2024
Digital nomad visa launched in Kazakhstan
On November 1, 2024, the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of Kazakhstan announced the launch of a new type of Neo Nomad visa intended for foreign specialists working remotely and combining work with travel. The visa regime has been developed taking into account the experience of more than 50 countries that have implemented similar programs. Read more here.
In Kenya, began to issue visas of digital nomads
In early October 2024, Kenyan President William Ruto announced the start of issuing visas for digital nomads - Digital Nomad Work Permit. The innovation is aimed at attracting international specialists in the field of information technology who will be able to live in this East African country and work remotely. Read more here.
In Spain, digital nomads began to pay for living in villages
At the end of July 2024, it became known that the autonomous community of Extremadura, located in southwestern Spain, organized a project aimed at attracting digital nomads. They will be paid thousands of euros to live in local villages. Read more here
Sri Lanka introduces visas for digital nomads
On July 20, 2024, it became known that Sri Lanka is introducing visas for digital nomads. We are talking about programmers, designers and online entrepreneurs who can work remotely. Read more here
Indonesia has introduced a digital nomad visa. How to get it
In mid-July 2024, Indonesia introduced a digital nomad visa E33G KITAS Remote Worker Visa. It can be obtained by persons who want to live in Bali, while working in a company outside Indonesia. Read more here.
Thailand launches digital nomad visa
On May 28, 2024, the Thai cabinet approved new visa rules designed to stimulate the development of tourism in order to strengthen the country's economy. In particular, a new type of visas for digital nomads, remote workers and freelancers is being introduced - Destination Thailand Visa (DTV). Read more here.
Turkey has launched a digital nomad visa. How to get it
In April 2024, the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced the launch of a digital nomad visa in the country. The agency's website published requirements for potential participants in the new program. Read more here.
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).
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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