I've read up on the South Dakota domicile requirements and am considering making an in-person trip around December 28 to spend a couple nights there, get my driver's license, and complete the residency affidavit.

I've already cut most of my ties to California and spent less than 30 days there this year, but I didn't formally establish a new domicile. I work as a 1099 contractor with no California clients.

I've accepted that I'll be paying CA taxes for 2026, but I want to make sure I'm no longer a California tax resident for 2027.

I know California can be aggressive about challenging residency changes, so I'm curious if any digital nomads have done this successfully in the last few years. Have you been audited or run into any issues with the CA FTB? Anything you wish you'd done differently?

Especially interested in people traveling internationally rather than moving to another state full-time.

Llevo tiempo asesorando a nomadas digitales que se mudan a España y siempre hay los mismos puntos que nadie explica bien antes de llegar, asi que los resumo aqui.

La visa de nomada digital te permite vivir en España hasta 3 años renovables trabajando para empresas o clientes fuera de España. Hasta ahi todo el mundo lo sabe.

Lo que mucha gente no sabe:

Desde que llevas mas de 183 dias en España eres residente fiscal aqui. Eso significa que Hacienda quiere saber de ti aunque tus ingresos vengan del extranjero.

Puedes acogerte a la Ley Beckham siendo nomada digital con DNV. Esto es una ventaja enorme porque te permite tributar al 24% fijo en lugar de hasta el 47% del regimen normal, y tus ingresos extranjeros quedan exentos de tributacion en España durante 6 años. Pero tienes que solicitarlo en los primeros 6 meses desde el alta en Seguridad Social, ese plazo no perdona.

Si eres autonomo con DNV puedes acogerte a Beckham pero depende de como tengas estructurada tu actividad. No es automatico y hay matices que conviene revisar antes de asumir que calificas.

El limite del 20% de ingresos españoles: puedes tener clientes en España pero no pueden superar el 20% de tus ingresos totales si quieres mantener la visa DNV. Superar ese limite puede poner en riesgo la renovacion.

Y el Modelo 720 o 721 no te aplica mientras tengas Beckham, pero en cuanto salgas del regimen, si tienes activos o cripto en el extranjero por encima de 50.000 euros toca declarar.

What are the most Preſtigious spots you visit, and insert into any and every travel conversation to establish Dominance?

Example: Someone asks you to examine their collection of Authentic Señor Frog's memorabilia from Cancún, you respond with an epic tale of leading an Authentic temazcal-cum-cacao ceremony in Tulum in which you act as shaman, delivering a yogic benediction to Maya warrior-monks before they march on Muyil.

1more year of studies till I graduate

I really want to move to Thailand/indonesia and work remotely, I myself have tried working with online marketing and website building for small businesses but it seems to not be working sustainably for me, any advice and where to start or how to begin

For those of you that move around often to different cities in the US or other countries, how do you make friends or maintain connections? How do you date?

I work part time but love to travel so I move around a lot but the trade off is that it’s hard making and establishing connections. Do you have different home bases you stay at to offset some of this?

Looking for other people’s experiences.

For me at the top there's intellectual curiosity, possibly verging on hyper-fixation, at least for me.

Also resourcefulness.

And humility.

But more importantly a healthy dose of inner child sense of wonderment. I recently learnt about Adult Play Styles and Explorer was one of them. So very close to the inner child.

But then these are qualities for life anyway?

What are nomads' best qualities for you?

I live in the US and want to work from another state for a few months. My employer allows this so I don't anticipate any problems, but this will be the first time I'm doing this and am wondering how it works if you're using your phone as a hotspot. Will they see that I'm in a different state or does the phone use the location of the router, which would be in my home state?

Idealerweise mit Frau/ Familie und USD/ EUR in einem Niedrigpreisland?

Anyone who recently applied through UGE using a digital bank that wouldn’t stamp or sign statements: what evidence did they actually accept?

If you used a notary, was that done in Spain or in the bank’s country? Did the notary inspect the banking app and record the incoming payments, or certify downloaded statements? Was an apostille requested?

Please mention roughly when you applied and whether it was accepted initially or only after a request for additional documents.

How is working for them?

Who's recently (within the last 3 months), has applied for the above? If so, 2 questions:

1. What length did you get on your visa? 1 or 2 years?

2. What insurance company did you use?

If anyone, within the last 3 months, got a 2 years visa, tell us how and more specifically, the above 2 questions. I am trying to get a 2 year visa so that I avoid yearly hustle.

1. P.S: If you got 2 years, did you apply from within or outside Colombia?

I'm Mexican and planning a family holiday in Spain, during which I'd apply through UGE as a self-employed teleworker. We'd return to Mexico on our round-trip tickets, then move to Spain on one-way tickets if approved, returning for the first TIE appointment.

If you were approved while abroad, could you register for RETA online or through a gestor using the approval before receiving your TIE? How did you coordinate the registration/start date with UGE's post-approval requirements and your return to Spain? I'm particularly interested in first-hand experience with this sequence.