Ukraine gives quotas to foreign tech specialists to meet market demand

By The Kyiv Post / February 27, 2020

Ukraine will introduce an immigration quota for 5,000 foreign information technology specialists per year, the Digital Transformation Ministry announced on Feb. 26.

The quota will come into effect on March 2. Since the announcement was published, the ministry has already received requests from IT companies to offer jobs through the program, Oleksandr Bornyakov, the deputy minister, said.

If the government sees that all 5,000 spots are filled, it will consider allowing additional tech immigrants, he added.

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