Originally Posted by
zondaracer
I know lots of foreign pilots at Skywest, but all have a green card or acquired US citizenship, which was not sponsored by Skywest.
There is a visa system for foreigners to work here, such as H-1B, E-3, etc, but as far as I know, foreigners are not eligible.
I am all for foreign pilots coming here, as long as there is some sort of reciprocity.
Who else will get visas to come to the United States to work if not foreigners?
The E-3 visa is real, Australians can come and work here using it. I know one Australian guy working at OO with that visa (can be renewed easily every 2 years). H1-B is restricted in the amount of visas issued per year, most of those go to farm workers and such. E-3s have no limit, but it is not like there is an active recruitment for Australian pilots out there.