The Portuguese Government issued 2,600 visas to “digital nomads” outside Europe in this period, with North Americans leading the number of licenses obtained, according to information provided by “Público” on Friday 3 November.

According to data sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to “Público”, “the nationalities with the most visas issued were, in this order, citizens of the USA, Brazil and the United Kingdom”.

The law that created visas for digital nomads in Portugal came into force on October 30th last year. The diploma, which created the possibility for a professional from another country to work remotely in Portugal for a year, changed the so-called Foreigners Law.