portfolio is important for the employer, the BA to the country you want to work in. He is from germany, if he wants to have a workvisa in the USA he will either NEED a BA, or 12 years of workexperience, with proof of those twelve years. You will have to be very good, very well connected need many references to get past…
dude you just started your career, try to get a work visa somewhere not in the EU, good luck with your highschool dropout degree. You have to be extremely good, well connected and have a lot of credibilitiy to get an O-1 visa to work in the states for instance. I've been through that shit, by now i have my 12 years of work…