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Latvia / November 3, 2022
The Latvian authorities have decided to introduce a “Digital Nomad Visa” for workers employed by an employer established in an OECD country. Self-employed persons who have registered their business in one of the OECD countries can also benefit from the Digital Nomad Visa. The 38 OECD countries include the following:
The Digital Nomad Visa allows employees or self-employed persons in Latvia to work for an employer or client outside Latvia. A prior employment of 6 months with the same employer is required. Furthermore, the minimum wage would have to be 2.5 times higher than the Latvian average wage. The visa is issued for one year and can be extended once for another year. After that, the persons concerned may have to leave Latvia for six months before they can apply for a digital nomad visa again.
Besides Latvia, only a few EU countries (i.e. Estonia, Croatia, Romania) have already introduced a remote work visa.
Lettland/ 3. November 2022
Die lettischen Behörden haben beschlossen, ein “Digitales Nomadenvisum” für Arbeitnehmer einzuführen, die bei einem Arbeitgeber beschäftigt sind, der in einem OECD-Land ansässig ist. Selbstständige, die ihr Unternehmen in einem der OECD-Länder angemeldet haben, können ebenfalls vom Visum für digitale Nomaden profitieren. Zu den 38 OECD-Ländern gehören die folgenden:
Das Visum für digitale Nomaden ermöglicht es Arbeitnehmern oder Selbstständigen in Lettland, für einen Arbeitgeber oder einen Kunden ausserhalb Lettlands zu arbeiten. Eine Voranstellung von 6 Monaten beim gleichen Arbeitgeber wird vorausgesetzt. Des Weiteren müsste der Mindestlohn um das 2.5-fache höher als der lettische Durchschnittslohn liegen. Das Visum wird für ein Jahr ausgestellt und kann einmal um ein weiteres Jahr verlängert werden. Danach müssen die betreffenden Personen Lettland unter Umständen für sechs Monate verlassen, bevor sie erneut ein Visum für digitale Nomaden beantragen können.
Neben Lettland haben nur wenige EU-Länder (d.h. Estland, Kroatien, Rumänien) bereits ein Fernarbeitsvisum eingeführt.
USA / November 3, 2022
In each fiscal year from October 1 until September 30, about 140,000 Employment based immigrant visas are issued in the US. The visas are divided into five preference categories (E1 – E5).
The E1 category for Priority Worker and Persons of Extraordinary Ability has the follow sub-groups:
The E2 category for Professionals Holding Advanced Degrees and Persons of Exceptional Ability has the following subgroups:
The E3 category for Skilled Workers, Professionals, and Unskilled Workers has the following subgroups:
The E4 category for Certain Special Immigrants has many subgroups, e.g., Ministers of Religion or Certain Employees or Former Employees of the U.S. Government Abroad.
The E5 category for Immigrant Investors is for capital investment by foreign investors in new commercial enterprises in the United States which provide job creation.
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