Comment by marton_s

Thanks for asking. The reasons for residency are: a) the team has zero resources or experience with the visa application and sponsoring process b) we want someone that can start within a few weeks.

Reason for EU/EFTA: easier sorting out taxation and labor law compliance.

We also assume we will enough candidates meeting this requirement in the first round. Should that be proven to be wrong, we might later loosen the criteria.

I hope this clarifies.