Going All Out - Freelance or Studio?

>>2604413
freelance

>>2604413
Live as cheap as possible while devoting yourself to developing a quality portfolio. Once you have that, freelance. If you're good, companies in the USA can put in a request for a visa on your behalf citing your indispensable skills or something I think. That's how Marko Djurdjevic was brought over here apparently. Not sure how hard it is to convince them that your skills are needed enough though. Canada has some studios anyway.

>>2604440

I'm told you're eligible if you have 4 years of college or 12 years of work experience, or a combination of both (e.g. 2 years of college + 6 years of work)

I have never heard of a person who didn't meet these requirements being given an H1-B work visa to live in the US permanently

Not interested in the slightest in temporary visas where you can work there for 3-4 years then need to go back. Fuck that, moving to the US is a career move.

Don't leave Canada. They're making Klaus there for goodness sake

>>2604413
Even most "big" successful freelancers teach (or have some other gig -- teaching is what I see the most) to supplement income, keep that in mind. There's a lot less money out there than you think. It depends what you want out of it -- if income is important, I'd think about going the studio route. If the freedom is more valuable, freelance. Not sure about the state of Canada freelance exactly -- I'm speaking from US experience only.