The Government of Spain plans to implement a visa for digital nomads or remote workers. The bill includes tax breaks for these workers and an extension that could last up to five years.
The Spanish government plans to introduce a visa for digital nomads or remote workers, which not only covers the relevant tax exemption, but also can extend it for up to five years.
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The new residence permit is included in the "Startups Law" project that the Spanish Executive approved a few months ago. While the rule still has to go through the parliamentary journey, it is very likely to be in force in the first half of next year.
The new residence permit (the digital nomad visa is essentially a residence permit) has been proposed to be included in the draft Law on Start-ups approved by the Spanish government a few months ago. Although the regulation still needs to be approved by Parliament, it is likely to enter into force in the first half of next year.
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Let's start at the beginning, with a definition:
Let's start with the definition:
A digital nomad (英文) is a person who uses the Internet to carry out his occupation and / or to sell his knowledge to other people or companies. In other words, he works remotely, which allows him to lead a "nomadic life", that is, to be able to live traveling.(参考网站:https://escuelanomadadigital.com/nomada-digital/)
Nómada Digital refers to a person who uses the Internet to carry out a related profession and/or work for another person/company. In other words, the remote work performed by digital nomads enables them to live a kind of "nomadic life", the mobile life.
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From this definition we can extract several ideas as characteristics:
From this definition, we can summarize the following characteristics of digital nomads:
Freedom of movement: You work over the Internet, which allows you to be anywhere in the world while doing your work (also known as "traviajar"). Your office can be anywhere.
Freedom of movement: Working through the Internet, you can stay anywhere while you go to work (which can also be understood as working while traveling), or you can choose your own office location.
Different business models: 3 types of models are usually identified. The freelancer, the entrepreneur and the one who works for others.
Different business models: Digital nomads typically have three different identities: freelancers, entrepreneurs, or employees.
Lifestyle: do not see digital nomadism as a type of work or profession, but as a way of living that combines the changes that are taking place at work, along with the decision to take control of your own life and take it as you want (and not by what society dictates).
Lifestyle: Digital nomads should not be seen as a job or career, but rather as a way of life that freely changes their workplace as they wish, not according to social rules, leaving life choices in their own hands.
What is clear is that, in recent years, being a digital nomad has become a way of life for many and is that the advantages offered by this type of life are numerous. There are remote workers of all kinds, from editors, secretaries and even experienced gambling players who are dedicated to it on websites such as Ultra Casino and others in the sector.
Obviously, due to the above advantages, digital nomads have become a way of life for many people in recent years, not only limited to editors, secretaries and other professions, and even experienced gamblers can choose this way to work in various gambling websites.
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With the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic came the rise of telecommuting and pushed companies to offer full-time remote work.
With the pandemic, remote work has become a popular method, and the pandemic has led some companies to offer full-time remote work.
Thus, in 2020, a visa for this type of worker began to be legislated in several countries. It allows you to spend long periods of time abroad without the time limitations of tourist visas. However, it does not allow working locally, although the beneficiaries could obtain up to a maximum of 20% of their income from Spanish companies.
Therefore, in 2020, some countries began to develop regulations for this type of worker and introduced relevant visas. This visa allows digital nomads to stay abroad for a long time without being restricted by a tourist visa. However, this does not allow them to work locally, although digital nomads can earn up to 20% of their income from local companies.
The new visa will be intended for citizens who do not belong to the European Economic Area (EEA), including the British after Brexit, and will allow them to reside legally in the country for an initial period that is estimated to be between six months and one year, extendable up to five years.
The new visa is for citizens who are not part of the European Economic Area (EEE, thirty countries including Spain), including Brexit British citizens, and allows them to reside legally in Spain: the initial period is estimated to be between six months and one year, and can be extended to five years.
Map of the distribution of EEA countries| Source: BING
The recipients will be digital nomads, remote workers from companies installed outside Spain, foreign workers from foreign companies installed in the country or digital entrepreneurs.
This visa is aimed at digital nomads, remote workers of non-Spanish companies, and entrepreneurs and expatriate workers who open a foreign business in Spain.
As it has transpired, in principle these workers, who will not have permission to work locally, will have tax advantages, such as benefiting from the special tax regime and paying the Non-Resident Income Tax (IRNR).
In addition, in principle, these workers who are not allowed to work locally will enjoy tax benefits, such as special tax regime and payment of income tax for non-residents (IRNR, i.e. all foreign citizens in Spain need to register their income and property purchases with Hacienda, Spain's tax center).
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It can be requested once the law comes into force and it is believed that it will be possible when the remote worker has been in the country for at least 30 days.
Once the law comes into force, this category of workers will be able to apply and will likely qualify for a minimum of 30 days of residence in Spain.
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In principle, to request it will only be necessary to fill out the appropriate application, pay the corresponding fee and prove the condition of remote worker, as well as obtaining income in this way in the previous months.
In principle, to apply for this visa, you only need to fill out the relevant application form, pay the appropriate fees and prove that you are a remote worker, and provide proof of your income earned through remote work in the past.
It is also possible to demand some specific requirements, such as demonstrating a certain seniority in the job, or proving to be a qualified worker.
Specific requirements may also be involved, such as proving that you have some work experience or proving that you are a qualified worker.
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There are currently around 40 countries that offer this type of visa for travelers working in various parts of the world, although the requirements and conditions vary between them.
Some 40 countries currently offer visas for this category of tourists working around the world, although requirements and conditions vary from country to country.
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In the European environment it is available in Germany, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Greece, Iceland, Malta, Norway or Portugal, among others. In Latin America it is offered by Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico or Panama, among others.
Within Europe, Germany, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Greece, Iceland, Malta, Norway and Portugal also offer this visa. In Latin America, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico and Panama offer the service.
All of them require the migrant to take out health insurance and the vast majority require proof of the income obtained. As for the fees to be paid, they range from less than 100 dollars, for example in Cyprus or Greece, to more than 500 dollars that are required in Costa Rica (550) or Norway (630).
All of the above countries require immigrants to purchase compulsory health insurance, and the vast majority require proof of income. Fees vary from Cyprus or Greece that pay as little as $100 to Costa Rica ($550) and Norway ($630) that pay more than $500.
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Now, we will have to wait to see how this new visa develops in Spain and if, finally, there are many or not who take advantage of it. And you, if you were a remote worker or teleworker, would you apply for this visa for digital nomads to live in Spain while you are working digitally?
Now, all we need to do is see what happens to the development of the digital nomad visa in Spain and whether it will eventually be accepted by the majority. So if you are a digital nomad/remote worker, will you have to apply for this visa in order to work as a digital nomad in Spain?
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