Digital nomads “believed to”, “expected to”, “potential”…
Not much substance in return for the very real taxdollars they spend on this.
>The government has created a visa for digital nomads. If certain conditions, such as an annual income of over 10 million yen, are met, individuals can obtain the visa allowing them to stay for up to six months.
Yikes! That’s quite a barrier to entry with such a high frequency of immigration office visits.
While this is an overall good thing, I’m curious as to why digital nomads, specifically. They don’t even work for Japanese companies, they’re doing foreign work while living in Japan. I see them as tourists who get to stay here a little longer than usual. The explanations given in the article don’t sway me.
I think it would be more effective to provide support for foreigners who come here to actually work in Japan. Those are the ones who are trying to build a life here, including starting a family.
It’s basically the same as the “rich person visa.” It’s just for people with money to come and enjoy japan. I assume it’s part because if you have a good amount of money available, it’s less likely to try to take advantage of Japan.
And HK is offering a 2 year Digital Nomad Visa with an annual income less than 10million.
I will try to apply for this visa myself. I’ve read a lot of discouraging stories about how hard it is to find short term accomodation with people being tricked by real estate agents, how slow the application process is (I was told by the embassy to apply 3 months in advance) etc. Hopefully, all goes smoothly.
Damn no. Hope it doesn’t raise the rent 🙂
The funniest thing about this to me is how anti-remote work Japanese companies are lol
The biggest “problem” in my eyes is that you don’t count as a resident. You’re basically a tourist who can also work (remotely). Can’t register a residence, don’t get any form of Japanese ID (i.e. Residence Card), …
Ew. Stay away Digital Gonads
It’s a pretty interesting option. I’m full time work from home and my employer has policies in place that let us work overseas for up to 6 months… My company already has an office in Tokyo as well.
It would be great to be able to check out Japan over the course of 6 months… lots of weekend trips and such.
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Digital nomads “believed to”, “expected to”, “potential”…
Not much substance in return for the very real taxdollars they spend on this.
>The government has created a visa for digital nomads. If certain conditions, such as an annual income of over 10 million yen, are met, individuals can obtain the visa allowing them to stay for up to six months.
Yikes! That’s quite a barrier to entry with such a high frequency of immigration office visits.
While this is an overall good thing, I’m curious as to why digital nomads, specifically. They don’t even work for Japanese companies, they’re doing foreign work while living in Japan. I see them as tourists who get to stay here a little longer than usual. The explanations given in the article don’t sway me.
I think it would be more effective to provide support for foreigners who come here to actually work in Japan. Those are the ones who are trying to build a life here, including starting a family.
It’s basically the same as the “rich person visa.” It’s just for people with money to come and enjoy japan. I assume it’s part because if you have a good amount of money available, it’s less likely to try to take advantage of Japan.
And HK is offering a 2 year Digital Nomad Visa with an annual income less than 10million.
I will try to apply for this visa myself.
I’ve read a lot of discouraging stories about how hard it is to find short term accomodation with people being tricked by real estate agents, how slow the application process is (I was told by the embassy to apply 3 months in advance) etc.
Hopefully, all goes smoothly.
Damn no. Hope it doesn’t raise the rent 🙂
The funniest thing about this to me is how anti-remote work Japanese companies are lol
The biggest “problem” in my eyes is that you don’t count as a resident. You’re basically a tourist who can also work (remotely). Can’t register a residence, don’t get any form of Japanese ID (i.e. Residence Card), …
Ew. Stay away Digital Gonads
It’s a pretty interesting option. I’m full time work from home and my employer has policies in place that let us work overseas for up to 6 months… My company already has an office in Tokyo as well.
It would be great to be able to check out Japan over the course of 6 months… lots of weekend trips and such.