Carribbean Pilot needs Advice

Ace Goodheart

Ace Goodheart

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I want to know what would be the best companies if possible in the states Canada or whenever that would be interested or even help with the process of getting a work permit. Or ways of getting to a response from a company. I know people in the past told me to do alot of meet and greet to be able to get help but, if your unable at the moment to travel around to just hear the same no no no, what would be a alternative to at least be able to speak with a recruiter or airline establishment. Again before hand thank your for help and hope that this post makes sense.
 
Your in a tough situation my friend. I know of a situation involving right-to-work, forgive me because I'm an American citizen and I'm not really well-versed in the process of legally working here as a foreigner but back at my old flight school there was an instructor that was from VZ? I think... anyways the flight school we were at was run by people from SA and they hired him and sponsored his visa or however that works. He worked there for something like 5 years and had a few thousand hours with a ton of ME, the problem was noone would hire him because they didn't want to go through the paperwork of sponsering his visa or whatever, finally in 2007 when things were wide open XJ finally took him. He's a good guy with no issues besides this AFAIK, he just had a reallllyyy hard time because he wasn't a citizen.

I know this doesn't help but I'm just giving you a scenario, its tough to get picked up in a foreign country when there are plenty of well-qualified locals you know? Whats your experience?
 
Sorry to interrupt.

I am not an American citizen and I hold a FRESH Commercial issued by Philippines authority. My TT is 221 hours. I am thinking to come to US and convert into a restricted FAA-PPL. and then do the FAA Commercial AMEL followed by CFI+CFII.
After that I would look for any kind of flying job, and I am ready to work anywhere in any part of the world. I have known lately that US is not a foreigner-friendly country. People really have to struggle to get a work permit.
That is a universal truth for almost every country. Nowhere you can go and readily buy a "work permit". It involves a lot of paper work. What my point is, I am ready to struggle for the work permit, hardly it would take 2-3 months. But I am concerned about Instructor jobs. Here in my country, we dont have too many flight schools, neither glider clubs, sky diving schools or even not that many single engine charter companies.
You people think its a good idea to aim for a flight instructor job in US or Canada ??
 
HVYMETALDRVR said:
Your in a tough situation my friend. I know of a situation involving right-to-work, forgive me because I'm an American citizen and I'm not really well-versed in the process of legally working here as a foreigner but back at my old flight school there was an instructor that was from VZ? I think... anyways the flight school we were at was run by people from SA and they hired him and sponsored his visa or however that works. He worked there for something like 5 years and had a few thousand hours with a ton of ME, the problem was noone would hire him because they didn't want to go through the paperwork of sponsering his visa or whatever, finally in 2007 when things were wide open XJ finally took him. He's a good guy with no issues besides this AFAIK, he just had a reallllyyy hard time because he wasn't a citizen.

I know this doesn't help but I'm just giving you a scenario, its tough to get picked up in a foreign country when there are plenty of well-qualified locals you know? Whats your experience?
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My experience is about 1250TT i have about 850 hrs in turbine time and about 1000hrs in multi time, most of the time is from me flying emb-110 here and about 10-20 hours in the beechcraft 1900, i know the hours might be a little low but i hope its a little bit competitive
 
Your TT is low but everything else is competitive... I'm to lazy to look through the threads but I remember telling someone else to on these forums to look at Air T&C they are pretty quick to hire islanders and there are a few Americans there as well. Your best bet is probably to apply to companies that fly aircraft you are rated in, just do a google search. As for the Beech 1900, there aren't many GOOD opportunities, at least not flying with a 121 carrier. Maybe something corporate or 135?
 
HVYMETALDRVR said:
Your TT is low but everything else is competitive... I'm to lazy to look through the threads but I remember telling someone else to on these forums to look at Air T&C they are pretty quick to hire islanders and there are a few Americans there as well. Your best bet is probably to apply to companies that fly aircraft you are rated in, just do a google search. As for the Beech 1900, there aren't many GOOD opportunities, at least not flying with a 121 carrier. Maybe something corporate or 135?
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Yeah that was me who you told bout air T&C i did send them a resume and cover letter but for now they don't really have any openings right now, so i'm mainly right now trying to see if i could actually land a job in a corporate job.
 
Oh okay sorry, try this website www.aircharterguide.com its made for individuals or companies looking charter an aircraft to meet they're needs, but it also serves as a great tool for pilots since it indexes thousands of companies by they're location and aircraft they fly. Good Luck.
 
ankit4bls said:
Sorry to interrupt.

I am not an American citizen and I hold a FRESH Commercial issued by Philippines authority. My TT is 221 hours. I am thinking to come to US and convert into a restricted FAA-PPL. and then do the FAA Commercial AMEL followed by CFI+CFII.
After that I would look for any kind of flying job, and I am ready to work anywhere in any part of the world. I have known lately that US is not a foreigner-friendly country. People really have to struggle to get a work permit.
That is a universal truth for almost every country. Nowhere you can go and readily buy a "work permit". It involves a lot of paper work. What my point is, I am ready to struggle for the work permit, hardly it would take 2-3 months. But I am concerned about Instructor jobs. Here in my country, we dont have too many flight schools, neither glider clubs, sky diving schools or even not that many single engine charter companies.
You people think its a good idea to aim for a flight instructor job in US or Canada ??
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Without a Green Card is close to impossible to get a job, getting a green card for a pilot job even harder.

Of all the places I lived in, the USA is the MOST FOREIGN FRIENDLY COUNTRY when you actually live in it, it is true that it's hard to get a work permit, but if you have tried anywhere else in the world, especailly the area you are comming from you will understand how open the US actually are.

The US wants to protect the current residents and their jobs, Not the Americans!!! if you are a foreign living legally in the US you have all the rights of an American, something you don't have pretty much anywhere else in the world

USA :clap:

If you get the CFI try to find a job in South East Asia, there is lots of new schools and jobs there, the pay is about the same as in the US but things as you may know are way cheaper.

Alex
 
Yes sir, I believe getting a green card is impossible. I wish to get sponsored for work permit by any school after I get the CFI successfully.
And if there's no luck, there is always an option for me to try in my home country and neighbors. If I hold a FAA-CFI, I would not at least worry about its acceptance in other countries.
Currently I hold a Philippines commercial, and it is not gladly accepted/convertible in few countries. That is the reason I want to pursue CFI in US, and then try my luck for employment if possible.
 
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