TSA Procedures for International Students

Does anyone know what sort of prosedures international students have to
undergo with the TSA for pilot training permission?

"Killol" wrote in message
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Does anyone know what sort of prosedures international students have to
undergo with the TSA for pilot training permission?


I think they have yet to implement the anal probes but that may be starting
next week.

"Killol" wrote in message
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Does anyone know what sort of prosedures international students have to
undergo with the TSA for pilot training permission?

I'm not sure how informative it is, but here's a link to the TSA's page for
foreign aviation students:
https://www.flightschoolcandidates.gov/

--Gary

"Killol" writes:
Does anyone know what sort of prosedures international students have to
undergo with the TSA for pilot training permission?

I just finished this procedure, following the instructions on this web
page:

http://www.wvfc.org/tsainfo.html

Lots of paperwork, some delay, and you have to get fingerprinted. The
whole process will cost you $130 application fee, $12 to FedEx your
fingerprints, and between $40 and $80 to get the fingerprints done
(depending on who does the fingerprinting).

Chris
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"Chris Colohan" wrote in message
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"Killol" writes:
Does anyone know what sort of prosedures international students have to
undergo with the TSA for pilot training permission?

I just finished this procedure, following the instructions on this web
page:

http://www.wvfc.org/tsainfo.html

Lots of paperwork, some delay, and you have to get fingerprinted. The
whole process will cost you $130 application fee, $12 to FedEx your
fingerprints, and between $40 and $80 to get the fingerprints done
(depending on who does the fingerprinting).


Also you need to get an M1 visa and to do that you need to be with an
approved flight school. The TSA don't require a visa but the Customs and
immigration do.
That means a trip to the US embassy before you travel to the States, pay
$100 to have the application processed and have an interview.

There are very few places outside the States that do the finger printing, so
there can be some delay from arrival to being allowed to start training.

Yes, I know it's a pain in the ass... a darn long procedure.