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Hey! I'm a 18yo unemployed male from Brazil. I've been really, really stressed lately regarding work visas and the ultimate green card. It's my dream to immigrate (permanently hopefully) to the US at my mid-20s. However, I'm extremely confused. I'm an aspiring concept artist for video-games (A creator of drawings that 3D artists would use to digitally sculpt a character or an environment) or the animation industry. It seems that the only way I could make it to the US would be through a H1B visa, however, it requires at the bare minimum a bachelor's degree or 9-12 years of work experience. I might try to get an animation degree (its extremely expensive and I barely have the money for it. Graphic Design is cheaper but I could only find associate degrees), but I also have questions regarding the work visas. Is it extremely hard to get a H1B visa without a degree and without a decade of work experience? If I got a H1B visa, how hard would it be to get a green card? How often do companies (preferrably companies who may accept remote work) sponsor for the H1B visa and green card? Can it happen without a bachelor's degree? Deos getting an immigration lawyer facilitate the process? Would a lawyer be able to sort what visa you should pursue based on your skills, regardless of degree? What's the success rates for this? Are there any other visas I could know about that could be useful for my future skillsets (like the O1 visa, though it basically requires national recognization, which isn't what I'm going for). I would also appreciate the help of Brazilians familiar with the immigration system! I've been studying about this for a few months now. Thank you so much! I know this is complicated, however I am seriously in need of help regarding this!