Originally Posted by
MarkerInbound
It depends on the visa. If a foreigner comes here for the purpose of flight training they must go through a part 141 program. If they are here for some other purpose and want to do flight training in addition to their primary reason for being here they can go through a part 61 program.
sorry fella, I did all my ratings part 61 (6 m1 visas over 6 years as I remember). Most who go zero to hero go for part 141 but there's nothing to stop you doing part 61 as a foreigner.