With major technology companies and even small businesses transitioning to a remote workforce, the population of digital nomads may experience an uptick as workers look to get their work done from the beach rather than their home office.
Many of these traveling professionals use this perk to travel to new places, while others take advantage of the perk by moving to new, sometimes lower cost cities.
However, working from anywhere is not suitable for all professionals. Typically, this trend is geared more towards with white-collar workers that are financially comfortable, as has been common from Wall Street bankers and the like.
While having a remote working position may satisfy a worker’s wanderlust itch, in the age of COVID-19, leaving the country is not simple. Many countries are not accepting American passports to contain the spread of the virus. Still, some have started offering remote working visas such as Barbados, Bermuda, Estonia and Georgia.
“On behalf of our beautiful island of Barbados, I would like to extend a warm welcome to you,” said Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottle., “Although the COVID 19 pandemic has been a tremendous challenge to people around the world, we believe it has also opened up opportunities.”
