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Re:Is Being a Digital Nomad a Lie? by grecy on Monday December 28, 2015 @01:32PM (#10802545)
That doesn't apply because you're not working for a company in the country you're working in.

i.e. if you're American, and you visit Australia on a tourist visa and work for an American company while doing so, that's perfectly fine.

If you wanted to work for an Australian company and earn Australian dollars, you'd need a work visa which is a whole 'nother thing.

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Re:Is Being a Digital Nomad a Lie? by hackerboos on Monday December 28, 2015 @02:42PM (#10802927)
That's simply not true. It doesn't matter where your employer is based [1].

"if you have a tourist visa, you cannot work at all;"

[1] - http://www.findlaw.com.au/articles/2140/are-you-legally-allo...

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Re:Is Being a Digital Nomad a Lie? by grecy on Monday December 28, 2015 @05:33PM (#10803810)
Another comment in this thread makes it clear permission was asked in multiple countries, and every country was perfectly OK with it.
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Re:Is Being a Digital Nomad a Lie? by hackerboos on Tuesday December 29, 2015 @01:04PM (#10808033)
Anecdotes aren't evidence.
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Re:Is Being a Digital Nomad a Lie? by grecy on Tuesday December 29, 2015 @04:20PM (#10809142)
You're correct. That person calling each embassy separately and asking them is evidence.
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Re:Is Being a Digital Nomad a Lie? by 11thEarlOfMar on Monday December 28, 2015 @02:55PM (#10802994)
Pretty sure that page is presuming the employer is Australian. That makes all the difference.
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Re:Is Being a Digital Nomad a Lie? by hackerboos on Monday December 28, 2015 @03:15PM (#10803094)
"Pretty sure" is something people should confirm before travelling to these places, no?
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Re:Is Being a Digital Nomad a Lie? by 11thEarlOfMar on Monday December 28, 2015 @04:33PM (#10803525)
True.
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