What opportunities for an H4 holder.
09-05-2023, 11:12 AM
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What opportunities for an H4 holder.
I have a pilot acquaintance from the old country whose spouse has been headhunted for a position in the NYC area. She is on an H1B and he will be on an H4 afaik. What jobs could he pursue with that type of visa? I was thinking he could try Atlas and Allegiant as they have hired foreigners before. Any ideas would be appreciated.
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09-05-2023, 12:05 PM
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No specific experience with airlines, but the H4 does not automatically grant work privileges.
You can apply for work privilege, no idea how long that takes or what the odds are. Silver lining is that H4 work privileges are not tied to any employer, so happy job hunting.
Possible downside is that H4 is tied to the spouse's status, so I don't know if an airline would care to invest in the training with no assured timeline. Although they seem to do that anyway, basically rolling the dice on new hires knowing that many or most will leave for greener pastures soon.
Also not sure if an employer can legally decline to hire an H4 holder, based on lack of assured ROI. Not an issue for many jobs, but obviously it costs an airline tens of thousands before they get so much as one revenue flight out of you.
You can apply for work privilege, no idea how long that takes or what the odds are. Silver lining is that H4 work privileges are not tied to any employer, so happy job hunting.
Possible downside is that H4 is tied to the spouse's status, so I don't know if an airline would care to invest in the training with no assured timeline. Although they seem to do that anyway, basically rolling the dice on new hires knowing that many or most will leave for greener pastures soon.
Also not sure if an employer can legally decline to hire an H4 holder, based on lack of assured ROI. Not an issue for many jobs, but obviously it costs an airline tens of thousands before they get so much as one revenue flight out of you.
09-06-2023, 05:52 AM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
No specific experience with airlines, but the H4 does not automatically grant work privileges.
You can apply for work privilege, no idea how long that takes or what the odds are. Silver lining is that H4 work privileges are not tied to any employer, so happy job hunting.
Possible downside is that H4 is tied to the spouse's status, so I don't know if an airline would care to invest in the training with no assured timeline. Although they seem to do that anyway, basically rolling the dice on new hires knowing that many or most will leave for greener pastures soon.
Also not sure if an employer can legally decline to hire an H4 holder, based on lack of assured ROI. Not an issue for many jobs, but obviously it costs an airline tens of thousands before they get so much as one revenue flight out of you.
You can apply for work privilege, no idea how long that takes or what the odds are. Silver lining is that H4 work privileges are not tied to any employer, so happy job hunting.
Possible downside is that H4 is tied to the spouse's status, so I don't know if an airline would care to invest in the training with no assured timeline. Although they seem to do that anyway, basically rolling the dice on new hires knowing that many or most will leave for greener pastures soon.
Also not sure if an employer can legally decline to hire an H4 holder, based on lack of assured ROI. Not an issue for many jobs, but obviously it costs an airline tens of thousands before they get so much as one revenue flight out of you.
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