FDX Qualification Question
 

One of the qualifications for FDX says:

Candidates for jobs involving handling or access to U.S. mail cannot be considered for employment if they have resided outside the U.S., Guam or Puerto Rico for more than (6) six months during the last (5) years prior to today's date, other than the following verifiable exceptions: active duty in the U.S. Uniformed Service; trailing spouse or dependent of someone working for the U.S. government (military or civilian); missionary; student attending school in a foreign country; Peace Corps participant; employee of a U.S. based employer/company or other extraordinary circumstances.


I am working on contract in Japan using PARC, an Irish company. The contract is a commuting contract and I still reside in the United States. I do not have a work visa for Japan and arrive and leave on either my passport or a shore pass. Do I still qualify to apply to FDX?

Did you pay US taxes the last five years and not take the expat exemption?

Then I think the short answer is yes, but what do I know.

your fine
 

The focus is on "reside". Do you reside outside the US. No! It doesn't matter who you work for or where you are based out of, if your home is in the US and you are not 'residing' elsewhere. That is, not living in a owner-occupied home, or renting a place outside the US to live in . If staying at hotels provided by your company was considered "residing", then every US pilot flying internationally and staying in company provided hotel rooms on layovers would be considered a resident outside the US. Additionally not having a work visa doesn't support your cause one way or another. If you had a work visa, it shows you are not a citizen.

Maybe a FedEx employee could confirm this: Does FedEx during the security background check (USPS driven), actually check your Income Tax Returns to see how you filed your income? I don't think so, and that's not the only merit to determine if it was properly filed or not.

Anyhow, you should be in the clear. Disclosure "For legal advice, please contact your blah blah blah" :)

Is the contract for ANA? If so, you should be fine.

While in the hiring pool, I interviewed with ANA and was offered the contract. I called FDX pilot recruitment to confirm that the commuting contract would not nullify the USPS residence requirement. I was told that since it was specifically a commuting contract, and since I would still reside in the U.S. and pay U.S. taxes, it would be perfectly fine to take the commuting contract.

Good luck.

Thanks for the help. The contract is with ANA so it looks like I should be ok.