# Remote Worker Stays Barbados Offers One Year Visa for Remote Workers By Grace Mahas | Published 2020-07-29 | World Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/remote-worker-stay References: [forbes](https://www.forbes.com/sites/michelerobson/2020/07/09/working-in-paradise-barbados-offer-year-long-stays-for-remote-workers/#628712e36ce7) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley recently announced that the Bajan government is launching a 12-month program under the branding of the [Barbados Welcome Stamp](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/seven-nights-in-paradise) to allow visitors to [work remotely](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/remote-nomad-jobs) for up a year at a time in the country. Not only will this benefit the country's economy by allowing [tourists](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aurora-anguilla) — and their cash — into the country to live, eat, and shop, it also helps remote workers enjoy this "unique" time in the world. In announcing the scheme, the Prime Minister said, "You don't need to work in Europe, or the U.S. or Latin America if you can come here and work for a couple of months at a time, go back and come back. But in order for those things to truly resonate, what does it mean? It means that what we offer has to be world-class, and what we continue to offer is world-class." Image Credit: Shutterstock ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.2/10 - Popularity: 83% | Activity: 93% | Freshness: 9% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [World](https://www.trendhunter.com/world) > [Travel](https://www.trendhunter.com/travel) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Remote Work Visa Programs:** Other countries may follow suit and offer visa programs to attract remote workers, disrupting traditional work and travel patterns. - **Embracing Remote Work:** Companies may begin to embrace remote work as a long-term or permanent option, disrupting traditional office-based work cultures. - **Tourism-remote Work Hybrid Industry:** A new industry may emerge to cater to remote workers seeking destinations with a better quality of life, disrupting traditional tourism and office-based industries. ### Where This Applies - **Travel and Tourism:** Offering visa programs for remote workers may disrupt traditional tourism patterns and boost tourism revenue. - **Technology:** Remote work requires technology solutions that allow for seamless collaboration and communication, creating opportunities for disruption and innovation in the tech industry. - **Real Estate and Housing:** Remote workers may look for different types of housing solutions in new locations, disrupting traditional real estate and housing industries. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Remote Work-Locating Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-remote-worker.md) - [Work Away Benefits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/work-away-benefit.md) - [Social Digital Nomad Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/citizen-remote-app.md) - [Remote Worker Payroll Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/remotepass.md) - [Connective Remote Work Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/open-studio1.md) - [Visa Assistance Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/visa-assistance.md) - [Remote Worker Networking Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/app-for-remote-workers.md) - [Remote Worker Tiny Houses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/unplgd-tiny-homes-kookaburra.md) - [Digital Nomad Career Sites](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/remote-nomad-jobs.md)