Foreign Pilot Flight Training

Note: Visa May Be Required, TSA Registration Required For Certain Ratings

Air America does not issue I-20's

Unlike most schools, Air America Flight Center does not require foreign pilots to pay in advance for their flight training. Instead, you pay as you learn. We provide year-round training for foreign pilots wishing to fly from the "first-solo" to the Private Pilot Certificate (PPL) up through the Airline Transport Pilot Certificate (ATPL).

Visas

Air America can not issue visas. To receive your flight training at Air America you must have either a green card, an F-1 (Student) visa or be visiting from one of the 36 countries that participates in the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). If you have a J-1 (Exchange Visitor) or M-1 (Student) visa you may be able to receive your flight training here if you get permission from the issuer of your visa. B-1 (Business) and B-2 (Tourist) visa holders can also receive their flight training here if the U.S. Immigration Inspector determines that their course of study is incidental to their primary purpose of pleasure or for a business related purpose. This is determined on a case-by-case basis.

Transport Security Administrion (TSA)

Foreign pilots must register with the TSA for the following Certificates and Ratings:

Private, Recreational, or Sport Pilot Certificate
Commerical Certificate (only if this is the candidate's initial FAA license)
Instrument Rating and Multi-Engine Rating

Foreign pilots do not have to register with the TSA for the following Certificates and Endorsements:

Flight Instructor and ATP Certificates
Flight Reviews and Instrument Proficiency Checks
Complex and High Performance Endorsement
Aircraft Rental Checkouts

To register with the TSA please go to www.flightschoolcandidates.gov.

Notes about the TSA registration process:

You must have a passport and visa
You are a category 3 student
You will have to pay a $130 application fee
Once approved you will notified via email. You must then get fingerprinted
Once fingerprinted Air America will take your photo
Once your photo is sent to the TSA your flight training can begin!
If, at any time, the TSA determintes you are security threat they will notify us and training will be stopped immediately
If flight training does not begin with 180 days of TSA approval the candidate must resubmit their application and re-pay the $130 application fee however new fingerprints will not be required