Originally Posted by
AllYourBaseAreB
As far as I know, historically, almost no pilots get work visas with this route. I think a few immigration lawyers are doing one of 3 things:
1. scamming you
2. Are incompetent
3. Or there is a sudden, hush hush, change happening with the Feds (trying to solve the pilot “shortage”) that is brand new and indeed this may work. I would definitely ask for proof of success. Talk to that pilot. Figure out if he has a PHD or some other extremely unique credentials that would normally be required for this visa, outside of aviation. Who is sponsoring the pilot, etc? it all seems far fetched.
Well, as far as I know, that process is actual doable, applying to the green card through I-140 form from the USCIS, then after approval getting the necessary visa to be legally approved to live and work in US. The whole thing can take up to 2,5y, so my concern is of it will be to late to enjoy such moment of hirings all around, although no one can clearly know this.
And like our colleague Aviator said above, my goal (for leaving everything behind) would be to get to the “big boys”, the Legacies ones or even an good Cargo, who knows, maybe a WB before retirement.
And also, from you guys’s experience, which places would be the best ones in terms of Quality of Life? Of course money matters, but also having an life outside job