Is it worth getting a second degree in IT for relocation in the USA?

Question

IT education

Good afternoon! My name is Max. I wanted to ask you, gentlemen, about relocation to the USA (not to mention winning the lottery).

I have 1.5 years of commercial development experience for iOS (not very much, but I'm not planning to relocate right now). I have a degree in Advertising and Public Relations. I'm 25.

Now I plan to go to distance learning/remote study to get a second degree in the field of "Informatics and Computer Engineering" or "Applied Informatics". To have a bachelor's degree in computer science (this seems to be mandatory in order to move to the states as a developer in H1B, O1).

That is, in 3 years I plan to have:
4.5 years of experience in commercial development
2 towers (one specialized, the second not)

And already try to apply for a visa to the United States.

Tell me if my plans are right Or are there more effective real ways to relocate to the States? And I'm just wasting my time on those extra towers?

Answer 1

Nobody likes this fact, but the chance to get a job in a foreign company on your own initiative is extremely small. If this is a real foreign company, and not a startup of three Belarusians working in Vietnam. Most of those who work in foreign companies did not send a resume to her, but responded to the recruiter's invitation. To attract the attention of foreign recruiters, you must first grow to the senior level, working in companies in your home country. Usually, it takes 7-8 years if you work in large and well-known companies. Or be a brilliant student who gets noticed and shunted through the pulpit. In any case, you will have to be better than millions of other people who want to live in the United States and many times better than local job seekers. And taking into account the current political events, the chances from near-zero have turned into literally zero.

Answer 2

Now the chances are zero, no matter how much you try to get through, the maximum will be relocated to Europe (many examples). Much more realistic chances -> Get a visa to study in China (free cities-countries of China) or South Korea, and start studying there. More difficult - yes, but the probability of getting a good offer from companies in the country where you decide to start your studies increases.
Now you can not even dream of Europe (the mentality of Russians is much closer to Europe), since for the most part almost all countries have closed the possibility of educational visas, and those that have not closed have very similar universities. In addition, I’ll say one more thing - in Asia it’s very hard work (but they pay very cool), in the South Caucasus there are very often cases when you have to work from 9 to 20-21, I’m generally silent about Japan (there, processing is a separate critical column in life, I can also advise the university branch of the Sorbonne in the UAE (But it’s only purely for luck there). And everywhere, almost the maximum you start with is Junior, if not an intern at all.
All information is taken exclusively from the words of friends and people who tried to do this and overturned the soil in these areas, or from personal experience.

Answer 3

If you consider a second higher education as a bonus for relocation, don't waste your time, higher education is not for that. A separate question is whether education received in the Russian Federation will be recognized at all in the future? Now, in any case, they look much more at work experience. Work experience also usually completely replaces education, i.e., roughly speaking, 4 years of work experience is approximately equivalent to a bachelor's degree.
The H1B visa is a lottery, and very difficult for the employer. Probably, some companies can transport it, but in fact the chance is almost zero. More often, as far as I know, relocation is used through an intermediate country and further transfer within the company (like an L1 visa), there are no quotas and, accordingly, a lottery. But in any case, the company must be really interested in such an employee. The times when almost anyone was ready to be transported are long gone.
The O1 visa is, in fact, the only working option so far, but, again, it needs a sponsor who is ready to bother for you.
I would advise you to consider other countries where it is more realistic to leave for the time being, for example, Canada (and from there, by the way, if you wish, if it still remains, you can also move to the USA). True, it is not easy with Canada now either, since it is not yet possible in the Russian Federation to pass a language proficiency exam (English or French, depending on the province).
And in any case, the main thing is to become a really cool and sought-after specialist, because in any case you need to be head and shoulders above the locals in order to relocate, otherwise it’s easier for the company to hire them and not waste time and money on transporting a person who is also likely to don't come up.