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CouchSurfing.com profiles have a section where users list countries theyโve visited and countries theyโve lived inโan interesting distinction for a nomad to think about.
Certainly thereโs no one right way to define โvisitingโ and โliving,โ but how would you define each of these?
I guess for me living somewhere is experiencing life in a place like the locals do, eating where they eat, sleeping where they sleep and just doing what they do. Or at least trying to.
To be honest, Iโd say living somewhere is when you have the legal status of living in a place. If you are on a tourist visa, no matter how long you stay, you donโt have the rights and responsibilities of a resident.
Not true. You have many rights and responsibilities, depending on the country.
In the US, if you spend more than an average of 110 days a year over 3 years (easily legal with a tourist visa) you will pay taxes on your world-wide income just like a permanent resident or citizen.
Hey @geonomad, I had no idea about the taxes in the US if you spend 110 days over 3 years! Do you know of anywhere I can read more about it? I only found about receiving income from U.S. sources, even if youโre a nonresidential alien. Iโm not there right now, but my boyfriendโs American and I might be spending a lot of time there on my tourist visa in the future, but not necessarily doing work for American companies.
Sure, just Google โsubstantial presence testโ and you will find the formula which is based on days this year + 1/3 of days last year + 1/6 of days the year before. If it adds up to 183 you pay.
So you need to keep a running count to avoid trouble.
After that it gets complicated and you need expert advice.
so none of us are ever living anywhere? have to disagree. 
Isnโt a nomad, by definition, someone who doesnโt live anywhere?
Tbh, I think itโs all just semantics. Iโm happy to be a visitor and not have ties or commitments to any place.
A great question @krompson. Iโve always wondered this myself. I believe it goes to a combination of intent and length like @wanderingdev said. Generally, Iโve always thought three months or more, oneโs type of lodging, and whether you try and settle in and integrate into the culture.
I think in this case the attitude itโs more important than the length.
Your attitude is going to play a larger role than the time you spend in each place when youโre defining if you are visiting or living somewhere.
for me itโs generally length of time and intent. If iโm only staying in a single location for a week or two and iโm not making an effort to become localized, iโd consider it visiting. same if iโm in a country for a few months but iโm moving locations all the time. but, if I rent an apartment in a single location for a few months with the intent to live there, settle in, do the local thing then Iโd consider that living.
Hi everyone,
I would love to hear what you'd like me to build next on Nomad List, or any other product/feature feedback ideas you have.
It's been 6+ years now but I'm in this for the long term and with the boost remote work got last year it's even more exciting to work on Nomad List than ever.
Current roadmap is here: twitter.com/levelsio/status/1363204985488572417?s=20 and pbs.twimg.com/media/EusS9PKXEAUR8xp?format=jpg&name=4096x4096
The next products/features I have planned:
- ๐ Rebase: visa, residency and immigration services for remote workers
- ๐Courses: learn the steps how to go remote and travel/relocate
- ๐ Gov liaison: diplomacy services to the governments to help us lobby for nomads and for them to attract remote workers
Thanks a lot!
What are the best places right now in the Caribbean/LatAM? (Also cheapest flights/accommodation?) Asking from the US.
As part of signing up for this website I was hoping I would come across a list of Visa and/or Residency requirements by country ideally in a table format to assist with decision making. Does anybody recommend any other websites that might present the information in this format (or Google Spreadsheet)?
I love living in walkable areas of town. I can always find them. But now I'm wondering where in the world are the most walkable places? I'm imagining walk streets (no cars), zoning allowing both business and residential, parks or beaches ,etc.
Hi guys,
After the Netherlands, the Bay Area, Colorado and being on the van life for 8 months, I am now in Sedona, AZ with a few other digital nomads. We are sharing a home here and are wondering if there are more like minded people in the area.
We do a bunch of hikes and campouts in the northern of Arizona. If you would like to connect with us, please do so :)
Val
Has anyone figured out a way to get setup with a virtual number and internet connection anywhere you go?
Hi everybody. I live and work in Germany and want to go to Canary Islands for 6 months to work from there. I'm going to keep my current job, just change the "home" in the home office part of things. Are there any tax issues I have to be aware of? I was reading about becoming a residence after 183 days, thus having to pay taxes there plus my employer having to register there. Does anybody know how it works exactly? Thanks a lot!
Winter is coming and Iโm feeling the ache of travelling after being stuck in the same place since the Pandemic started. Wondering if anyone is travelling right now? If so, where are you currently located and how is the situation where you are?
I vaguely remember hearing about such a service before, but Iโm drawing a blank on the name. Basically I left my tablet on a connecting flight in Europe, right before my main flight to Thailand. They have my tablet and are willing to ship it out for me, but people have warned me thereโs a big risk of it getting โlost in the mailโ if I ship something expensive like that to Thailand.
