Originally Posted by
Gajre539
it involves proving to the USCIS (US Citizenship and Immigration Services) that qualified pilots are not available in the US, and foreign pilots have to be hired. Employment based H-1 visas then have to be sponsored. These visas are limited to 3 years, and the applicant has to be "re-sponsored" for another 3 years, pending USCIS approval.
Given all the hype about pilot shortages and pilots being fed up working for those wages...I don't see this as major obstacle...