Originally Posted by
Luggage
No the E3 does not automatically allow for a green card application like the H1B but that does not matter, nor is it an issue if the company chooses to sponsor your green card.
The company sponsorship for permanent residency is an entirely a separate issue. There seems to be some confusion in that if you are on an E3 you cant get a green card. You would be one of the first Australian person I know of to be sponsored as a pilot for a green card, so it’s still very slim pickings and shouldn’t bet the farm on.
You just cant self sponsor a green card of an E3 but if you ask your boss nicely they may sponsor you on an EB2 or 3 basis which is an employment based category depending on your qualifications.
No here ever said it was impossible to gain residency off an E3 visa, but the point is that an E3 still doesn’t automatically lead to a green card. You have to work for someone that is willing to sponsor you and/or marry a citizen which in itself are both very separate and different visa applications to an E3.
By the way you never mentioned which company you work for, would be nice to direct other Aussies there if it’s a proven track to a green card. I’m also curious as to who you flew 190’s for (as per one of your posts in a CX thread a while back) as I can only think if two operators in the US that operate 190’s currently and in the last few years and neither do the E3 or sponsor green cards.