一些依靠旅游经济的国家开始提供签证，使得外国人能够在当地生活、工作至少6个月

巴巴多斯在7月中旬宣布了为期12个月的Welcome Stamp计划，该计划是专门为前往巴巴多斯进行远程工作的外国人制定的。从加勒比海地区到东欧，很多国家都在制定这样的计划吸引外国人到该国短期居住。这些计划往往采用发特殊签证的方式，目前提供类似签证的其他国家和地区还包括爱沙尼亚、格鲁吉亚和百慕大。

巴巴多斯官方表示，在第一周内，他们收到了来自世界各地的1000多个申请，其中大部分来自美国，加拿大和英国。这些国家的旅游人数大幅下降、影响经济是他们实施新计划的主要原因。有的国家要求申请人交申请费并提供月薪证明。巴巴多斯规定，申请人需要提供就业证明，并且在该地期间，每年有至少50,000美元的收入。在申请获得批准后，需要支付每人2000美元的申请费。

When it announced its 12-month Welcome Stamp program in mid-July, Barbados became one of the first of several countries, in regions from the Caribbean to Eastern Europe, to create programs for remote workers. The programs employ either special visas or expand existing ones to entice workers to temporarily relocate. Other countries offering similar visas currently include Estonia, Georgia and Bermuda.

A substantial drop in these countries’ tourism numbers is a key reason for the new programs.

More than 1,000 applications from around the world were submitted within the first week, the country said, with the majority of responses from the United States, Canada, and Britain.

Some criteria for international visitors who seek these extended stays are similar. While all countries require proof of health insurance and negative virus tests (either pre-arrival, upon arrival, or both), some require an application fee and proof of a monthly salary, complete with bank statements.

For Barbados, prospective remote workers need to fill out an online application form and submit photos, they also need to supply proof of employment and an income declaration of at least $50,000 annually during the period that they are on the island. An application fee of $2,000 per person is only payable after he or she is approved; families pay a fee of $3,000, irrespective of the number of members in their household.  source

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