In Venezuela is the same as in the USA, you just have to be a resident, to have your pilots licence, and I'm not sure on this one but there were couple foreign guys working for Viasa and Avensa, not sure if they were citizens. ......................Anyway Bokomo your "ora pois" response to the guy was pretty bad, your portuguese is not better than his.......probably is the other way around.......................take care............The Cap