Yes, you can submit fingerprints at TSA-certified international centers. Visit the TSA official website for information on the nearest approved locations.
We recommend starting the TSA clearance process at least 60 days before the start of your course. This allows sufficient time to complete all steps and receive approval. The TSA application review process generally takes 6 to 8 weeks after fingerprint submission. To avoid delays, we advise beginning the process as early as possible.
To maintain the validity of your TSA Determination of Eligibility, make sure your account information, including your visa and immigration documents, is consistently kept up to date during the TSA's five-year review period.
You are required to file a TSA Security Threat Assessment (STA) application every five years. This ensures you continue to meet the necessary criteria for access to secure areas and stay compliant with TSA regulations.
Yes, foreign nationals are required to obtain TSA approval to study in the U.S. We provide full support to our prospective students for obtaining TSA approval for the ATP-CTP course at ATP.Academy.
TSA – Transportation Security Administration. These are the same people who carry out passenger screening at US airports, for example. They also check and screen foreign students pilots and then approve them for flight training. After 9/11, all foreign students applying for a license from an FAA pilot are required to obtain a training permit from the TSA. This is to prevent another catastrophe similar to 9/11. All of the hijackers on 9/11 received flight training in the US to some extent. You must visit https://www.fts.tsa.dhs.gov/, to register and apply for training at a specific educational institution. IMPORTANT: When submitting an application, you must know exactly which flight school you will train at because you choose a service provider. If after the confirmation of TSA you decide to change the school – you will have to file a new application and pay a fee for the new ($130 for each application). If you apply for ATP-CTP and Type Rating, there will be two applications. After the TSA examines your application and they can confirm everything you will need to be fingerprinted. They can be handed in either with the police or with a special TSA agent. A list of which can be found on the website above. We provide our own agent for the cost of $90 and he does everything in one day.