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Re: Show HN: Nomad Visa – Working remotely? Explore your visa options

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Post by nicbou »

jamil7 wrote: post #41
zerr wrote: post #15

Regarding Freelance visas, some countries (e.g. Germany [1]) require you to have local clients. So not an option for self-employed/indies. Would be nice to have similar info about countries that doesn't require you to work for someone else. EDIT: 1. https://allaboutberlin.com/guides/how-to-get-a-german-freela... .

I don't know about that exact rule (most of my clients are not German). Honestly in my experience of living here and freelancing on this visa a lot of these requirements seem to be up to the discretion of the person doing the interview / checking your documents. Edit: See here https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_aufenthg/englisc... (1) A foreigner may be granted a temporary residence permit for the purpose of…

I can confirm. I wrote the guide above and spend a lot of time dealing with the immigration office. They're a real box of chocolates, and some are filled with raisins.

Re: Show HN: Nomad Visa – Working remotely? Explore your visa options

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Post by jamil7 »

nicbou wrote: post #101
jamil7 wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't know about that exact rule (most of my clients are not German). Honestly in my experience of living here and freelancing on this visa a lot of these requirements seem to be up to the discretion of the person doing the interview / checking your documents. Edit: See here https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_aufenthg/englisc... (1) A foreigner may be granted a temporary residence permit for the purpose of…

I can confirm. I wrote the guide above and spend a lot of time dealing with the immigration office. They're a real box of chocolates, and some are filled with raisins.

Thanks for that resource, it was extremely helpful when renewing my visa.

Re: Show HN: Nomad Visa – Working remotely? Explore your visa options

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Post by robk »

svnsch wrote: post #2

Hey HN! Over the past few months I've been coding my first side project (Nuxt Frontend, Django Backend). It's been quite a learning experience tumbling down the rabbit hole of web development, as a data scientist. Nomad Visa is a database of tourist visas and visas suitable for digital nomads, remote workers, founders and expats. More and more countries issue special visas for digital nomads to stay in their country…

this should have the UK Tech Nation visa. https://technation.io/visa/

Re: Show HN: Nomad Visa – Working remotely? Explore your visa options

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Post by moontear »

svnsch wrote: post #2

Hey HN! Over the past few months I've been coding my first side project (Nuxt Frontend, Django Backend). It's been quite a learning experience tumbling down the rabbit hole of web development, as a data scientist. Nomad Visa is a database of tourist visas and visas suitable for digital nomads, remote workers, founders and expats. More and more countries issue special visas for digital nomads to stay in their country…

I get the intention of the website. I also do like your design. I just don't think the information is helpful as it is represented right now as others has also commented already.

You are supposed to start by selecting a country. Let's say "Australia". Your website tells me: Tourist Visa: Tourist Visa. With a general link to https://nomadvisa.io/australia Working Holiday Visa: Working Holiday Visa. Besides these two visas the whole Australia is filled with information that doesn't concern Visas at all, but the country itself.

Either I have not understood what information the website shows or the information isn't there. You state I "can compare all types of visas" - what comparison can I do by knowing "Tourist Visa" and "Working Holiday Visa". Can I compare these somehow to different countries?

Re: Show HN: Nomad Visa – Working remotely? Explore your visa options

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Post by Kinrany »

svenso_ wrote: post #84
Kinrany wrote: post #80

They recommend NordVPN, which makes me think all their recommendations are just ads.

It's an affiliate link where i hope to earn a buck to pay at least for the server and domain cost, otherwise Nomad Visa is free of ads and has no paywall (yet). What do you prefer? :) Is NordVPN bad? I only found great reviews. Please share your opinion.

I use mullvad, which is also behind Mozilla VPN.

NordVPN spends a ton of money on marketing, but their security and customer support are garbage.

For one thing, you can't cancel your subscription easily, which is a dark pattern, which is a big no for a company you want to trust. First link in DDG for "nordvpn reddit cancel": https://www.reddit.com/r/nordvpn/comments/kryt69/can_someone...

Re: Show HN: Nomad Visa – Working remotely? Explore your visa options

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Post by svnsch »

goodpoint wrote: post #85
svnsch wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can go to "digital nomad visas" for e.g. and explore all countries with this kind of visa. Also in "country view" you can see and filter countries for the types of visas you are interested in. The origin country mapping is currently only done with tourist visas.

The pattern is completely backward. The visitor should input their current visas, their savings and ability to invest and get a map accordingly.

Good point goodpoint! Great feedback!

Re: Show HN: Nomad Visa – Working remotely? Explore your visa options

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Post by ghaff »

digianarchist wrote: post #94

Worth noting that it isn't legal to work on a tourist visa in most countries.

You're almost universally not allowed to take local work.

But many (the vast majority in my personal experience which tends not to extend to countries with a lot of paperwork requirements) either explicitly allow business purposes like conferences and meeting with customers or don't care.

If you decide to remote work from someplace for a month or two, I might not get a co-working space or blog about it, but in most cases no one cares.

Re: Show HN: Nomad Visa – Working remotely? Explore your visa options

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Post by nicbou »

svnsch wrote: post #23
zerr wrote: post #15

Regarding Freelance visas, some countries (e.g. Germany [1]) require you to have local clients. So not an option for self-employed/indies. Would be nice to have similar info about countries that doesn't require you to work for someone else. EDIT: 1. https://allaboutberlin.com/guides/how-to-get-a-german-freela... .

That's a valid point. I need to adjust that. Thanks!

Give that linked guide a good read. You can actually get the visa without local clients, but you can't get it renewed.

Re: Show HN: Nomad Visa – Working remotely? Explore your visa options

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Post by MrRiddle »

jamal-kumar wrote: post #95

The first thing I did was check for Costa Rica's new digital nomad visa, which they don't list on this site yet because it just got signed into law a few days ago: https://ticotimes.net/2021/08/11/costa-rica-signs-law-to-att... Highly suggested! This country is the best, I've been here for the better part of a decade now and can't recommend it enough. There's fibre to the home rollout in more of the country than I've…

Excuse me but you're talking how the country is great then go on talking how they grind peoples bones into cocaine? WTF

Re: Show HN: Nomad Visa – Working remotely? Explore your visa options

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Post by spitfire »

q3k wrote: post #50
_xnmw wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If your income is high enough to be paying 5 figure taxes, check out Nomad Capitalist. They specialize in legal tax reduction through global residency.

> They specialize in legal tax reduction through global residency. Dodging taxes. They specialize in dodging taxes.

> Dodging taxes. They specialize in dodging taxes.

Not really. Their Schtick is to move to a different low cost of living country and live there.

Preferably several - one for the summer one of the winter and another for fall/spring.

It’s more radical lifestyle design than “dodging taxes”.

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