Digital nomads

2022

Russia entered the top 3 countries in terms of the number of "digital nomads"

At the end of 2022, Russia entered the top three countries, whose citizens most often become participants in digital nomad programs. This is evidenced by the data of the Nomad List service, which accumulates information about the possibilities of remote work in different parts of the planet. The study is published in mid-2023.

According to Kommersant, citing Nomad List statistics, 2.5 million Russians became digital nomads in 2022. Most of the participants in such programs are in the United States (26 million people) and Britain (4 million).

Russia entered the top three countries whose citizens most often become participants in digital nomad programs

According to the Nomad List survey, the portrait of the average digital nomad looks like this: a 34-year-old lonely white man who works in the IT field and earns about $85 thousand a year. As a rule, the digital nomad stops in one place for up to eight months. Basically, digital nomads are programmers, marketers and representatives of creative professions.

According to analysts, states are trying to attract digital nomads with special visas. This is beneficial for the economy: the specialist does not take away the workplace from the locals, but spends money in this country. Therefore, one of the main restrictions of such a visa is that it does not give permission to work. A digital nomad must earn income outside that state.

The second restriction is related to the amount of income. To make sure a person can support themselves and their family, migration services require income confirmation. Most countries have serious restrictions, for example, in order to obtain a digital nomad visa in Costa Rica, the applicant must receive at least $3 thousand per month. But not everywhere: in Colombia, it is enough to earn $750 a month, and on the island of Curacao - just confirm that a potential digital nomad has customers or an employer.^[1]

Lisbon, Miami and Dubai top hybrid jobs rankings for executives

Lisbon, Miami and Dubai top the hybrid job rankings for executives traveling the world.

For that wave of executives who have become "digital nomads" during the pandemic, there is no place more hospitable than Lisbon.

According to Savills, presented in April 2022, the Portuguese city is the best for senior employees working remotely. The sunny climate of the Portuguese capital and the low cost of living has led to an influx of residents who can now go to work from anywhere.

2021: Visa Program Map for Digital Nomads

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