actually and FAA license isn't better, it depends on the political climate
there are places that require a rating on the aeroplane you'll be piloting before you can get a work visa, and since the FAA system doesn't do ratings, it can be difficult, again depending upon the current political climate, to get approved for a work visa because you don't have a document that says you're qualified to fly a Cessna 172, even if you do have 125 hours on them.
Now, many places have been going through this for some time, and have worked out agreements with the authorities, so you might be able to fly a Cessna 206 without any hours on one in some places, but in others you will need an instructors signature in your logbook or even a separate document stating that you're qualified to fly said aeroplane and have put in X number of hours under their supervision.
But next week, that might not be enough.