Fact or Fiction?

With a team that works from all around the world, we know a thing or two about?remote?work. Let’s dispel the fact vs. fiction of being a digital nomad:

FACT:?Estonia was the first country to launch a “Digital Nomad Visa” back in 2020. It feels?remote?work visas have been around a lot longer but most countries had similar visas for extended stays or retirement, not specifically for digital nomads.?

FICTION:?Remote?work is all roses and daisies. Traveling the world while working seems nice on paper but not having a place to call your own or a routine can be very difficult. One of the things we recommend to new digital nomads is signing up for a gym or coworking membership near you. It’ll help you meet people and build a more consistent routine, as it can get quite lonely being away from your hometown and friends.?

FACT:?It’s never been easier to get a digital nomad visa. As the world shifted towards?remote?work after the pandemic, more and more countries scurried to offer up their own?remote?worker visas. Everywhere from?Portugal?to?Brazil?have rolled out their own versions. Most recently,?Uruguay?introduced its visa own as well.?

FICTION:?You need to have a high-paying job to work?remotely. Yes, some countries, like?Japan, only offer digital nomad visas exclusive to highly-skilled workers with deep pockets, however, not all visas are built the same. Places like?Ecuador?and?Malaysia?offer visas for people with much smaller incomes and fewer barriers to entry. For instance, Malaysia only requires an annual income of about $25k.

FACT:?Trying out?remote?work domestically is a great baby step to living abroad. If you’re not quite ready to live somewhere you don’t speak the language or somewhere that puts you halfway around the world from your family, consider trying out?remote?working, domestically. Need some inspiration for where to go? Check out the?best US cities for?remote?workers.

Written by Arijana Ramic