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Re:South Korea launches digital nomad visa to boost remote w... by TheRoque on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @08:53PM (#39022129)
That's not true, and it's often not well known, but your own physical location is also a factor, not only your source of income. Most countries would never detect this anyways, but you shouldn't think that it's legal at all.
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Re:South Korea launches digital nomad visa to boost remote w... by alexawarrior23 on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @09:14PM (#39022327)
Well then I guess the lawyers I hired in country were all lying to me? As long as I didn't overstay my visa, didn't stay more than the required time for physical presence test tax liability (typically 180 days), and didn't work for firms inside the country, I was legit.

Please let me know if I was given bad legal advice, because I don't want to get thrown in jail in the future.

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Re:South Korea launches digital nomad visa to boost remote w... by petesergeant on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @09:18PM (#39022361)
If they told you the legal advice they were giving you for a specific country was valid in all countries, and that all countries treated this income the same way, then yes, they lied to you.
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