It should come as no surprise that COVID has a profound impact on the workplace, compelling many businesses to move their workers who once worked in offices to a model of remote work. The dining room table, the sofa in the living room, and even empty bedrooms have all found new uses as workplaces in today’s society. However, this outcome is not inevitable at all.
It’s likely that a good number of people who work remotely are unaware of the fact that a number of nations famed for their breathtaking landscapes and year-round sunshine have started providing a sort of visa designed exclusively for those who work remotely. The most recent nation to add their name to the list is Portugal. It offers a visa known as the “digital nomad visa,” which allows people who are able to work from home to migrate temporarily to the nation for up to a year at a time.
As a result of this action, Portugal has become a member of a group of other nations that provide programs that are similar to the Portuguese one. These countries include, amongst others, Costa Rica, the Cayman Islands, Croatia, and Thailand. The goal of Portugal’s digital nomad visa program is to help the country’s economy by encouraging the relocation of more people for shorter periods of time to the country’s cities and municipalities.
The D7 visa, which allows persons with passive incomes the possibility to get Portuguese residence, is already well-known by a large number of retirees as a reason to consider retiring in Portugal. Its digital nomad visa is comparable to this in that it offers a residence chance to a new part of the global population, although one that is not as permanent as the other. However, it may serve as a stepping stone on the path to acquiring a D7 visa.
The standards for the supporting documents of an application are not too onerous; the applicant just has to provide evidence that they are not EU nationals and that they are employed by a firm that is not situated in the EU. It is now a distinct possibility to do business from a beach in Portugal rather than from one’s traditional “Home office.”