Ask HN: How can we pay Ukrainians to work for us?

Right now there is no problem, so if you have an existing relationship you could simply pre-pay for a year or so. You would obviously take some risk. You could also pre-pay to one individual that you trust and pay them, and then they can disburse as needed.

But regardless, with the war going on the future is very much fluid and whatever you choose may not end up working for much longer, besides that the people you want to hire may not be able to work for you for very long or even at all. But it certainly won't hurt to try, just make sure that your funds do not end up seized by invaders at some point.

This caught my interest, I hire freelancers (normally North American) and if it would help someone I would consider hiring Ukrainians (wherever they are). It seems like it would be tough to confirm that the people you are hiring are actually those in need, and any confirmation process would be most burdensome on the people who actually need it.

One think we can do it lobby the government to accept Ukranian refugees / immigrants, so they can work here (wherever here is, the west).

You can wire a regular bank transfer to their bank account or directly credit their Mastercard/Visa. No problem here: Ukrainian banking is well-connected with SWIFT and no disruptions are expected.

You can always ask the developer how they prefer to be paid.

Most will just want the money sent straight to their bank account.

To save money on transfer costs you can use services like wise.com

Hello, I'm Ukrainian developer looking for work, and I have experience with using different payment services.

I will write you email nearest hours.

Thank you!