How not to become a pilot (part 1)
it’s been over 5 years since I finished my pilot training. To this day I am still trying to start my career as a pilot. I guess you would be asking: Why it’s taking so long ? Well it’s taking so long because my story is very strange to say the least, I don’t know if it’s just bad luck or the universe is plotting a conspiracy against me. It started 2014 I travled from my country Egypt to America to become a pilot. After I finished I went back home to convert my license and start my career, but it wasn’t that simple. The Egyptian Aviation Authorities refused to let me convert my license, but why me ? Is there something wrong ? They didn’t give me a clear answer but it was obvious they didn’t have a real reason to give, they just didn’t want as much pilots in Egypt. No worries I can travel somewhere else and try to work there right ? So searched the Internet, asked around, and tried to contact many different places. Finally I decided to convert my America license to European license, I mean they have many airlines and flight schools surely I can start my career there. So I decided to apply for a student visa to Hungary and convert my license there. I checked the conversion process and the requirements, it all seemed simple. Applied for the visa in august 2015 then my visa was refused. No worries it’s okay I can fix my application and try again. SoI applied again and without getting into much details I only got the visa in May 2016. Wow! that was a long wait. I traveled to Hungary met the girl who is my wife now, and I started my proces so I can become an European pilot. In the middle of my process some laws changed which made it way more harder for me to convert my license; I had to take many exams and spend a whole year studying. Now it’s 2017 and I am in the middle of my studies trying to convert my license, and suddenly I realize I got selected for the green card lottery! I was overwhelmed with joy finally something good happened I can’t believe it! I can become an American resident and work as a pilot there without all the struggle (or so I thought). I prepared all my paperwork and go to my interview for the US green card visa so I can travel. I submit my papers and do the interview and visa officer is really nice, he tells me all my paperwork is good and now I just schedule an interview for my wife and then we get our visas. So we call later to schedule an interview for my wife but they refuse to give us an interview they said we have to wait. Long story short I got refused, but why ? Well the universe at it again I suppose. No sirously why ? I kept wondering why myslef, I contacted the embassy many times and they tell me the most unreal reasons on why I am refused. They told me it’s because my school diploma is not acceptable. The only problem with that I graduated with an American High School Diploma which is Accepted in America and was accepted the first time I traveled to America, so why not accepted now ? I No response, I was also told that I can’t appeal this decision. What did I do after that ? Well there is a lot more to the story so I will post a part 2 soon.
