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Re:Long-term visa for remote workers by birthday on Friday February 04, 2022 @04:50PM (#30213799)
That's insane. I'd like to visit Iceland, but I think it's better to just go visit for a couple of weeks and then bail. Remote working in a cold and expensive country seems counter intuitive.

Give me word class beaches, great weather and cheap cost of living....South East Asia here I come!

Re:Long-term visa for remote workers by ghaff on Friday February 04, 2022 @05:36PM (#30214360)
Iceland isn't that cold but it is expensive.

But I don't really disagree with your basic point. I'd mostly rather vacation someplace and work at home. (Mostly. I have remote worked when I've had some time between trips in the same general area and I've just stayed there in between.)

Zero interest in working from a beach in SE Asia though, especially given the time zone difference from the eastern US. Though this comes from someone who has "free" lodging in my house in the US.

Re:Long-term visa for remote workers by xtracto on Friday February 04, 2022 @06:16PM (#30214862)
I would love to be able to work in SE Asia or in Iceland even... I am 100% remote, working for a US company in Mexico. The problem is Timezones, due to TZ restrictions, I can only opt to work in the Americas. So far I haven't found a country that would accept me for longish term (6 months would be the sweet spot for me) without a Visa
Re:Long-term visa for remote workers by xeromal on Friday February 04, 2022 @05:05PM (#30213984)
I've been to several countries, but not yet a world traveler. Iceland is beautiful, but I've had more fun in other countries. One of my favorite trips was riding motorcycles around in Peru's Amazon.