New Zealand makes visa rules easier to woo ‘digital nomads’

New Zealand has relaxed its visa requirements to allow tourists to work remotely, visiting countries in an attempt to promote their tourism sector.

Under the new rules, visitors of the country can now do distance work for a foreign employer during the holidays for 90 days.

The government of the country has said that the move aims to make New Zealand “more attractive to digital nominations”, who refer to the people traveling from far away.

New Zealand’s Immigration Minister Erica Stanford said, “Changes will be able to increase their migrants, which will cost more money in the country.”

The government said the changes applied to all visitor visas, including tourists and people visiting family, partners and parents on visas for a long time.

It said that only distance work was allowed abroad, while visitors who needed employment needed to live in the country, still had to receive the appropriate visa.

According to the government of New Zealand, the tourism industry generates a revenue of about $ 11bn.

Many other countries have introduced visa programs for digital nomads over the years, which are trying to appeal for the increasing number of people seeking opportunities to travel from far away.

This trend was discontinued in the 2010s, Most of the young workers Those who were looking to avoid their routine. This was carried forward by the Kovid -19 epidemic, when the worldwide lockdown changed the attitude towards distance work.

Countries offering digital nomadic visas include Japan, South Korea, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Brazil, Spain and Portugal.

But the presence of digital nomads in some places has also created a debate. In Cape Town South African CityDetectors say that the price of remote workers has increased the cost.

The arrival of visitors in countries such as Spain and Greece has also given air to warm protests against overturism.