>It's harder to do immigration formalities without a degree, no disagreement there. Although I believe that's somewhat true in the U.S., too: Oh yeah; from wh

>It's harder to do immigration formalities without a degree, no disagreement there. Although I believe that's somewhat true in the U.S., too: Oh yeah; from what I understand, it's even more true here than anywhere else. But I was born here, so it's not a problem I deal with directly. Your university system sounds like some kind of socialist paradise. Jesus. Do you know how good a 3 year vacation sounds to an American? (And yes, if I went to school, I'd likely study history, and that can't be rationally counted as anything but a vacation.) Even the top 10% jobs only give you 4 weeks a year of vacation time. (we get another 9 days or so of holidays, usually, which are on fixed days, and, of course, weekends.)