There is no requirement that your degree has to be from the United States. Once you have the green card you can apply to any or all of the airlines. The key point to remember that unless it's a start up or a non-union airline, you will start as an FO wherever you go. Lot's of hiring going on in the US especially at the regional levels. I would apply to the majors, and also target the operators that fly the Airbus (Jetblue, Spirit, Virgin America). If you get an offer from a regional, take it until some better comes along (it will). Best of luck. First year or two at any airline will be the toughest (10-12 days off a month, Reserve and poor pay). Once you have decent seniority you have a pretty good roster. With 6 years of seniority at a major I was able to get between 14-16 days off a month, flying 70-75 hrs.
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