Working from another country
What to settle before you go: legality and tax, your employer's position, time zones, internet with a fallback, access and payments, daily life and people.

[ ] Establish the legality of staying and working
    A tourist status often does not permit work. Rules differ by country and employment type — get advice.
[ ] Take advice on the tax consequences
    A long stay changes your tax status and obligations in both countries. Sorting it out afterwards costs more.
[ ] Agree it with your employer
    Not every company allows working from abroad: it can have legal and tax consequences for them.
[ ] Work out the time-zone overlap
    Three or four shared hours with the team is workable. Zero means somebody works at night, and it is usually you.
[ ] Agree your availability hours
    When you are reachable, when you are available for meetings, what counts as urgent. Otherwise expectations diverge in week one.
[ ] Check the internet before booking accommodation
    Speed, a wired option, stability in the evening. Photos of a nice view say nothing about working there.
[ ] Set up a backup connection
    A local SIM with data, phone tethering, the nearest coworking space or a café with tested Wi-Fi.
[ ] Set up a workspace rather than working from the bed
    A desk, a chair at the right height, light, sockets and adapters. Three months with a laptop on your knees is felt in your back.
[ ] Check access to work systems from abroad
    Some services, VPNs and banks are region-restricted. Test before you fly, not on your first working day.
[ ] Check cards, payments and a backup method
    Fees, conversion, limits and whether they work abroad. A single payment method is a guaranteed problem.
[ ] Do not keep two-factor on a single device
    Losing a phone abroad without backup codes means losing access to work and money at once.
[ ] Sort insurance and local healthcare
    What the policy covers, where to go, how to get help. Plus a supply of any medication you take.
[ ] Budget time for daily logistics
    SIM card, groceries, pharmacy, transport, banking. In the first weeks all of it takes several times longer.
[ ] Plan for people and contact
    A coworking space, communities, sport, regular calls home. Remote work abroad slides into isolation fast.

Checklist from Unload: https://unloads.me/c/remote-work-abroad