terrycopter Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 G'Day i am a helio pilot from Australia who is looking to work in the USA but i am at a loss to know how to go about it. I have been told that without a 'green card' i don't have much hope of working but on the other hand i have been advised that if i do some training i can some and work for up to 1 year.I am not after charity but just a fair go in so far as the right way to go about training / working eithout breaking any of your laws. thank you for letting me ask this and if any one has any information / advice please contact me kindest regards Terry Smith. ::rotorhead:: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imuney Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 Hi Terry, There is a so called J1 visa for a duration of 24 month. It allowes you to get a FAA commercial and flight instructor license. After the conversion you can work as "flight instructor only" (restriction on the visa) for a flight school to get hours!But the hook is that you need to have less than 50 hours of flight time AFTER your PPL to be eligible for a J1 visa. You also need to train with a flight school who is certified under PART 141 to get a J1 and there are just a few of them in the states.Other than that, there is no chance to get a visa/work permit as a forign pilot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imuney Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 uuups..., hit the enter button to early ::confused:: I think immigration changed the 50 hour requirement after PPL to 70h but I'm not sure about this.Hope that help's a little and good luck to you. imuney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 I attended a HAI seminar in the UK about 9 years ago they said you could get a J1 if you held a foriegn PPL(H) but did not mention anything about flight hours but this was a while ago. Good Luck Dean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dragonfly76 Posted April 23, 2005 Report Share Posted April 23, 2005 The problem with J-1 visas is this: any school that might be able to offer such a visa, can choose from all applicants. as J-1 visas are limited by law, schools will only accept those applicants who bring the most money. Simple as that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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