Eurocontrol Question
 

After reviewing the Eurocontrol website it is my understanding that you are only eligable for ATC employment if you are a citizen of one of the EU states.

However, I have heard of people going over (from Australia/NZ) and also know of others that have gone through negotiations for ATC positions (apparently their lack of citizenship was not going to be a problem but other things prevented them from going).

Are there ways and means to get around the system....if so what?

As far as I can remember, you should be a national from one of the member states of the organisation. About 35 states are members.
As for the others, I don't believe the rule goes for conversions (people moving from one ATC centre to another).

Not sure, but I believe that the "exceptions" probably have dual nationalities of which one is that of a Eurocontrol Member State.

There's a couple of Ozzies there, otherwise the rest are from Eurocontrol countries.

They are looking for controllers though, so it can't hurt to apply - they can only say "no".

No nationality restrictions at one stage.It was apparently an administrative error in Fawlty Towers when one of the eggspurts forgot to include it in the vacancy notice; it would have been too difficult to enforce it so it was quietly ignored on that occassion.However a precedent has been set and I wonder how determinedly it would be defended.; anybody winning such a case would still have to pass all the exams though.
Training on an ab-initio basis only and not on conversion for the next few years, (A "gentleman's" agreement to stop poaching?)

Edited for foot in mouth. Apologies for confusion on my part.
[ 21 December 2001: Message edited by: Lon More ]

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If indeed there are no nationality restrictions anymore, then Eurocontrol need to update the recruitment policy section on their site.

I emailed the recruiters to check in the official version and here is the reply I got:

"At the moment there is only a notice of competition for Student Air Traffic
Controllers, and not for conversion
controllers. So the policy applies. It is not sure yet if there will be a
vacancy in the near future.
For further information about vacancies you can visit our
website:www.eurocontrol.int: "jobs"

What is the Eurocontrol student course like? Anyone been through recently.