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Old 6th Mar 2009, 11:49
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BelArgUSA
 
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USA base... or living there...?

Hola Atila -
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What I understand (I am a smart fox) is that you look for an airline job to "get you" a way to get a USA visa. Getting a job like that, might not be easy by itself. Many crews (from the USA or other countries) try to get, not alone such jobs, but such bases as well...
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There is a much easier solution for you. You are Icelandic citizen.
There are a few pilots and flight attendants, I would say many, who live in USA without a "green card". Many of which call Florida their home.
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If you arrive in USA as passenger, you present your passport and get a visa for a 90 days period. (I-94 or I-94W) and you have the right to rent or even to buy a house or an apartment, have a car, and "live there". You just need to get out of the USA before 90 days. I have a friend, who is from Iceland, and lives doing so, near Los Angeles, he owns a house there.
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The pilots I know who do like that, spend some 10-15 days at home, near Miami, Ft. Lauderdale or Orlando, then they fly their 2 or 3 weeks with their airline, then come back for their days OFF. As easy as that. Just do not stay more than 90 days in a row. As an airline crewmember, easy to achieve.
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A "green card"...? - Call it "Mission Impossible"...

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