Background EU intelligence check
Hey there,
I was recently hired by national European carrier. I signed employment contract, received airport pass, id and the uniform. A few days before the type rating i received a call from the airline security chief and he told me that my sim is cancelled and i will be put on standby till further notice. I was able to find out what exactly is the issue with me and it sound really absurd. As a 3rd country national who spent few years flying in a 3rd country i am booked for a very strict security background check that involves intelligence service - and it is already taking like 2 month. The fun part is that this is not my first European airline and i was never involved in anything illegal which is proven by my criminal records.
Has anyone faced anything similar recently in EU? As i understand , if you have been working in a 3rd world country and there is no cooperation between intelligence agencies they will simply reject you - even though you haven't done anything illegal.