To be honest I think that Ancestry and Asylum are about as much "out of your direct control" as you can get, the latter especially (as in, unable to work, or le

To be honest I think that Ancestry and Asylum are about as much "out of your direct control" as you can get, the latter especially (as in, unable to work, or leave that particular country, until the application is decided upon) Remember that 'the EU' is around 30 individual countries each with their own work visa issuing procedures and rules - none of which are really at all comparable to the US system. Seriously just choose a country and apply for a job with a company that doesn't explicitly state that they need you to already have the right to work in that country and see where it goes.