Indonesia is mulling a digital nomad visa that would allow travelers to live in Bali without paying taxes for five years to attract 3.6 million foreign travelers to the island, according to its Tourism Minister.
The proposed digital nomad visa would allow remote workers whose earnings come from outside Indonesia to stay tax-free in Bali, Tourism Minister Sandiaga Uno said in an interview with Bloomberg.
The plan had been put on hold due to the rising COVID-19 pandemic last year. Sandiaga said the government is on track to relaunch the plan now that the pandemic has subsided.
“Now with the pandemic handled and all the ministries getting involved and cooperating from the health side to the immigration office, we believe that this is an opportune time to relaunch this idea,” he said….