Due to the Russian war on Ukraine, many young Russian nationals seek asylum in the United States. Many young Russian adults are highly educated and skilled workers, often in technology. As foreign companies continue to leave Russia, and the Russian government tries to conscript them into compulsory military duty in President Vladimir Putin’s unpopular war against their neighboring country.
U.S. immigration experts expect an increase in Russian entrepreneurs, tech workers, businessmen and other skilled and educated Russian citizens.
In a press conference on September 26, 2022, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said:
“We believe that regardless of their nationality, they may apply for asylum in the United States and have their claim educated on a case by case basis.”
U.S. Wants to Attract More Russian STEM Workers
The Biden administration has proposed an emergency measure for a new Russian visa program. This will give highly educated and skilled Russian STEM workers an opportunity for permanent residence in America. Thousands of Russian scientists and engineers have fled Russia due to the invasion of Ukraine. And the United States would like to attract Russian students, scientists and skilled workers. The U.S. is experiencing a labor shortage in technology and sciences, and businesses are looking for skilled foreign workers to fill American jobs without qualified workers.
On April 28, 2022, the Biden administration wrote a letter to the House requesting special legislation for the FY 2022 emergency supplemental funding for Ukraine:
“This authority would help the United States attract and retain Russian STEM [science, technology, engineering and math] talent and undercut Russia’s innovative potential, benefiting U.S. national security.”
Asylum is granted to foreign nationals who reside in the United States or are at the border and meet the international definition of a “refugee”.
Asylum is an extremely complex and difficult process. Individuals are more likely to be granted this form of protection if they are represented by an experienced immigration attorney. To learn more about your rights and to discover how an Oak Brook asylum lawyer can help protect them, call Godoy Law Office at 630-912-0322. We can fight beside you to get the protection you need.
Immigration Attorney Mario Godoy has years of experience guiding clients with immigration issues through the immigration process along with guiding clients through the criminal case. Godoy focuses on family-based immigration law, business immigration law, removal defense, and criminal defense representation of immigrants. A criminal charge or conviction can be devastating to your immigration case. With over a decade of immigration law experience and memories of family members who were deported due to bad legal advice, Godoy is committed to helping other immigrant families receive the legal justice they deserve. As a legal entrepreneur who practices immigration law, criminal law, estate and probate law, and running two successful law firms, Mario Godoy understands the importance of keeping families together and making a home and future in America.
