Originally Posted by Scoobster
Just out of curiosity are there any other alternative routes, I mean if you begin your training for an FAA Licence and no valid working status in the USA after completion, does that mean that you cannot fly anywhere, i.e. asia?? So is it like a 'catch 22'? No legal rite to work for usa/asia=no fly for regionals??
Your legal status vis-a-vis working in the USA has no relevance to your ability to use your FAA licence to work wherever such a licence is accepted. If an airline is looking for FAA licence holders, and the country it operates in accepts foreign pilots, there is nothing to stop you applying whether or not you may work in the USA. Rights of residence and rights of usage of your licence are not directly related.
Scroggs