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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So if you're a digital nomad- say, graphic designer who earns a living completely via the internet- you can't stay in England for three months without getting a work visa?[/quote]

No, because you are working physically in England, and England will want the taxes, etc. from your stay. You are living there. You are using their roads, their facilities, their hospitals, police, etc, and not paying taxes or other support.  You are not being a tourist.  They will quiz the hell out of you when you go through immigration (customs is after immigration, to make sure you don't bring food in or your dog like Johnny Depp in Australia, etc.).  They don't give a special wave and a wink just because you are American.  They are not only concerned about people trying to illegally live there like in OPs situation, but also people trying to seek asylum (google what Calais Jungle is) and for anyone supporting terrorism, which today doesn't have a stereotype, it can be anyone.  They will want to know what the purpose of your trip is, where you are staying, for how long, do you have a return ticket, do you have a job, they may even ask for evidence of assets (someone else I think mentioned needing to show bank statements).  I got grilled last year trying to take the train from Paris to London last year, where in Paris you pass British immigration run by the British government BEFORE they even let you on the train in Paris. I was going for 36 hours, had a return train ticket already, a hotel reservation, even a ticket to a show, and they wanted to know why I wasn't staying for more than a day, why so quick, how much money I made in my job, etc.  It was nuts. 
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