UK Pilot to get visa for bizz jet job in the US possible?
Hello guys,
I'm a UK citizen flying a 737 for a living in Europe. Someone in the US is offering me a job to fly a bizz jet (charter ops). That someone is happy to apply for my working visa however I wonder what the chances are of it actually being approved?
After some digging on google I understand that an E-visa for employment requires the approval of the Department of Labor in the US. In order to get approved the employer has to prove that there is an insufficient number of qualified applicants in the US to do that job.
I'm told there's a shortage of guys there however I don't know if that's enough merit to be approved. If however they said they needed a pilot with certain hours and other qualifications (which I have) perhaps including being fluent in another certain language, would that then be enough to get approved?
I've heard of a number of instructors in flight schools kicking about without green cards but is there any guys in the US at all flying charter or for the airlines that have employment visas and no green cards?
Big Thanks!