Countries Offering Digital Nomad Visa: There are many countries that give an opportunity to work in their country, which is called Digital Nomad Visa, in which the person works remotely in that country, in this way you also get to know about the culture of that country and the places there.
Imagine leaving your 9 to 5 job and working comfortably sitting in a beachside cafe in Indonesia or a winery in Italy, that too without any hassle, then what would you say? Perhaps everyone wants to go to such places, but no one knows how to go. Let us tell you, there is also a facility of Digital Nomad Visa for citizens of other countries, through which you can live in another country for some time with your passport.
Digital Nomad Visa was first started by Estonia in 2022, it was started for remote workers. After this many other countries also started giving this facility. Through this visa, people can live in a beautiful country and get to know its culture, food and language closely, and can also do their work at the same time.
Now digital nomad visa is available for Indian passport holders in many other countries of the world, if you dream of living abroad, then let us first know about those countries which give this type of visa.
First understand what is digital nomad visa?
Simply put, digital nomads are those people whose job is not limited to any one place, and they can work anywhere in the world. Through some special visas, you can legally work remotely outside your country and in the country for a fixed time. These visas can have different names in each country, such as remote work visa, freelance visa, or digital nomad visa.
Which are those countries – for how long is the visa?
- Croatia – 6 to 12 months (fee – 5 to 8 thousand)
- Germany – one year (can be extended) (fee – 6,772 rupees)
- Greece – 1 year (fee – 6,774 rupees)
- Indonesia – 1 year (fee – 37,320 rupees)
- Italy – 1 year (can be re-issued) (fee – 10,820 rupees)
- Mauritius – 6 to 12 months (can be re-issued) (fee – free)
- Portugal – 1 year (can be extended for 5 more years) (fee – 8,129 rupees)
- Bahamas – 1 year (can be re-issued) (fee – different prices)
- Spain – 1 year (fee – 8,021 rupees)
- Seychelles – 1 year (fee – 903 Rs)
- Costa Rica – 1 year (can be renewed) (fee – Rs 8,653)
- Thailand – can be extended for 5 years (fee – Rs 25,504.58)
- New Zealand – 9 months or even up to 2 years (fee – Rs 16,689.46)
- Estonia – up to 1 year (fee – Rs 10,833.96)
- Malta – 1 year (can be renewed) (fee – Rs 27,060)
- Romania – 6 months (can be extended) (fee – Rs 10,820)
- Philippines – 3, 6, or 12 months (fee – Rs 5,503)
Who can apply for Digital Nomad Visa
Some important conditions for this visa:
- You have to show that you are not working in any company of the company for which you are taking the visa You have to show that you will work for a foreign company or you are doing your own online business.
- You should have a fixed minimum monthly or annual salary.
- You should have health insurance.
- You should have a valid passport and in some cases you also have to provide a clean record (no criminal record) from the police.
Is it the same as other visas?
No, the digital nomad visa is completely different from the work visa, in which the person lives in another country for some time and does some work. On this visa, you cannot do any local work in that country, this thing is not allowed on the nomad visa.
What are its benefits
The biggest advantage of the digital nomad visa is that you can live in a new country and continue your current job from there. Many such countries have great facilities for internet, easy visa rules and remote work.
But there are some challenges, such as the cost of living there can be high, and if you stay in a country for more than 183 days, you may also have to pay tax. Frequent relocations also make it difficult to build personal or professional relationships.
The digital nomad visa has opened up new avenues for those who want to live and work in different countries and experience new cultures.
