Guardian Highlights Digital Nomad In Bermuda
The Guardian recently featured “digital nomad” Lauren Anders Brown, who has been spending time in Bermuda.
The Guardian website said, “The pandemic locked us down, but at the same time freed many workers from the confines of the office. A new breed of digital nomads emerged – people who took their laptops, jumped on planes and set up shop in some of the most beautiful parts of the world. And with them have come schemes to make it easier for them to stay for months on end.
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“Lauren Anders Brown is a documentary maker who was visiting her partner in Bermuda in March 2020 when the pandemic hit. She ended up staying, and that summer, applied for the island’s digital nomad visa.
“It costs $285 to apply but it was simple,” she says. “You have to prove your overseas company pays you into a bank account, that you are paying your taxes, and that you have health insurance.”
“She’s self-employed with Collaborate: ideas & images, in the UK. She earns into accounts in the UK and the US, where she is originally from, and uses accountants to make sure she has paid the right tax. Her partner is a doctor, and applied for a traditional working visa.
“It was a hell of a lot easier for me to stay than him,” she says, “because the digital nomad visa is a new kind of immigration law.” Non-residents are not allowed to drive, but under the scheme she is. She was also able to rent a place to live while he was still getting his visa approved.
“Bermuda’s only downside is it is expensive. The visa lasts a year and she has renewed it. “There’s blue water, it’s dog-friendly – it really suits us,” she says.”
You can read the full story here on The Guardian.
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