(Introduction: After the new crown, China has not resumed the unilateral visa-free policy for Europe, the United States, Japan, South Korea and other countries as it is, but has actively promoted the mutual visa-free policy between countries and China, increasing the "gold content" of Chinese passports).
In the latest developments, after the request of the Japanese economic and trade delegation to return to China and bring it back to China, Japan** finally relented and actively considered the establishment of a new residence status, including and mainly for the Chinese "digital occupation" population, allowing them to enter without a visa and allow them to stay for up to six months.
The digital occupation crowd is characterized by foreigners who work without borders, and these people are called "digital nomads", which derives from the semantics of "nomads who travel with livestock to earn a living".
As soon as the idea came out, we immediately launched a public consultation with the public on February 3, in order to gain the understanding of the majority of the public as soon as possible so that the visa system could be implemented by the end of this fiscal year (by the end of March).
To tell the truth, Brother Han in Tokyo has been in Japan for 30 years, and he has never seen Japan, which is extremely conservative about the foreign population, so vigorously open up visas! ）
"Digital nomads" are people who can work remotely from anywhere using digital technology. For example, someone who works in the field of global marketing. According to overseas research, digital nomads account for more than 35 million people in the world, and the market size is about 110 trillion yen (about 5.).5 trillion RMB).
So far, foreigners who are "digital nomads" have only been allowed to enter the country for a short period of up to 90 days.
But in addition to foreign pressure, business groups and other groups in Japan are calling for a new visa system that allows visa-free stays for longer periods of time, of course, with the main purpose of stimulating consumption, which in turn will lead to economic growth and technological innovation.
According to the Immigration Agency, the "digital nomad" visa is expected to be added to the list of "specified activities" designated by the Minister of Justice, along with "working holidaymakers" and "sports athletes".
The main conditions for the visa exemption for "digital nomads" are expected to be that the main income is obtained through the use of digital technology-related work, and they are nationals of 49 countries and regions (including Chinese mainland) that have signed tax treaties
Annual income of more than 10 million yen (about 500,000 yuan).
People who are enrolled in private health insurance.
Wait a minute. Specific conditions are being discussed. It is also expected that spouses and children will be allowed.
As for "digital nomads", so far, in addition to Europe, countries such as Malaysia and Thailand in Southeast Asia have also introduced special visas to attract them to enter the country for consumption.
*: Japan Medical Travel Group @gracewit).