Is digital nomad the new expat?

Kind of.

Think of it like a retiree trying to find a place to live where their salary isn’t tied to the local economy. It opens up a lot of places with a relatively low living expenses and high quality of life.

They are immigrants, but they are immigrants with money.

Immigrant is the word for poor not-white people, silly. White rich people are called eXpAtS, don’t you know?

/s

Definitely agree. Digital immigrant, reflects the reality more

My understanding is that digital nomads are basically just long-term tourists rather than immigrants; they don’t get visas that allow permanent residency or anything. Iceland’s digital nomad visa, for example, only lets you stick around for 6 months, and you can’t renew it more than once a year. So you really do have to be somewhat nomadic, and travel to a different country.

I always thought it was about being Nomadic, so you’re constantly moving.

So more like a permanent tourist, who is just doing their working hours during the holiday.

One week here, two weeks there etc.

I work with people who do this, so I know it exists.