Intl. Association of Software Developers: membership for O-1

From the organisation's official site

What the organisation itself states on its site smartsng.dev. Paraphrased, checked Oct 2, 2026.

Organiser

The SmartSNG.Dev association; it says it is not incorporated as a legal entity and is not tied to any country.

Founded

Founded in September 2022.

Who can join

Practising developers and related IT specialists, including students in relevant programmes; belonging to the profession is enough for standard membership.

How admission works

Standard members are approved by the Admission Committee within 2-30 days by checking they belong to the profession; honorary members by nomination or self-nomination, with documents and a written committee assessment.

Membership levels

Two levels: standard member (open) and honorary member (Fellow) for outstanding achievements.

Fees

Membership is free.

Members

According to the site, 2,161 members and 41 honorary members.

Geography

Russian-speaking engineers worldwide.

• Per the rules, the Admission Committee consists of experts with externally verifiable standing, e.g. IEEE or ACM fellow or senior member, a full academic post, an independent award or jury service.
• Figures on the site differ: the application form says 50+ engineers joined, and the number of specialisations is given as 16 and 13 on different pages.
• The catalogue page lists honorary members with public profiles.

Source: the organisation's site smartsng.dev (pages /membership/become-a-member, /, /en/membership/fellow-member, /en/membership/apply, /members), checked Oct 2, 2026; the version on the site applies.

Facts from open sources

Active since

2022 [© notice on the site]

Collected automatically from the sources shown, checked 2026-09-09; not a USCIS assessment.