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Hi Peter, I have a young friend in Russia who is a computer / programming prodigy. I'm trying to help him get out of Russia by getting a tech job in any other

Hi Peter, I have a young friend in Russia who is a computer / programming prodigy. I'm trying to help him get out of Russia by getting a tech job in any other country. He's only 18 atm though. Can you give me any advice? I'm based in Ireland so companies I've worked for + my friends work for would mainly be Irish. I have good contacts in USA and also Germany though. I want to know... 1. If a company realizes he would be a great hire how feasible is it to hire a Russian? 2. Can the company help with Visa and getting him out of Russia (so as to not be conscripted) 3. What countries should he be applying for jobs in?

proberts 3y ago
His age is not a bar. Broadly speaking, there are visas available to really bright and talented young people (such as the O-1). The issue is that Russian citizens are typically experiencing significant delays now when they take the final step of applying for a visa at a U.S. Consulate while background/security checks are done.