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

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Is there any hard data about the benefits of a digital nomad type visa to the _host country_? The obvious answer is that they have a similar impact as long term holidaymakers. But I'd like some sort of evidence, rather than my own uninformed gut feeling

Digital nomads create CO2 pollution

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

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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... .

Actually, Germany only requires non-binding letters of intent from potential clients, upon which they extrapolate your income, which they want to be above the poverty line (1500 EUR a month in Germany, IIRC).

Sources: Many friends getting freelance visas, a visa lawyer.

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

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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!

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

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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…

Huh, something is blocked on my browser (even using incognito mode with no ad-blocking extensions) that all I see are empty rectangles, the text are all invisible...

It should work fine even though the traffic is high currently

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

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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…

When looking at United States EB-5 Visa I get "ReferenceError: chosenVisa is not defined"

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

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post #23
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!

I'm sure a lot of people look up their home countries or countries which they are familiar with. You may want to consider a simple form where people can issue corrections that get emailed to you. Essentially crowdsource data.

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post #20
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…

Why are tourist visas shown for people who want to work in another country?

Depending on the country, you may be able to work remotely while on a tourist visa. This is true, for example, in Mexico. The tourist visa allows you to stay in the country for up to six months and you aren't allowed to work for a Mexican company but they have no issues with you working for a company in another country.

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

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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…

Why are tourist visas shown for people who want to work in another country?

Some tourist visas allow you to stay quite long in a country. Of course it's illegal to work in a foreign country on a tourist visa. I added a note in the bottom of the filter section on remote work with a tourist visa. Maybe make in more prominent? The issue is also mentioned in the FAQs.
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