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I later found this on the FSI website

http://www.flightsafety.com/
http://www.flightsafety.com/securityreq/noncit.htm

Pilot Training for non U.S. citizens, non U.S. nationals

On June 14, 2002, the Department of Justice (DOJ) published an Interim Final Rule in the Federal Register effective immediately requiring screening of non U.S. citizens and non U.S. nationals (foreign pilots) who want to receive pilot training on aircraft with a maximum certificated takeoff weight (MCTOW) of 12,500 pounds (5,700 kg) or more. The June 14 Rule rescinded the DOJ's February 8, 2002 Notice which had listed four categories of non U.S. citizens and non U.S. nationals who were able to receive pilot training immediately in those large aircraft without providing any background information. We have linked a copy of the detailed June 14 Rule to this memorandum for your information.

As described below, the June 14 Rule imposes new notification and screening requirements for foreign pilots in one of three new categories who are eligible for expedited DOJ screening.

Foreign pilots who do not qualify in one of those three expedited categories may not yet be trained in aircraft with a MCTOW of 12,500 or more pounds. The DOJ published a proposed rule on June 14 to cover those pilot candidates but that proposed rule is not yet effective.

The three new categories of pilots eligible for expedited screening are:

(1) Foreign nationals who are current and qualified as pilot in command, second in command, or flight engineer with respective certificates with ratings recognized by the United States for aircraft with a maximum certificated takeoff weight of 12,500 pounds or more, or who are currently employed and qualified by U.S. air carriers as pilots on aircraft with a maximum certificated takeoff weight of 12,500 pounds or more;
(2) Commercial, governmental, corporate, or military pilots of aircraft with a maximum certificated takeoff weight of 12,500 pounds or more who must receive familiarization training on a particular aircraft in order to transport it to the purchaser or recipient, provided that the training provided is limited to familiarization (familiarization training is limited to that required to become proficient in configurations and variations of an aircraft and does not include initial qualification or type rating for an aircraft); or
(3) Military or law enforcement personnel who must receive training on a particular aircraft given by the United States to a foreign government pursuant to a draw-down authorized by the President under section 506(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(2)), provided that the training provided be limited to familiarization.
We will continue working with you to determine whether your training needs fit within one of the three categories above. FlightSafety will assist the non- U.S. airlines whose pilots meet one of those three categories to assure we obtain the required information for each of those eligible pilots. If the pilots do meet one of those three categories, the June 14 Rule requires that we must submit by email the following information to the DOJ:


Things look grim....
 
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Yeah, pilots going to Airtran are probably eligible for expedited processing. Flight instructors going to ACA most likely aren't eligible for that program.
 
Number of the doj

You can call the Department of justice flight training office at 7034149535.

It might a good idea to tell them out mich we are looking foward to the process to take place. I have spoken to my local congressman who says that it might be resolved sometime in january when the congress is back in session.
 

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