No office required: Future of Immigration - Issue #1
Hello, world!
This is the first issue of my newsletter - No Office Required.
NOR is focused on the future of work, market opportunities, remote work best practices, async communication, and leadership.
Who am I?
I previously co-founded Carrom, a payroll and employment software for remote teams. It was acquired by Oyster in early 2020.
I’m currently working with the Product Growth Team at Oyster. Oyster have grown from five people to a hundred plus in the last 14 months, spread across over 35 countries.
Future of visas 🌍
With the acceleration of remote work, more people will be location independent. Remote work is also about bringing more opportunities to talent around the world, especially in emerging economies. This has huge implications. As borders between knowledge workers blur, what would happen to the imaginary lines we have drawn on maps?
Karoli Hindriks talks about the idea of borders and the future of immigration.
Borders are within us | Karoli Hindriks | TEDxAmsterdamWomen
The current labour shortage bolsters the case for simplifying documents and procedures for cross-border employment.
Labor shortage: The business case for rethinking passports — Quartz
A lot of countries are taking advantage of this paradigm shift. Estonia has been at the forefront of this digital innovation and introduced a Digital Nomad visa a while ago. Now, countries are racing to introduce digital nomad visas making it easier for people from all around the world to travel and stay in different parts of the globe.
20 Countries With Digital Nomad Visas (For Remote Workers)
The second and third-degree effects of remote work will be world-changing. Digital nomads won’t require permanent places to stay. Cities will be built around this concept. Co-living space for knowledge workers combined with local experiences will explode.
Take a look at the fastest growing remote hubs around the world
Fastest growing remote work hubs of 2021
The future is exciting! 🚀
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Thanks for reading and see you in two weeks!
Sooraj