Indonesia and Thailand in slow race for digital nomad visa

BANGKOK — In August last year, Estonia, the Eastern European digital powerhouse that gave the world Skype, introduced the world’s first visa for digital nomads — a loose group of remote workers and freelancers who travel the globe and earn a living anywhere as long as there is fast and reliable internet connection.

Two months later, Dubai followed suit with a digital nomad program, while Croatia introduced new legislation and 12-month visas for digital nomads this year. Four Caribbean Island nations — Barbados, Bermuda, Anguilla and the Cayman Islands — have also joined the bandwagon in a bid to attract members of the most lucrative and fastest-growing migrant worker trend of the digital era.