Ukraine simplifies migration norms to support Belarus IT workers fleeing Lukashenko's rule

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a decree to simplify regulations for IT workers from Belarus who are seeking relocation amid nationwide unrest, officials informed on Sunday, October 4. As per Associated Press reports, new decree orders Ukraine government to extend temporary stay for Belurasian tech specialists as well as ir families from 90 days to 180 days. Moreover, officials will have to grant m residence permits within three days. 

As political standoff triggering mass protests continue to deepen in European nation, Zelensky’s government has ordered its officials to make it more favourable for Belurasian workers resorting to neighbouring country to get work permits and register as a taxpayer. According to Ukrainian President’s office, document will “help boost investment potential of Ukraine and attract highly qualified IT specialists and invators.” 

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IT workers against Lukashenko

As per reports, several dozens of Belarus IT workers have relocated to Ukraine amid crackdown on demonstrators after August 9 elections that anunced a sixth consecutive term for Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. IT industry is t only fastest-growing industry in Belarus but reportedly accounts for at least 6 percent of nation’s GDP. As IT workers backed protests against embattled Belarusian leer, some of m have been imprisoned as well. 

Many or tech workers joined Cyber partisan group that attacked government websites and last month, it even leaked personal data of more than 1,000 law enforcement officers who were allegedly involved in crackdown on peaceful protesters.

Several weeks after protests dominated nation, country’s IT specialists, in a letter, warned authorities that repressions could cause a “mass drain of specialists”.  “re is a risk of erasing all achievements in field of high techlogies in a short time,” letter ded.

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Inputs/Im: AP