Setting up cross-border telework / digital nomad office
Setting up to work remotely from abroad: tax-residency triggers, work-visa requirements, equipment carriage, business expense documentation.
Checklist
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Days rule: track your physical-presence days carefully. Most destinations apply 183-day-in-12-month rule for income tax residency (see /tax-residency/[country]).
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Visa: tourist visas typically forbid local employment but allow remote work for a foreign employer. Increasingly: digital-nomad visas (Portugal D7/D8, Estonia DNV, Spain DNV, Croatia, etc.).
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Equipment: personal-import of laptop / monitor / desk-setup attracts no duty in most destinations as personal effects. Multiple monitors / commercial-grade equipment may trigger commercial-import scrutiny.
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Banking: maintain a home-country bank account for income deposit. Wise / Revolut / N26 for destination spending without forex-fees.
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Tax filing: dual filing in home + destination if tax-resident in both. Treaty tie-breakers per OECD Model Article 4 (see /tax-residency/[country]).