Indonesia has announced “Digital Nomad Visas” for travellers, to attract more foreign tourists. The Digital Nomad Visa would allow remote workers to stay in Indonesia, including Bali, tax-free.
Salient features
- The visa will be applicable for five years.
- This would make Indonesia’s visa one of the longest digital nomad visas compared to other countries.
- Through the visa, Indonesia aims to bring in over 3.6 million overseas travellers into the country over the next year to explore spiritual retreats as well as the eco-tourism of Indonesia.
- Under the visa, as long as the remote workers earn from companies outside Indonesia, they can live tax-free inside the country, including on islands like Bali.
Who are Digital Nomads?
- Digital Nomads are people who work remotely while travelling to different places and spending their earned income in the country they are travelling to.
- Now as the world has moved towards getting vaccinated and international borders have opened up, people can continue doing their regular jobs remotely from anywhere in the world.
- According to the 2020 State of Independence in America Report by MBO Partners, 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 geographic area, digital nomads travel and explore while working.
- Earlier, Italy had also announced a digital nomads visa, with some conditions. Digital nomad visas are typically designed to benefit all remote workers. But the Italian visa differs in that it’s being managed under article 27 of the immigration code, which means that it’s aimed at highly skilled workers.
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