Regional Airlines hiring non citzen, green card holders?

[T-REX]

Sim time, there's your problem. ERAU alumni myself.

No matter what ERAU/Flight Safety tells you, sim time should be logged as such. It doesnt matter what Level or Reg they can quote. The airline apps are looking for actual flight time. PS do not put a 757/767 column on your resume when you have 5 hours in the sim.

Good luck, keep trying.

 

[JimNtexas]

Just for those people who wonder, I have 1,000 hours TT and 100 multi. My mutli includes 20 hours in B-1900 and five hours in B-757/767. I am using airlineapps.com to apply to the airlines as many are using this service and only this service to hire pilots. No cover letter required and the cover letter I have was check by my unversity career centre. I am a E-RAU grad.
I have apllied to these, plus others and these are there requirements:
Colgan, 300 TT 100 multi
Eagle 800 TT 100 multi
Mesa 500TT 100 multi
ASA 500TT 50 multi

Can Americans work as pilots in your country?

 

[Brazilgun]

Can Americans work as pilots in your country?

Sure they can. They just need to apply for a Visa, pay U$2,000 and wait for 3 years. After the Visa is finally accepted, then you apply for a permanent resident card, which will take you anywhere from 5 to 10 years and over U$10,000. In between you have to make sure you renew your visa once a year. Once that is all done, you will just need to put up with some arrogant native pilots thinking that they are better than you because they were born in a different area of the world.

 

[mcjohn]

Wtf?!

 

[flyboyike]

My new hire class of nine had only four US citizens, the rest were imports.

 

[Varig]

Sure they can. They just need to apply for a Visa, pay U$2,000 and wait for 3 years. After the Visa is finally accepted, then you apply for a permanent resident card, which will take you anywhere from 5 to 10 years and over U$10,000. In between you have to make sure you renew your visa once a year. Once that is all done, you will just need to put up with some arrogant native pilots thinking that they are better than you because they were born in a different area of the world.

Very true about arrogant native pilots. I am flying down there now and I can't stand these idiots who can't even say "HI" in english and think they own the world because they wear four stripes. A US commercial pilot right out of training knows more than these guys.
Oh, I can't wait to go back!!!!!!!!!

 

[Tank]

I have applied for a a number of regional airlines and received no responses from any. I am not American but have my green card so I can work in the US. I have either met or exceeded the hours required for the one's I have applied to. I have others around me who have been called for interviews and some have less hours than I have. I know of one pilot who has over six thousand hours and was told all she could to fly was a B-1900. She is from Argentina, a green card holder. I was told that that is why I have not been contacted at all, I am not an American. Just wondering if any other non US citizens have seen this? I will be gong to a job fair and see what happens in a few weeks.

I went through the process myself about 2 years ago. With the hiring going on right now at the regional I am sure youll get something real soon. Keep building some more time in the meantime. Also, make sure you fill out the online TSA form correctly when the time comes(you cant receive sim training until your clearance has been approved). Good luck. PM me if u have any questions and try and stay away from companies like PSA and Mesa.

 

[saviboy]

Very true about arrogant native pilots. I am flying down there now and I can't stand these idiots who can't even say "HI" in english and think they own the world because they wear four stripes. A US commercial pilot right out of training knows more than these guys.
Oh, I can't wait to go back!!!!!!!!!

Where do you work?

 

[Flyingdutchman]

Can Americans work as pilots in your country?

No they cant!! wow you are so right !! In my part of the world (western europe) people with legal documents from all over the world are legal to work but americans!!

Man, I am so happy there are smart people like yourself out there.

Hey, so ever left the great state of Texas !?

 

[Varig]

Where do you work?

For now in Brazil but I plan on going back soon......