Hey guys!
I'm a 17 y/o male from India in Engineering and I'd like some insight on moving to, well the EU in general but preferably the countries stated in the title.
I've done a boatload of research on immigration paths especially to the UK and from what I've gathered, If you can afford to study in the UK you need to acquire a work visa sponsorship post graduation. Although upon a lot of research I've come to the conclusion that almost every European country either has a job crisis/ housing crisis or is just way too expensive to take a somewhat safe risk for.
My current plan is as follows :
- Do my bachelors in India
- Preferably gain a year or two of work experience in India
- Move to the target country for a masters degree
- Do my best at networking and securing a graduate job
I understand that this plan is extremely risky and the chances of actually getting a graduate job are quite low, however I've decided I want to take the risk and give it an honest shot.
As for the financial state which likely is the most important out of all this looking at the other posts on this subreddit :
-My family earns enough to be able to take a SAFE loan given I work 1-2 years post bachelors and save up slightly, only to the point where if I do end up failing I'm not financially crippled in my country stuck repaying a debt.
Here's what I'd like insight on :-
- To the Indians who've already migrated (Anywhere in the EU) what was your experience like? would you say it was heavily luck dependent or did your skills play the biggest role
- What engineering field would you say gives me the best shot at a sponsorship? I do not have any specific interests I preferably do not want to get into CS related fields given the extreme saturation in the job market pretty much anywhere (This one's likely my most important question)
- Is my current plan feasible at all or am I simply deluded?
- Is the job market truly as bad as they say?
Here's some extra info :
-I've visited over 12 countries in the EU and genuinely feel like the quality of life is eons above where I am currently. I also truly feel I do not belong to the culture I was brought up in nor do I appreciate the general national media.
-English is NOT a problem I've come to a point where I'm significantly more fluent both verbally and in writing than my OWN native language which is pretty hilarious to me. I've also consistently scored band 8+ on mock IELTS exams.
-I CAN ADAPT, I do not plan on being hard stuck culturally and will adapt to the environment/culture/life where I choose to go.
Hopefully this post doesn't go unread. Thank you for ANY help at all.