[csomar]

You forgot to mention if you are going alone, have a wife/kids/family, your age, the status of your dependents, your current situation in Russia, etc...

If you are alone, don't worry. There are enough jobs in the US if you know what you are doing. It might be rough the first few months, but nothing worse than what you'd have already gone through.

I'd worry less about the 2-year, EAD and whatever. Just get your foot in the door and things will go from there.

[arifmeticus]

"Just get your foot in the door and things will go from there." I've heard such argument and it is optimistic and hopeful, but immigration status needs some basis to acquire. I wonder about perspectives of legally staying and working beyond 2 years of temporary protection (I believe tech firms don't employ undocumented engineers).

[csomar]

It is easier to acquire such status once you are inside. Governments have a hard time getting people out than refusing their entry before they board from their destination. Doesn't mean it can't happen, but the odds are less likely.

This is really a comparison of what you have now in Russia vs. how it could be in the US. If the Russia government was about to make life bad for every Ukrainian inside the country, would you really ask this question.

The only thing that could make a US transition hard is your parents. Usually, what people do is they go first and then bring their parents/wife/etc... because nobody knows how it will turn out. I don't know if this is possible in your case, though.

[heavenlyblue]

Doesn’t US visa state in some way that your intended visit is only temporary? For example, if you take that visa and then decide to stay it can be used against you by immigration?

[arifmeticus]

Hi, thanks for your reply, I'm with my parents (they are 70) and no wife or kids. I'm 34. I'm staying currently in a flat of my Russian acquaintance, but I'd like to move soon.