Immigration advisors raise concerns over more stringent application processes and New Zealand's comparatively high cost of living.

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand will introduce looser visa rules to allow holiday makers to work remotely while visiting the country, to boost its tourism sector and economy, it said on Monday.

New Zealand has introduced relaxed visa rules allowing foreign visitors to work remotely while staying in the country. This move aims to attract highly skilled individuals and boost the tourism sector.

How about working from home in New Zealand? New Zealand’s government is relaxing the rules around visas to allow tourists to continue their work while visiting the country. Under the new rules, which came in on Monday 27 January,

The country, which sank into a recession last year, is trying to entice highly skilled “digital nomads” to work in the island nation for up to nine months.

Visitors can now carry out remote working for a foreign employer while holidaying in the country for up to 90 days.

The recent changes to New Zealand's visa program doesn't actually involve the launch of a separate “digital nomad visa," but instead creates an option within the Visitor Visa ca