This from the US forum, Airlines sponsoring foreigners in the USA:
"Chatting with a buddy who is at National/N8 he said they hired a number of Aussies on the 744F and they are in class now... Private owner and pay and conditions are low for the 744 and lots of churn lately so suspect the owner wants to keep folks around without upin the pay... From what I understand the E3 is tide to the Company and in turn keeps the folks there... That was current info as of yesterday..."
No details offered about what these particular Aussies have for background.
Gettin' interesting...