Originally Posted by
Banana Joe
Given your level of experience you should be able to do your ATPL exams without the need of an ATO.
I'm not going to talk about which country is best for the exams because it's been more than two years since I've done mine, but you might want to avoid the UK due to Brexit and whatever might happen after October.
Regarding your type ratings, you need to do a LST in a simulator and there are job opportunities for captains.
So recently learned that Austria, for example, allows me to register to take the exams directly through their authority filling out paperwork without the need of a ground school. You just contact them, fill out paperwork, and register to take the exams. Definitely going to stay away from the UK for now, thanks for the advice!