ah, if only i could find the recipe to enter the states with no difficulty! i'm employed w/ atpl in canada, and have had offers from companies in the u.s., but people lose interest quick when they have to do paperwork!
here's what i know: airplane pilots do not qualify for nafta visas (as per nafta regulation 1603.d). see
http://travel.state.gov/tn_visas.html for more info. this is the *easiest* u.s. work visa to get, it's issued right at the border (my dad got one, but he's not a pilot).
also read about a month ago in aviator week that clinton signed a law which would allow charter and corporate operators in the u.s. to import canadians under nafta regulations. the downside: i can't find any information from any government source to say that this is even in progress. (the article stated that the 'law' had been signed and sent to ins for drafting of regulations to allow entries.)
if anyone knows *anything* please email me at
[email protected] and we ca swap info!
good luck