"If I want to fly in the USA I need to spend more than 12.000$ to convert my license and then I can only apply for regionals. Those jobs are not paying well (50-70K in a year.) and need to stay there at least 3-5 years before finding a seat for the legacies.
"I am 29 years old. I am about to get my Ph.D. degree in aviation. I am married., no kids, my wife is a software engineer."
With a Ph.D. I can't see why you cannot apply directly to the legacy carriers.
Are you going to the commuters to save money for the conversion? I would not lock myself to a commuter if that is the reason.
With the EK job you risk losing your greencard.
With the greencard you are obligated to pay US taxes even when you work at EK.
I am sure your wife will have a lot better opportunities as a software engineer in the US than the UAE.
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