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M-1 Student Visa Information
The regulations of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (Now called department of Homeland Security) requires most foreign students to attend aviation-flight-training programs on M-1 student visas.
British School of Flying is authorized under Federal Law to enroll non-immigrant alien students and will issue a form I-20M-N, which will certify an applicant’s eligibility, only after student’s application for admission and TSA (Transport Security Administration) preliminary approvals have been received and all required documentation is on file.
The M1-Visa allows the holders to train for individual or multiple courses and does not impose any previous experience criteria. The visa will be issued by the United States Government for the time expected for the student to complete the course and may be re-issued for any additional training that may be required to complete the course.
Upon completion of all above steps, British School of Flying will courier the completed I-20M-N form and the SEVIS fee payment receipt, which has to be approved and stamped by the American or the UK Embassy in student’s country, in person. Please note that SEVIS, where the I20 form is issued, charges a $50.00 processing fee. British School of Flying will submit this fee on student’s behalf and debit students account accordingly.
Transportation security administration, alien flight training procedure.
Effective October 20, 2004
49 CFR PART 1552: Flight training for aliens category 3, aircraft weighing under 12,500 Lbs. Expanded instructions for item 2.
The applicant on to our web site: www.britishschoolofflying . At the top of the page there is a hyperlink “Admissions” where applicant enters the required information. The student logs in to the above site and submits the following:
- Full name, gender, current address and five-year address history, date and country of birth, and citizenship information.
- Passport information (if available during the date of application): Visa information. Please indicate that this is for preliminary approval, British School of Flying will issue I20 form after the preliminary approval will be obtained.
- Training Details-Basic information including the name of school, type of aircraft, pilot certificate or rating sought. These can be obtained from the course pricing documents you already should have.
- Additional and separate $150.00 application processing fee. This fee must be paid by you personally and by credit card on the school web site.
Once TSA informs British School of Flying that the preliminary approval has been granted, the school will proceed with the issuance of the I-20M-N form providing that all other required documentation and the deposit have been received.
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