The other thing to consider is that any North American company may be setting their standards very high to show to Immigration there are no suitable local candidates (and the qualifications just happen to match their foreign recruit's CV very well).
(BTW one of the best TPs I ever had the pleasure of flying with admitted in a weak moment that he did have a degree - in Forestry!).
Last edited by ICT_SLB; 7th Jan 2017 at 04:01.