Greece entices international freelancers with tax breaks and residency in bid to replace lost tourism

Greece's parliament has passed a new law this month allowing digital nomads to half their income tax, which will likely attract more international freelancers and remote-working talent to the idyllic destination.

From January 2021, employed and self-employed workers will be welcome as temporary residents, however, there is a stipulation that you must not have previously been a tax resident of Greece, or replace an existing employee in the country.

"Following a raft of remote working visas unveiled by countries worldwide in the last six months, Greece and Croatia are the latest countries to roll out the red carpet for global remote workers with programmes designed to lure digital expats to their shores in a bid to replace the lost tourism dollars of the pandemic," said a report by the Citizenship by Investment Guide.