North American Pilots in Europe?

[Jack_Roy_02]

I have seen some posts like this around the forum but i'd like to ask myself, with my cercumstances. I am a Canadian citizen who hasn't started flight training or University yet (Pretty well fresh out of high school.) But if possible i'd really like to do my training and possibly get a job in Europe. I know it is very expensive over there but I do have the money available to me. A lot of people have said that it is next to impossible to get jobs as an airline pilot over there without citizenship but I don't need to work for an airline right away. I'm sure that with the proper licenses from a European flight school I can maybe get a job as a flight instructor and spend enough time in country to gain the status that I can apply for an airline or corporate company there.

I know it may be challenging but I am up for it.
Please reply with and opinions good or bad as well as suggestions on a course of action I should take.

[Kim Jong Il]

If you have an EASA license and a Working permit / residence visa it should be possible. You can also get your EASA license in the states (and possibly Canada). Too be sure I would try to get a school where you can do both EASA and FAA/CAA license at the same time.

Other option is joining UPS / FedEx (easier said than done) as they have pilots based in Europe flying European routes... #openskies ;)

[Piltdown Man]

All you need is the right to work in Europe, exactly the same right a European would need to work in Canada.

[Lynx320]

There is also the option to work for an EU airline but via a manpower service provider...in this way the airline wont hire you directly, (thus no need for resident permit or Work visa) rather they will ask the agency to provide manpower

[bpn333]

Hi! Lynx320
Is it also for Japanese? If you know some good a manpower service provider, can you tell me information about them?