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If you
are not a US Citizen or US National,
you are subject to the Alien Flight Student
Program (AFSP). You must be assessed by the
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to
establish that you are not a threat to
aviation or national security (49 CFR Part
1552). This is a new requirement added to the
regulations in October 2004 and you must go
through the following steps:-
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Go to the web site
https://www.flightschoolcandidates.gov/
which details the process steps to be
followed.
Near the bottom of the page is a line “If
you are an AFSP Candidate, and are in need
of a
new
account on the
system, please select the link in order to
fill out an account request template”.
Complete and submit the On-Line Account
Request Form and subsequent verifications.
You will need to provide an e-mail address.
You will receive an e-mail with your User ID
and password. You can then log in to
https://www.flightschoolcandidates.gov/
This takes you to the Alien Flight School
Program Application for Flight School
Candidates.
Complete this application, submit a copy of
your passport (fax or scanned image
acceptable) and pay the fee (credit card
acceptable)
You will then be notified by e-mail that you
have to submit your fingerprints. AFSP
suggest using the web site
http://www.tsc-csc.com/printoffices/
to provide help on how and where to have
your fingerprints taken. You may not
commence your training and must wait for
Final Notification from the AFSP.
Once you and your Flight Training Provider
have received a "Permission to Receive
Training" confirmation notice from the AFSP,
you may begin training
If the TSA subsequently determines
that you are considered an aviation or
security threat you will have to stop your
training.
Please note that there will be no refund
of fees paid for training or training material
already received if this should happen, and you
will be required to settle any payments due on
your account.
"Taking flight training without an appropriate
visa could be a violation of your immigration
status and could result in your arrest and
removal from the United States; therefore, it is
important that you have a visa that permits you
to take flight training in the United States. If
you do not possess the correct visa, or if you
have questions pertaining to your visa status or
the appropriate visas for flight training,
please contact your local Bureau of Citizenship
and Immigration Services at 1-800-375-5283 or
at,
http://www.uscis.gov
or the State Department Consular Affairs Office
for assistance. The AFSP will deny flight
training requests from candidates who are
present in the United States illegally or who do
not have an appropriate visa for flight
training. Fees paid for denied applications
are not refundable." |
