New Zealand loosens visitor visa rules to welcome digital nomads
27/1/2025 12:19
New Zealand will introduce looser visa rules to allow holiday makers to work remotely while visiting the country, to boost its tourism sector and economy, it said on Monday.
Erica Stanford, Immigration Minister said in a statement that the visitor visa would change from Jan. 27 to allow people to work while travelling in the country.
"This is a brand-new market of tourist New Zealand can tap into. We want people to see our country as the ideal place to visit and work while they do it," she said.
She added in a press conference following the announcement that she was unsure how many people would take up the opportunity, but digital nomad visas had been "extraordinarily popular” overseas and that New Zealand was targeting people who would like the opportunity to work and travel here.
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