad visas are as follows:
Germany
The digital nomad visa provided by Germany is essentially a kind of residency permit for freelancers from other countries and for self -employed individuals. The permit would allow one to stay in Germany for 3 years. One would need to get in touch with the German authorities for getting a visa and that might take up to 4 months to complete the formalities.
Dominica
Dominica is probably the cheapest option one can avail for fetching the digital nomad visa. This country offers the least expense on living for the digital nomads. The time period for which one can stay in Dominica on a digital nomad visa is 18 months. The digital nomad visa program is regarded as the WIN Work in Nature by the Common Wealth of Dominica.
Mexico
Mexico has been one of the desirable places for the wanderlust travelers or for the digital nomads. The beauty of this nation entacices nomads to stay surrounded by the delightful landscapes and enjoy the great cuisines. The temporary resident visa of Mexico allows one to stay and work in this country for about 3 years.
Portugal
Portugal offers great opportunities for digital nomads to dwell here as independent workers or entrepreneurs by seeking independent worker or entrepreneur visas. This category of visa has validity for about a year but can be extended up to 5 years. If one feels comfortable working at such a stunning and soothing beachy place then it would be a great idea to renew the visa and stay here for longer.
UAE
In UAE, especially in Dubai, digital nomads or remote workers are showered with great benefits, not forgetting the most delightful one, that is the zero income tax service. Dubai has launched a virtual working program which allows digital nomads to stay here for 1 year.
Thailand
Countries like Thailand have been the favorite place for the digital nomads as this country offers cheap accommodation. The climatic conditions strengthened by the scenic beauty of Bangkok and Chiang Mai attracts the remote travelers. One can make use of the 3 months tourist visa to work here as a digital nomad. An added benefit to this visa is the extension of more 6 months which makes for a whole 9 months. Also, the government is working on launching an exclusive digital nomad visa.
Indonesia
Bali in Indonesia is a place which has plenty of coworking spaces such as cafes or a number of public spots where digital nomads can work comfortably. This place is adequately pleasant and offers a good working environment, helping one to stay more productive. However, there is no special provision for the digital nomads when it comes to visas, however, one can avail the tourist visa and renew it on intervals of 2 month.
Mexico
Enjoy the low cost of living near the diverse landscapes, natural bliss and huge architectural structures by availing the tourist visa of Mexico. This beach side, naturally and culturally rich beauty is considered to be one of the beloved places by the remote workers or digital nomads. There are 2 options available for the digital nomads to stay in Mexico. Either a long term tourist visa that allows one to hang around in Mexico for a duration of 6 months, or a temporary resident visa that permits one to stay for 1 year, offering renewed extension for another 3 years.
Mauritius
This place is highly preferred by Indians when it comes to spending holidays and could also serve as a great one when it comes to delighting the digital nomads. The stunning beauty of the beaches, mountains and the tempting food, gives enough reasons to choose this country for remote working. The premium visa program offered by Mauritius is useful for digital nomads as it does not charge any fee and requires no income proof.
Croatia
The official digital nomad visa of Croatia opens up wide opportunity doors for a variety of remote workers. This visa benefits one to avail the low accommodation cost option in Europe which essentially implies that this visa is like a boon to the wanderlust travelers, providing facilities similar to the temporary resident permit. This nation has an abundance of beautiful entities such as coastlines and islands to solace the digital nomads.
Iceland
Iceland is another gem that provides visas for digital nomads or remote workers in the form of long term visas. The validity of this visa is for 6 months. The country is incredibly beautiful and is indeed an affectionate one for the tourists all over the world. If you get to work here, you must consider yourself fortunate enough. However, one drawback this country possesses is the expensive cost of living. If you think your monthly package is healthier then only you must try to get into this country for remote working. Or else, it might dig a deep hole in your pockets.
Greece
Greece is totally a package of pleasure for the digital nomads, as this country offers two programs to make it possible for the remote workers to live here. The first one is the income tax reduction up to 50% for some countries, allowing an individual to stay here for about 2 years (committing to stay). The second one is the official Greece digital nomad visa that permits one to stay in this country initially for the duration of 1 year, which can be later extended up to 2 more years.
Though there are many other countries too, providing the digital nomad visa to various nationalities, here we have tried to cover all the significant ones.
If you are a digital nomad then you must try your luck to get the visa of any of these countries. Traveling and experiencing the workcation to such exotic places are totally amazing. Give it a try, you never know what more awaits you!
Follow my blog to read more articles about traveling.
' fill='%23359391'%3e %3cpath d='M46.1538462%2c43.5714286 L41.5%2c50 L36.8461538%2c43.5714286 L36.8670256%2c43.5714286 C36.3173077%2c42.7142857 36%2c41.6851429 36%2c40.5714286 C36%2c37.4854286 38.4535641%2c35 41.5%2c35 C44.5464359%2c35 47%2c37.4854286 47%2c40.5714286 C47%2c41.6851429 46.6826923%2c42.7142857 46.1329744%2c43.5714286 L46.1538462%2c43.5714286 Z M41.4294872%2c39 C40.6150641%2c39 39.9487179%2c39.675 39.9487179%2c40.5 C39.9487179%2c41.325 40.6150641%2c42 41.4294872%2c42 C42.2439103%2c42 42.9102564%2c41.325 42.9102564%2c40.5 C42.9102564%2c39.675 42.2439103%2c39 41.4294872%2c39 L41.4294872%2c39 Z' id='Location-white'%3e%3c/path%3e %3c/g%3e %3c/svg%3e)
