Originally Posted by
zondaracer
Some airlines have hired Australians and have been able to hire them without any FAA certificates and they get issued the ATP when they finish their training. The airlines that hired Australians have been SkyWest, Mesa, Piedmont, Expressjet, Commutair, Gojet, and TSA.
It would be interesting to hear if any regional has taken non-Aussie pilots (who already had the immigration issue settled with no airline assistance) without FAA tickets. There are probably more than a few people who'd be interested in this issue.
aviator35 had a similar situation but I'm not sure how it turned out for him.