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Foreign applicant requirements of the FAA
FOREIGN APPLICANTS
(Anyone other than U.S. citizen or resident-alien
status)
The FAA determines if you are eligible to take the A&P tests. The
requirements are a personal interview with a FAA Aviation Safety Inspector
(Airworthiness). Bring the following documents for the FAA inspector to review. All items
listed below are per FAA Order 8300.10, and AC65-11 which is found in the FAR AMT
(Handbook for Aviation Technicians). You may order this publication and have it shipped to
your home or place of work. See our Pro Shop area on this website.
WHAT TO BRING TO YOUR FAA INTERVIEW
A foreign
national must show to the FAA the following listed documents in order to take the Airframe
and/or Powerplant mechanics examination.
All documents must be originals. No copies, no fax.
1) Positive identification (i.e., passport)
2) Your Aircraft Engineers License.
3) A signed detailed original statement (letter) from your
employer substantiating the specific type of maintenance performed and duration
of each.
4) A detailed statement (letter) obtained from the foreign
airworthiness authority of the country in which the experience was gained or from
an advisor of the International Civil Aviation Organization that will validate the
applicant's experience. The letter needs to have their official seal or stamp on
it. This letter must also mention the time period of your work experience and
show details such as type aircraft worked on, and the job task accomplished that pertain
to the ratings applied for (airframe and/or powerplant).
APPLICANTS, please take these documents to the Federal Aviation
International Field Office that governs the area that you work in to obtain authorization
(FAA Form 8610-2)for the aircraft mechanic written and oral and practical exams.
Once you have obtained authorization for the mechanic exams, AvTech
Exams will be pleased to enroll you and train you for those exams.
If an applicant resides in:
Mexico
S.W. Reg. Office
DOT/FAA
Fort Worth, TX 76193-0000
(817) 877-2000 |
Africa (except Northern Africa) FAA American
Embassy
B.P. 49 Dakar Senegal
(221) 23-67.53 |
Japan or Far East
FAA 90 Nakolo Place
Room 215
Honolulu, HI 9681
(808) 837-8300 |
Europe, Northern Africa, or the Middle
East
FAA International Field Office No. 51
c/o American Consulate General
Postfach 10 01 34
Dd 6000 Frankfurt/Main 1 Federal
Republic of Germany (49.69) 67.705.0 |
Central or South America
FAA PO Box 592015
Miami International Airport
Miami, FL 33159
(305) 526-2551 |
FAA Gatwick Airport (Southern Area)
Gatwick West Sussex
London, Eng FH60YR |
Asia Pacific
FAA American Embassy
30 Hi 11 Street
Singapore 0617
(65) 543-1466 |
Canada
The nearest local FAA
District Office |
A&P MECHANICS FAA REQUIREMENTS
F.A.R. 65.71 Eligibility Requirements: General
- To be eligible for a mechanic certificate and associated ratings, a
person must:
(1) Be at least 18 years of age.
(2) Be able to read, write, speak, and understand
the English language
(3) Have passed all of the prescribed tests within a
period of 24 months; and
(4) Comply with the sections of its subpart that
apply to the rating he/she seeks.
(b) A certified mechanic who applies for an
additional rating must meet the requirements of F.A.R. 65.77, and within a period of 24
months, pass the prescribed F.A.R. 65.77 and 65.79 for the additional rating sought.
F.A.R. 65.77 Experience requirements.
Each applicant for a mechanic certificate or rating
must present either an appropriate graduation certificate or certificate of completion
from a certified aviation maintenance technician school or documentary evidence,
satisfactory to the Administration, or --
(a) At least 18 months of practical experience with
the procedures, practices, materials, tools, and equipment generally used in constructing,
maintaining, or altering airframes, or powerplants appropriate to the rating sought; or
(b) At least 30 months of practical experience
concurrently performing the duties to both the airframe and powerplant ratings.
MILITARY? If you are presently, or were, in aviation
maintenance with the military, please check with us regarding eligibility for you ratings.
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