Europe has been named as the best continent for digital nomads
Europe has been named as the best continent for digital nomads
And these are the top countries to move to.
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Is digital nomad the new expat? Like we got a word for it: it's immigrant.
Is digital nomad the new expat?
Kind of.
Think of it like a retiree trying to find a place to live where their salary isn't tied to the local economy. It opens up a lot of places with a relatively low living expenses and high quality of life.
They are immigrants, but they are immigrants with money.
you forgot: "who don't pay taxes in the country they live in" :picard:
To immigrate anywhere you need quite a bit of money so immigrants usually have money. Like the travel alone is quite costly, not to mention housing.
Immigrant is the word for poor not-white people, silly. White rich people are called eXpAtS, don't you know?
/s
Definitely agree. Digital immigrant, reflects the reality more
Immigrant suggests desire for permanent residence though.
Immigrant suggests desire for permanent residence though.
I'd rather say "long term" than permanent.
You can immigrate to a country, work there for 10 years, then emigrate again.Most of the digital nomads I know end up settling somewhere at some point, moving around all the time gets tiring after a while
Then at that time they become immigrants.
My understanding is that digital nomads are basically just long-term tourists rather than immigrants; they don't get visas that allow permanent residency or anything. Iceland's digital nomad visa, for example, only lets you stick around for 6 months, and you can't renew it more than once a year. So you really do have to be somewhat nomadic, and travel to a different country.
I always thought it was about being Nomadic, so you're constantly moving.
So more like a permanent tourist, who is just doing their working hours during the holiday.
One week here, two weeks there etc.
I work with people who do this, so I know it exists.