Everybody seems to be praising Airbnb but a couple of things need to be stated about doing remote work. Just because some rules are difficult to enforce or monitor, the spread of these practices will invite increased scrutiny by local authorities.
1) None of the usual 90 days Visas allow you to perform working activities. Neither when issued in the US or in European countries. Even when you are still a resident and employed in your country of residence. See for example the allowed activities for a B-1 or a B-2 Visa.
3) Some professions like Airline crews, Military personal, Athletes and Musicians have specific provisions on the law that allow for their remote work.
5) Each case will be different, subject to a long and complex process. The company announcement mentions:
"Starting in September, you can live and work in over 170 countries for up to 90 days a year in each location."
On a first analysis, seems Airbnb applying again the grow patterns they used before: Flout the rules, push ambiguous legal scenarios, then pay fines or ask for forgiveness before asking for permission.
> None of the usual 90 days Visas allow you to perform working activities.
They don't allow you to perform work within the jurisdiction. But no one cares if you're working remotely, and I'm not aware of any tourism visas that preclude it.
Digital nomad visas are not about legalizing an otherwise-illegal arrangement, they are intended to expand and promote it with longer visa terms that traditional tourism visas allow. It's about increasing the length of the visa, not legalizing it. But neither a tourism visa, or a digital nomad visa allow you to work in the jurisdiction.
> They don't allow you to perform work within the jurisdiction. But no one cares if you're working remotely, and I'm not aware of any tourism visas that preclude it.
Working in the jurisdiction is working in the jurisdiction no matter where the person paying you or your usual place of work (if such thing even exists) is.
If you are in the jurisdiction, doing labor for pay (regardless of where the pay comes from), you are working in the jurisdiction.
Just because no one cares does not mean it's allowed.
Try going through the US border on a B1 (tourist) VISA (or visa-exempt) and mentioning that you're staying 90 days to work for your <other country> company. I doubt that will work.
They don't care as long as this does not become the norm. If you look at some of the references I provided, they explicit state the type of activities you are allowed to do.
1) None of the usual 90 days Visas allow you to perform working activities. Neither when issued in the US or in European countries. Even when you are still a resident and employed in your country of residence. See for example the allowed activities for a B-1 or a B-2 Visa.
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/tourism-...
2) You also can't do it on a Schengen Visa for Tourism or Business.
Business Schengen Visa – Traveling to Europe for Business Purposes: https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/business-schengen-visa/
3) Some professions like Airline crews, Military personal, Athletes and Musicians have specific provisions on the law that allow for their remote work.
4) For Europe the only way this might work could be with the relatively new Digital Nomad Visa: https://www.etiasvisa.com/etias-news/digital-nomad-visas-eu-...
5) Each case will be different, subject to a long and complex process. The company announcement mentions:
On a first analysis, seems Airbnb applying again the grow patterns they used before: Flout the rules, push ambiguous legal scenarios, then pay fines or ask for forgiveness before asking for permission.