Originally Posted by
Ramjet555
First, I'm not (yet) on an E3. You should get a reply from those airlines, Compass, Envoy, Mesa, SkyWest
They all have Australian's working on E3 Visas and for them its about 30 seconds work, prepared forms, all they do is
insert your name and shortly after an "LCA" arrives, the print a boilerplate Job offer, very similar to that for US pilots
and then you take it to the embassy and it will have a very high probability of success.
Now, smaller US operators, who do not look like big airlines do not know anything about an E3 visa.
In particular Most Universities, Colleges, flight schools have not got a clue about E3 and, its a very tough
sell unless you can hand them the paperwork for them to sign.
According to the youtube presenter from the US embassy in Canberra you do NOT need a degree
just 12 years experience if you do not have a degree.
If you have a US ATP then you should be good to go.
The problem arises when you have a degree but want to take a specialist occupation say
like crop spraying, because it does not normally require a degree then you cannot accept that job
and an E3 would not be issued because the job does not qualify.
Every time I explain that I hear WTF.????
Those are the US rules, and it works out very well for Australians who want to fly in the USA
The difference is, Australia will allow American Spray Pilots to work in Australia
as does Canada where Australian pilots do not even need to get a Canadian medical
its, just a foreign licence validation.... Australia does the same.
The USA has its rules that give it an unfair trade and employment advantage
but that's the way it is and its probably going to get worse.
But don't tell Donald Trump, he will suddenly realize that the United States is bleeding pilots and especially Instructors.
There is hardly a flight school in the USA that is not desperate for instructors.
just to clarify, Envoy has not employed E3’s ever, only green card holders or citizens. Compass no longer is bothering with E3’s going forward.
Piedmont and Commutair do though, which aren’t in your list.