InternationalStudents

Every non-U.S. citizen enrolled in a Simulator Center Training program that includes flight training sessions must obtain clearance through the Flight Training Security Program. Under U.S. law, flight training providers cannot begin training a candidate until the TSA has completed the security threat assessment, so the FTSP application must be submitted and cleared before your training window opens.

Processing time is set by the TSA, not by the training provider, and varies with application volume and the completeness of your submission. Because timelines are outside our control, we ask international candidates to start the FTSP application as early as possible and we confirm current expected processing windows with you at admissions rather than publishing a fixed figure.

Visa requirements depend on your course of study, its duration, and the type of school you attend — not on our program naming alone. Whether an M-1 applies to a simulator-only booking is assessed case by case against U.S. Department of State guidance, and our admissions team reviews your specific plan with you. Review the official student visa guidance before making travel arrangements.

You can begin gathering documents — passport, license, medical, logbook records — at any time, and doing so shortens the timeline considerably. The FTSP application and any I-20 issuance, however, are tied to a specific training provider and program, so they follow acceptance. Apply through admissions first, then start clearance immediately after.

That is what our FAA license conversion pathways exist for. Pilots holding ICAO, EASA, or DGCA licenses convert through a verification, knowledge-test, and practical-test sequence that ends in an FAA certificate — and it can often be combined with a type rating so one checkride serves both objectives.