Due to these events, I googled some stuff regarding immigration via unaccredited degrees.
- Some countries do not explicitly state anywhere in the laws that the degree you use to immigrate with has to be accredited. Instead what the law actually states is you must have (typically 1-3 years worth of) professional knowledge in the field. An accredited degree is only taken to be standard because it implicitly counts the same as years of work experience, so a 3 year Bachelor's degree counts as equal to 3 years of work experience. They usually only care about your highest degree, so a 1-year Master's would still count as equal to 4-5 years of work experience and (in many countries) you would not even need to submit your Bachelor's. If an unaccredited degree would not count as work experience it could still be used, alongside stuff like work history, a portfolio and certificate programs, as proof of experience for immigration - if that country's immigration accepts such a thing in the first place.
- Some countries do not accept unaccredited degrees for immigration if those degrees come from a foreign country, but they will accept an unaccredited degree that originates in their own country.
- Japan has accepted unaccredited schools for immigration and has even "not caught" diploma mill schools, and "not caught" entirely faked credentials (like, lower than even a diploma mill, a school and certificate that was completely made up by the individual person).
- In the past 2 years, the US has made it tougher to immigrate (removing accreditations which were once acceptable for immigration). Canada is making it easier for foreign residents who are already in Canada to become citizens, but I am not sure if they are making it easier to actually get that first visa in order to immigrate from outside of Canada. In the same timeframe, Japan has made it easier to immigrate.
I guess it's time to return to step 1, and just figure out what is the cheapest option that will accept the most ECTS from ENEB in order to turn it into an accredited degree.
- Some countries do not explicitly state anywhere in the laws that the degree you use to immigrate with has to be accredited. Instead what the law actually states is you must have (typically 1-3 years worth of) professional knowledge in the field. An accredited degree is only taken to be standard because it implicitly counts the same as years of work experience, so a 3 year Bachelor's degree counts as equal to 3 years of work experience. They usually only care about your highest degree, so a 1-year Master's would still count as equal to 4-5 years of work experience and (in many countries) you would not even need to submit your Bachelor's. If an unaccredited degree would not count as work experience it could still be used, alongside stuff like work history, a portfolio and certificate programs, as proof of experience for immigration - if that country's immigration accepts such a thing in the first place.
- Some countries do not accept unaccredited degrees for immigration if those degrees come from a foreign country, but they will accept an unaccredited degree that originates in their own country.
- Japan has accepted unaccredited schools for immigration and has even "not caught" diploma mill schools, and "not caught" entirely faked credentials (like, lower than even a diploma mill, a school and certificate that was completely made up by the individual person).
- In the past 2 years, the US has made it tougher to immigrate (removing accreditations which were once acceptable for immigration). Canada is making it easier for foreign residents who are already in Canada to become citizens, but I am not sure if they are making it easier to actually get that first visa in order to immigrate from outside of Canada. In the same timeframe, Japan has made it easier to immigrate.
I guess it's time to return to step 1, and just figure out what is the cheapest option that will accept the most ECTS from ENEB in order to turn it into an accredited degree.
Finished: 2 AAs, 1 BA, 2 trade schools, 3 ENEB MAs, JLPT N1.
In Progress: 1 WGU MA, 2 Mastercurssos, 3 more ENEB MAs, teacher license.
In Progress: 1 WGU MA, 2 Mastercurssos, 3 more ENEB MAs, teacher license.
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