American Winds Flight Academy

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INTERNATIONAL STUDENT PROCEDURES

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Are you currently located in the United States?

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Have you registered with
Transportation Security Administration
(TSA)?

Yes

You must follow TSA e-mail instructions exactly

AWFA will await confirmation e-mails sent from TSA

    No

    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)?

    Yes

    You must contact the FAA in Oklahoma and provide documentation to them by way of fax or e-mail:

    From there, Oklahoma will contact your home country and verify your information. Then they will write a letter to the Cleveland FSDO. Next, you will go to the CLE FSDO and provide documentation in person for approval. Directions to the FSDO can be found here:

    No

    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

    Yes

    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.

    No

    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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    Have you registered with TSA?

    Yes

    You must follow TSA e-mail instructions exactly

    AWFA will await confirmation e-mails from 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.

    No

    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.