Originally Posted by
flyer_a1
Since the term right to live and work in Europe is tossed around often, many countries in the EU do give US citizens a work permit but only if they have a job offer in hand. Would an airline in Europe give a job offer in that case people like me could take it and apply for a work permit/visa?
Unfortunately not, I haven’t seen an airline not include right to work as one of their requirements to apply for low experience roles. Even though it would technically be possible, being a visa sponsor adds extra costs, admins, inconveniences that they simply don’t need to take on.
There are a few airlines (eg. Ryanair) that may be willing to sponsor visas for experienced pilots into certain countries they are struggling to recruit for.