Originally Posted by
rickair7777
So he does not have a greencard? How is he allowed to fly for a US company, a work visa?
He obviously cannot fly international without a passport.
Whether he can remain employed depends on right-to-work status, ie needs greencard, special work visa, or citizenship. I'm not sure if a work visa would be valid with an expired passport, kind of doubt it.
Probably need to talk to an immigration lawyer. I'm guessing that an airline or 135 operation will not be able to employ someone with no legal status. Don't know if an asylum application allows one to work, kind of doubt it. They also have to satisfy TSA requirements due to the post-9/11 security climate.
Sounds like you don't want to ask the company... but I would NOT continue to fly in the US without proper legal status, and you need legal advice on that. You can get away with mowing lawns without a greencard but again the security concerns here about foriegn pilots could probably get you jailed and deported if you fly without having all the legal requirements met... especially an airliner.
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There is work authorization and legal status. If there will be at least one violation in migration status I won't be in the company simply because non citizen need TSA approval for every recurrent training or certificate.
Yes, before bringing it up to company I wanted to find answer here, because I'm not the one in this situation. There are pilots with the same situation as me that will simply go to embassy of their country and update passport to make life easy and then once the time will come to change status from asylum to permanent resident in the court will got themselves into big troubles.
After I'll find the answer I will talk to company cause it's inevitable, but I want to be prepared.
And because there are other pilots at the same situation as me working in my company and other companies, so if I'll know right solution I can write it down, so other pilots (on asylum or DUI, etc.) can have the answer and don't do a mistake.