Thats great youngskywalker thanks for all your informative advise! So if I get denied by the CAA for a Class 1, as 'a visual field defect precludes a Class 1' it looks as though I will revert to training for the FAA licence. Worth looking into further, i am determined to make this happen.
If there is anyone that can shed any more light on this nationality issue then I would appreciate the information, as far as I understand, licences can be converted to according to the carrier/country but the other requirements are nationality issues.
Would anyone know if it is heard of for pilots to fly on a work permit? Has anyone had any experience of being a UK national and then flying for a foreign carrier on a British Passport, like Delta, or Continental, or even Cathay or Emirates etc? What I am getting at is if u have a work visa then is it ok? If not then hard luck?