Digital Nomads: Tax Residency and Immigration

🌎 Digital Nomads: Tax and Residency ConsiderationsThis podcast has been created from an outline I prepared in April 2025. Once again, there are some inaccuracies (or at the least some things that should have been expressed better. It’s interesting that is definitely going outside the structure of the document to create the podcast.In any case, I think this podcast is a very good starting pointing for understanding digital nomads. According to AI:This document distinguishes digital nomads from remote workers, highlighting that nomads are self-employed and location-independent, facing unique tax and immigration considerations compared to traditional remote employees. It emphasizes that while immigration status grants permission to be in a country, tax residency determines where income is taxable, noting that these are separate issues. The text specifically addresses the tax obligations of U.S. and Canadian citizen digital nomads, pointing out the U.S.'s worldwide taxation but potential for the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion, contrasting it with Canada's difficulty in severing tax residency and lack of a similar exclusion. Practical advice for digital nomads includes maintaining a financial center in their home country to simplify banking and tax obligations. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit expatriationlaw.substack.com