From what I know about immigration systems(experience with Czech Republic and USA), having degree is fundamental piece of your visa application. For example in

From what I know about immigration systems(experience with Czech Republic and USA), having degree is fundamental piece of your visa application. For example in US, the 1 year of university is taken like 3 years of experience, so in order to be qualified like someone who has a bachelor degree, you would have to have 12 years of proven work experience.[1] Based on my experience with immigration systems I've worked with, it never matters how stellar skills you think you have or how many great repos you have on Github. What matter is the quality of your particular case which means quality of paper work you are providing. Obtain highly valuable certificates(eg. a degree in the field you are applying for), recommendations from former employers(C lvl management+), get published(newspaper, etc), and others. These all documents help you to pass the minimum requirements to submit your visa petition.[2] In addition to that, every country has several types of visas. Maybe if you are not approved for working visas, you might want to try different type of visas(intern)?[3] [1] https://www.quora.com/H-1B-Visa-Reform-Is-it-essential-for-a-H1B-applicant-to-have-a-degree-Do-I-qualify-if-I-am-6-months-from-graduation-and-a-senior-Also-are-college-dropouts-disqualified https://www.quora.com/H-1B-Visa-Reform-Is-it-essential-for-a... [2] https://www.uscis.gov/eir/visa-guide/h-1b-specialty-occupation/understanding-h-1b-requirements https://www.uscis.gov/eir/visa-guide/h-1b-specialty-occupati... [3] http://www.schengenvisainfo.com/switzerland-visa/ http://www.schengenvisainfo.com/switzerland-visa/