Would having a German degree make it challenging to get a work visa in any English-speaking country?

You do not need to worry that your German degree itself will trigger a visa refusal in an English-speaking country. Immigration authorities in the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand care about whether your degree is accredited and matches the required level, not where you studied. Your actual challenges lie elsewhere, and knowing them now lets you prepare properly.

What Each Country Actually Checks

The Hurdles That Are Actually Yours to Manage

• You need a sponsored job offer in most of these countries; a visa is rarely something you can apply for alone
• You may need to explain your German grading scale, where 1.0 is the best score, to recruiters who are more used to local grading
• If your degree was taught in German, you will need to clear standardised English tests like IELTS or TOEFL for your visa or points application
• Your professional network may be centred in Europe, so job hunting abroad takes deliberate networking across time zones

My Advice

Start your credential evaluation with WES or the equivalent body in your target country as soon as you finish your degree, and get your GPA converted to the local scale before you start applying to jobs. Put your English test out of the way early if your German program was taught in German, and lead your job search with employers who already sponsor visas, since that is your real bottleneck, not your degree.