Certifications recognized internationally?

Hello, I am beginning to look into getting certifications and just wanted to know if picking up certifications from CompTIA, Microsoft, Oracle, and Cisco will be recognized outside of my home country. Any input would be greatly appreciated.
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@Master of Puppets: Is the Network+ as widely available as the CCENT? Did you decide on the CCENT for any particular reason?
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I agree, however it is gaining ground as Comptia Certs have been mapped to the SFIA and have been integrated into several academic programs.
When you say "hold the most weight", what do you mean? To get a visa for switzerland? To get a job there?
While I can't speak for the whole of europe, generally speaking you would normally have a "good" level of education and the certifications that you hold should reflect the experience that you have.
Then there's the individual organisations out there and their view and/or understanding of the certification arena. For example having the MCSE but no experience could be flagged as a red herring in some companies, some companies have poor understanding and will say that the MCITP is essential but the MCTS is desirable, some companies will say great you have a CCDA while others will say "so what" we don't have any Cisco kit and the list goes on...
As for good level of education, this can also be a "fuzzy" term. For one company it may mean a BSc/BA, for another it could be GCSE/A level/high school, for some it may mean one or more types of education (eg academic, professional, vocational), for some it may be your work experience (learning on the job/CPD) and for others it may even be a combination of the above...