Hi!
I’m a Norwegian student considering studying in the US.
I was wondering, will this make my chances of a work visa later in life easier to get? Like straight after an undergraduate degree?
Thanks!
Only for one year. As an international student you will be eligible to work for one year in your field after graduation. After that, you will have to find an employer to sponsor you for an appropriate visa. Those visas are also based partly on a lottery system, and can be hard to get. If you’re in computer science or some high-level finance analytics your chances are better. But overall, they’re not great to begin with. Most international students are advised to be ready to go back home (or at least leave the US) after their one-year post grad job.
@katliamom Thank you! Really helpful
katliamom, I thought STEM majors had a two-year work extension.
@Alexandre, you’re right!
https://www.uscis.gov/working-united-states/students-and-exchange-visitors/students-and-employment/stem-opt
Thanks for pointing that out.
Many students who go to the US from Dubai major in a STEM field only to get the two-year work permit. 
A lot of things can happen during the 1-3 years on OPT. Maybe you’d decide to go back to grad school, which would put you into a pool with a higher work visa allocation. Maybe you’d decide to get married, which would get you a family-based green card that allows you to work without employer sponsorship. Maybe you’d decide that the US sucks and you’d rather move to a different country - maybe back to Europe, maybe to an English-speaking country with more generous immigration policies (such as Canada).
If you’re serious about staying in the US after your graduation then get a master’s degree from an American University. This allows you to be eligible for the “exclusive” h1-b visas that only master’s degree and phd holders from American universities are eligible for. That would make your chances to receive h1-b much higher.
Get your undergrad in Norway and get a master’s degree in USA instead.