Indonesia’s new visa policy, which allows travellers to live tax-free

Indonesia’s new visa policy, which allows travellers to live tax-free

Subject :International Relations

Section :Msc

As Indonesia deals with the economic impacts of Covid-19, the country has announced “Digital Nomad Visas” for travellers, to attract more foreign tourists.

Who are digital nomads?

• Digital nomads are defined as people who choose to embrace a location-independent, technology-enabled lifestyle that allows them to travel and work remotely, anywhere in the Internet-connected world. Unlike regular remote workers, who tend to stay in one geographic area, digital nomads travel and explore while working.

What is the “Digital Nomad Visa” Indonesia has proposed?

• The Digital Nomad Visa would allow remote workers to stay in Indonesia, including Bali, tax-free.
• Announced by Indonesia’s Tourism Minister Sandiaga Uno to boost tourism in the country, the visa will be applicable for five years.
• This would make Indonesia’s visa one of the longest digital nomad visas compared to other countries.
• Other countries offering nomad visas are Italy, Croatia, Costa Rica, Georgia, Hungary, Iceland, Mauritius, Norway, and Spain among many others.