Originally Posted by
sigler
Almost everyone who gets a green card goes through the adjustment of status phase towards the end of the process. At some point during AOS, you get an Employment Authorization Document (EAD), which gives you the right to work in the US but is not yet the final permanent residency document. My question is, do US airlines hire pilots with an EAD or do they make you wait until your green card process is 100% finished?
I was hired by my first airline before I got my Green Card (granted, only about 6 months before). I held a Refugee Travel Document which was good enough, because the only international stuff we did was Canada. Had no issues other than one Customs guy at BOS had me fill out an I-94 "just in case".