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So this is long-term visa which: 1) Is not visa, you have to not need visa for Iceland to qualify 2) Is not long term, it's valid up to 180 days On the other
by mmstan 5y ago
So this is long-term visa which:
1) Is not visa, you have to not need visa for Iceland to qualify
2) Is not long term, it's valid up to 180 days
On the other hand, they recognize remote workers which kind of fit somewhere in between tourists and people who come to work, which many other countries don't.
- trcarney 5y agoIt is a visa. Iceland offers visa free travel for many countries for the purposes of tourism. I haven’t looked at Iceland’s program but normally these programs are for 30-90 days. Therefore 180 days would be considered a long term tourist visa.
- SkyPuncher 5y agoMost tourist visa's do not allow you to work (even remotely). I'm sure tons of people do it, but this is basically allowing people to legally "travel" the country for 6 months while explicitly working.
- digianarchist 5y agoTo my knowledge only the UK, Australia and Canada will allow remote work on a visitor visa with the caveat that the business must be based outside the country.
- SkyPuncher 5y agoLast time I read Canada's (several years ago), they allow you to travel for "business meetings" (including conferences), but I don't believe you can technically use it to "work" in Canada. Basically, you can travel to meet a Canadian business - but you shouldn't be planning to travel just to do your job.
- digianarchist 5y agoIt was an actual example of the CIC website. I’m paraphrasing slightly but they said work performed on the internet by someone not usually resident in Canada was permitted if the employer wasn’t a Canadian company.
- jzymbaluk 5y ago3) is only available to citizens of mostly EU nations [1] [1] https://utl.is/index.php/en/eea-efta-citizens-and-their-relatives/eea-member-countries https://utl.is/index.php/en/eea-efta-citizens-and-their-rela... Maybe this is my American ignorance shining through here, but I didn't realize Iceland was not a member of the EU
- EduardoBautista 5y agoIt has the specific requirement of _not_ being an EU citizen.
- occamrazor 5y agoThe webpage specifies that it is _not_ available to citizens of EU/EFTA countries. In fact they can already work remotely from Iceland without any visa requirement, thanks to Freedom of Movement agreements.
- CalRobert 5y agoIt is, however, part of Schengen. An understandable mistake. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland%E2%80%93European_Union_relations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland%E2%80%93European_Union...
- isbvhodnvemrwvn 5y agoSchengen is inconsequential, they just don't check your documents. They are in EEA, with agreement for free movement of goods, people, services and capital which is much more important.