I have a relatable path that I hope to help you with your choice. Don't let others influence you too much and make your own decisions yourself. I'm a foreigner

I have a relatable path that I hope to help you with your choice. Don't let others influence you too much and make your own decisions yourself. I'm a foreigner also living in Berlin, I have moved from a third-world country here almost a decade ago, but already had graduated and had worked a few years. Back then, having a recognized university diploma helped me get my visa processed. With the new German immigration reform, this shouldn't be a problem anymore. Nowadays I'm waiting on my citizenship, it feels great! I've also tried to get into the States, but oh boy, the work visa, the lottery, and the COST suck. My wife wouldn't be able to work there. Healthcare and public services are utter garbage. There are much better immigration laws here in Germany, and you are already on your path to citizenship (in case you want to live in the EU). You need to decide whether you want to shoot big and hopefully win big (US). I'm supposing you don't have rich parents and kind of need to do most things on your own and support yourself, so failure on those plans would be a big setback. If it isn't the case, I'd favour going to the US. But if you are kind of just scraping by (like I was), Europe. Europe is the best. Building a successful life in the US supposes the job market will be good when you graduate as if you can't find a job there, you'll be out. Europe will still accept you, but you'll have wasted some money and time. In your situation, I'd continue working and attending a Berlin university while you work at night. Go to a private one that offers it in English (I'm supposing you aren't fluent in German), those that you pay some bucks and get a degree. Take good advantage of this time while you are young(20s) and build yourself a life, it may be 4 years that you need to only work/study, but it will be worth it. It's time to "build your base", doing this is much easier while you are in your 20s, later on, you'll likely meet with people and end up with your routines etc. Take advantage of this time to develop yourself. People like seeing you have a degree when reading your CV, trust me. And in Europe not so many care if you graduate from a top university, unless you are from Harvard. By choosing this, I'd sincerely consider asking some help from your parents to foot the bill of living in Europe and studying.