E3 Visa - Flight Instructor Jobs

[Flight8888]

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[Sparrow_start]

Its "trivially easy" for a suitably experienced attorney to sign a letter to USIS that the application complies with the regulations and details the items required by the officer's check list that is not published or general knowledge.
I know several Australian pilots flying for US airlines and everyone of them had an application prepared by a US attorney. An offer letter and an LCA are only two of a long list of documents that must be provided and or, must be able to provide which are generally, not publicly mentioned or available on the US Govt site.

Originally Posted by Bellthorpe

"Required"? Hardly.

The E-3 visa requires the employer to provide only two documents. An offer letter and an LCA. It is trivially easy. More so than any other visa.

[umop apisdn]

Originally Posted by Sparrow_start

Its "trivially easy" for a suitably experienced attorney to sign a letter to USIS that the application complies with the regulations and details the items required by the officer's check list that is not published or general knowledge.
I know several Australian pilots flying for US airlines and everyone of them had an application prepared by a US attorney. An offer letter and an LCA are only two of a long list of documents that must be provided and or, must be able to provide which are generally, not publicly mentioned or available on the US Govt site.

I, and every Australian pilot I know here, just got an LCA and met the requirements, no attorney, no problems.

You may mean well but you're ill informed. No attorney can affect the decision of the USCIS. When it comes to interview day, it is just you, the consular officer and their discretion.

Here's how my interview went:

"Why do you want a visa?"

"I have a job offer and meet the E3 requirements, would you like to see?"

"Your visa is approved, NEXT!"

[lee_apromise]

Any young Australian under 30 should consider Canada too as one is eligible for 2 years work permit through working holiday program.

To maximise of working time, enter Canada as a tourist with 6 months stay allowed, convert CASA CPL to TC CPL with 2 written tests and one flight test (If you have FAA CPL, it's even better because the conversion involves one written test covering regulation differences). And then undertake FI rating course. Once you have TC FI rating, take a road trip to US and re-enter Canada as a working holiday person and get your open work permit issued at the border. Then start working and build time.

Canada is super short of instructors with pay rate going up, many schools throwing base pay as well. Once you have worked 1450 hrs as an instructor or as a pilot including ground, administration and fight time, you can even apply for a permanent residency in Canada as well. Just be nice to Canadians without typical Aussie pilot supreme attitude then you will do fine lol.

Many charter operators including medevac operators hire foreign pilots with open work permits.

[VH DSJ]

Originally Posted by umop apisdn

I, and every Australian pilot I know here, just got an LCA and met the requirements, no attorney, no problems.

You may mean well but you're ill informed. No attorney can affect the decision of the USCIS. When it comes to interview day, it is just you, the consular officer and their discretion.

Here's how my interview went:

"Why do you want a visa?"

"I have a job offer and meet the E3 requirements, would you like to see?"

"Your visa is approved, NEXT!"

That was pretty much how my visa interview went as well. I spent longer in the queue outside security at the US consulate than actually inside for the interview and I'm not exaggerating. The first interview I had, all they wanted to see was the LCA and Letter of offer and employment. The renewal E3 interview, all they wanted to see was the LCA. Total time spent talking to the US consular official was no more than 3 minutes.