Foreign Language Flight Attendants

[Lemonslice 4,830]

Just thought I would share the info in case someone is interested... other airlines might be hiring too.

Delta has opening for Flight Attendants speaking the following languages:

Portuguese

Japanese

Mandarin

Dutch

Hindi

French

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American Airlines is looking for Flight Attendants speasking:

Finnish

German

Italian

Japanese

Korean

Mandarin

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Should you be interested, you can prepare for your interview by searching online for tips (indeed.com is a good start).

Good luck to all in their job search

[Dieter 0]

I would be very very much interested in applying for a dutch speaking flight attendant, but I have no idea how to get the papers ready for me to even be eligible, any ideas? I went through the whole application process on their website, but got automatically declined cause I didn't meet the proper visa requirements(yet). How does this usually go? Can you apply for a working permit even before you get the job? I would appreciate every little help I can get with this, this would be like a dream for me to get that job...

[Caryh 5,206]

I would be very very much interested in applying for a dutch speaking flight attendant, but I have no idea how to get the papers ready for me to even be eligible, any ideas? I went through the whole application process on their website, but got automatically declined cause I didn't meet the proper visa requirements(yet). How does this usually go? Can you apply for a working permit even before you get the job? I would appreciate every little help I can get with this, this would be like a dream for me to get that job...

What type of visa did you come to the USA with? People with immigrant visas generally get a green card (allows you to work) on arrival. Other methods to legally live in the USA require adjusting status to get EAD (employment authorization) and then a green card. Also you would need to get a Social Security number. None of these requires you to have a job first, in fact you can't get a job legally until you have these.

[Dieter 0]

What type of visa did you come to the USA with? People with immigrant visas generally get a green card (allows you to work) on arrival. Other methods to legally live in the USA require adjusting status to get EAD (employment authorization) and then a green card. Also you would need to get a Social Security number. None of these requires you to have a job first, in fact you can't get a job legally until you have these.

I am not a US citizen, I am in fact belgian. Belgium is part of the waiver program, so I can freely travel in and out of the US, but to work I would need to request a specific visa for that, but I don't know how. I heard that your employer would normally arrange those papers for you once they decide to hire you, but for this job they required you to already have those things worked out, so I'm a bit confused here...

[Darnell 8,478]

I would be very very much interested in applying for a dutch speaking flight attendant, but I have no idea how to get the papers ready for me to even be eligible, any ideas? I went through the whole application process on their website, but got automatically declined cause I didn't meet the proper visa requirements(yet). How does this usually go? Can you apply for a working permit even before you get the job? I would appreciate every little help I can get with this, this would be like a dream for me to get that job...

study the I-9 form. If you are document-qualified on the I-9, you can work in the USA.

[lynJer 7]

Most of the airlines are hiring now and I can say they are very selective.

However, I strongly feel that as a non UScitizen, the airlines are much more interested in hiring people from a foreign country as flight attendants than any other company I have applied to in the last 3 years.

I actually got a job as one, and they really do need foreign language speakers to announce landing and take off safety proceedures in English and in the country of destination.

That being said, I speak no other language flently except australian, but still got hired....so I cant suggest enough to all who are interested....give it a try.....

[Lemonslice 4,830]

I would be very very much interested in applying for a dutch speaking flight attendant, but I have no idea how to get the papers ready for me to even be eligible, any ideas? I went through the whole application process on their website, but got automatically declined cause I didn't meet the proper visa requirements(yet). How does this usually go? Can you apply for a working permit even before you get the job? I would appreciate every little help I can get with this, this would be like a dream for me to get that job...

You still need to have a work permit/legal status to work in the USA. You might want to look at local airlines or at positions with a foreign (American?) airline at the airport close to you.

Most of the airlines are hiring now and I can say they are very selective.

However, I strongly feel that as a non UScitizen, the airlines are much more interested in hiring people from a foreign country as flight attendants than any other company I have applied to in the last 3 years.

I actually got a job as one, and they really do need foreign language speakers to announce landing and take off safety proceedures in English and in the country of destination.

That being said, I speak no other language flently except australian, but still got hired....so I cant suggest enough to all who are interested....give it a try.....

Similar experience for me. Flight benefits are also good for my family living out of the USA, so... we do travel a whole lot. Edited March 7, 2013 by Boston~Montreal

[TBoneTX 45,229]

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