u/Remarkable-Bad-1844

Hi everyone! I’m 21 years old, Brazilian, and I don’t have a university degree yet.

I’m trying to decide what would be the best path to study and build a life in Europe.

My first option would be doing an FP (Formación Profesional) in Spain with a student visa. The second option would be trying to get into a public university in Italy and applying for the DSU scholarship, which, from what I’ve researched, can help a lot with housing, food, and other costs.

In your opinion, which path would make more sense for someone in my situation: Spain with an FP, or Italy with university + DSU?

I’d also like to know if there is any more realistic way to work legally in Europe without a degree. From what I’ve seen, getting a company to hire someone directly from Brazil seems very difficult, especially for someone who is not in IT, engineering, healthcare, or another specialized field.

In Spain, my idea would be to complete the FP, try to find a job in that field afterward, and then change from a student visa to a work permit. After that, I would stay for the required time and eventually apply for residency. Is this actually a realistic path, or is it usually very hard to make it work? Has anyone here done this or knows someone who has?

Another point is that I’m of Italian descent, but after the recent change in Italian citizenship law, I lost the possibility of applying through my family line. I’ve also read about the Permesso per Oriundi and I have a question about it.

From what I understand, to get this permit, I would first need to be hired by an Italian company, meaning I would have to get a job offer while still living in Brazil. Do you think this is actually possible for a 21-year-old without a university degree? Is it worth sending resumes to Italian companies, or is it basically a waste of time in practice?

If anyone has gone through any of these situations or can share an opinion about which path seems more realistic, I’d really appreciate it. I’m trying to research as much as possible before making a decision, and any real experience from people who have lived through this would help a lot.

Pessoal, queria ouvir a opinião de vocês porque estou bem perdido.
Conversei com uma assessoria de cidadania italiana que é bem conhecida e de grande porte. Eles analisaram minha documentação e disseram que o meu processo é possível. O meu ascendente italiano é meu bisavô.
O que mais me chamou a atenção foi que eles disseram que, se no final eu tiver uma negativa, devolvem 100% do valor que eu pagar.
Só que, pesquisando por conta própria, vejo muita gente falando que não tem mais jeito, enquanto outros dizem que ainda depende do caso. Aí fico sem saber em quem acreditar.
Alguém aqui já passou por uma situação parecida ou conhece alguém que tenha? O que vocês acham? Essa garantia de reembolso passa mais confiança ou é algo comum nesse tipo de assessoria? Estou tentando entender melhor antes de tomar uma decisão.

Hi! I’m really lost. I just started using Reddit and I can’t seem to post or comment anywhere. I honestly don’t know what I’m doing wrong. Can someone help me understand?