Have a friend, won't say which nation except saying its not the US, so i don't have my door kicked down.
PhD, Security Clearance and a really intelligent person working in a specialist field that provides dual purpose (space, military).
For the past four years he's been trying to get me to move to his country (my skillset) and i've pointed out i don't wish to join the rat race explaining how toxic living in the country (west in general is) and how in touch with nature etc i am and prosperous due to the lack of debasement etc, suffocating taxes etc.
Past year he finally clicked over what i was saying, then started murmurs of pointing towards Russia, naturally i pointed out it would be treason as my skillset is dual purpose but would essentially be a technology transfer just because my mind and my hands can created it, and although it has a semblance of Judea christianity as its foundations, it was inherently a country which wasn't easy to escape from during the communist era, in addition i wouldn't swap authoritarian for more authoritarian, i'd much prefer to float around Africa, middle east, and Asia and experience different shades of authoritarians but be free to leave.
The Russian Gov dropped their document / site and i took one look at it this morning first call was with him where i pointed out the following aspects.
1) At least 5 pages in passport for visa -> Erm can you imagine the red flags that will begin ringing the moment you have Russian stamps in your passport and start travelling out of Russia to the West, it would flag across the system load especially with a specific skillset the West is frightened of being lost to the Russians or the Russians getting a enhancement that the West hasn't considered from their won existing people work load skillset.
-> should be like Israel, separate document (digital best)
2) Police Background check - > can you imagine what would happen if when asking for a bg check doc they ask why and you say for Russia residence visa and you have a security clearance and/or are PhD and/or are a specialist in a specific field (of science) etc which is dual purpose to the extreme, and if you lie when asked why thats a criminal act.
3) Funds have to have source of Wealth -> i pointed out its almost impossible to move funds into Russia, let alone out of your own country, for one the limit of carry is 10k i remarked that if you tried to withdraw in cash 2,000 x from the bank the bank manager will be drilling into what for and why, and you'd likely be flagged, let alone multiple x,xxx over time, or even one large withdrawal, and that's cash, now how do you transfer that into Russia and in What currency, i then pointed out you could do it via Bank to HK from HK to Shanghai from Shanghai to Moscow using the current system that is jerry rigged up, but can you imagine the bank(s) questions when all of a sudden you are transferring a couple of hundred k to Hong Kong when there's no history of association previously and the likely freezes or heightened security, and with the fees 5%, lastly i said crypto but then you'd be hit with tax in Russia, likewise imagine trying to display all / track this source of wealth over those multiple jumps and hoops and conversions and proving it when in Russia where they can literally willy nilly seize it.
At the end of the call i pointed out, until such time as Russia (and this doesn't just apply to Russia but countries like El Salvador even) give you a passport/citizenship on arrival its all just marketing and not seriously trying to get skilled labour/families in.
Lastly i'd like to point out, if the war ends and sanctions are removed i see Russia as a place where one with certain skillsets can make a fortune quickly, BUT to walk away from the West is IMO to condemn friends, family for you are then against them (the country is a broader point).
I ofcourse am happy to be paid for the privilege of shorting the f**k out of the West.
The moral of this story - there are some serious people with some serious skillsets that are dissatisfied enough to even look at it, i am not expressing that he is intending to do such
PhD, Security Clearance and a really intelligent person working in a specialist field that provides dual purpose (space, military).
For the past four years he's been trying to get me to move to his country (my skillset) and i've pointed out i don't wish to join the rat race explaining how toxic living in the country (west in general is) and how in touch with nature etc i am and prosperous due to the lack of debasement etc, suffocating taxes etc.
Past year he finally clicked over what i was saying, then started murmurs of pointing towards Russia, naturally i pointed out it would be treason as my skillset is dual purpose but would essentially be a technology transfer just because my mind and my hands can created it, and although it has a semblance of Judea christianity as its foundations, it was inherently a country which wasn't easy to escape from during the communist era, in addition i wouldn't swap authoritarian for more authoritarian, i'd much prefer to float around Africa, middle east, and Asia and experience different shades of authoritarians but be free to leave.
The Russian Gov dropped their document / site and i took one look at it this morning first call was with him where i pointed out the following aspects.
1) At least 5 pages in passport for visa -> Erm can you imagine the red flags that will begin ringing the moment you have Russian stamps in your passport and start travelling out of Russia to the West, it would flag across the system load especially with a specific skillset the West is frightened of being lost to the Russians or the Russians getting a enhancement that the West hasn't considered from their won existing people work load skillset.
-> should be like Israel, separate document (digital best)
2) Police Background check - > can you imagine what would happen if when asking for a bg check doc they ask why and you say for Russia residence visa and you have a security clearance and/or are PhD and/or are a specialist in a specific field (of science) etc which is dual purpose to the extreme, and if you lie when asked why thats a criminal act.
3) Funds have to have source of Wealth -> i pointed out its almost impossible to move funds into Russia, let alone out of your own country, for one the limit of carry is 10k i remarked that if you tried to withdraw in cash 2,000 x from the bank the bank manager will be drilling into what for and why, and you'd likely be flagged, let alone multiple x,xxx over time, or even one large withdrawal, and that's cash, now how do you transfer that into Russia and in What currency, i then pointed out you could do it via Bank to HK from HK to Shanghai from Shanghai to Moscow using the current system that is jerry rigged up, but can you imagine the bank(s) questions when all of a sudden you are transferring a couple of hundred k to Hong Kong when there's no history of association previously and the likely freezes or heightened security, and with the fees 5%, lastly i said crypto but then you'd be hit with tax in Russia, likewise imagine trying to display all / track this source of wealth over those multiple jumps and hoops and conversions and proving it when in Russia where they can literally willy nilly seize it.
At the end of the call i pointed out, until such time as Russia (and this doesn't just apply to Russia but countries like El Salvador even) give you a passport/citizenship on arrival its all just marketing and not seriously trying to get skilled labour/families in.
Lastly i'd like to point out, if the war ends and sanctions are removed i see Russia as a place where one with certain skillsets can make a fortune quickly, BUT to walk away from the West is IMO to condemn friends, family for you are then against them (the country is a broader point).
I ofcourse am happy to be paid for the privilege of shorting the f**k out of the West.
The moral of this story - there are some serious people with some serious skillsets that are dissatisfied enough to even look at it, i am not expressing that he is intending to do such
