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12/07/22 05:35 AM IST

Indonesia’s New Digital Nomad Visa allows travellers to live tax-free

In News 
  • Indonesia has announced “Digital Nomad Visas” for travellers to attract foreign tourists as their earnings come from outside the country. 
Provisions of the visa 
  • The Digital Nomad Visa would allow remote workers to stay in Indonesia, including Bali, tax-free.
  • Benefits: Economic and spiritual tourism: 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.
  • Italy (can stay in the country for up to 90 days without a visa), Antigua and Barbuda (for digital nomad visa for two years), Barbados (a year-long remote working visa).
Digital Nomads 
  • Digital Nomads are those who choose to work remotely and independently. Besides working in one place, they chose to spend their earned income in the country they are travelling to.
  • It was reported that around 10.9 million American workers described themselves as digital nomads in 2020 which was above 49 per cent from 2019.
  • As the pandemic occurred the majority of the work areas were moved on the web, while certain workplaces have started to open, most organisations have declared remote work.

Source- Indian Express 

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