Originally Posted by
FourStripes
Best to secure the FAA ATP Certicate and move on from there. It does not matter if you do it on a multiengine. But if you have the money you can shop around and do the sim with your type rating on the ATP.
Then start writing your EB2 NIW packet. or find a sponsor like Atlas Air. Either way, the ATP certificate is the foundation of your journey.
keep the blue side up.
4S
Atlas Air doesn't sponsor you to obtain a visa. It is very hard anyway to find an airline who's willing to sponsor you. They all require you to have the right to work and live in the US before they hire you. And how you get it, that is up to you.
Also, you do not require an ATP to be successful in the EB2NIW. So it's up to you if you want to spend money on it before hand or just wait wether you get approved or not. One of the requirements of the EB2 is to have a license, but it doesn't say it has to be an American license.