The World’s First Internet Country is Coming (Here’s what to expect)

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Chapters:
00:00 First Internet Country
00:34 Historical Context
1:40 Border Problems
2:19 Passport Inequality
3:59 Digital Nomad Visas
4:59 Global Social Safety Net
6:00 Future Internet Country
6:49 Leaving Your Country
8:30 Nomad Border Pass
9:35 Interview Excerpt
11:05 How To Apply

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👱🏻‍♀️ About: Kristin Wilson is the author of Digital Nomads For Dummies, the host of Badass Digital Nomads Podcast, and known as Traveling with Kristin on YouTube. She's traveled to more than 60 countries and has been helping people move overseas since 2005.

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[terryschima]

Kristin, you practically said it: the passport is a system of imprisonment. Plumia is a good idea, but I don’t think it will be allowed to work. We will see. Thanks for the info.

[papadougpapadougsadventures]

I have a US passport so I can get to most of the countries I want to visit easily. My girlfriend has a Philippines Passport that is very weak outside of SE Asia. An example is she cannot get a visa to visit the US because she does not own property or even a car. It is very much a class system at this point so unless you are financially well off as a Philippines citizen you are discriminated against.

[BabySaturday]

While I love the idea, there is no way rich countries will make it easy for people from developing countries to get such a visa. Most Americans don't meet the criteria I had to meet to gain admission so something like this is likely to have the same barriers. There is just too high of an incentive for people from poor countries to immigrate to rich countries. Source: I am one of them!

[AlexToussiehChannel]

Sounds almost like a World Economic Forum idea. "Forget governments, let's still restrict people but through companies!". Almost like Clauss Schwabb made that internet country. Horrible.

[erickarnell]

The nomad border pass seems like a good first step.

I don't see why attractive countries that control their borders will be convinced to accept a passport that isn't backed by another country though.

[knsmith]

I’ve actually been thinking this for awhile like why do we need to be separated like this, wish it was easier to move around and meet other types of people and places how awesome! Can’t wait to learn more! Thanks for posting!

[furtrapper]

Almost all migration is to countries that offer welfare. People should have a voice in who they financially support.

[kkrgbr]

Nomad Border Pass is a great idea. Unfortunately the most important information is missing on the landing page .. namely which 10+ countries are/will be covered by the Nomad Border Pass

[davepubliday]

This is incredibly dystopian. Free movement for privileged people, while the poor and uneducated shall be further and locked out of travel.

[thevansfam]

As a South African I need to earn 1 million a year to qualify, that's near impossible. You didn't discuss the fact that there are many hoops to jump through before you even qualify to apply.

[mp]

The main difference and discrimination is between rich and poor, regardless of the nation they belong to. Poor and rich people have more in common with poor and rich people from another country than with the citizens from their own country who are at a different wealth level

[mahfuzulhasan]

The pain of having a weak passport is endless
This Plumia thing will be a game changer for Us

[carolmartin]

This is fascinating...and encouraging for younger generations. We oldies loved to travel but had home bases throughout our lives..mainly because of work/family structures. Half of me loves the freedom offered; part of me fears a disconnect of close, human interaction. I won't see it...but my caution re:human connection remains. Great video!

[gefginn]

Great post Kristin! Exciting times ahead....

[malcolmnicoll]

Thanks Kristin for this informative and helpful video. I think it’s safe to say that citizens of the 5 Eye countries are the most affected by intrusive surveillance. Laws are becoming more draconian, the cost of living is out of reach for the average citizen. Moreover, privacy is becoming increasingly scarce. All the more reason to live outside the 5 eye countries.

[crinsb]

I sympathize with your idealism about travel but unfortunately the trend is if anything going the other way, to more strict control of movement. In short: countries love free spending tourists but hate those who stay more than 3-6 months even if this aversion acts against their economic self interest. But I suppose we could conceivably see something like this for those in the global 0.1 %, the richest one thousandth of the global population.

[moreanimals]

I actually was watching a geography related Youtube channel that was trying to determine how many countries there are and the case of unofficial countries came up. One of the ones listed was a digital country, which got me thinking, about starting one of my own and what that would take? This is fascinating and very appealing.

[wanderby]

Awesome scoop, Kristin.Thanks. I'm 100% on board with this. Will be looking into it today.

[mkDCguy]

This is such an amazing concept! I hope it succeeds… thank you for sharing!

[MrMaxcypher]

Wow! Yours is one of the most professional and informative videos on any subject I've seen. On top of that, the depth of how you contextualized the topic of this video has expanded my horizon of what is possible to pursue in this strange reality we find ourselves in. Subscribed! Thank you.