Iโm wondering if thereโs a service or community, where I can find a nomad whoโs in Europe/heading to Thailand soon, so I can have it shipped to them in Europe and pay them to ferry it down here for me? I met someone in Budapest a ways back who had built something for this type of use-case, but I canโt remember the name of it. Any help would be appreciated!
Iโm going to travel to Mexico by the end of february and i would like to know which place do you recommend to stay at for a month or so. Which one would fit better for a digital nomad? Pros and Cons for each place are welcomed 
thanks!
Hi guys!
Iโm originally from Ukraine and now traveling through SEA.
And I was thinking about potential possibility to apply for US visa in any of South East Asian countries.
Does anyone has successful experience of getting US visa in SEA region?
Or maybe it is not possible and I have to apply from my home country?
(for example, friend of mine from Ukraine tried to apply for South Korean visa in Bangkok, but they refused to do so and asked him to apply for the visa from Ukraine)
Thanks in advance!
Hey guys!
Doing some travel planning for when my boyfriend and I have to be out of the Schengen in the spring. Iโm looking at Dubrovnik and Mostar. Weโll probably get to both of them, but was wondering - for those who have been - which one would you recommend basing in longer-term?
Some context on us: we love food and the outdoors. Both of us are cyclists (and should have folding bikes with us by then) and enjoy hiking/walking. Great views are a must. And neither of us are bar or party people, so the night scene isnโt a factor for us. Quiet places are great and I love small towns.
Keep in mind that this will be March/April/maybe May next year, so not high tourist season. I donโt mind if things are generally bustling, but I hate super crowded touristy spots (for example: I love Rome in winter and hate it in summer).
If anyone has insight, would love to hear it!
My girlfriend and I started our DN life this March and went straight to Chiang Mai because of itโs ease of living. We love it. CM is great โ we got a scooter for 2700 THB, a nice apartment for 8000 THB all in, we get our laundry done for 50 THB, eat out at nice places every day for less than 100 THB etc. Arriving here needed nearly no preparation โ it just worked out all by itself.
We are still on tight budget and donโt want to give up much of CMโs quality of life but we want to see other places and we are now thinking about what could be our next destination. We are not really willing and able to spend more than what we spend now. Bali seems to be a good place according to what you all wrote.
How does it compare to Chiang Mai or Thailand in general?
CM can get very hot and we often acknowledge that we should have chosen an apartment with a pool here. Can I rent something in Bali for a few months with a pool for less than 250 USD?
Are there any Nomad-houses or similar projects at the moment that make it easy to connect to other people?
We donโt really hang out in co-working spaces, more in cafรฉs. We source products in China and sell them to customers in Europe through e-commerce.
Any tips or experiences are greatly appreciated. Thanks!
I really thought this had already been asked on here but couldnโt find anything specific. Apologies if it has been asked before and a link would be greatly appreciated. Iโm a US citizen and if I have a residence permit for one Western European country that states I only have to live in the country for 6 months out of the year can I live in another European country for the other 6 months. I plan on EU country hoping every other 6 months to avoid becoming a resident of more than one country.
Is anyone doing this now?
Iโm traveling South Americas for the next couple of months and want to visit friends in EU afterwards, given my Russian passport I have to apply to visa. Is it possible to do outside of my home country?
Iโm looking into visa requirements for Indonesia and Thailand (our first two stops) and itโs looking like Iโll need to show proof of onward air tickets out of both countries to be allowed in. Is that true in practice?
If so, Iโm curious how other nomads manage it โ do you just buy cheap tickets out that youโre OK with not using to satisfy the requirement? Or do you chance it?
Hi,
Iโm ready to start traveling again (looking at May through August, about). I have a little more money to spend and would like an island experience in Southern Europe. Iโm a little older and looking for a little more comfort these days. I would plan to rent a 1 bedroom apartment if possible. Places that come to mind are Formentera or Santorini. Iโd like to stay for 2 or 3 months. Does anyone have any experiences to share with these two locales. One concern I have about Greece is safety given the economic crisis. Any insight into there would be appreciated.
Thanks
Hi guys. My plan is to travel from country to country, spending about 2 months in each country respectively. For most countries you can only apply for a visa about 2-3 months prior to your visit and some like China, require you to apply from your home country or country of residence. How do I know apply for visas for my second, third and fourth destination? Say Iโll apply for a China visa in South Africa (where I live), go to China for 2 months, then I want to go to Thailand for 2 months. Letโs assume I cannot apply for a China and a Thailand visa while still in South Africaโฆ how do I go about that. And then, once I leave Thailand for say Vietnam, same question again. Do I have to go to the respective embassys in the countries Im staying in and apply for my next destination?
Thanks for your feedback and help in advance!
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