In any international setting, one of the first things people notice about you – sometimes the first thing – is your nationality. It can determine how they treat you. Some nationalities are more admired than others.
Simon Anholt, founder of the Anholt-Ipsos Nation Brands Index, once carried out an experiment applying for jobs with CVs that differed only by nationality: one fictional candidate was Swedish, the other Turkish. The Swede got significantly more offers, even from Turkish employers.
