OK, I'll answer the question. First, there are a significant number of Australian Pilots flying on E3 visas in the USA. As I understand it they are employed as "Airline Pilots" and one school claims to have an Instructor from Australia on an E3 Visa. I will believe that when I hear from him on a PM... If you are that one Australian instructor or know of him, please PM me.
Now, I'm not aware of the gambitpro statement that "a certain number of pilots from each country can get work authorization"
This appears to be a misunderstanding of the US AUS Free Trade Agreement.
Can anyone amplify on that ?
PM's appreciated
Originally Posted by
gambitpro
The Aussie thing (for those that are wondering) is due to a Bush (the son) Administration era work-exchange set-up, where a certain number of pilots from each country can get work authorization to go to the other country per year. That has apparently been gaining some traction recently with US regionals.