working in the States

[KingAir74]

Hello.
I'm new to to this forum and I friend of mine who has been a member of this forum (among other ones) suggested that I post this question of mine here. So here goes...

I used to live in the States (NY) many years ago. My family lived while my parents were on a diplomatic visa. The plan was to live and work there for many years. Since I was coming up to the legal working age, my parents applied for and received Social Security Numbers for my siblings and I. After a few years, we moved to Canada and became Canadian citizens. I would like to ask if anybody knows whether I am allowed to work in the States as a regional or major airline pilot on the basis of myself having a Social Security Number?

Sorry for the longer than needed post but I wanted to give the background for my question. By the way, I have a Canadian ATPL, almost 2000 hours, 600 multi, and 150 turbine (FO) time.

Thanks for any help you can give.

 

[chrisdahut24]

Unless you possess a greencard or are a U.S. citizen, no one is even going to consider you . The U.S. government gives out Social Security numbers to just about anyone, even those without the right to work in the U.S. This is because even though you may not be working here (eg- you are spouse/adult child of a foreign worker with visa), you still can apply for credit cards etc... and for that you need a SS number.
Check you Social Security card itself and see if it has "Not authorised for emploment puproses" (or something similar) stamped on it. If it doesn't have that stamoed on it, you may have a greencard and not even know about it! But I wouldn't hold my breath.