Is it really important for someone to have a proper University certificate (bachelor or master in game-related subjects) in order to get a game artist job in your country?
If you're working in your home country it's very likely to not be required at all, but it can be very useful if you want to get a work permit in another country.
If you're working in your home country it's very likely to not be required at all, but it can be very useful if you want to get a work permit in another country.
Thanks, your comment is useful. Is that because the cert can prove that you are used to adapt the environment?
It's because work visa's aren't easy to obtain and you're gonna have a hard time getting one for countries like US or Canada if you don't have formal education
Yes, this is basically just an arbitrary legal restriction on immigrating. Whether you went to school or not will have no bearing on what people think of your skillset (at least, if you studied art, that is what your portfolio is for) or whether you can adapt to the environment.
It's because work visa's aren't easy to obtain and you're gonna have a hard time getting one for countries like US or Canada if you don't have formal education
Yes, this is basically just an arbitrary legal restriction on immigrating. Whether you went to school or not will have no bearing on what people think of your skillset (at least, if you studied art, that is what your portfolio is for) or whether you can adapt to the environment.
Thanks guys. So is it very common that oversea students would stay there and look for a job after graduation? Or they would just go back to their home country? I think it is hard to keep staying there because companies rarely offer jobs to those students unless they have really strong portfolio, right?
When it comes to immigration, the reason a degree is important is that a 4 year degree is generally equivalent to 8 years of work experience. It's not impossible to get a visa without a degree, but it's more difficult.
When it comes to immigration, the reason a degree is important is that a 4 year degree is generally equivalent to 8 years of work experience. It's not impossible to get a visa without a degree, but it's more difficult.
I thought it was equivalent to something like 12-16 years of experience, atleast when going to the US.
When it comes to immigration, the reason a degree is important is that a 4 year degree is generally equivalent to 8 years of work experience. It's not impossible to get a visa without a degree, but it's more difficult.
I thought it was equivalent to something like 12-16 years of experience, atleast when going to the US.
For an H1B It says 12 years of work experience is required, and then it's open for a lottery.
For Canadians wanting to work in the US under a TN, it's a mandatory degree now to go along with 3 years of XP. (3D Artists get in as 'Graphic Designers' in NAFTA).
When it comes to immigration, the reason a degree is important is that a 4 year degree is generally equivalent to 8 years of work experience. It's not impossible to get a visa without a degree, but it's more difficult.
I thought it was equivalent to something like 12-16 years of experience, atleast when going to the US.
For an H1B It says 12 years of work experience is required, and then it's open for a lottery.
For Canadians wanting to work in the US under a TN, it's a mandatory degree now to go along with 3 years of XP. (3D Artists get in as 'Graphic Designers' in NAFTA).
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If you're working in your home country it's very likely to not be required at all, but it can be very useful if you want to get a work permit in another country.