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remote work

In several popular cities, inbound remote workers earning foreign salaries have collided with constrained housing supply. The policy responses being trialled — regional eligibility, minimum-income thresholds tied to local wages, and licensing of short-term rentals — are early, and the evidence on which of them works is thin.

  • Tax clarity: whether the visa grants a defined non-resident status or leaves holders exposed to local taxation after 183 days.
  • Family provisions: dependants, schooling and spousal work rights.
  • Renewal and residency pathways, which determine whether holders spend or settle.
  • Healthcare access and whether private cover is mandated at a realistic price.

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