American Winds Flight Academy
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INTERNATIONAL STUDENT PROCEDURES

Are you currently located in the United States?
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No
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Have you registered with
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)?
You must follow TSA e-mail instructions exactly AWFA will await confirmation e-mails sent from TSA
Please visit https://www.flightschoolcandidates.gov to register with TSA
Please click here to email us for our Step by Step guide to assist you in completing the Flight Training Request Application process. It contains detailed, user friendly instructions and tips to facilitate filling out the online application, choosing a category, sending documents, submitting the application and then checking the status of your training request.
Do you have any
Foreign Licenses (non FAA issued)?
You must contact the FAA in
From there,
If you still need to view AWFA’s quotes for training courses please click here.
Do You Need a VISA?
Student Visa information can be found here
After registering for TSA, submitting copies of documents to AWFA (contact AWFA for what to submit), AND you received “preliminary approval” from TSA, AWFA will issue you an I-20.
What type of Visa do you currently have? We ONLY accept and issue M Visas which are student visas for vocational schools.
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Yes
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Have you registered with TSA?
* If you previously registered with TSA, call AWFA to see what required copies you will need to sumbit to us, in accordance with TSA record keeping requirements.
Please visit https://www.flightschoolcandidates.gov to register with TSA
Please click here to email us for our Step by Step guide to assist you in completing the Flight Training Request Application process. It contains detailed, user friendly instructions and tips to facilitate filling out the online application, choosing a category, sending documents, submitting the application and then checking the status of your training request.

